Sometimes I come across something that is so absolutely fantabulous that I just 
have to share it with you! This happened recently, when I came across John & Jill's
Etsy shop Records And Stuff while perusing Etsy for some music themed items. 

The first thing that caught my eye was a notebook whose cover was made from an 
old Led Zeppelin IV album. Awesome! Since my daughter Erica  (aged 10 soon to be 11) 
plays guitar, goes to School Of Rock, and is a Zeppelin fan, I thought of her right away, thinking this would be a great musical journal for her to use for her guitar lessons 
and would just be the perfect place for her to write her musical thoughts and ideas. 
She was thrilled when I gave her the notebook, whose inside featured the album
 insert along with the song lyrics from the album. What a great gift! 

front cover



back cover



inside the cover



page made from the record sleeve



lyrics from the record sleeve - after this page is a full lined notebook


As soon as I saw Erica's notebook, I knew I needed one for myself! Back to Records
And Stuff I went, and was happy to find the Heart Dog & Butterfly and Fleetwood Mac
Rumors album cover notebooks. Sold! 

I'm using the Heart notebook as a jewelry journal, where I'm keeping notes
 and sketches while I write my jewelry book for North Light. The Fleetwood Mac 
one will be going to my best friend Nikki, who is a lifelong Fleetwood Mac fan. 

Well played John & Jill! Love your stuff! 





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Sometimes, you come across a kitchen that makes you want to cook all day. As I was doing some research for a client about inspiring kitchens for a remodeling project, I saved these kitchens in my favorite folder. I'm falling for the grey one, with its rescued wooden window shutters repurposed in kitchen cabinet doors, its concrete island and Tolix stools - but let's be real, I'd take any of these gorgeous kitchens. How 'bout you? Which one of these kitchens steals your heart?


De temps à autre, je tombe sur une cuisine qui me donne envie de passer la journée aux fourneaux. Alors que je faisais des recherches sur le web pour une cliente qui refait sa cuisine, j'ai gardé ces photos de cuisine dans mon fichier "favori". Je crois bien que ma préférée est celle dans les tons gris [ci-dessus], avec ses portes de placards de cuisine en bois de volets récupérés, l'îlot en béton teinté, ou les tabourets Tolix - mais en toute franchise, je prendrais n'importe laquelle de ces superbes cuisines. Et vous, laquelle est votre préférée?


Sources : 1. 2. 3.

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Caddis fly larvae build protective cases using materials found in their environment. French artist Hubert Duprat supplied them with gold leaf and precious stones including opal and turquoise. This is what they created. They are beautifully gross or disgustingly beautiful depending on how you see it. Interesting to see the patterns and combinations created by nature.


The images above illustrate the results of an unusual artistic collaboration between the French artist Hubert Duprat and a group of caddis fly larvae. A small winged insect belonging to the order Trichoptera and closely related to the butterfly, caddis flies live near streams and ponds and produce aquatic larvae that protect their developing bodies by manufacturing shea­ths, or cases, spun from silk and incorporating substances—grains of sand, particles of mineral or plant material, bits of fish bone or crustacean shell—readily available in their benthic ecosystem. The larvae are remarkably adaptable: if other suitable materials are introduced into their environment, they will often incorporate those as well. 
Duprat, who was born in 1957, began working with caddis fly larvae in the early 1980s. An avid naturalist since childhood, he was aware of the caddis fly in its role as a favored bait for trout fishermen, but his idea for the project depicted here began, he has said, after observing prospectors panning for gold in the Ariège river in southwestern France. After collecting the larvae from their normal environments, he relocates them to his studio where he gently removes their own natural cases and then places them in aquaria that he fills with alternative materials from which they can begin to recreate their protective sheaths. He began with only gold spangles but has since also added the kinds of semi-precious and precious stones (including turquoise, opals, lapis lazuli and coral, as well as pearls, rubies, sapphires, and diamonds) seen here. The insects do not always incorporate all the available materials into their case designs, and certain larvae, Duprat notes, seem to have better facility with some materials than with others. Additionally, cases built by one insect and then discarded when it evolves into its fly state are sometimes recovered by other larvae, who may repurpose it by adding to or altering its size and form.  
Via Cabinet Magazine 

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Your response to the Loft Bedroom was overwhelming!  I'm so glad that so many people were inspired by the space.  But there are some great things about the space that I haven't shared yet...so I'm going to remedy that situation starting today.




