It does not speak well of my character that seeing people fall down makes me laugh– I totally get that. Nevertheless, I have laughed so hard watching these youtube videos today that my abs are sore.
You can judge me or you can join me: your choice.
I have to ask, who thinks trampolines are a good idea? I mean, who is buying these things? I don’t think I have ever heard a story that features a trampoline that ends well.
The art of ‘cappuccino painter” Kazuki Yamamoto is spectacular.
I’m not much of a jewelry person but these wax seal rings are lovely and neat. $65-$80.
Zucchini Lasagna sounds great and just in time for zucchini-from-your-neighbor’s-garden-whether-you-want-it-or-not season.
These Rose and Ginger Cupcakes from Martha Stewart are lovely. I’ve never thought of pairing these two flavors!
ZOMG! How cute are these Estonian Sheep Puppets? Pattern from Interweave here.
I am completely smitten with this Copper Sugar Saucepan.
Someone Finally Fixed the Worst Tattoo in the World, Actually Made It Rather Stunning.
Check out the beautiful goods on offer at Olive Manna. I want to live there.
Have you watched The Mindy Project yet? Summer re-run season is a great time for you to catch up on the best written comedy on television. In the meantime, read this cute interview with Ike Barinholtz, who plays nurse Morgan.
Could some one in NYC please visit the MOMA’s Rain Room exhibit and tell me if it’s as incredible as it looks?
These are some of the things inspiring me this week. What’s making you light up?
I am supposed to be making mood boards* for Juniper Moon’s Spring/Summer 2014 collection, but I keep getting distracted by hilarious things that pop up in my google search.
“In 1903 Dr. Julius Neubronner patented a miniature pigeon camera activated by a timing mechanism. The invention brought him international notability after he presented it at international expositions in Dresden, Frankfurt and Paris in 1909–1911. Spectators in Dresden could watch the arrival of the camera-equipped carrier pigeons, and the photos were immediately developed and turned into postcards which could be purchased.”
Delivering a dinosaur to the Boston Museum of Science. 1984
1. This is chubby?!? and 2. This is how you advertise to plus sizes?!?!
I am going to stop right here because I think we all need to take some time to reflect on this.
I’m going to try to get back to work now. It’s not going to be easy…
*This is for you, Nancy P.!
In what can only be described as a flagrant act of plagiarism, I am swiping my friend Kris’s regular Tuesday Facebook meme. This will become a regular feature on the JMF blog as soon as I can con Lauria into making a graphic for it. (Hi Lauria!)
So come on, readers! Tell me something good. Have you had any personal triumphs this week? Gotten good news? Heard a heart-warming news story or found $20 in a bird’s nest? Stumbled on the most awesome cat video on you tube or discovered an incredible etsy artist? Invented a new cocktail or the cure for a rare disease? No piece of good news is too big or too small for Tell Me Something Good Tuesday!
Share your bit of good here so the rest of us can enjoy it.
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Tagged PSYWL
I had a little help from my friends curating this week’s PSYWL. Thanks to all who contributed to this lovely thread on Ravelry.
Top Tips for Smartphone Photography from Etsy.
I dreamed about this bag last night, but for $191, in my dreams it shall stay.
I have spent too many hours to count poking around on the Factory 20 website. Cool (and pricey) antiques!
I am crushing hard on pencilinthepines lovely variation on this PT Designs of Norway knitting pattern.
Strawberries and Cream Pie. Oh my!
Call and Oats. This is a thing, apparently. Press 1 for One on One, 2 for Rich Girl, 3 for Maneater or 4 for Private Eyes.
A sleeping humming bird snoring. Could you die?
9 spots in your otherwise tidy kitchen that need a seeing to because they may be harboring all manner of nastiness. This gave me the heebies.
Coolest goldfish bowl in the universe, $149. Goldfish, $.39. [For the record, I think this goldfish bowl looks awesome but is stupid expensive and, I've been informed, way too small to house an actual goldfish.]
15 Things You Should Give Up To Be Happy. This is awesome.
Your turn! Tell me what’s making you smile this week.
I would love to have these as a set of napkins. $28.
Ysolda has written a really thoughtful post on the ethics of clothing.
This rolled-hem bandana pattern is a great way to show off all that lovely fabric you’ve been stashing because you don’t know what to do with it.
I love this onesie so much! $24.
This is so sweet that it made me teary. $38.
Okay, I am throwing all my Dr Whovian readers a bone here. Weeping Angel Cookies. Cookie cutters available here for $6.50. Now don’t say I never did anything for you. (Actually, they have lots of badass cookie cutters even if you aren’t a Doctor fan.)
