Source: http://www.weewonderfuls.com/2011/08/this-day-last-year.html
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Wednesday, August 31, 2011
links: technology
keys on your keyboard [1], charted there by PC World. They even tell you how to play the chorus to Suspicious Minds. The doodle is really cool and lets you strum three of the most often used chords. Neato.Can anyone talk me through the rules for domain expiry and backordering? | Ask MetaFilter.
[1] http://www.pcworld.com/article/230154/les_paul_google_doodle_finds_permanent_home.html
[1] http://www.pcworld.com/article/230154/les_paul_google_doodle_finds_permanent_home.html
Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/notmartha/~3/OjJGuaDH-34/
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Tuesday, August 30, 2011
links: technology
Twitter [1].I just my first Android phone. What's the easiest way to get my NPR and BBC podcasts onto it? And what are your favourite must-have apps in general? | Ask MetaFilter.say YES! to hoboken: How to Make an Animated Gif.the Tumbly Green Chair | dbox: Instagram Filters as Photoshop Actions. Yay!Wordpress for a noob who isn't a noob developer: Can you explain the basics of using a framework theme to create a new theme? | Ask MetaFilter.
[1] http://twitter.com/#!/hchamp/status/89023783234580483
[1] http://twitter.com/#!/hchamp/status/89023783234580483
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Monday, August 29, 2011
photo: best case scenario emergency oil
When your car's oil light comes on while you're out running errands the night before a flight it's a really lucky thing that the nearest place to pull over is actually the parking lot of a drugstore that happens to sell oil. It's even luckier if you have a Scott [1] of your own who happens to be on his way home and can do all the dirty work for you.* While you're waiting for your Scott to arrive it is also very lucky if you happen to have a Car Kit [2] with scissors so you can improvise a funnel out of a water bottle. It's also pretty cool that the kit also contains individual handi-wipes to clean the hands of your Scott after he's done saving the car. And then you can pick up dinner from your neighborhood Italian place before you head home. Seriously though, the car kit has saved the day a number of times since I've had it. It's always so cheerful to realize that you do have that flashlight/tire gauge/sunscreen/safety pin/breath mint/pliers that you need.
* (For the record I definitely can put oil in my own car but he really was only minutes away and what the hell, it likely saved my favorite jeans from a nasty oil stain.)
[1] http://www.scottandrew.com
[2] http://www.notmartha.org/archives/2010/06/15/fathers-day-project-for-holidash/
* (For the record I definitely can put oil in my own car but he really was only minutes away and what the hell, it likely saved my favorite jeans from a nasty oil stain.)
[1] http://www.scottandrew.com
[2] http://www.notmartha.org/archives/2010/06/15/fathers-day-project-for-holidash/
Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/notmartha/~3/SUkyLBrcn34/
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links: craft
Craftzine [1].julies blog: Flower Hair Clip Tutorial. A nice and quick project to create some pretty folded-felt flower clips.Sophie-World: Rubik's Cube photo collage. This is really clever, let guests fill in their own photos with colored backgrounds to create a huge Rubik's cube for the table.
[1] http://blog.craftzine.com/archive/2011/06/how-to_cable_braided_necklace.html
[1] http://blog.craftzine.com/archive/2011/06/how-to_cable_braided_necklace.html
Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/notmartha/~3/srRAuj6vhOU/
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Guest post | Using vintage sheets in your crafts
Kirstin and Jordan are sisters who blog at kojodesigns. And while ‘creativity’ sometimes looks different for each of them – Jordan’s kitchen is the backdrop for many an experiment in crafty cooking and she is rarely without her camera while Kirstin is slowly decorating her home with Anthropologie knock-offs and using her extra minutes to [...]
Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WhipUp/~3/njR621aWJls/
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Sunday, August 28, 2011
thing I like: Slice packaging cutter
[1]
This is a Slice [2] ceramic safety cutter meant for opening clamshell packaging. I manage to get papercuts from anything sharp and flat so last Christmas I grabbed one of these in the hopes of avoiding the frustration and the blood and the pain. Opening gifts should not be associated with pain. This has an incredibly tiny ceramic blade in the tip that is just big enough to cut through sturdy plastic packaging but too small to cut skin.
I was really delighted when I found there is a small magnet inside so you can keep this on a fridge or a magnet board, so handy. It's photographed above hanging out with the spring clips and fortune cookie fortunes that I keep handy over my kitchen counter. We've even started using our little cutter to slice through tape to open boxes. It's turned out to be my favorite gadget. Slice makes a range of ceramic products for the office and kitchen and I have my eye on the Precision Cutter [3] as well. Both the Safety Cutter [4] and Precision Cutter [5] are also available at Amazon.
Funny thing? The Safety Cutter comes in the very packaging it's designed to open more easily:
[6]
[1] http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002OOVC84/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=notmartha-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399349&creativeASIN=B002OOVC84
[2] http://www.sliceproducts.com/product/safety-cutter-0
[3] http://www.sliceproducts.com/product/precision-cutter
[4] http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002OOVC84/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=notmartha-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399349&creativeASIN=B002OOVC84
[5] http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00286KNPG/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=notmartha-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399349&creativeASIN=B00286KNPG
[6] http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002OOVC84/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=notmartha-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399349&creativeASIN=B002OOVC84
This is a Slice [2] ceramic safety cutter meant for opening clamshell packaging. I manage to get papercuts from anything sharp and flat so last Christmas I grabbed one of these in the hopes of avoiding the frustration and the blood and the pain. Opening gifts should not be associated with pain. This has an incredibly tiny ceramic blade in the tip that is just big enough to cut through sturdy plastic packaging but too small to cut skin.
I was really delighted when I found there is a small magnet inside so you can keep this on a fridge or a magnet board, so handy. It's photographed above hanging out with the spring clips and fortune cookie fortunes that I keep handy over my kitchen counter. We've even started using our little cutter to slice through tape to open boxes. It's turned out to be my favorite gadget. Slice makes a range of ceramic products for the office and kitchen and I have my eye on the Precision Cutter [3] as well. Both the Safety Cutter [4] and Precision Cutter [5] are also available at Amazon.
Funny thing? The Safety Cutter comes in the very packaging it's designed to open more easily:
[6]
[1] http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002OOVC84/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=notmartha-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399349&creativeASIN=B002OOVC84
[2] http://www.sliceproducts.com/product/safety-cutter-0
[3] http://www.sliceproducts.com/product/precision-cutter
[4] http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002OOVC84/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=notmartha-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399349&creativeASIN=B002OOVC84
[5] http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00286KNPG/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=notmartha-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399349&creativeASIN=B00286KNPG
[6] http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002OOVC84/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=notmartha-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399349&creativeASIN=B002OOVC84
Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/notmartha/~3/TOAWwQ7PNiE/
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links: technology
keys on your keyboard [1], charted there by PC World. They even tell you how to play the chorus to Suspicious Minds. The doodle is really cool and lets you strum three of the most often used chords. Neato.Can anyone talk me through the rules for domain expiry and backordering? | Ask MetaFilter.
[1] http://www.pcworld.com/article/230154/les_paul_google_doodle_finds_permanent_home.html
[1] http://www.pcworld.com/article/230154/les_paul_google_doodle_finds_permanent_home.html
Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/notmartha/~3/OjJGuaDH-34/
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Saturday, August 27, 2011
links: craft
Craftzine [1].Jordan Ferney [2] on Twitter.Craftzine [3].Design Crush [4].
