Absolutely swooning for these gorgeous carved squash centerpieces over at Paper, Plate and Plane. Thankfully she offers a how to, so we can have ‘em at our table, too, rather than just coveting hers. Via Craft.

If you’re not lucky enough to live in Hawaii or California, here’s a helpful list of powerful SAD fighting foodsto get you through the dark and gloomy months ahead, at CultureMob.

Walnuts, pine nuts, chestnuts, and giblets are a girl’s best friend — but NOT garlic : Marilyn Monroe’s dressing recipe (in her own handwriting with misspellings aplenty), via Roger Ebert’s Twitter page.

CasaSugar gives a peek inside the inaugural Elle Decor Showhouse in San Francisco — and we like what we see….

A house in Malibu constructed from a salvaged 747at ShelterPop. The comments are primarily negative (and often off topic), but we kinda like it. Can’t wait to see it in its finished state.

Readymade throws down a DIY gauntlet: Can you make this $575 mirror out of recycled corrugated cardboard?

Thanksgiving help for the meatless masses: 101 Cookbooks vegetarian Thanksgiving recipe roundup.