Happy Weekend


{via have you hugged your monster today?}

+ I really like the idea of having a stamped business card

+ Forget snowmen, stop-motion snow skeletons are where it’s at!

+ A great idea for a copper wall art project

+ Brilliant soap flakes dispenser design

+ The roving Old School Diner

+ Anxious to try out these magic milk straws

+ A free Andy Warhol papertoy!

Happy Weekend!

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Framed Friday: Quick Banana Sticky Buns

Hi there, this is Kate from Framed Cooks. Framed Cooks started as a two week photography project, and two years later here I am, still trying to cook with teenagers and dogs constantly underfoot, still taking pictures of my supper, and still writing about my kitchen escapades for anyone who wants to listen to me! My basic rule of thumb is this: everything I cook needs to be easy enough to make when you only have about 30 minutes to get dinner on the table… AND it needs to be something you haven’t made a million times before, because suppertime is so much happier when the food is interesting.

Quick Banana Sticky Buns

adapted from Real Simple

• 1 tube refrigerated buttermilk biscuits (tube of 10)
• 2 tablespoons butter, cut into 10 slices
• 1 banana, sliced thin
• 3 tablespoons brown sugar
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans or walnuts (optional)
1. Preheat oven to 375.

2. Drop one piece of butter into each muffin compartment. Put a few banana slices on top of the butter, then sprinkle with a little brown sugar and some nuts (if using). Place a biscuit on top of all and press down slightly.

3. Bake until golden, about 8-10 minutes. Remove from oven and immediately run a knife around the edge of each sticky bun, and then put a cookie sheet on top of the muffin tin. Flip the tin over and tap the bottom to release the buns. If any nuts or bananas are left in the tins, just scoop them out and place them on the top of the buns.

4. Serve warm (and these reheat well in the microwave if they aren’t gobbled up right away.)

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Concrete Walls


With exposed walls being such a big draw in real estate, it’s a wonder it took so long for someone to devise a faux solution. Concrete Walls offers a selection of brick, concrete, and graffitied walls created by Tim Haga from high resolution photography and digital manipulation. Your walls will be hipster-chic in no time flat. {via Eat. Live. Shop.}

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Ravine Bag


Over the past few days I’ve been thinking how I really want to upgrade my luggage/traveling bags. How stylish would I look traipsing into Salt Lake City for the Alt Design Summit next week toting this Ravine bag along my side? (I realize it would get smudged and dirty, luckily there are also mauve and black to choose from!) I know, I know. Who am I kidding, my packing list would never all fit inside, but a girl can wish.

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Scotch Naturals WaterColors


Scotch Naturals WaterColors is most likely not the scotch you’re thinking about, although it’s so classy it might as well be. It’s a line of non-toxic eco-friendly polish that not only decorates your nails, it also conditions them and has lasting power. Choose from thirteen colors, any and all of which I’d gladly wear. (Again, classy.)

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Modern Cuckoo Clock


Do you ever see something and you can actually picture it in your home? The exact spot, how it would look with all of your things, what it would be like to see it every day. Me and this modern cuckoo clock are so there.

PS: In the entryway, above the bench, across from the coat closet.

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Coin Necklaces

I love all things tarnished, maybe I equate them in some way with myself. I’m not quite sure. What I am sure of is these authentic coin necklaces from etsy shop oatie’s and how much I like them. Which is to say, lots.

Thanks, Kaelen!

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