Archive   |   October, 2010

blogwatch: where we’ve been clicking this week

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Picnics in the Park shows us the greatest fall craft ever: waxed fall leaves for garlands and table runners. LOVE.

Get a super-exclusive glimpse inside the oft-fabled pyramid shaped apartment atop Seattle’s Smith Tower, complete with a glass globe observation area, at the New York Times.

Jonathan Adler shares his favorite Benjamin Moore paint combinations at Apartment Therapy.

Craft is causing some serious cravings with a how-to for a pumpkin spice white hot chocolate. Drool…..

Eddie Ross manages to create a Halloween tablescape that is both spooky and chic. “Spooky Chic”…. think we just coined a new phrase!

Electrolux makes some beautiful design out of trash: vacuum cleaners made of ocean plastic, over at Treehugger.

Another new online design magazine has hit the web — Covet Garden. And we like what we see so far. Via Style Files.

If you are anything like us, this weekend you’ll be suiting up in your best costume and partying down monster style. We Heart This has a great Halloween Party playlist for your ghoulish gatherings. No “Monster Mash” in sight, but plenty of the Misfits. We approve!

CasaSugar tests out the Green Toad Pivoting paintbrush, designed to change its angle to work into tight corners, saving your wrist. Awesome!

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help! our pumpkin grew moldy!

Posted by in crafting, decorating, holidays

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Have I told you how beyond excited I am to be enjoying our first Halloween in the suburbs? I’ve already showed off a successful wreath project, but now I must report a dilemma I need your help with! We carved a pumpkin on Sunday night, with our spooky house number engraved into it. Created some breathing holes for air in the back. Spritzed it with a hot-pepper solution to keep the squirrels more or less at bay. And now look it! It’s growing black fuzzy mold. Talk about scary! Luckily we still have a few pumpkins inside that we haven’t carved yet. How do we make sure they don’t meet the same fate by Sunday? What did we do wrong? What’s the point of carving pumpkins if you can’t put them on the porch to show off? Seasoned Halloween vets, please share your wisdom! — Angela M.

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post off: what fun, approved food do you send your kids to school with?

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mmmmm candy!

Kids these days. When I was their age, I had to walk barefoot through the snow (uphill, both ways!) to school, naturally, but when I got there, the rule was that we could share any food as long as we brought enough for the whole class. In our modern world, this hasn’t been the case for a while. Serious food allergies have become prevalent and with them, a change in the rules about what is acceptable for class parties. With its focus on food, Halloween is a prime time to enforce such rules. Foods made with peanuts have long been on many lists of restricted items, but coworkers have also mentioned that chocolate and even candy in general are banned in the schools their children attend. With all health issues it’s better to be safe than sorry but it means we have to get creative. So sound off! What are the rules in your district, and what party snacks do you send your kids in with? — Sarah C.

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