1. The Sun Clock by Hironao Tsuboi doesn’t only tell you the time, but it also shows you the sunset and sunrise times. via today and tomorrow
    Dec 20

    The Sun Clock by Hironao Tsuboi doesn’t only tell you the time, but it also shows you the sunset and sunrise times.

    via today and tomorrow

  2. bauldoff: Love these Quote/Unquote Bookends from NYC designer Eric Janssen. Manufactured by MERLO-T, Switzerland. (via @retinart)
    Dec 14

    bauldoff:


    Love these Quote/Unquote Bookends from NYC designer Eric Janssen. Manufactured by MERLO-T, Switzerland.

    (via @retinart)

  3. Christmas gifts for the foodie in your life via black eiffel
    Dec 9

    Christmas gifts for the foodie in your life via black eiffel

  4. acrossthelines neat coasters! you can find the tutorial to make your own here
    Nov 29

    acrossthelines

    neat coasters! you can find the tutorial to make your own here

  5. This letterpress collection from eco-chic line Letters Lubell includes notebooks, note cards, recipe cards, gift tags and more and custom printing is also offered. via black eiffel
    Nov 28

    This letterpress collection from eco-chic line Letters Lubell includes notebooks, note cards, recipe cards, gift tags and more and custom printing is also offered.

    via black eiffel

  6. Not actually my bag, but mine is the same bag (just in black) and has a lot of the same things in it. arindelaney: (via fuckyeahwhatsinyourbag)
    Nov 21

    Not actually my bag, but mine is the same bag (just in black) and has a lot of the same things in it.

    arindelaney:

    (via fuckyeahwhatsinyourbag)

  7. Granny square stools—makes to want to learn how to crochet. via Daydream Lily
    Nov 10

    Granny square stools—makes to want to learn how to crochet.

    via Daydream Lily

  8. Now that Halloween is over and you’ve filled up on sugary sweets, a ghoulish pile of non-recyclable candy wrappers remains to haunt you. Here’s a trick for bringing your dearly departed treats back from the dead: Turn the discarded plastic packaging into wearable gems. With a little bit of tracing and cutting, you’ll have brand-new, low-cost beads that will last you long after your sugar buzz is gone. You can find the bead patterns and list of materials here. via AJ Notebook
    Nov 10

    Now that Halloween is over and you’ve filled up on sugary sweets, a ghoulish pile of non-recyclable candy wrappers remains to haunt you. Here’s a trick for bringing your dearly departed treats back from the dead: Turn the discarded plastic packaging into wearable gems. With a little bit of tracing and cutting, you’ll have brand-new, low-cost beads that will last you long after your sugar buzz is gone.

    You can find the bead patterns and list of materials here.

    via AJ Notebook

  9. Check out this lovely new 2010 desktop calendar from AisleOne. via nerdski
    Nov 8

    Check out this lovely new 2010 desktop calendar from AisleOne.

