You've Got Mail

don't you LOVE receiving mail that isn't a bill? me too that's why this postcard template i created is amazing. 1. print the two pages front and back and cut the sides and top so that they fit inside an envelope [i believe i used a 4 3/4 X 6 1/2]. 2. fill out the top half of the fill-in-the-blank side 3. fill in your address in the address lines and add postcard postage 4. fold at the dotted line 5. mail to a friend

now all your friend has to do is cut at the dotted line, fill out their blanks and send it in the mail. i sent out 4 and got all 4 back. AND it's so much fun to see what people write!

enjoy!

Hello Postcard

Post Hurricane Update

we're totally fine. we had prepared for the worst: losing power, a tree limb to the car, 6 feet of water.. but it was all unnecessary! the scariest part of the entire event was the news. CNN had scared me into watching hours of news coverage which was broadcasting worst case scenarios..ay yi yi! anyway, we're all okay.. me, andy, and our goldfish which was won a few days ago at a festival, by teens andy works with, and lovingly left in our mailbox...  

 our "hurricane survival kit"

smart friends moved inland

 unnecessary candle setup [as we didn't even lose power]

t-shirt for edmund our fish, he's been through so much!

It's Been One Year Since..

we moved to brooklyn. i figured that now was time to make a little 'bucket list.' time goes by fast and i would hate for our 3 year commitment to be up without having seen everything i wanted to. so i'll be doing a post every time i've completed 5 things on my list...feel free to comment if there's something you thing i should add to the list!

DIY Sweater Revamp

oh em gee.. i just turned my least favorite sweater into my favorite and i'm going to share with you how..

 this is what you'll need:

1. using a sewing machine sew the black ribbon along the edge of the cardigan. 2. hand sew the chain onto the ribbon.

so simple but it makes such a difference!

(the best i could do using self-timer..ha!)

i had to include this photo we took last night at coney island.. everything is so dark and grey out in preparation for hurricane irene. we got out of there as soon as we heard policeman patrolling with megaphones announcing mandatory evacuation. we technically don't live in an evacuation zone-we're about a mile away, and have decided to stay and wait it out.. pictures to come!

Free Music Monday

i've been jamming out to this guy, dewy sinatra, all week now. his song "popular" samples part of a song from wicked the musical <3.. download his mixtape here.

Last Week in Cross Stitch

i made this "keep calm and teach on" cross stitch for a friend who's back in her second year of teaching through an awesome organization called teach for america. the program puts new college graduates in the schools of lower income communities, in an effort to eliminate education inequity.

my second little stitch "i'm nuts about you" is from here (for some reason it's super hard to read in the picture) 

A Laugh for Your Saturday

watch this man break the world record for most bites taken out of apples while juggling them(my favorite world record). my favorite parts are the raise in his eyebrows at the start and the resemblance he has to that of a rodent from midway to end... enjoy!

Just Finished Reading...

and it was phenomenal.

if you don't know who fulton sheen is, he's most famous for his emmy award winning television show Life is Worth Living, which aired in the 1950s and drew as many as 30 million viewers a week. even though his television work only scratches the surface of his amazing life, it's that dynamic that makes this book really amazing. sheen has a way of relating, comparing, and breaking down complicated things to a more understandable level, which was foundational to his television success, and also makes this book such a great read. he touches on all different subjects of the catholic church from marriage to the priesthood, to doctrine- but also speaks about his relationships with different people such as humphrey bogart, franklin roosevelt, and john paul II.

it's one that i will keep forever as i know every time i pick it up i will probably see something new. and i totally recommend it for you library!

DIY Brooch Rings

i've been collecting vintage brooches for a while now and finally just revamped them into rings...
the process is really simple and most thrift stores have a good selection of old brooches.

what you'll need:
-brooches, of course
-jewelry glue, i got mine here
-adjustable rings, which you can get here
-pliers
-[possibly] a metal filer

what you do:
-using pliers remove the pin on the back of the brooch
-if the surface isn't even you may need to take a metal filer to the back surface
-if you have an even surface, apply glue and let it sit

like so....

voila! i've been really into the look of the wider brooches that extend past one or two fingers...something different..

Updates

welcome to my newly renovated blog! while on the subject of renovations i want to share with you my update on my little workspace...i'm never leaving it. it's so much brighter and happier. now if i could only find that missing desk drawer handle...

My Little Secret

it's true i've been holding back on you this whole time. maybe i've just forgotten to blog about this, maybe i'm having a bit of a 'gollum' moment.. ("myyyy ppprrrrrreccioussssss") but either way, i'm spilling the beans now.. his name is jeff pianki and he's an amazing musician.  i would describe him as sufjan stevens meets harry connick jr. but don't just take my word for it.. you can download his music for free here!..happy listening

Moustachio Glassio

"that's one fine moustache!" as if we REALLY need one more coffee mug in this house. all you need is enamel paint, a paint brush and an oven to bake the mug once it's dried. the instructions say 30 minutes at 350 degrees. a great gift for all of those men (and women..) in your life unable to grow facial hair. let that cup of coffee take you to a land where you have bounteous hair above your upper lip.. not that i've done that or anything.