You should know that I get lots and lots of sheep-themed gifts and I’m kind of over it. But this bookshelf made my heart skip a beat. So, so ridiculously cute. Around $144.
What’s knocking your socks off this week? Share your links in the comments, por favor.
This Dutch Canal House embroidery by Pam at Gingerbread Snowflakes knocks me out! With a free pattern PDF in case you are inspired to make your own. (via Diary of a Smart Chick.)
Also via Diary of a Smart Chick, There’s a Neon Museum in Vegas!
Illuminati: The Game of Conspiracy. I haven’t played this game but the idea cracks me up. “Two to six players compete to take control of groups ranging from the FBI and CIA to the Dentists, increasing their wealth and power for further takeovers, until one rules supreme.”
I was thinking of ordering a couple of packs of these King Cake Babies and hiding them in food, like lasagne, on random days of the year. Why should Mardi Gras have all the fun? By the way, isn’t the baby a little…creepy looking? Something about his head…
HOW MUCH HELIUM DO I NEED FOR MY PARTY BALLOONS? (not sure why this headline is yelling at us, but still, it’s good info.
Danavore’s stick figure drawings never fail to make me smile.
Hand Font: Lettered Wrapping Paper. This is such a lovely, simple idea.
Heavenly Mashed Potatoes from Spoon Fork Bacon. I made these for Christmas dinner and they were amazing.
30 Lessons We Learned From Amy Poehler In 2012
Covered in Ink, Cross-sections of Trees Make Gorgeous Prints
How to Change My Knitting Pattern to Make Gauge Yarn. This is so important, y’all. Most of the time when knitters are disappointed with their knitting, it’s because they failed to achieve the gauge the designer used in the pattern.
No loose ends. This is a great tutorial on knitting in your loose ends as you go, so there are none to weave in at the end of your knitting.
The Law and Order Database: All 20 Seasons. Somebody had a lot of times on his hands and we are all the better for it.
I hope you are safe and warm this weekend.
Actually, in this case, it’s probably something that would make you say, “What the hell is going on here?”.
So that’s Tom Cruise, Bruce Jenner, Nancy Reagan and Cher. Together. In one picture.
Yup. That happened.
(Via my friend JellenP.)
Piglet save baby goat from drowning. I am posting this from heaven; I have died of cute.
This week’s Spoonflower design contest them is Top 10 Murder Mystery Toile Fabrics! These are so amazing.
‘Knitting Behind Bars’: Inmates Escape Prison Life With Yarn from ABC News. This should be on a t-shirt: ”I’m arrested for armed kidnapping and I love knitting.”
These embroidered portraits by Cayce Zavaglia are mind blowing.
I want to learn to sew as well as this woman does. I can’t imagine just whipping this dress up out of a table cloth.
Bicycle Taxidermy made me laugh.
When my friend Cris comes up from South Carolina, she brings me a split case of Blenheim Ginger Ale, half Hot and half Not as Hot. Not only is Blenheim the best ginger ale in the universe, it’s also great for nausea. Hard to find outside the Carolinas but definitely worth hunting for.
Remember last month when I blogged (again) about my cold boobs? Well I neglected to update that post with some important info. When I originally posted about sticking hand warmers in my bra, my dear friend Nancy Pope was concerned that I was going to scorch my delicates with the chemicals they contain, so she sent me a sent of these Hot Snapz. Changed my entire outdoors-in-winter experience! Hot Snapz work by some kind of sciencey magic, they are totally safe for bra use and reusable. I’ve had the set Nancy gave me for four years now and they still work like a charm. Every time I pop a pair in my bra, I think fondly of my good friends the Popes. (Not in a weirdo way. In a sweet way, I swear.)
Speaking of sciencey magic, A small (but glorious) world: The best microscope images of 2012.
Speaking of cold, As an Arctic blast continues to grip the Midwest and Northeast, Chicago firefighters battled the biggest fire the city has seen in years. Go to the slideshow- it’s spectacular. (via my friend Amanda B.)
10 Best Things Jean-Claude Van Damme Has Ever Said
These Chinese New Year’s Cookies are gorgeous!
I have pre-ordered Icelandic Handknits: 25 Heirloom Techniques and Projects
My friend Lizzy House is teaching a class in Textile Design at Pacific Northwest College of Art March 29-31. You should go.
Cranford: The Collection is my next BBC dvd series. How does Judi Dench have time to do so many things?
What is inspiring you this week?