[1] http://blog.craftzine.com/archive/2011/04/how-to_sunny_resort_blouse.html
[2] http://twitter.com/#!/jordanferney/status/65787540954812416
[3] http://blog.craftzine.com/archive/2011/05/how-to_dye_your_own_buttons.html
[4] http://www.designcrushblog.com/2011/06/03/go-on-make-one/
[1] http://blog.craftzine.com/archive/2011/04/how-to_sunny_resort_blouse.html
[2] http://twitter.com/#!/jordanferney/status/65787540954812416
[3] http://blog.craftzine.com/archive/2011/05/how-to_dye_your_own_buttons.html
[4] http://www.designcrushblog.com/2011/06/03/go-on-make-one/
Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/notmartha/~3/3d14veh0EkA/
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photo: cheery red VW van
This van was so cheerful, like spotting a bunch of balloons on a dreary day. The owner clearly loves their van.
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links: misc
Waxy [1].Introducing: Tales from High Mountain � Tea & Cookies. Tara's memoirs about her years living in Japan, she is selling it as a fundraiser for the people in Japan who are still affected. It's a PDF right now, Kindle version coming soon. A simple way you can help contribute! Thank you Tara.
[1] http://waxy.org/links/
[1] http://waxy.org/links/
Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/notmartha/~3/VMF0WWiWPCE/
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links: craft
Craftzine [1].julies blog: Flower Hair Clip Tutorial. A nice and quick project to create some pretty folded-felt flower clips.Sophie-World: Rubik's Cube photo collage. This is really clever, let guests fill in their own photos with colored backgrounds to create a huge Rubik's cube for the table.
[1] http://blog.craftzine.com/archive/2011/06/how-to_cable_braided_necklace.html
[1] http://blog.craftzine.com/archive/2011/06/how-to_cable_braided_necklace.html
Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/notmartha/~3/srRAuj6vhOU/
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Friday, August 26, 2011
links: shopping
feathers necklace [1] as well.Jordan Ferney | Oh Happy Day!: New BHLDN Party Supply Line. I love these decorations.How to Shop at Discount Stores Without Looking Cheap | The Hairpin.i make shiny things : Not cool Urban Outfitters, not cool. Urban Outfitters blatantly rips off an independent artist. Again. A friend of mine has one of the Truche necklaces and it's lovely./p>The Jackie Cardigan, a favorite of The Ugly Green Chair (who I trust to do my shopping for me).
[1] http://www.etsy.com/listing/72546364/feathers-necklace-black-pleather
[1] http://www.etsy.com/listing/72546364/feathers-necklace-black-pleather
Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/notmartha/~3/ww1NqS6tftE/
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Thursday, August 25, 2011
Winners
Congratulations to our winners! We'll email winners later today with details...
Source: http://sewmamasew.com/blog2/2011/08/winners-25/
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Harry Potter Things to Make and Do
A list of fun and creative ideas for Harry Potter themed crafts, activities, decorations and parties.
Source: http://www.suite101.com/content/harry-potter-things-to-make-and-do-a377107
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Wednesday, August 24, 2011
what I?m up to
Stuff is going on! It's very exciting.
I contributed a project to 10 Simple Sunday Afternoon Crafts [1] which is published over on the shiny new Kirtsy, whose redo launched earlier this week. Lookin' good ladies. Huge thanks to Blogstar [2] for inviting me along. I showed how I use woodgrain contact paper [3] to repurpose various tins to use around the house. Yes that is a band-aid on my finger and it got there due to a paper cut unrelated to my project and the various sharp edged metal things I had been wielding for it.
Make Grow Gather [4] had me on for an episode of Lazy Summer Radio [5] and I talked about how much I like to find four leaf clovers. (The one pictured above was found in my front yard just last week.) Thanks again Kelly, come back soon!
For the next few weeks I'll be participating in a Project Runway [6] challenge thanks to the good people at HP, who sent me a TouchSmart [7] computer! I'll be doing my own version of the challenges the contestants are given, at least in digital format. I'm completely underqualified to do this so the results might be, well, let's just go with interesting.
I'll also be keeping an eye on the Project Project Runway [8] girls (Just Crafty Enough [9] and Craftroom [10]) who recreate the challenges on dolls. I loved what they did last season and I'm glad they are doing it again.
I have a list of good stuff [11] over at Supermarket [12]. Narrowing it down to 10 items was very difficult, I have about a hundred more bookmarked. Seriously.
I'll be speaking at Schoolhouse Craft [13] here in Seattle. I'm doing a panel on blogging with Blair from Wise Craft [14] and Molly from Orangette [15]. We're doing Blogging 101 on Friday, Sept 23rd at 12:30. The conference will be a collection of great people talking about the business of craft. If you need a recharge this will be where to do it, I came away last year feeling more inspired than I had in a while.
My husband Scott [16] has a few notable shows coming up. He is 1/2 of Kin to Stars [17], the other half is the very awesome Jerin Falkner [18]. Their very first show is coming up in over a week at Egan's [19] in Ballard (Seattle) on Saturday, August 6th at 9p.m. More details [20] on their Facebook events page. See you there? He also plays with Explone [21] and among their upcoming shows is a benefit to help cover the medical costs of a great girl who needs some help: We Heart Tracy Dart [22] at The Bridge, 7pm on Sunday, August 7th.
[1] http://kirtsy.com/2011/07/27/crafts/
[2] http://sarahbrydenbrown.com/
[3] http://kirtsy.com/2011/07/25/wood-grain-tins-how-to/?kp=YToxOntzOjE6ImkiO2k6NDAzO30=
[4] http://www.makegrowgather.com/
[5] http://www.makegrowgather.com/posts/2011/7/20/lazy-summer-radio-visits-not-martha.html
[6] http://www.bravotv.com/project-runway
[7] http://www.hp.com/united-states/campaigns/touchsmart/
[8] http://www.justcraftyenough.com/2011/07/project-project-runway-2011/
[9] http://www.justcraftyenough.com
[10] http://craftroom.blogspot.com/
[11] http://supermarkethq.com/blog/view/742
[12] http://supermarkethq.com/blog/
[13] http://www.schoolhousecraft.com/
[14] http://blairpeter.typepad.com/
[15] http://orangette.blogspot.com/
[16] http://www.scottandrew.com
[17] http://www.scottandrew.com/wordpress/archives/2011/07/introducing_kin_to_stars.html
[18] http://www.jerinfalkner.com/
[19] http://ballardjamhouse.com/
[20] https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=106560049440567
[21] http://www.explone.com/
[22] http://www.explone.com/shows.aspx
I contributed a project to 10 Simple Sunday Afternoon Crafts [1] which is published over on the shiny new Kirtsy, whose redo launched earlier this week. Lookin' good ladies. Huge thanks to Blogstar [2] for inviting me along. I showed how I use woodgrain contact paper [3] to repurpose various tins to use around the house. Yes that is a band-aid on my finger and it got there due to a paper cut unrelated to my project and the various sharp edged metal things I had been wielding for it.
Make Grow Gather [4] had me on for an episode of Lazy Summer Radio [5] and I talked about how much I like to find four leaf clovers. (The one pictured above was found in my front yard just last week.) Thanks again Kelly, come back soon!
For the next few weeks I'll be participating in a Project Runway [6] challenge thanks to the good people at HP, who sent me a TouchSmart [7] computer! I'll be doing my own version of the challenges the contestants are given, at least in digital format. I'm completely underqualified to do this so the results might be, well, let's just go with interesting.
I'll also be keeping an eye on the Project Project Runway [8] girls (Just Crafty Enough [9] and Craftroom [10]) who recreate the challenges on dolls. I loved what they did last season and I'm glad they are doing it again.