Since the loft bedroom is in the loft (unexpected, right?) we had to come up with a way to give the space some privacy.

I thought of simply using a

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I love it when people give me shutters, there are so many things to do with them.  I decided this trio of shutters needed to be the back to an organizational bin.

I joined the shutters together on the back with a board.  I then cut 4 angled pieces to use as the sides of the bins.  No math for me--I just eyeball it, pick an angle on the chop saw and cut.  
A board across the front and the bottom completed the bin.  I painted it yellow and blue.  I love how the distressing came out.
I added some chalkboard pieces
and hooks to help with the organization.
This would work inside
or outside as a planter for herbs or flowers.

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I know.  Another one.  I seriously can't help myself.  I still have 2 more pieces of fabric calling to me from my sewing room to make into maxis.  Although one piece will probably be a midi dress.  I have a few ideas I want to try.  Plus the fabric is super cute.

But for today I had just enough sheer Polka Dot left from my scarf I made, it needed to be done.

This time I added a piece of black lining to the pattern.
It's a little tricky to get the waistband just right since you are
using two layers, but if you baste them together before doing the
elastic in the waist, it's easy.

Since I'm using sheer, I needed two layers.
I didn't really want to try to find a long slip to fit, 
so the last time I went to SAS, I picked up a piece of black lining.

Cut two pieces according to the pattern above.
Seam the pieces into a tube.
Baste the two pieces at the waist together.

Measure the elastic to fit your waist.
Serge or zigzag the sheers to the elastic.
Hem or Roll Hem with a serger to the bottom edge.

Done.

It's a nice light flowy skirt.
Plus I love the Polka Dots!



Happy sewing!

I have some exciting things to share with my Urban Farm.  Please come back soon!

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Here is another brilliant remodeling project. Without any particular style or appeal, this 1960s house located near Carpentras, France, has been transformed by Amélie, a decorator with a natural eye and vision for the hip and the original, into a modern, colorful and casual villa. I particularly love the touches of neon orange throughout the house. What a beautiful space!









Photos :  Henri Del Olmo - via

Voici un autre brillant projet de rénovation. Sans caractère particulier, cette villa des années 1960 située près de Carpentras, a été transformée par Amélie, une décoratrice à l'oeil et la vision décalée, en une villa colorée, décontractée, pleine de cachet et très contemporaine. J'aime en particulier les touches vitaminées d'orange vif dans cette maison. Quel espace magnifique!

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Hello, new week. Although technically, the new week started yesterday for many of you,  it officially starts today for me since yesterday was a holiday in the US. Why is it always harder to get motivated on short work weeks? I never could figure that out. Wishing you a happy Tuesday my dear. Let's get to work! Xo, Si-

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Bonjour nouvelle semaine! Bien que techniquement la semaine a commencé hier pour nombreux(ses) d'entre vous, elle commence officiellement pour moi aujourd'hui, puisqu'hier était un jour férié aux Etats-Unis. Pourquoi est-il si difficile de se motiver les semaines courtes? Je n'ai jamais compris. Ça devrait être plutôt le contraire, non? Je vous souhaite un bon Mardi! Allez, au boulot! Si-

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This was my second try on my Silhouette machine this week.  I simply used some black vinyl to create a topiary and then I placed it on some wrapping paper I got in the dollar section at Target.  Then I framed in a frame that I already.


It now has a home above my PB Knock Off Organizer that I picked up at Goodwill.  I think it helps fill in the blank space above it now.


Thanks for stopping by!

Megan

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WOW I CAN'T BELIEVE
I'VE ACTUALLY DONE 
100 REVIVAL MONDAY'S
STILL GOING STRONG AND I
HOPE YOU ARE ALL STILL ENJOYING
THEM!
HERE WE GO!

#1
RED AND SASSY
THIS FIRST FEATURE IS
FROM KATHRYN @

IT'S A BEAUTIFUL REDO
OF AN OLD BUFFET!

HERE IS HER BEFORE...

