metropolitan home is latest shelter mag to fold
The losses just keep coming. Hachette Filipacchi Media US announced today that it will fold Metropolitan Home and focus its energies solely on Elle Décor; the December 2009 issue will be Metropolitan Home’s last. As Elle Décor Editor-In-Chief Margaret Russell mentioned at this year’s Women in Design event, good magazines fold due to issues of the economy, not content — and as always, we wish it weren’t so. Older content from Metropolitan Home can still be found at PointClickHome.com, but the ever-shrinking world of shelter publications won’t be the same without it. — Sarah C.
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etsy finds from country living
With all the great magazines that have come and gone over the past couple of years, I’m glad to see that Country Living is staying fresh. (And supplying me with great easy projects.) The November issue featured two Etsy finds I’d love to call my own. The first is this great Power Suit Tote Bag by CLEVERSCENE, which is in fact a bag made from an old suit coat. The second find is a steal at $25: a handwoven cotton wrap basket from kittyallen. –Sarah L.
book city jackets get even more artistic
Shelterrific favorite Book City Jackets recently released Artist Editions, three gorgeously sketched brown paper bag book covers. The museum-worthy doodles are printed in Brooklyn and available for $9 for the set of 3 separate illustrations. They’re a must for the perfectionist who craves methodical order on their bookshelves or just to hide your first edition Twilight series when your snobby book club comes over. (Or is that just me?) –Katie D.
book excerpt: make an eggy pig from creature crochet
If you’re crafty and like all things cute, you can try your hand combining the two with Creature Crochet, a new book by Kristen Rask. Rask is the owner of Schmancy Toys and has contributed to our pages before. Creature Crochet, available at Barnes & Noble, not only contains instructions for 12 creature projects to crochet, it includes materials to make two of them. To give you a sneak peek, here’s instructions on how to make the ultra cute (of course!) and fairly simple “Eggy Pig” — just click the link for the how-tos! (more…)
blog love from cooking light
It’s not often that we pat ourselves on the back here, but a few of you have emailed to let us know about this delightful Shelterrific shout out in the September issue of Cooking Light magazine. We’re listed upfront in “The Editor’s Dozen” which tickles us to no end (and reminds us that we need to do more sales posts for you!). Looking through the issue, we’ve now got a list of inspirations for future Real Life Test Kitchens. Crispy Skin Salmon with Fiery Asian Slaw, anyone?