I have a list of good stuff [11] over at Supermarket [12]. Narrowing it down to 10 items was very difficult, I have about a hundred more bookmarked. Seriously.
I'll be speaking at Schoolhouse Craft [13] here in Seattle. I'm doing a panel on blogging with Blair from Wise Craft [14] and Molly from Orangette [15]. We're doing Blogging 101 on Friday, Sept 23rd at 12:30. The conference will be a collection of great people talking about the business of craft. If you need a recharge this will be where to do it, I came away last year feeling more inspired than I had in a while.
My husband Scott [16] has a few notable shows coming up. He is 1/2 of Kin to Stars [17], the other half is the very awesome Jerin Falkner [18]. Their very first show is coming up in over a week at Egan's [19] in Ballard (Seattle) on Saturday, August 6th at 9p.m. More details [20] on their Facebook events page. See you there? He also plays with Explone [21] and among their upcoming shows is a benefit to help cover the medical costs of a great girl who needs some help: We Heart Tracy Dart [22] at The Bridge, 7pm on Sunday, August 7th.
[1] http://kirtsy.com/2011/07/27/crafts/
[2] http://sarahbrydenbrown.com/
[3] http://kirtsy.com/2011/07/25/wood-grain-tins-how-to/?kp=YToxOntzOjE6ImkiO2k6NDAzO30=
[4] http://www.makegrowgather.com/
[5] http://www.makegrowgather.com/posts/2011/7/20/lazy-summer-radio-visits-not-martha.html
[6] http://www.bravotv.com/project-runway
[7] http://www.hp.com/united-states/campaigns/touchsmart/
[8] http://www.justcraftyenough.com/2011/07/project-project-runway-2011/
[9] http://www.justcraftyenough.com
[10] http://craftroom.blogspot.com/
[11] http://supermarkethq.com/blog/view/742
[12] http://supermarkethq.com/blog/
[13] http://www.schoolhousecraft.com/
[14] http://blairpeter.typepad.com/
[15] http://orangette.blogspot.com/
[16] http://www.scottandrew.com
[17] http://www.scottandrew.com/wordpress/archives/2011/07/introducing_kin_to_stars.html
[18] http://www.jerinfalkner.com/
[19] http://ballardjamhouse.com/
[20] https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=106560049440567
[21] http://www.explone.com/
[22] http://www.explone.com/shows.aspx
Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/notmartha/~3/nWLovhkn3n4/
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blog book tour: 1, 2, 3 Sew
[1]
Hi there! Today is a stop on the blog book tour for 1, 2, 3 Sew [2]: Build Your Skills with 33 Simple Projects?Bags, Accessories, Home Accents, and More written by Ellen of The Long Thread [3]. The book is filled with happy and useful projects and has a whole section for organizers. If you head on over the the book's page [4] you can find a preview of some pages, and you can also see the book trailer on YouTube [5]. It's stop motion and I'm sort of in love with it.
[6]
There is also a free tutorial for the Market Tote [7] which is completely adorable. I must make one.
[8]
Next up on the blog book tour is Modern Kiddo [9], and you can see the whole schedule right over here [10].
[1] http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0811876497/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=notmartha-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399373&creativeASIN=0811876497
[2] http://www.chroniclebooks.com/index/main,book-info/store,books/products_id,9189/
[3] http://thelongthread.com
[4] http://www.chroniclebooks.com/index/main,book-info/store,books/products_id,9189/
[5] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JnwL734_r7M
[6] http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0811876497/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=notmartha-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399373&creativeASIN=0811876497
[7] http://www.chroniclebooks.com/blog/2011/06/23/in-praise-of-totes/
[8] http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0811876497/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=notmartha-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399373&creativeASIN=0811876497
[9] http://modernkiddo.com/
[10] http://www.chroniclebooks.com/blog/2011/07/07/the-1-2-3-sew-blog-tour/
Hi there! Today is a stop on the blog book tour for 1, 2, 3 Sew [2]: Build Your Skills with 33 Simple Projects?Bags, Accessories, Home Accents, and More written by Ellen of The Long Thread [3]. The book is filled with happy and useful projects and has a whole section for organizers. If you head on over the the book's page [4] you can find a preview of some pages, and you can also see the book trailer on YouTube [5]. It's stop motion and I'm sort of in love with it.
[6]
There is also a free tutorial for the Market Tote [7] which is completely adorable. I must make one.
[8]
Next up on the blog book tour is Modern Kiddo [9], and you can see the whole schedule right over here [10].
[1] http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0811876497/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=notmartha-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399373&creativeASIN=0811876497
[2] http://www.chroniclebooks.com/index/main,book-info/store,books/products_id,9189/
[3] http://thelongthread.com
[4] http://www.chroniclebooks.com/index/main,book-info/store,books/products_id,9189/
[5] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JnwL734_r7M
[6] http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0811876497/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=notmartha-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399373&creativeASIN=0811876497
[7] http://www.chroniclebooks.com/blog/2011/06/23/in-praise-of-totes/
[8] http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0811876497/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=notmartha-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399373&creativeASIN=0811876497
[9] http://modernkiddo.com/
[10] http://www.chroniclebooks.com/blog/2011/07/07/the-1-2-3-sew-blog-tour/
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Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Project Runway, HP computers and me and Scott.
To celebrate their collaboration with Project Runway [1] for season 9 HP invited me to take on a few of the episode challenges, at least in digital sketch form. I'm a huge fan of the show and have watched every single season so I was super happy to be part of this partnership. The lovely people at HP sent me a TouchSmart [2] computer to use for the virtual creations. Project Runway very well might be my version of watching professional sports so this whole thing is sort of overwhelming.
Quick background: I entered college to study costume design where I learned that I really wasn't that good at it. After college I stumbled into building websites and discovered that being able to pay rent is awfully nice. Somewhere in there I started this site and these days pretty much only use Photoshop to resize the pictures of stuff [3] I've made out of meat [4]. Scott, on the other hand, studied actual graphic design before being hired away to work on the web. He continues to design album covers and band posters for his various awesome music projects [5]. He knows how to use Illustrator and send things to fancy print shops.
Which is why when Scott declared he would like to also play along with the Project Runway challenges that I began to feel a bit intimidated. He is so much better at this stuff than I am.
The set up: In the first episode [6] of this season the Project Runway contestants were woken up early, told to grab a sheet off their bed and hustled out of their apartments still in their pajamas. They headed (actually, walked through the streets of New York!) to the workroom where they discovered that their first challenge was to create an outfit from the pajamas they were wearing and the sheet they were carrying. (Is this your new worst nightmare? Because it's way up there among mine.) Happily for everybody involved they were given scrubs to change in to. They were also given the option of using fabric dyes. Also, scrubs look really comfy.
At this point I paused Tivo and Scott and I agreed we'd have to incorporate what we were wearing at that very moment in to our designs. We were wearing very boring stuff. I had on a white jersey tank top and loose fitting black jersey workout pants from Old Navy (meaning, really, pajama pants). Scott was wearing a black t-shirt and jeans. I wish I'd been wearing something lacy or at least patterned. (Did you see what the winner did using his boxer shorts [7]?)
I also gave myself the rule that once I got started sketching something I wouldn't be able to back down. It only seemed fair. This might have been folly on my part.
