trash and treasure

Ever come across a book that was so bad, you weren't sure if it was meant to be a joke? Pommie Sarah did, and thought it needed sharing on this blog.

 

She was so right.

 

 

Here it is! UPCYCLING! Where you can 'create beautiful things with stuff you already have'!

 

For example. Collected many of those little hotel soaps...?

 

 

Make a necklace!

 

Bored of your conventional old geographical globe..?



Add some 3D realism with plastic animals!

 

Too many old pots and pans...?

 



Your visitors will love this right in the middle of your loungeroom.

 

Safety pins?

 

 

Like 'shiney embroidery'!

 

And I cant think of anything I'd rather do with old cushion stuffing,

 

 

...than suspend it above my head.

 

Also apparently, old art can be joujzed up with just a bit of glitter glue!

 

 

Holy Martha Stewart! If only museums knew art restoration was SO EASY!

 

But my favourite is the amount of time dedicated to those un-sung decorating gems - PLASTIC $2 HOBO BAGS.

 

 

 



wild and wilder

I've posted on the art of "Teapot Adornment" before, but this book brings it to a whole new level!

I mean, some of these are no longer recognisable as teapots!

However: As "Teapot camoflage" I reckon they'd be great! You could hide your teapot in:

A rockpool!

A bowl of coloured popcorn!

A medieval reenactment of a royal court!

But just incase those designs aren't wild enough for ya, there's always:

where do you read?

No house should be without a few really good places to read. Here are a few spots at my house.

Where's your favourite reading spot?

i'll have one of each, k thx bai.

O. M. G.

Checkout www.bookshelfporn.com

Actually do it when you have a spare hour or so. (Trust me.)

tonight, on 'when good book collections go bad'...

"SASKATOON, Saskatchewan, June 7 -- The weight of about 350,000 books a Canadian Prairies couple wanted to save from burning is damaging a second house they bought to shelter them, officials say.

Shaunna Raycraft and her husband live in the remote town of Pike Lake, Saskatchewan, southwest of Saskatoon. Months ago, a neighbor who collected books died and the man's widow said she wasn't interested in the uncatalogued collection and was going to burn it.

The Raycrafts, both book lovers, told the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. they would take the collection and had a small house towed to their property to store the books.

"We're talking 30 tons of books, Raycraft said. "The weight of the books is pulling the house apart."
The couple have tried selling some of the books on the e-Bay online auction site but can't find any appraisers willing to travel to the remote Canadian town.

"It took a minimum of three days to pack the baseball books alone into boxes [and] five days for the bibles and religious texts," she said. "Most of the boxes are still unopened and unsorted."
Raycraft said it's impossible to even speculate on how much the whole collection might be worth, the CBC said."

Read more: http://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2011/06/07/Weight-of-book-collection-damaging-house/UPI-24131307448095/#ixzz1OeX2lTOB

SOURCE: UPI.com via Cypherluana

NOTE: Please don't burn books! (Please.) Aside from making The Casual Librarian cry - if they are in good condition, your local library or charity shop will gladly accept donations!

as good as a holiday

I'm thinking of doing a bedroom renovation, as our bedroom has been the same since we moved in 3 years ago. Presently it's Mulberry purple with latte coloured walls. I want fresh, airy and light. Here's some ideas...