i have not been very good about blogging lately - i actually have a backlog of potential blog entries. the desire to actually post them seems to have left me. i'll try to be better. here are a couple of cool things i've found online lately:

jimbo's front porch - this fella makes really lovely crochet hooks to earn money to renovate his old family property. nice hooks.


i also like these:
by hisano takei



by john murphy


by jenny almen gennerfeldt

terrariums are here!

i've made my first few paula-hayes-inspired terrariums and planters, and i'm very excited!

triple totem kitty

i just bought this. need i say more?

rugs update

a while ago, i wrote that i was looking for rugs for my apartment. well, i found them on ebay. it's a great place for rugs if you're willing to buy based on pictures. the prices are great - $150 for the larger one, $60 for the runner.

three cool things for home

it's a factory shaped vase! someone buy this for me, please.
inside out glasses. they are available for champagne, as well.
cube shaped jigger for measuring your booze. cute and affordable.

jump off?

what is a "jump off" exactly? i'm not sure, but here's my inspiration:


a little storefront near my house, BEDSTUY FISH & CHIP JUMP OFF. i was so excited the first weekend after my boyfriend and i moved in a few years ago, the 4th of July, 2004 - fish & chips one block away! i love anything fried, and fish & chips fits squarely in that category. sadly, days turned into weeks into months into years, and it never opened. our landlord tells us that it opened for only one day, then closed again. come back, little fish & chip place!

incidentally, if anyone knows why this place is called a "jump off", or what it might mean, please let me know.