Yet Even More Monday Musings…
Crafty:
- A great ~4min video on the importance of handwork with Renate Hiller as she spins some yarn.
- Looking for more ways to wear your jewelry and make it more versatile? Check out these great tips!
- If the mention of tin can candleholders make you shudder and cause flashbacks to shoddy results for a troop or church craft project, check out this tin can candleholder!
- So far I’ve resisted the temptation of the decorator tape, but if you haven’t there is a tutorial on turning an old cigar box into a tape dispenser.
- A guest post on lillyella shows you how to make a tincture with jasmine flowers, though the process will work with others as well.
Foody:
- Check out all the great canning jar options from Weck! *drool* Of course if you give away a lot of your canned goods as gifts it might not be so economical…
- While I suspect we could just about give a 6 pack of preserves of various types to most of our gift list this holiday season, I’m going to have to try this Watermelon Jelly as it sounds so unique and unlike anything else we’ve given before. I think I’ll wait for next year though :-)
- The pears (one of my favorite fruits) appear to be about at their peek. I bought enough at the market this week for either Pear Crisp or Pear Cake and I can’t make up my mind!
- I’m through the roof with pumpkin-flavored everything having landed in stores and restaurants - the pumpkin spice latte is here and the pumpkin milkshake is on the menu. I think I’m going to die and go to heaven though if I try these salted caramel pumpkin blondies! What is not to love?
- Since I’m on a dessert kick, how about this fig and pistachio layer cake? I think my knitting group would *love* this!
Photography
- Photo*Tuts had a “filter week” recently and has nice overviews of Neutral Density (ND) and Polarizing Filters, both very useful to have in your camera arsenal!
- Take a look at the world from a turntable with this long exposure pinhole photograph (via Chris at stumblingoverchaos.com)
- If you’re in need of a laugh to make it through your Monday check out Pioneer Woman’s latest photo contest “Funny” (there are six posts in the series with the finalists being announced this morning). There was some real corkers to be seen!
Miscellaneous:
- Design*Sponge has some great tips on things you can do to ease your seasonal allergies. I know I could really stand to ramp up on many of these things especially with all the smoke from area wildfires lately!
- Check out some of this amazing clothing made from dishes! It’ll blow your mind, I promise you.
- Do you remember “Choose Your Own Adventure” books? I know they have been a topic of discussion amongst our writerly friends, in particular how to do so for adults. Well, there is a sort of CYOA for adults online from Multiple Choice Games. I haven’t tried it yet, but I’m going to soon!
- I don’t know about you, but period films are popular choices in our household which makes this fun “music video” that is full of good looking men in period dress quite entertaining if you haven’t seen it yet.
- If you are a fan of vampire fiction, don’t miss out on a couple contests going on over at Fangtastic Books, including Blogfest 2010!
I hope you all had a great weekend. Mine was quite full and a bit exhausting and I didn’t get near as much accomplished as I had planned. But such is life I guess.