    via nerdski

  10. Stitch Your Own Shopping Bag—30 minute project. Use recycled fabric or leftover scraps from quilting projects to make this bag extra  eco-friendly. If you want to use small scraps of fabric, read the patchwork instructions  at the end of the pattern. Double seams make the bag more durable for heavy groceries, giving it a longer life. Finished Size:Approximately 15 4/4” z 16 3/4” What You’ll Need:- 3/4 yard of 44 inch wide quilting or home decorating weight cotton (preferably recycled)- Knitting needle or chopstick- Matching cotton thread Sewing Instructions: 1. Cut two 18-inch x 20-inch pieces of fabric for the front and back of the shopping bag, and two 18-inch x 4-inch strips for the handles. 2. Fold and press a 1/2-inch hem on one long edge of one handle strip. Fold and press a 1-inch hem on the opposite long edge of this handle strip. Fold and press the side with the narrow hem so it overlaps the side with the wide hem by 1/2 inch (see Diagram A). 3. Edge-stitch the edge of the overlapped hem, and then topstitch 1/4  inch on either side of the first seam. 4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 to make the second handle. 5. Working with one of the 18-inch x 20-inch rectangles, fold and press to the wrong side a 1/2-inch hem on one short end. Fold and press this hem edge another 1 1/2 inches to  the wrong side. Next position each end of one handle 4 1/2 inches from each side edge of the rectangle and tuck the handle ends under the double-folded hem, snugging them to the base of the hem (the handle will now face into the center of the rectangle), as shown in Diagram B. Pin the double-folded hem and handle ends in place, and edge-stitch as close to the edge of the hem as you can, taking out the pins as you come to them.  Fold the handle up over the hem, and press it in place (see Diagram C). 6. Top-stitch a box with an X inside it on each end of the handle, covering the bag’s hem (see Diagram D). 7. Repeat steps 2-6 with the second fabric rectangle and handle. 8. Place the bag’s two sides with wrong sides together and the edges aligned. Sew a 1/4-inch seam along both sides and the bottom of the bag, back-stitching at the beginning and end of the seam to secure it. Turn the bag wrong side out, using a knitting needle or chopstick to gently push the corners fully out. Press the bag’s edges, and, with a 1/2-inch seam, sew around the three closed sides, again backstitching at the beginning and end of your stitching. Trim any loose threads, turn the bag right side out, and press it again. Patchwork variation: Piece together strips or scraps of fabric, and trim your patchwork to create the two -inch x -inch rectangles. Then follow steps 1-8 above to make your shopping bag. via etsy
    Nov 7

    Stitch Your Own Shopping Bag—30 minute project.

    Use recycled fabric or leftover scraps from quilting projects to make this bag extra 
    eco-friendly. If you want to use small scraps of fabric, read the patchwork instructions  at the end of the pattern. Double seams make the bag more durable for heavy groceries, giving it a longer life.

    Finished Size:
    Approximately 15 4/4” z 16 3/4”

    What You’ll Need:
    - 3/4 yard of 44 inch wide quilting or home decorating weight cotton (preferably recycled)
    - Knitting needle or chopstick
    - Matching cotton thread

    Sewing Instructions:

    1. Cut two 18-inch x 20-inch pieces of fabric for the front and back of the shopping bag, and two 18-inch x 4-inch strips for the handles.

    2. Fold and press a 1/2-inch hem on one long edge of one handle strip. Fold and press a 1-inch hem on the opposite long edge of this handle strip. Fold and press the side with the narrow hem so it overlaps the side with the wide hem by 1/2 inch (see Diagram A).

    3. Edge-stitch the edge of the overlapped hem, and then topstitch 1/4  inch on either side of the first seam.

    4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 to make the second handle.

    5. Working with one of the 18-inch x 20-inch rectangles, fold and press to the wrong side a 1/2-inch hem on one short end. Fold and press this hem edge another 1 1/2 inches to  the wrong side. Next position each end of one handle 4 1/2 inches from each side edge of the rectangle and tuck the handle ends under the double-folded hem, snugging them to the base of the hem (the handle will now face into the center of the rectangle), as shown in Diagram B.

    Pin the double-folded hem and handle ends in place, and edge-stitch as close to the edge of the hem as you can, taking out the pins as you come to them.  Fold the handle up over the hem, and press it in place (see Diagram C).

    6. Top-stitch a box with an X inside it on each end of the handle, covering the bag’s hem (see Diagram D).

    7. Repeat steps 2-6 with the second fabric rectangle and handle.

    8. Place the bag’s two sides with wrong sides together and the edges aligned. Sew a 1/4-inch seam along both sides and the bottom of the bag, back-stitching at the beginning and end of the seam to secure it. Turn the bag wrong side out, using a knitting needle or chopstick to gently push the corners fully out. Press the bag’s edges, and, with a 1/2-inch seam, sew around the three closed sides, again backstitching at the beginning and end of your stitching. Trim any loose threads, turn the bag right side out, and press it again.

    Patchwork variation:
    Piece together strips or scraps of fabric, and trim your patchwork to create the two -inch x -inch rectangles. Then follow steps 1-8 above to make your shopping bag.

    via etsy