Here is my design:
Here is how I fantasize, in the style of the Project Project Runway [8] girls, that this would have gone down: I took apart my white tank top at the seams and dyed half fuchsia and the other half a bright green. Both turned out more neon than I intended but I forged ahead. I turned them into a tight fitting top using the black jersey from my pants to create a collar, center stripe and hem. At this point Tim Gunn came around and showed a lot of concern when I admitted I hadn't thought about what I was going to do for the bottom piece. I freaked out. Since everybody else appeared to be making smaller garments I decided to make a long flowy skirt and dyed bits of my sheet black, pink and green. Tragically the sheet color didn't match jersey very well so I decided to keep the sheet fabric as far away from the top as possible. I constructed a skirt with vertical black stripes and blocks of color at the bottom.
In the middle of sewing long seams I was called in to give a workroom interview where I shakily admitted to the cameras that I was worried about my idea but it was too late to start over. I was only half finished sewing the skirt just as the end of the night was called. On the way out I contemplated scrapping the skirt altogether and making a mini out of my remaining fabric instead. (Seriously, in real life I went to bed that night giving some real thought to just drawing a different skirt and wondering how much fabric I might have left over if this were, you know, reality.)
It would have looked something like this:
But the next morning I decided I just didn't have time and that the mini skirt would be, how to say this? Too Pretty Woman? I had to go with what I had. I spent some precious last minutes uselessly fretting towards the cameras and nearly forgot about accessories. I dramatically grabbed a pair of strappy heels for my model as she was leaving the room.
Here is Scott's design:
Scott [9] created a fitted shell from part of the sheet he had dyed gray and appliqued strips of the black t-shirt to create asymmetrical stripes. He dyed the rest of the sheet a melon color, it turned out a bit more muted than he intended but decided to work with it. Lastly he deconstructed his jeans to turn into a cropped jacket with short sleeves. Scott remained fairly calm in the work room and when Tim Gunn came around he had everything ready to show, the jacket wasn't finished but it was pinned to the form so Tim could see the outfit emerging. Scott worked quietly and the cameramen were unable to even get a shot of him that could later be edited into something that could be interpreted as "looking disdainfully at other people's work". During his workroom interview the producers weren't able to get him to criticize anybody else so none of the footage was used. He worked carefully and had enough time to fit the pants well and finish the seams in the denim nicely. He decided to only accessorize with shoes.
Judging was swift. (We're still in fantasy mode here, just in case you started reading somewhere in the middle.) I was in the bottom three, Scott was in the top three. My vision and taste level were questioned, I tried to explain that I had run out of time but was reminded that being decisive is part of the competition.
Heidi didn't absolutely hate the top, Nina had that expression she gets, Michael Kors generously pointed out that I had at least attempted something sweeping, Nina Ricci said something vaguely complementary but ultimately unswaying. I barely managed to stay on until next week and groveled to the judges. I later showed an insincere amount of concern for the loser before Tim Gunn had to come and tell them it was time to leave. Whew. Scott didn't win but showed pleasant surprise that his first outfit for Project Runway was so well received and heartily congratulated the winner.
The end.
Scott also sent me this, his first idea that he feared might be taking the challenge a bit too literally:
I used ArtRage to create my outfit, it's a painting program that allows one to use the touch screen on the HP TouchSmart and tablet computers. I fiddled with the settings as I was using it, thus the pencil strokes in one of my drawings is very different from the other (which is to say, entirely my own doing). I started off making my own fashion croquis, a figure drawing template that is based on nine heads of height. (Or rather for models, real humans are usually drawn seven heads tall. For me? Six.)
I got as far as you see above before outright cheating and finding a few croquis templates here [10] which I could trace. I shared the templates with Scott too, so I guess it wasn't really cheating. Right? Right. Anyhow, this time around I used the pencil setting in ArtRage because it reminded me of all the Prismacolor pencils of my past. Next time I think I'm going to try to work with the art marker option. It was different to draw right on a screen, and fun, but I could definitely use more practice.
Some thoughts about the HP TouchSmart [2]:
It's really fun to have a huge, bright screen in my office. I bought my last laptop based on it's portability and weight (under 3 pounds) so the screen on it is pretty darn small. In comparison the TouchSmart screen feels like a huge upgrade.
One of the most fun discoveries was that I could play Crayon Physics Deluxe [12] using the touch screen. You can play Crayon Physics without a touch screen, in fact I bought it before the TouchSmart made it's way into this house, but the game is extra fun to play by drawing things on a huge screen with your finger. It's currently my very favorite thing. For serious like. (FYI: I originally bought the game as part of the Humble Indie Bundle 3 [13] which is five DRM-free PC/Mac/Linux indie games at a choose-your-own price, limited time, go for it now if you'd like any or all of them. This thing? It is good.)
Please excuse the ick factor here: The TouchSmart screen doesn't smudge the way you might expect it to from being touched so much. I'm not quite sure how it all works but I take the same amount of care when touching the TouchSmart as I do when using my iPhone and the TouchSmart screen has remained nice and clean.
The built-in webcam appears to be the most flattering I have encountered so far. I'd share screen caps but apparently I'm unable to smile and/or not roll my eyes on camera. It's something I'll work on.
The touchscreen desktop comes already set up with buttons for Twitter, Netflix, Hulu, Facebook, RSS feeds, weather, a calendar you can sync with your own and a few other common things. Once you sign in to various services you're set. HP also offers a movie store that lets you flick through movies, watch previews and decide to rent or purchase right there. Now, I can watch trailers from my laptop as well but somehow the ease of the slide-y interface makes it extra appealing. I'm finding movies that I'd like to watch that I passed over when I saw them inside Netflix. There are a few other instances where a touch interface on a large screen is pretty darn cool (solitiare! photographs!) but the movie trailers are catching my attention, somebody behind the scenes is doing something right.
A note: I was not financially compensated for this post.
[1] http://www.mylifetime.com/shows/project-runway
[2] http://www.shopping.hp.com/webapp/shopping/store_access.do;HHOJSID=nW1yT4GGHc9JRCL20xmXpsQTPHJsskxjQ1bhpYQXGJQJ4wXWdwG4!-1752973926?template_type=computer_store&landing=desktops&a1=Category&v1=TouchSmart%20PCs&jumpid=in_R329_prodexp/hhoslp/psg/lateralnav_TouchSmart_desktops
[3] http://www.notmartha.org/archives/2008/02/27/bacon-cups/
[4] http://www.notmartha.org/archives/2009/10/27/meat-hand/
[5] http://www.scottandrew.com
[6] http://www.mylifetime.com/shows/project-runway/video/full-episodes
[7] http://www.mylifetime.com/shows/project-runway/season-9/photos/designers/bert-keeter-episode-1#id=1
[8] http://www.justcraftyenough.com/2011/07/project-project-runway-challenge-1/
[9] http://www.scottandrew.com
[10] http://www.designersnexus.com/design/free-fashion-croquis-templates/female-fashion-croquis-templates/
[11] http://www.shopping.hp.com/webapp/shopping/store_access.do;HHOJSID=nW1yT4GGHc9JRCL20xmXpsQTPHJsskxjQ1bhpYQXGJQJ4wXWdwG4!-1752973926?template_type=computer_store&landing=desktops&a1=Category&v1=TouchSmart%20PCs&jumpid=in_R329_prodexp/hhoslp/psg/lateralnav_TouchSmart_desktops
[12] http://www.crayonphysics.com/
[13] http://www.humblebundle.com/
Quick background: I entered college to study costume design where I learned that I really wasn't that good at it. After college I stumbled into building websites and discovered that being able to pay rent is awfully nice. Somewhere in there I started this site and these days pretty much only use Photoshop to resize the pictures of stuff [3] I've made out of meat [4]. Scott, on the other hand, studied actual graphic design before being hired away to work on the web. He continues to design album covers and band posters for his various awesome music projects [5]. He knows how to use Illustrator and send things to fancy print shops.
