Top 10 Tuesday: Some Of My Favorite Tweets from 2008

Yes I went through them all (luckily before twitter took a fail whale for the worst this morning) ... . - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 03/27/08: Exchange of the night - Girl: “Oh she’s home doing something like … arts and crafts?” Boy: “All I do at home are farts and craps.” I don’t remember [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 15:54:22

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Craftsman

We've been wanting to add more Craftsman elements to our home ... tonight with good examples...Arts and Crafts Homes: They're Back and Better than EverMission ... style1920 Arts & Crafts, MarylandHow to Make Craftsman Style TrimTime for Trim, Craftsman Style [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 05:22:00

Fire At The Guild

Christmas morning brought some unwelcome news. We missed most of it because Christmas is not typically a time we spend listening to the news ... about a kilometre from our home. It has had an interesting existence. First as the wealthy arts and crafts style home of the Bickford family, then brought by my great uncle in the 1920s to launch a Missionary [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 14:46:04

Elvis with ladybugs

Please enjoy a few pictures of the Lighthouse while I tell a totally unrelated story. Here's the calendar. Who needs to poke a hole in the new wall? ... made of Elvis fabric.Mr. Gadget doesn't think I can get all of my crap, I mean arts and crafts ... homes and she's not at all pleased.So the waitress came over and plopped down our menus [more...]

Date: 2009-01-04 19:58:00

So much for the "deep basement conversions"

*For the time being, that is. http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/news/article.html?in_article_id=459165&in_page_id=2 (...) ... . One hedge fund client asked for a listed Arts and Crafts home in Chelsea to be gutted and recreated ... of the boom last year it was said he was not worth calling for home refurbishments with a budget [more...]

Date: 2008-12-09 22:03:36

5 Makeup Storage Idea Starters

Sometimes I feel like a disorganized mess, especially when it comes to my makeup ... have just the thing you need to keep your growing makeup stash organized. Most arts and crafts stores ... themselves in their homes behind stacks of boxes and crap. They end up living like sardines in a tin can. I’ [more...]

Date: 2008-10-17 14:23:36

Mark Your Calendar: Art Openings and Holiday Sales

Lots of opportunities around the Bay this weekend to find unique holiday gifts, affordable original art, and other fresh pieces for your home: ... Area art fair and craft event, so I'm excited to see some fresh new goodies at this shindig [more...]

Date: 2008-12-05 08:16:00

Is the Sky Actually Falling?

Is it just me or is the sky actually falling?I think a rather large chunk fell on my front yard yesterday, but I'm not quite sure ... the ready made stuff or the big ticket items, but the basic arts and crafts supplies are selling. Why? Well ... their homes beautiful, but they've gotten so used to the disposable, cheap, mass marketed crap they've [more...]

Date: 2008-12-03 14:32:00

The Birth Story (howie)January 9, 2009

Hi everyone - below is my version of the birth story.  Its kind of long, but I needed to let it unfold the way it wanted ... store.  Past all the beautiful arts & crafts homes in our neighborhood.  In ever wider concentric [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 21:05:02

The Atomic Kitchen

Midcentury hardware might be exactly what your kitchen needs to get up to date ... such as Colonial Revival, Arts & Crafts, and Art Deco-era hardware and lighting, recently recognized ... . While marketed as restoration pieces for period homes, these accessories can be an inexpensive [more...]

Date: 2008-12-04 20:41:17

aboriginal art

Gallery of tribal art from west and central Africa, Australia, and the Americas ... crafts, home decor items, picture framing materials and services, art artist trading card A variation [more...]

Date: 2008-12-19 13:11:04

Weird Object Friday

This past Monday, my friend and I went down to Baltimore City to an area about a block from the Ravens' stadium ... , arts and crafts era, art deco, Baroque...it was all there.If you want to read about the good work ... special. We give these pieces new lives, in new homes, in new ways, with new uses.It's a Second [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 11:47:00

Asus bamboo series

Asus bamboo series, Series laptop's casing is wrought from moso bamboo, as _ used in the kind of whittled arts and crafts found in the homes of extensively¬travelled folk. The panda's weapon of choice is incredibly tough and also grows so fast that the plants hacked [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 10:23:11

F.Q. Story Home Tour, Dec. 6-7

— Always a great historic home tour, the F.Q ... , holiday gifts, arts and crafts, etc.  Tickets at 9th Ave. and Lynwood, just south of McDowell ... , the streets will be lit up with Luminarias and tour homes will be open from 6 to 9 p.m. [more...]

