I took on a very fun project recently that up cycled a child’s potty throne into the majestic “Game of Thrones” iron throne. Although the throne is a mini version for a child, I intend on having my cats, Mr. Miggins, Mrs. Minky and Miss Mimi to take afternoon naps …
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While most of us throw the wrapping paper into the fireplace after we open the gifts, Olivia Mears of Avant-Geek has been taking leftover Christmas wrappings and making ballgown dresses out of them. Christmas wrappings aren’t the only things she creates… she has a whole portfolio of cool creations ranging from …
Read More »Living in California, I’ve completely forgotten how much of a pain in the ass snow can be. When I hear New England (where I grew up) is being blasted by a storm, I don’t think of plowing driveways, icy sidewalks and freezing balls anymore. I think of cuddling with cozy …
Read More »As a Christmas gift to my 7 year old son, I re-did his room into a Lorax-themed room. The Lorax is my favorite Dr. Seuss book so I was super-duper excited creating this room for my adorable son. I had a budget of $200, so I had to really …
Read More »Speaking of fleas (see below), these nail landscapes would be their playground ! Artist Alice Bartlett flocked some fingernails and created landscapes with the tiniest figures. Very cool- there seems to be whole trend of miniature landscapes lately. I don’t know about you, but flocked nails are pretty damn cool, in my …
Read More »Mixtape Table– The Mixtape table by Jeff Skierka took him over five years to handcraft and is made from reclaimed maple and walnut wood. He has taken high school shop 11 times, so he pretty much knows his way around all those tools and saws and stuff. I remember I made a …
Read More »You know those bad ass Miu Miu sneakers from this past season? Well, I saw a pair at the Miu Miu store in NYC and just had to have them. Although $600 was a little too steep for me. It was about $500 overpriced- Seriously, ridiculous. Anywho, I stumbled upon …
Read More »I woud love to have these hanging around my humble abode: -A literal heart vase by Veneri Design. Definitely roses (red or black) are flowers of choice! I’d even use ceramic markers to sketch some sort of tattoo on the heart. -Ceramic head juicers and ‘chia pets’ by Polly George. It’s like …
Read More »One of my summer projects (besides trying to train Mr. MarMar & Ms. Coco to use the human toilet) was to build my 6 year old son a dream loft bed! I knew this would take lots of time and hardwork, but if it meant no more sidekicks to …
Read More »I was really inspired by the Alexander McQueen Faberge handbag I saw at The Met a few months ago. Here is a photo of it. Although it’s definitely not as intricate as the McQueen one, the one above that I made is surely less expensive and still gets the look …
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