Which is why when Scott declared he would like to also play along with the Project Runway challenges that I began to feel a bit intimidated. He is so much better at this stuff than I am.
The set up: In the first episode [6] of this season the Project Runway contestants were woken up early, told to grab a sheet off their bed and hustled out of their apartments still in their pajamas. They headed (actually, walked through the streets of New York!) to the workroom where they discovered that their first challenge was to create an outfit from the pajamas they were wearing and the sheet they were carrying. (Is this your new worst nightmare? Because it's way up there among mine.) Happily for everybody involved they were given scrubs to change in to. They were also given the option of using fabric dyes. Also, scrubs look really comfy.
At this point I paused Tivo and Scott and I agreed we'd have to incorporate what we were wearing at that very moment in to our designs. We were wearing very boring stuff. I had on a white jersey tank top and loose fitting black jersey workout pants from Old Navy (meaning, really, pajama pants). Scott was wearing a black t-shirt and jeans. I wish I'd been wearing something lacy or at least patterned. (Did you see what the winner did using his boxer shorts [7]?)
I also gave myself the rule that once I got started sketching something I wouldn't be able to back down. It only seemed fair. This might have been folly on my part.
Here is my design:
Here is how I fantasize, in the style of the Project Project Runway [8] girls, that this would have gone down: I took apart my white tank top at the seams and dyed half fuchsia and the other half a bright green. Both turned out more neon than I intended but I forged ahead. I turned them into a tight fitting top using the black jersey from my pants to create a collar, center stripe and hem. At this point Tim Gunn came around and showed a lot of concern when I admitted I hadn't thought about what I was going to do for the bottom piece. I freaked out. Since everybody else appeared to be making smaller garments I decided to make a long flowy skirt and dyed bits of my sheet black, pink and green. Tragically the sheet color didn't match jersey very well so I decided to keep the sheet fabric as far away from the top as possible. I constructed a skirt with vertical black stripes and blocks of color at the bottom.
In the middle of sewing long seams I was called in to give a workroom interview where I shakily admitted to the cameras that I was worried about my idea but it was too late to start over. I was only half finished sewing the skirt just as the end of the night was called. On the way out I contemplated scrapping the skirt altogether and making a mini out of my remaining fabric instead. (Seriously, in real life I went to bed that night giving some real thought to just drawing a different skirt and wondering how much fabric I might have left over if this were, you know, reality.)
It would have looked something like this:
But the next morning I decided I just didn't have time and that the mini skirt would be, how to say this? Too Pretty Woman? I had to go with what I had. I spent some precious last minutes uselessly fretting towards the cameras and nearly forgot about accessories. I dramatically grabbed a pair of strappy heels for my model as she was leaving the room.
Here is Scott's design:
Scott [9] created a fitted shell from part of the sheet he had dyed gray and appliqued strips of the black t-shirt to create asymmetrical stripes. He dyed the rest of the sheet a melon color, it turned out a bit more muted than he intended but decided to work with it. Lastly he deconstructed his jeans to turn into a cropped jacket with short sleeves. Scott remained fairly calm in the work room and when Tim Gunn came around he had everything ready to show, the jacket wasn't finished but it was pinned to the form so Tim could see the outfit emerging. Scott worked quietly and the cameramen were unable to even get a shot of him that could later be edited into something that could be interpreted as "looking disdainfully at other people's work". During his workroom interview the producers weren't able to get him to criticize anybody else so none of the footage was used. He worked carefully and had enough time to fit the pants well and finish the seams in the denim nicely. He decided to only accessorize with shoes.
Judging was swift. (We're still in fantasy mode here, just in case you started reading somewhere in the middle.) I was in the bottom three, Scott was in the top three. My vision and taste level were questioned, I tried to explain that I had run out of time but was reminded that being decisive is part of the competition.
Heidi didn't absolutely hate the top, Nina had that expression she gets, Michael Kors generously pointed out that I had at least attempted something sweeping, Nina Ricci said something vaguely complementary but ultimately unswaying. I barely managed to stay on until next week and groveled to the judges. I later showed an insincere amount of concern for the loser before Tim Gunn had to come and tell them it was time to leave. Whew. Scott didn't win but showed pleasant surprise that his first outfit for Project Runway was so well received and heartily congratulated the winner.
The end.
Scott also sent me this, his first idea that he feared might be taking the challenge a bit too literally:
I used ArtRage to create my outfit, it's a painting program that allows one to use the touch screen on the HP TouchSmart and tablet computers. I fiddled with the settings as I was using it, thus the pencil strokes in one of my drawings is very different from the other (which is to say, entirely my own doing). I started off making my own fashion croquis, a figure drawing template that is based on nine heads of height. (Or rather for models, real humans are usually drawn seven heads tall. For me? Six.)
I got as far as you see above before outright cheating and finding a few croquis templates here [10] which I could trace. I shared the templates with Scott too, so I guess it wasn't really cheating. Right? Right. Anyhow, this time around I used the pencil setting in ArtRage because it reminded me of all the Prismacolor pencils of my past. Next time I think I'm going to try to work with the art marker option. It was different to draw right on a screen, and fun, but I could definitely use more practice.
Some thoughts about the HP TouchSmart [2]:
It's really fun to have a huge, bright screen in my office. I bought my last laptop based on it's portability and weight (under 3 pounds) so the screen on it is pretty darn small. In comparison the TouchSmart screen feels like a huge upgrade.
One of the most fun discoveries was that I could play Crayon Physics Deluxe [12] using the touch screen. You can play Crayon Physics without a touch screen, in fact I bought it before the TouchSmart made it's way into this house, but the game is extra fun to play by drawing things on a huge screen with your finger. It's currently my very favorite thing. For serious like. (FYI: I originally bought the game as part of the Humble Indie Bundle 3 [13] which is five DRM-free PC/Mac/Linux indie games at a choose-your-own price, limited time, go for it now if you'd like any or all of them. This thing? It is good.)
Please excuse the ick factor here: The TouchSmart screen doesn't smudge the way you might expect it to from being touched so much. I'm not quite sure how it all works but I take the same amount of care when touching the TouchSmart as I do when using my iPhone and the TouchSmart screen has remained nice and clean.
The built-in webcam appears to be the most flattering I have encountered so far. I'd share screen caps but apparently I'm unable to smile and/or not roll my eyes on camera. It's something I'll work on.
The touchscreen desktop comes already set up with buttons for Twitter, Netflix, Hulu, Facebook, RSS feeds, weather, a calendar you can sync with your own and a few other common things. Once you sign in to various services you're set. HP also offers a movie store that lets you flick through movies, watch previews and decide to rent or purchase right there. Now, I can watch trailers from my laptop as well but somehow the ease of the slide-y interface makes it extra appealing. I'm finding movies that I'd like to watch that I passed over when I saw them inside Netflix. There are a few other instances where a touch interface on a large screen is pretty darn cool (solitiare! photographs!) but the movie trailers are catching my attention, somebody behind the scenes is doing something right.
A note: I was not financially compensated for this post.
