Jello, anyone?

(wonderful work by artist Liz Hickok)

Have a delightful and yummy Friday

xoxo,

Cindy

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Dial Directions is an amazing service that is free (except long distance charges may occur depending on your service plan) You don’t need to give them anything or register. All you need to do is dial the number and give them the directions, then you receive a text message (see the nifty comics above). Pretty cool, huh?

Do you have any other excellent tips for finding your way on the road? If so, jot it down here in the comments box.

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I recently came across this and thought this was an INGENIOUS way to involve your kids (or your inner child), recycle, reuse some colorful waste and to make something fun for your home that can serve as a conversational piece at dinner parties.

Some junk mail facts for you:

Do you know that

# Each year, 100 million trees are used to produce junk mail;

# 250,000 homes could be heated with one day’s supply of junk mail; and

# Americans receive almost 4 million tons of junk mail every year.

Here are a few sites that you can help reduct junk mail:
Do-it-yourself: Stop junk mail, email and phone calls
Bay Area Junk Mail Reduction Campaign
MSNBC Article: Consumer expert Sid Kirchheimer’s tips for ending unwanted mail

Are there any other way you can recycle, reuse or stop junk mails that you would like to share? If so, please do at the comment area below!

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So after my post of cardboard furniture for staging, I found cardboard rugs! These rugs are the brain child of Dutch designer Wendy Plomp, whose artist statement is :

“Cardboard is probably the cheapest industrial packaging material available on the market. Any image that is printed onto this typically throwaway material can turn into a streetwise design object; something that can have a glorious second life if left to the street where it can be spontaneously employed in new applications.For instance, it could be reborn as a disposable carpet that could instantly provide you with a clean space wherever you are, almost like a home.To prolong the lifespan and usefulness of boxes, informative messages or ornate arabesque patterns reminiscent of precious carpets could be printed on the inside surfaces. An example could be the food parcels dropped in disaster areas; this unexploited space could be used to provide valuable information which, especially in those conditions, might be enormously helpful.”

What do you think? Do you think this is stagable? Share your thoughts below at the comment section!

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I get a lot of questions about tools, especially from homeowners who are afraid of their wall, so they rather live with really white walls than walls with big beautiful art & photographs. Or homeowners who can’t visualize their spaces. I want to introduce cool tools, which is a wonderful site that the site owner, Kevin Kelly, really believes that

“Cool tools really work. A cool tool can be any book, gadget, software, video, map, hardware, material, or website that is tried and true. All reviews on [cool tools] are written by readers who have actually used the tool and others like it. Items can be either old or new as long as they are wonderful. We only post things we like and ignore the rest. Suggestions for tools much better than what is recommended here are always wanted.”

The site has a great deal of tools, which you can browse under their categories, ranging from (more…)

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Should I add this to my staging arsenal? Do you think buyers will be able to visualize themselves living there now? hee hee

Found on SappyMooseTree. You can find other fun stuff like Angel Bacons, Snow Ball Ornaments, and even apparel & paper goods. It’s very quirky and fun stuff, and the artist is actually still pursuing her undergrad education! I always love to support budding entrepreneurs!

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Sushi is a great love of mine, another one is color. A fantastic thing about sushi is that it is a feast to your eyes. The fattiness of the sushi adds depths & shades to the fish itself. Look at how vibrant that ikura is! (center grid, fish roes) MMM yum!

Here are a few ways you can infuse the sushi palette into your daily life:

The Avocado Roll

Fatty Tuna

Spam Sushi

Soy Sauce

Temari Sushi

Colors & Graphics via [COLOURlovers]

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