So much for those big promises in the last post. Let’s just pretend there is no four-month gap and move on, shall we? There are product reviews and articles forthcoming, but working 50+ hours a week and mothering a 1.5- and 2.5-year-old leaves little time for much of anything else. While I’ve been off in my own little, busy world and failing to inform you, Internet, of great home improvement tips,...

What’s a houseblog? Houseblogs are online diaries written by folks who are building, improving or restoring their own homes. Like other blogs, they are updated regularly and show the work unfold in real time. If you’re interested in reading houseblogs or starting one of your own, head over to Houseblogs.net, where you can: - Find people with similar homes, taste, or challenges via their community. -...

Woodpixel is a fancy shmancy puzzle design thingy, for artsy types, gadety types, or types in general who won’t mind plunking down a little dough for something that’s cool, however impractical it might be. A woodpixel set includes a 26.5cm square tray and 100 2cm cubes. Each of the cubes’ six sides has a different color of wood, so you can create tons of different patterns and designs with...

Amazing artist find Belinda Del Pesco is a talented artist who works in several media. She has a great little guide on monotype printmaking method here. Many of her pieces are monotype + watercolor. The pictured work, Nimble Musician, is a 4 x 6 monotype print with colored pencil added. Here’s some more linky love for Belinda. Check out her gorgeous work! Belinda Del Pesco Fine Art Belinda Del Pesco...

I love people like Brenna Zedan: people who are creative and who give freely of themselves to the world around them. Ms. Zedan has quite a few artistic talents, judging by her Flickr photosets… and even more generosity! She kindly provides detailed photos and thorough, step-by-step instructions on a couple of really cool, crafty projects. How to make paper Believe it or not, you can use household items...

Big title for a small piece of art! Art cards are small format, miniature works of art. They are paintings, drawings, collages, handmade prints, altered art, assemblages… they come in most any medium, in any style, from anywhere in the world. And they all have only one thing in common… art cards are 2.5″ x 3.5″ (64 x 89 mm) in size, just like baseball (and other sports) cards.