[1] http://www.mylifetime.com/shows/project-runway
[2] http://www.shopping.hp.com/webapp/shopping/store_access.do;HHOJSID=nW1yT4GGHc9JRCL20xmXpsQTPHJsskxjQ1bhpYQXGJQJ4wXWdwG4!-1752973926?template_type=computer_store&landing=desktops&a1=Category&v1=TouchSmart%20PCs&jumpid=in_R329_prodexp/hhoslp/psg/lateralnav_TouchSmart_desktops
[3] http://www.notmartha.org/archives/2008/02/27/bacon-cups/
[4] http://www.notmartha.org/archives/2009/10/27/meat-hand/
[5] http://www.scottandrew.com
[6] http://www.mylifetime.com/shows/project-runway/video/full-episodes
[7] http://www.mylifetime.com/shows/project-runway/season-9/photos/designers/bert-keeter-episode-1#id=1
[8] http://www.justcraftyenough.com/2011/07/project-project-runway-challenge-1/
[9] http://www.scottandrew.com
[10] http://www.designersnexus.com/design/free-fashion-croquis-templates/female-fashion-croquis-templates/
[11] http://www.shopping.hp.com/webapp/shopping/store_access.do;HHOJSID=nW1yT4GGHc9JRCL20xmXpsQTPHJsskxjQ1bhpYQXGJQJ4wXWdwG4!-1752973926?template_type=computer_store&landing=desktops&a1=Category&v1=TouchSmart%20PCs&jumpid=in_R329_prodexp/hhoslp/psg/lateralnav_TouchSmart_desktops
[12] http://www.crayonphysics.com/
[13] http://www.humblebundle.com/
Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/notmartha/~3/wzrEEYE4gKE/
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Linky love
Whether its emails with interesting links or trawling through my rss feeds for cool things ? here are some lovely links to explore this week. If you would like to send press releases or submit your own project please send to submit[at]whipup.net. Make this bean bag toss game Abby has a free�bird in flight pattern�(pictured) [...]
Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WhipUp/~3/gsxGnxL9jaw/
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dailyish photo: new bicycle helmets
The other day we bought new bicycle helmets. I chose a Giro Indicator and I like it because it has a little adjustment wheel on the back so it fits snuggly but it's not headache inducing, and it's really well ventilated. It was on sale at REI, and the one I picked (White/Silver) is even cheaper on Amazon [1] right now. Yay for bicycling.
[1] http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000BO3CZU/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=notmartha-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399373&creativeASIN=B000BO3CZU
[1] http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000BO3CZU/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=notmartha-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399373&creativeASIN=B000BO3CZU
Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/notmartha/~3/UEskzRparlA/
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Printable Left-Right Baby Shower Game
Are you wondering how to play a left-right game? Popular at parties, someone reads a short story to the group. Each time the word right or left is mentioned, a prize is passed in that direction by the seated players. Whoever has the prize at the end of the story wins the prize! Here’s a [...]
Source: http://allcrafts.allcraftsblogs.com/2011/08/07/printable-left-right-baby-shower-game/
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Monday, August 22, 2011
Guest post | Making room for baby
Making room – Guest post by Sophie from Roubidou Getting ready for the baby seams to be above all an exercise in making room. The simplest task of all – at least for now – was to make room in my body for our little daughter who although at the moment still hidden under layers [...]
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a road trip with Posterous
When Scott and I moved from Ohio to California we had the types of mobile phones that only make calls, remember those? While exploring our new state we would go to places that were amazing (the Golden Gate Bridge, Yosemite, the beach right there on the real actual ocean) and call our parents and say "guess where we are!" It seems like we blinked and here we are with phones that take photos and send email and so many ways of sharing our experiences with photos and video online.
[1]
I was thinking about this the other day when Posterous [2] got in touch to talk about about their Posterous Groups and privacy. They want to let us know that Posterous is an easy way you can share thoughts, photos, video and documents just with the people on your list. So Scott [3] and I decided to take a mini summer vacation to try it out.
We went for a one-day road trip. These are all photos we sent to our family Posterous Group (meaning each time we sent a photo it landed in the email of our family members almost right away) and which would be completely private except for the fact that, well, I'm showing them to you here. Below is what we learned on our trip:
East of Seattle are a few places that make for a nice day trip without it being too long of a car ride, which is especially nice if you have kids in the car or, like me, get car sick pretty easily. First on our list was Snoqualmie Falls [4]. We drove up to the just-redone park where you can get some great views of the falls. On the day we visited the water was rushing harder than we'd ever seen it before and the wind was picking up the mist and covering those of us on the viewing platforms.
Since the photos only go to your Posterous Group you don't have to worry about sending a slightly unflattering or just plain boring photo to a list or site where more people than you'd really like can see them. You mom loves you and wants to see your pretty face no matter what. (I was so cold and my hair was getting very wet in photo above. Hi Mom!)
Posterous is free (yay) and super simple to set up. It does two things, it works as a simple blogging platform to allow you to share whatever you'd like with the world, and it also allows you to set up Groups to share words, images, video and attachments with only those you'd like to while keeping it nice and private from everybody else. People in your Posterous Group can also send items to share so exchanging information or keeping in touch is as easy as possible. Examples! You need to see some examples, go here on Posterous [5] to peek at some sites. And look! The Maker Faire Daily [6] is a Posterous site, awesome.
The Salish Lodge [7] is perched on the land just next to the falls (you can see it in the first photo of the falls above). There has been an inn in that spot since 1919 (the current one was was rebuilt in the 80s). Salish Lodge has an amazing brunch menu and in particular the Country Breakfast is famous for being enormous and must be attempted at least once. Brunch and then a nice stroll along the park trails to view the falls is a good start (you might need to walk back and forth through the park more than once to recover from the meal). I hear the rooms in the lodge are nice. We've never stayed at the lodge but we have lingered in the lobby while pretending that we're staying there.
When you send a photo out using Posterous the email arrives in the inboxes of your group with the sendee being your own email address, so there is no confusion over who the message is coming from. Score one for making it easy on your family.
The town of Snoqualmie [8] is a very short drive just down the road and they display old trains all along the main street, which grew up along the train tracks there. A lot of them are available for you to climb on and in, I felt like we were getting away with something. We also saw a large wedding party out to get a group photograph (the bridesmaids were wearing navy dresses with bright yellow accents, it worked surprisingly well). We also saw a couple on bicycles who were both wearing large paper crowns and totally owning the look, I liked them immediately.
The photos you send to your Posterous Group are also collected in your Posterous account, all neat and tidy and together. You don't have to worry about sorting them or uploading them somewhere else later. I really fell for this feature, the album of the trip is ready for you right away with no extra work. Nice.
Snoqualmie also has train rides out of the Train Museum [9]! We watched as one passed by, we were a bit jealous of those on board. Scott's nephew and his dad would love this, so we have a reason to return.
Posterous sizes, orients, hosts and generally makes good the photos and video you send. Get your family members set up to all post to the group and this feature might also eliminate you getting emailed giant photos of your niece at her dance recital that take forever to download and are sideways when you open them. (Can you tell this happens to us? This happens to us.)
The next town over from Snoqualmie is North Bend [10]. It's a sweet little town surrounded by looming mountains. One is Mount Si [11], a popular hiking spot which we have yet to take on, I hear the view at the top is amazing. I'll take their word on it. North Bend is also home to Twede's Cafe [12], made famous by Twin Peaks. We didn't stop and have pie, we should have had pie!
On the way back to Seattle we stopped at the historic XXX Root Beer Drive-In [13] in Issaquah. The walls are covered with old rock-and-roll posters and souvenirs and classic car stuff, it's really something to behold.
While we were out we sent photos with descriptions and notes using the email on my phone and the Posterous app (requires iOS 4) on Scott's iPhone (there is an Android app as well). My iPhone is older and takes the grainy photos you're seeing, Scott's iPhone is shiny-new and takes nice photos. I also played with his Hipstamatic [14] photo app that day, I like it.
Since we were on vacation we took the opportunity to order the XXX signature burger, an enormous creation that is about 10 inches across. That mug of root beer? Also enormous. We split both but didn't finish either. Ok, maybe one of us finished their half of the burger.
