I love this idea from d.Sharp Journal! Clip the bottom corners off of envelopes headed for the recycling bin (or trash if you’re that kind of person) and give them a second chance at life. Simply slip them over the corner of a page in a book, magazine, etc that you want to mark. Voila! Insta-bookmark.
Absolutely. Love. This.
:: via ffffound
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Hooray for the weekend! I had plans scheduled but they were cancelled, so now I have two glorious days ahead of me with nothing to do but laundry. And I couldn’t be more thrilled about it! Hopefully I’ll be able to get in some pool time and finish my book somewhere in that tight schedule…
See you Monday.
:: photo via ffffound
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Brown butter and cardamon spiced sugar paper with cream and strawberries is a mouthful to say, but actually really easy to make. (“Sugar paper” is just a fancy name for filo layered with butter and sugar) What a pretty dessert that’s sure to look like it took loads more time and effort than it did. Strawberries are everywhere right now – take advantage!
:: photo and recipe via Joy the Baker
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These capiz garlands are perfectly suited for backyard summer gatherings. I think I’d string them in the trees or on the ceiling of the patio like Christmas lights. One of each color for me, please!
:: via Hostess with the Mostess
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Every once in awhile Urban Outfitters really surprises me. Like with this coat rack for instance. I love the vintage inspiration behind it and the shocking turquoise color that really brings it right up to date.
Sometimes I’m a bag blogger. I’m talking to you, Ugly Mug Coffee. Not only had I bookmarked you months ago after seeing your fabulousness (somewhere I’ve long forgotten), but you even emailed me yourselves and I’ve neglected to put out. A post that is.
That brings us to the here, the now. Because Holy Packaging this stuff sure is good lookin’. It’s that hot guy who walks in the room and you think he’s just easy on the eyes, but then you talk to him and he’s got brains and a sense of humor, too. Almost too good to be true. (I did say almost.)
Designer Laurent Corio has come up with a vessel – En terrasee / To Go – contrasting the different ways people in Paris and New York drink their coffee. The saucer has the capability of becoming the lip of the cup and vice versa. So clever and much more attractive than your usual to-go cup.
I love the mix of spicy and cool in these buffalo chicken tenders with blue cheese coleslaw. Apparently this one takes a bit of time (chopping, breading, whatnot), but is well worth the trouble!
:: photo and recipe via CHOW
Posted In recipesArtist Stephanie Levy creates beautiful, intricate collages using everything from origami paper to gold leaf. The main subjects of her work are interiors, for which Levy gathers images from sources such as IKEA catalogs and vintage issues of interior design magazines.
“I like to think of the images I use as “fictional interiors”, because most of the photos I use for inspiration depict interiors where no one really lives.”
Who doesn’t love that??
:: via Design*Sponge