AND AFTER...

AND INSIDE THE DRAWERS
SHE ADDED SOME VINTAGE
GRAPHICS.

LOVE THE BOLD RED COLOR 
THAT SHE CHOSE IT TURNED OUT
BEAUTIFUL!

OAK LEAVES
THIS OTHER PIECE OF HERS 
CAUGHT MY EYE WHEN LOOKING
AT HER BLOG...

HERE IS HER BEFORE...

IT WAS A MESS. ANYWAYS,
IT DIDN'T STAY LIKE THAT
FOR LONG. HERE IT
IS AFTER...


VERY ORIGINAL AND IT LOOKS
BEAUTIFUL!

#2
HIGHBOY REDO
THIS GORGEOUS REDO IS
FROM RACHEL @

SHE HAS SOME WONDERFUL
PROJECTS AND THIS ONE IS
AMONG THEM.

HERE IS THE BEFORE...

AND AFTER...


LOVE THE PIECE AND
THE HARDWARE IS PERFECT!

#3
SCRIPT
THIS GREAT CHAIR MAKEOVER
IS FROM
LORRAINE @
THE BEFORE...

AND AFTER..


LOVE THE MATERIAL SHE
USED AND THE SCRIPT 
ON THE CUSHION!

BE SURE TO PAY HER A VISIT
AND CHECK IT OUT.

#4
THIS PROJECT IS FROM
MELODY @

THIS IS THE
CHINA CABINET BEFORE....

AND AFTER...


LOVE THE PALE YELLOW
COLOR AND HOW SHE REPLACED
THE GLASS WITH THE 
CHICKEN WIRE, IT TURNED
OUT FANTASTIC!

#5
THE DREAM BENCH
THIS BENCH FEATURE IS
FROM SUSAN @

THIS IS THE BEFORE...

AND AFTER...


AND SHE'S RIGHT IT'S
ABSOLUTELY DREAMY!

#6
BARREL BACK CHAIR
THIS CUTE FEATURE 
IS FROM PAULA @
THIS IS HER PROJECT 
IN THE BEGINNING...

AND AFTER...


BOY! WHAT A DIFFERENCE
IT'S A BEAUTY! I LOVE
THE WHIMSICAL MATERIAL
SHE USED ON THE BACK OF
THE CHAIR, SO CUTE!

#7
TV STAND
THIS PIECE IS
FROM STACY @
THIS IS HOW SHE
STARTED WITH HER PIECE
AND IT'S ACTUALLY 
A WALMART PIECE...

AND AFTER...


NEVER WOULD GUESS IT
WAS FROM WALMART ANYMORE!!
VERY CUTE, IT JUST GOES TO SHOW
WHAT A LITTLE PAINT
WILL DO!

#8
THIS CUTE LITTLE REDO
IS FROM SUSAN @

THIS IS HER LITTLE
CABINET BEFORE...

AND AFTER...



IT LOOKS ADORABLE AND
I LOVE THE LITTLE KNOBS SHE
PUT ON IT!

NAVY REDO
I ALSO WANTED TO SHOW
YOU SOME CHAIRS THAT SHE 
REDID THAT TURNED OUT
BEAUTIFUL!

HERE THEY ARE BEFORE....

AND AFTER...



LOVIN' THAT FABRIC AND
THE BACKS OF THE 
CHAIR'S - 
BEAUTIFUL!
BE SURE TO STOP OVER SHE
HAS SOME BEAUTIFUL
PROJECTS FOR YOU.

#9
BUFFET BEAUTY
THIS BEAUTIFUL BUFFET 
REDO IS FROM CHARLOTTE @

HERE IS HER PROJECT
IN THE BEGINNING...

AND AFTER...



THE COLOR IS STUNNING
SHE DID A WONDERFUL JOB.
I STILL HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE
TO FIND ONE OF THESE
BEAUTY'S I HAVE TO KEEP
LOOKING. I ALWAYS ENJOY
FEATURING THEM!
IM IN LOVE!

HOPE YOU ENJOYED YOUR
VISIT.
PLEASE GRAB 
A FEATURED BUTTON!
ANDI'LL SEE YOU NEXT WEEK...
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