It seems like every time we stop at XXX Root Beer there is a classic car show in the parking lot next door. Shiny and red!
Because the things you send to your Posterous Group only get sent out to your list (in our case family) you can show off your vacation photos immediately without letting the whole internet know something like: "Look! We're at the Grand Canyon! And we're obviously nowhere near home right now so go ahead and steal that giant television I posted a photo of last week!"
You can tell the people who make Posterous like you. They make it easy to share information with everybody, or just the ones that you'd like, using whichever way is most convenient for you. You can post using an app, by sending the information you'd like in an email (either from your computer or from your phone) or by using the Posterous website itself. Basically anywhere you might be. Handy. And Posterous knows just what to do with the words/photos/video you send when it gets there. I'm really impressed with the care that they put into everything.
Just so you know: This is a sponsored post from a company that I like.
[1] http://posterous.com
[2] http://posterous.com
[3] http://www.scottandrew.com
[4] http://www.snoqualmiefalls.com/
[5] http://examples.posterous.com/
[6] http://daily.makerfaire.com/
[7] http://www.salishlodge.com/
[8] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snoqualmie,_Washington
[9] http://www.trainmuseum.org/trains.asp
[10] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Bend,_Washington
[11] http://www.mountsi.com/
[12] http://www.twedescafe.com/
[13] http://www.triplexrootbeer.com/
[14] http://hipstamaticapp.com/
[1]
I was thinking about this the other day when Posterous [2] got in touch to talk about about their Posterous Groups and privacy. They want to let us know that Posterous is an easy way you can share thoughts, photos, video and documents just with the people on your list. So Scott [3] and I decided to take a mini summer vacation to try it out.
We went for a one-day road trip. These are all photos we sent to our family Posterous Group (meaning each time we sent a photo it landed in the email of our family members almost right away) and which would be completely private except for the fact that, well, I'm showing them to you here. Below is what we learned on our trip:
East of Seattle are a few places that make for a nice day trip without it being too long of a car ride, which is especially nice if you have kids in the car or, like me, get car sick pretty easily. First on our list was Snoqualmie Falls [4]. We drove up to the just-redone park where you can get some great views of the falls. On the day we visited the water was rushing harder than we'd ever seen it before and the wind was picking up the mist and covering those of us on the viewing platforms.
Since the photos only go to your Posterous Group you don't have to worry about sending a slightly unflattering or just plain boring photo to a list or site where more people than you'd really like can see them. You mom loves you and wants to see your pretty face no matter what. (I was so cold and my hair was getting very wet in photo above. Hi Mom!)
Posterous is free (yay) and super simple to set up. It does two things, it works as a simple blogging platform to allow you to share whatever you'd like with the world, and it also allows you to set up Groups to share words, images, video and attachments with only those you'd like to while keeping it nice and private from everybody else. People in your Posterous Group can also send items to share so exchanging information or keeping in touch is as easy as possible. Examples! You need to see some examples, go here on Posterous [5] to peek at some sites. And look! The Maker Faire Daily [6] is a Posterous site, awesome.
The Salish Lodge [7] is perched on the land just next to the falls (you can see it in the first photo of the falls above). There has been an inn in that spot since 1919 (the current one was was rebuilt in the 80s). Salish Lodge has an amazing brunch menu and in particular the Country Breakfast is famous for being enormous and must be attempted at least once. Brunch and then a nice stroll along the park trails to view the falls is a good start (you might need to walk back and forth through the park more than once to recover from the meal). I hear the rooms in the lodge are nice. We've never stayed at the lodge but we have lingered in the lobby while pretending that we're staying there.
When you send a photo out using Posterous the email arrives in the inboxes of your group with the sendee being your own email address, so there is no confusion over who the message is coming from. Score one for making it easy on your family.
The town of Snoqualmie [8] is a very short drive just down the road and they display old trains all along the main street, which grew up along the train tracks there. A lot of them are available for you to climb on and in, I felt like we were getting away with something. We also saw a large wedding party out to get a group photograph (the bridesmaids were wearing navy dresses with bright yellow accents, it worked surprisingly well). We also saw a couple on bicycles who were both wearing large paper crowns and totally owning the look, I liked them immediately.
The photos you send to your Posterous Group are also collected in your Posterous account, all neat and tidy and together. You don't have to worry about sorting them or uploading them somewhere else later. I really fell for this feature, the album of the trip is ready for you right away with no extra work. Nice.
Snoqualmie also has train rides out of the Train Museum [9]! We watched as one passed by, we were a bit jealous of those on board. Scott's nephew and his dad would love this, so we have a reason to return.
Posterous sizes, orients, hosts and generally makes good the photos and video you send. Get your family members set up to all post to the group and this feature might also eliminate you getting emailed giant photos of your niece at her dance recital that take forever to download and are sideways when you open them. (Can you tell this happens to us? This happens to us.)
The next town over from Snoqualmie is North Bend [10]. It's a sweet little town surrounded by looming mountains. One is Mount Si [11], a popular hiking spot which we have yet to take on, I hear the view at the top is amazing. I'll take their word on it. North Bend is also home to Twede's Cafe [12], made famous by Twin Peaks. We didn't stop and have pie, we should have had pie!
On the way back to Seattle we stopped at the historic XXX Root Beer Drive-In [13] in Issaquah. The walls are covered with old rock-and-roll posters and souvenirs and classic car stuff, it's really something to behold.
While we were out we sent photos with descriptions and notes using the email on my phone and the Posterous app (requires iOS 4) on Scott's iPhone (there is an Android app as well). My iPhone is older and takes the grainy photos you're seeing, Scott's iPhone is shiny-new and takes nice photos. I also played with his Hipstamatic [14] photo app that day, I like it.
Since we were on vacation we took the opportunity to order the XXX signature burger, an enormous creation that is about 10 inches across. That mug of root beer? Also enormous. We split both but didn't finish either. Ok, maybe one of us finished their half of the burger.
It seems like every time we stop at XXX Root Beer there is a classic car show in the parking lot next door. Shiny and red!
Because the things you send to your Posterous Group only get sent out to your list (in our case family) you can show off your vacation photos immediately without letting the whole internet know something like: "Look! We're at the Grand Canyon! And we're obviously nowhere near home right now so go ahead and steal that giant television I posted a photo of last week!"
You can tell the people who make Posterous like you. They make it easy to share information with everybody, or just the ones that you'd like, using whichever way is most convenient for you. You can post using an app, by sending the information you'd like in an email (either from your computer or from your phone) or by using the Posterous website itself. Basically anywhere you might be. Handy. And Posterous knows just what to do with the words/photos/video you send when it gets there. I'm really impressed with the care that they put into everything.
Just so you know: This is a sponsored post from a company that I like.
[1] http://posterous.com
[2] http://posterous.com
[3] http://www.scottandrew.com
[4] http://www.snoqualmiefalls.com/
[5] http://examples.posterous.com/
[6] http://daily.makerfaire.com/
[7] http://www.salishlodge.com/
[8] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snoqualmie,_Washington
[9] http://www.trainmuseum.org/trains.asp
[10] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Bend,_Washington
[11] http://www.mountsi.com/
[12] http://www.twedescafe.com/
[13] http://www.triplexrootbeer.com/
[14] http://hipstamaticapp.com/
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May Birthday Giveaway: Embroidery Companion
What?s going on here? My site started ten years ago this month and to celebrate I?m giving away something each weekday. Because I like you.