Date: 2008-12-05 04:35:51

BRIGHT & EARLY...

Well the weekend is officially over. I got up bright and early this morning, all ready to do some art ... " (our local arts & crafts store) gift certificate from friend Laure. I picked up some paints ... sky. By the time I got back home, The dark clouds crept in, and the sun had disappeared. I finished [more...]

Date: 2008-12-29 03:39:00

Searching for the Perfect Place to Retire?

As the baby boomers begin to retire, retirement communities are becoming increasingly popular ... provide extensive amenities to fill your days with golf, swimming, hiking, arts and crafts, or anything ... . Most of these communities offer gorgeous homes, golf courses, recreation and the lifestyle [more...]

Date: 2008-08-14 12:56:00

Buy local in Raleigh this Christmas!

There are options everywhere this year for supporting your local community with a more homey version of commercialism ... artists and crafts people display perfect gifts on porches and in homes throughout the neighborhood ... s a list of other great local places to shop: Rebus Works: a gallery of NC arts and crafts, as well [more...]

Date: 2008-12-06 18:17:42

"Consider it Poetry of Architecture"

I had been unimpressed by the architecture of San Francisco, seeing in the motley houses and buildings some individual charm but lacking in coherence, ... is, in reality, an Arts and Crafts collaboration. As such, it shows another side to Brown's character ... simplified shingled homes of Russian Hill helped to create an idiom of domestic architecture [more...]

Date: 2008-12-26 20:13:00

A Visit To Motawi Tileworks

The PrairieMod Squad took a road trip yesterday to visit the Motawi Tileworks in Ann Arbor, Michigan. It was a blast! ... the scenes peek at new tile designs being made (Arts & Crafts and Frank Lloyd Wright-related) and see ... into their homes. Picture 4 Last, but not least, we shopped! One of the perks of visiting the factory [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 16:02:54

Flowertown Festival - Summerville, SC

Flowertown Festival - Summerville, SC By Chris Graham Tags: Flowertown Festival, Lowcountry cuisine, summerville homes for sale, ... events include over 200 arts & crafts booths with artists from all over the country, a Children’ [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 16:45:31

More girls becoming gamers according to the NPD

A study by the NPD Group on young girls called “Girl Power: Understanding This Important Consumer Segment”, ... percent of girls ages 2-14 engage with dolls, plush, and arts & crafts in a given week which ... for friends from the confines of their homes,” NPD explains. “Young Teens (age 13-14) are also [more...]

Date: 2008-11-09 00:53:53

A Cow Says "Mo Mo"

I've been a bit lax lately writing posts so first, a quick recap for the highlights of my week: ... of the week has been arts and crafts, doing Christmas lessons with a surprising amount of success. Lots ... was the train home watching a guy, who not long before I got on had done a spectacular vomit all over [more...]

Date: 2008-12-20 14:59:00

Vallie Turns 3!

Vallie and I went home from church on Sunday sick. I was so hoping she would be feeling better today for her birthday but she still wasn't feeling ... on have a snowflake party so we did some snowflake arts and crafts and hung them all over the house ... 100% yet. So what do you do when all your plans are shot down? Improvise! So here is our impromptu [more...]

Date: 2008-12-31 05:39:00

Habitation Holds your Green Furniture Solutions

People looking for good furniture stores that can provide them alternative indoor furniture solutions and interiors may just find what they are ... influenced by American Arts & Crafts to the latest European trends, the company said. (Source ... looking for when they visit Habitation, a contemporary home furnishings specialty store which [more...]

Date: 2008-12-09 05:31:27

Book Review: Green Kids, Sage Families

There’s so much to think about when raising your children green in a brown world. Food, clothing, shelter – these are just the beginning ... , school-related issues, and arts and crafts for toddlers to teens. (Check out Lynda Fassa’s Green ... . What do you do when your child comes home with lice? How do you regulate TV and internet? Any [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 16:30:41

7 Quick Takes - Dec. 12th

Read other bloggers' "Quick Takes" at Jen's blog.A glimpse of life this past week... 1 ... handy and they'll go to town. After a quick trip to the Arts & Crafts store, I am armed and ready ... us - I think she has a second home! Yesterday, I saw a cat sitting in the window of a neighbor's house [more...]

