Now that I’m not sticking to a specific topic each day, I’m able to have more than 5 topics. An unexpected benefit! Since one of my loves is artsy/crafty things (though I don’t get to them as much as I’d like with my current schedule), I thought I’d share some stuff I’m dying to try in that area today.
I adore this free infant dress pattern by Rae. It looks so surprisingly substantial and professionally done. Of course it might not look that way if I made it, but we can hope.
Christy has the cutest tutorial on these little paper flowers that you can make with your kids. They’re made out of little Dixie cups, it looks like. So sweet!
Jessica Gonacha has put together a wonderful tutorial on how to make your own herbal facial astringent. It’s a bit time-consuming (you have to wait 10 days for the herbs to infuse into the liquid) but these would make such cute gifts.
Adorable reversible children’s apron with fabric crayon embellishment tutorial from Yetta of LangLangCreations. I love how the apron tie is all one piece.
So it’s not just me. Silhouettes/cameos really ARE everywhere right now. Here’s a tutorial on how to make your very own silhouette plaque from Danielle of Thompson Family.
Fun stuff! Maybe I’ll be inspired to get some crafty things done, since things have slowed down a bit around here.
Oh yes, the Friday Favorites. Silly me, I’d forgotten all about them! Well, not really. You see, I’ve been developing a different system for collecting all of my favorite stuff because I’m now using a browser that does not support StumbleUpon. Bother. But I do have to admit…I’m not wasting half as much time now! So here we go…the week’s best according to moi.
- Alltop - Are you getting tired about hearing of this awesome site yet? Because I’m not. Guy Kawa…ummm…Kawasaki (not that hard Sarah…geez) is a genius. And he’s also guest-editing over at sk*rt (another site that is tres fabulique), which makes him permanently cool for being the first guy to do that. Go Guy.
- Polyvore - I haven’t figured out the name of this site yet. Is it for people who eat polyester? Hmm. Anyway, this site is a very cool social network for fashion geeks. It kind of smells like flickr. You can put together entire ensembles snipped from different online stores and, get this, you can actually order by clicking on any of the items in your clothing montage. Or so I’ve heard. I have to admit I haven’t actually tried it, but I have been admiring other people’s creations all over the place.
- Piper and Paisley - Stop my heart, these hats are CUTE. Cute cute cute. I want ten, please. One for each day of the week, and then a few for emergencies.
- Bucket Boffing - I can see this being the perfect party game (For kids, of course. I’m much too sophisticated.) It reminds me of the old American Gladiator shows for some reason. Two people stand on buckets opposite each other while holding big pool noodles (what else do you call those things?). They proceed in batting each other over the head and around the legs and wherever else. The last one standing wins.
- Pingg - I guess this is the week of the Web 2.0 applications. Here is one that I’m pretty excited about because of how annoying Evite insists on being. Instead of flashy ugliness, pingg offers stylish modern-inity. I haven’t actually sent any invitations with it yet, so let me know what you think. [via How About Orange]
- Lines & Shapes - Next completed website launch, I am going to get a subscription to this wonderful indie publication. It is collaborative artistic beauty. Worth every penny, I have no doubt.
- See Kai Run - The most adorable baby shoes in the entire world. [via Design Mom]
- Sausage and Capsicum Linguine - I’ve already forgotten what capsicum is, but this looks so yummy. No thanks to Jen for making me crave even more pasta.
That’s it for the week, everyone. Enjoy a lovely, lingering weekend!
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