Today I'm tickled to have a copy of Alicia Paulson's second book Embroidery Companion: Classic Designs for Modern Living [1] to give to one lucky winner. Alicia is one of those people I've known online for almost as long as I've had an internet connection, and whom I'm happy to say is just as awesome and warm in person, and I adore the love and care she puts into all her work. Her take on embroidery shows a fondness for the past but has a modern and cheerful way about it. She also has a delightful blog, Posie Gets Cozy [2] where she talks about food, dogs, gardening and the joys of hammocks. And she produces patterns for sewing, crochet and embroidery as well as offering the occasional carefully compiled craft kits which sell out crazy fast, her latest was the Daisychain ABC Sampler [3], and I love her felt Christmas ornaments [4]. You can find everything at her online shop Rosy Little Things [5].
If you'd like to win the copy of Embroidery Companion please leave a comment with this post and, if you'd like, answer this question: What is the first craft you remember doing? Though my mother has evidence of earlier creations the first thing I remember was using cut fruit as stamps to decorate t-shirts on a rainy afternoon during a vacation. Your turn, you've got until Friday, May 27th at 10 a.m. PST to enter, the fine print [6] applies. Good luck! Closed, thank you so much for entering!
[1] http://aliciapaulson.com/books.html
[2] http://rosylittlethings.typepad.com
[3] http://rosylittlethings.typepad.com/posie_gets_cozy/2011/04/daisychain-abcs-crewelwork-sampler-kit.html
[4] http://www.rosylittlethings.com/snowdaypattern.html
[5] http://www.rosylittlethings.com/
[6] http://www.notmartha.org/the-fine-print/
Today I'm tickled to have a copy of Alicia Paulson's second book Embroidery Companion: Classic Designs for Modern Living [1] to give to one lucky winner. Alicia is one of those people I've known online for almost as long as I've had an internet connection, and whom I'm happy to say is just as awesome and warm in person, and I adore the love and care she puts into all her work. Her take on embroidery shows a fondness for the past but has a modern and cheerful way about it. She also has a delightful blog, Posie Gets Cozy [2] where she talks about food, dogs, gardening and the joys of hammocks. And she produces patterns for sewing, crochet and embroidery as well as offering the occasional carefully compiled craft kits which sell out crazy fast, her latest was the Daisychain ABC Sampler [3], and I love her felt Christmas ornaments [4]. You can find everything at her online shop Rosy Little Things [5].
If you'd like to win the copy of Embroidery Companion please leave a comment with this post and, if you'd like, answer this question: What is the first craft you remember doing? Though my mother has evidence of earlier creations the first thing I remember was using cut fruit as stamps to decorate t-shirts on a rainy afternoon during a vacation. Your turn, you've got until Friday, May 27th at 10 a.m. PST to enter, the fine print [6] applies. Good luck! Closed, thank you so much for entering!
[1] http://aliciapaulson.com/books.html
[2] http://rosylittlethings.typepad.com
[3] http://rosylittlethings.typepad.com/posie_gets_cozy/2011/04/daisychain-abcs-crewelwork-sampler-kit.html
[4] http://www.rosylittlethings.com/snowdaypattern.html
[5] http://www.rosylittlethings.com/
[6] http://www.notmartha.org/the-fine-print/
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strawberries
It was decidedly un-summerish yesterday so we fought back by eating strawberries and overexposing photographs. I drove home with these on the dashboard and they made my whole car smell like strawberries.
We don't plan on having any strawberries left over but if we did I would definitely make this Strawberry Conserve [1] seen over at Orangette.
[1] http://orangette.blogspot.com/2011/07/you-dont-forget.html
We don't plan on having any strawberries left over but if we did I would definitely make this Strawberry Conserve [1] seen over at Orangette.
[1] http://orangette.blogspot.com/2011/07/you-dont-forget.html
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Sunday, August 21, 2011
Win a Russian Beauty Ornament Set.
Thanks to our sponsor GreatRussianGifts.com you have the chance to win this Russian Beauty Orname...
Source: http://www.craftbits.com/competition/win-a-russian-beauty-ornament-set
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thing I like: Egg-Perfect egg timer
[1]
Look, I know these have been around forever but our household just got a hold of one of these for the first time and we really like the Egg-Perfect egg timer [2]. In case you are also in the camp that has not yet encountered this I will fill you in: should you like some hard boiled but not too hard boiled eggs this little gadget sits pan with them and the outer edge changes color gradually as they cook. It has markings for "soft/medium/hard" so you can pull your eggs when they are just right. Awesomeness.
[1] http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00004UE75/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=notmartha-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399369&creativeASIN=B00004UE75
[2] http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00004UE75/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=notmartha-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399369&creativeASIN=B00004UE75
Look, I know these have been around forever but our household just got a hold of one of these for the first time and we really like the Egg-Perfect egg timer [2]. In case you are also in the camp that has not yet encountered this I will fill you in: should you like some hard boiled but not too hard boiled eggs this little gadget sits pan with them and the outer edge changes color gradually as they cook. It has markings for "soft/medium/hard" so you can pull your eggs when they are just right. Awesomeness.
[1] http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00004UE75/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=notmartha-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399369&creativeASIN=B00004UE75
[2] http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00004UE75/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=notmartha-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399369&creativeASIN=B00004UE75
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Saturday, August 20, 2011
strawberries
It was decidedly un-summerish yesterday so we fought back by eating strawberries and overexposing photographs. I drove home with these on the dashboard and they made my whole car smell like strawberries.
We don't plan on having any strawberries left over but if we did I would definitely make this Strawberry Conserve [1] seen over at Orangette.
[1] http://orangette.blogspot.com/2011/07/you-dont-forget.html
We don't plan on having any strawberries left over but if we did I would definitely make this Strawberry Conserve [1] seen over at Orangette.
[1] http://orangette.blogspot.com/2011/07/you-dont-forget.html
Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/notmartha/~3/I1y4TeMHd7Q/
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links: craft
Craftzine [1].julies blog: Flower Hair Clip Tutorial. A nice and quick project to create some pretty folded-felt flower clips.Sophie-World: Rubik's Cube photo collage. This is really clever, let guests fill in their own photos with colored backgrounds to create a huge Rubik's cube for the table.
[1] http://blog.craftzine.com/archive/2011/06/how-to_cable_braided_necklace.html
[1] http://blog.craftzine.com/archive/2011/06/how-to_cable_braided_necklace.html
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links: technology
Ask Metafilter [1].A Whole Lotta Nothing: Kickstarter tips from a fan of crowd-funding.Upgrading from a Basic Canon Rebel DSLR | Making it Lovely.I am wondering what new podcasts are out that are in the category: "Mindblowing." Things that amaze, inspire, or make you reflect | Ask MetaFilter.Lara Ferroni � Plate to Pixel and Other Food Photography Resources.Reunited (With Blogs) And It Feels So Gooood : whoorl. About how it used to be, and getting that back with the Google Reader Next Button for your browser, I'll have to do this. Somehow I still miss you-know-what-Lines, my Google Reader seems impenetrable.
[1] http://ask.metafilter.com/184984/Cant-remember-address-of-website-with-interviews-about-computing-preferences-of-famous-people
[1] http://ask.metafilter.com/184984/Cant-remember-address-of-website-with-interviews-about-computing-preferences-of-famous-people
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photo: a sign painter
I was walking through the Georgetown neighborhood and spotted this nice guy painting a sign by hand. I stopped to ask if I could take a photo and mentioned I knew somebody who is making a film about people who paint signs by hand. "Faythe [1]?" He asked. Indeed. The world, it is small.
[1] http://faythelevine.blogspot.com/
[1] http://faythelevine.blogspot.com/
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