Date: 2008-12-12 13:26:00

Cheap Fun Entertainment!

I had a great childhood! There are ten in my family. Two parents, four boys, and four girls! Growing up, my Dad had his own business and still does ... arts and crafts, and just sitting around laughing and being together -- We had fun together ... -- That was a treat! Taking a Drive Looking at homes is entertaining! Sunday’s after church, we drove around [more...]

Date: 2009-01-11 18:50:00

10 Cheap Ideas to Keep Your Kids Occupied

I was reading the paper and I found an article from the Associated Press “Ideas to help your kids beat the vacation blahs ... out in. Arts & Crafts – Make masks out of pie plates, make Christmas ornaments (this could even turn ... , and Gummy Bears and relax at home instead of the theater. Cook – Kids love to do anything hand-on, baking [more...]

Date: 2008-12-21 22:37:52

Ryan Place Candlelight Home Tour Begins Tonight

My apologies for the lack of a Curtain Call today - I’ve been out of contact most of the day at a funeral, ... Arts & Crafts for sale. Tickets are $20 per person. The information porch, to start your tour ... National Registered Historic homes, located in the Elizabeth Boulevard Historic District; Historic [more...]

Date: 2008-12-05 22:16:03

Real Estate

...and I mean “real”: With rolling countryside stretching to the sea, a pheasant shoot and ornamental lakes, ... with an extra bonus - most of the next door village as well. The 13-bedroom Arts and Crafts manor house ... Kelling Hall is a stunning estate even by the standards of the great stately homes. But the £25 [more...]

Date: 2008-09-05 15:32:53

Ill Prepared for Chinese School

We are ill prepared for Chinese School. With our indecisiveness, we had not prepared our girl to feel at ease in a Chinese School ... 3 onwards. The younger ones have a choice. They can join Arts & Crafts, Badminton, Taekwando ... . In her school, I would say around 70% of the children are from English speaking homes. However [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 03:39:37

Here Comes the Bride!

Jump to CommentsRemember I mentioned that I work with two brides-to-be? Today I’d like to introduce you to Brooke ... - Trent loves to shop with Brook, enjoys a good arts and crafts festival or a gallery tour, and he cooks ... the question in his usual low-key way on January 3rd, 2008 at their home, on the sofa, after [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 11:45:33

My Daybook ~ November 3

My Daybook ~ November 3 By Danielle | Posted in My Daybook | Comments (9) November 3, 2008 – 1:56 pm ... distinctive Floridian’ shops and the abundance of arts and crafts festivals in our area in search ... …I once again could not help myself. I purchased the new Taste of Home special cookie magazine [more...]

Date: 2008-11-03 13:56:20

Placentia Homes for Sale Let You Escape to Quiet Comfort

Just a little north of Anaheim, Placentia is tucked away in Orange County ... out with friends, do homework, play sports and games, make arts and crafts and even enrich children ... California way of life. This fast-growing town is known for its beautiful suburban homes, available [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 16:01:33

Good News About the Bad Economy

Permalink Happy Birthday, Philip Webb Monday January 12, 2009 Philip Webb, often called the father of the Arts & Crafts movement, was born on January 12 in 1831. Along with William Morris, Webb designed furniture, wallpaper, tapestries, and stained glass. But he was most famous for comfortable, unpretentious country homes [more...]

Date: 2009-01-10 17:17:39

Webcams Let Snowbirds Be Home For Christmas

Well, it finally has happened. You can now be two places at once ... of the world. Just ask Jan Burgoin, 59, who plans to visit the grandchildren in Ottawa from her home ... it's great," said Gisel, 69. "I can see what they're making in school, all their little arts and crafts [more...]

Date: 2008-12-24 22:19:27

Marlor Stove

The Washington Post reports the sales of several "Bungalow Homes" on Hamilton Street at this time. To me, the simplicity of this kitchen suggests the modern utility associated with the Arts & Crafts bungalows, as opposed to previous stodgy Victorian designs. What I find most curious [more...]

