Ashley Ruth. I re-blog a lot of cat photos. I love cats, coffee, my cozy little studio, warm weather, music, the Upper Peninsula, and other stuff. I am trying to get re-acquainted with my creative self.
The pillows are nice, but I’m fascinated by the things on the wall. I thought it was painted fabric, but it’s not. Those are upholstery samples.
Starburst Crochet Cushions (by Hand Knitted Things)
I also like the wall hangings.
Today’s tutorial: How to turn old t-shirts into rugs
Major supplies needed include a piece of latch-hook canvas, a latch-hook tool, and several t-shirts and hours. For how-to / DIY details, see this post on Xoelle.com, where previous readers have added some good suggestions.
(via Craft)
Idea. (the rug project, not the baby.)
Seintorum. I’ve always thought Rick Santorum kinda looked like “Bad Haircut Jerry Seinfeld.”
YES!!! I have thought Santorum resembled Seinfeld since I first saw him. But I like Seinfeld better. :)
Writing and reading decrease our sense of isolation. They deepen and widen and expand our sense of life: they feed the soul. When writers make us shake our heads with the exactness of their prose and their truths, and even make us laugh about ourselves or life, our buoyancy is restored. We are given a shot at dancing with, or at least clapping along with, the absurdity of life, instead of being squashed by it over and over again. It’s like singing on a boat during a terrible storm at sea. You can’t stop the raging storm, but singing can change the hearts and spirits of the people who are together on that ship.
Above me, wind does its best
to blow leaves off
the aspen tree a month too soon.
No use wind. All you succeed
in doing is making music, the noise
of failure growing beautiful.
—Bill Holm
Watch the Full Ferris Bueller Commercial
Source: Moviefone
via popculturebrain
I wish it weren’t advertising a car, but it’s wonderful nonetheless.
(via imremembering)
Ma Muse - Hallelujah
This song also came on my Mumford & Sons Pandora station. The live version’s a little rougher than the recorded, of course, but it’s still great.
Amy Millan - I Will Follow You Into the Dark
I love this more than the Deathcab version. I think it’s the harmony. Love it.
PITT: It’s good, but…
ELAINE: But what??
PITT: Ultimately I don’t think they’ll stay up.
ELAINE (pulling up Pitt’s socks): No, no! They’ll stay up!
PITT: For a while, yes, but not in the long run.
ELAINE: But that’s why I got you the tighter ones! (Holds them up.)
PITT: Oh, forget about those! (Takes the socks from Elaine and throws them on the floor.) Why do you keep mentioning those?
ELAINE: What do you want!?
PITT: I want a decent sock that’s comfortable, that will stay on my foot!!(via The Chaperone)
R.I.P. Mr. Pitt.
Who knew aprons could be so elegant?! I love the story behind these, too — a granddaughter taking sewing lessons from her grandmother, which blossomed into a collaborative project that lives on after the grandmother’s passing.
T-Rex Trying To Play The Bass…The Banjo…The UKULELE!!!!!!
#TRexTrying
Jewelry Box D.I.Y. - A Beautiful Mess
I love that this box is deep enough to hold a bowl for smaller items. That’s what my own homemade jewelry box is missing!