Date: 2008-08-13 08:01:24

Final Section of What's Smart About Smart Growth

This is the final sections of the article titled; What's Smart About Smart Growth?, written by Mr ... for its rows of Arts and Crafts bungalows than its transit-oriented development. The smallish city ... of structures that combine 347 homes, several still-vacant stores and a historic train depot — [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 16:15:00

Kristen Pennington on "Poisonous Plutocracy"

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Date: 2008-12-08 23:55:44

Shu-Ju Wang: Relay/Replay, Connecting the Past in the Present

December 27, 2008 in Artist highlight By Susan Gallacher-TurnerAbove, Martha, an artist’s book by Shu-Ju WangIt all started simply enough ... , Marion walked down to the arts and crafts room ... —we would spend two weeks together and make prints, then I would come home and make the book,” Shu [more...]

Date: 2008-12-27 00:49:32

Obituary Notices

Agnes Louise Miller passed away on Wednesday, January 7, 2008, at the age of 92 ... and built their home in Tacoma. Louise' first job was working at the Medical Arts Building Pharmacy ... , gardening, playing the piano, painting and crafts. In retirement she directed two singing groups [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 00:59:49

In Reseda Real Estate, Find a Family-Friendly Place to Live

Reseda is a family-friendly community located in the city of Los Angeles ... for Reseda residents of all ages to choose from, including arts and crafts, bingo, sports programs, picnic tables, barbecue pits and lighted sports courts. From apartments to single-family homes [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 21:48:46

Mobileffe - Inspiring Italian Interiors

... that, into some real serene and stylish interiors. The minimalist and fashionable designs come in tranquil and pleasing colors with finely crafted book shelves, a very cozy fireplace and designs [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 10:00:36

Public Service/Community Announcements

Help Find Hosts For Fresh Air Fund Kids We have over 200 children scheduled for Fresh Air trips this summer and need your help to host or ... who can welcome a child from the city into their homes next month One last thing that is actually very ... educational arts organization, located in Boise, Idaho USA. As an organization, we are interested [more...]

Date: 2008-07-21 04:34:03

European Tapestries - What’s The Scoop & How To Find Them?

by Stacy Mar “Tapestry” is derived from the Greek word “tapetion” and pieces of Greek tapestries were found are from the 3rd century B.C. In the Egyptian paintings 3000 B.C. show weavers at work on large looms similar to those used to make rugs. Temporarily this ancient art form died out as a part of Western culture and did not re-emerge until [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 09:50:50

things we bought on ebay, a prologue

As I’ve documented many times before, Amy and I are coming to the end of our years-long renovation ... in Dallas with homes built primarily in this period and although they went through a couple decades ... to be. We have removed some of the Victorian ornament still present in Craftsman design and replaced [more...]

Date: 2008-09-16 17:55:59

The Inspiring History of Mission Style Lighting

As Victorians adopted new industrial manufacturing methods as a quick way to pump out affordable replicas of historic designs, the Arts and Crafts movement came to oppose the machine era. Passionate reformers reacted against ... . Some of the movement’s most influenced designs were for Mission style lighting. Nowadays, Arts [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 19:59:03

The Small Town Of Bastrop, Texas

Bastrop is a wonderful “little” city to live in. Nestled in the middle of the “Lost Pines” it makes a beautiful place to live and it is convenient ... . It is still in business and hosts a number of productions which include children’s theatre, arts and crafts. If you are interested in seeing a production at the Bastrop Opera House, or for more [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 20:33:28

BooMama Christmas Tour of Homes '08 - Our Home

Little Bit is happily watching Noggin so I have 15 seconds of uninterrupted time to try and finish this post. We shall see.We didn't go crazy this year, but still wanted it special for Miss Emi. We did put up our tree, no real trees for this gal, we live in a desert and can you even begin to imagine how many times I'd have to water a tree in any [more...]

Date: 2008-12-15 16:13:00

Yuletide 2008: Destination Florida

by Aldo Dennison You’re raring to go. You want to get away from it all. It’s been a year and you need to reward yourself with a nice vacation for the Christmas holidays, and Florida is the place you’ve never gone to in your entire life, but you got one dilemma. You can’t decide which places to visit or what to do in Florida [more...]

Date: 2008-12-23 09:54:35

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