Like many people, I try to be all artsy-fartsy, especially when it comes to home decorating. But I don’t have the gene.
Add to that equation an eco-bent that sometimes requires a double-dose of creativity, and lately, well, I’ve pretty much given up on making any alternations to the interior of my home.Those little helicopter seeds from the maple trees outside are pretty much the extent of my decor at the moment. Talk about organic.
Instead I browse the net and just imagine how homemade hemp curtains, or a handmade desk forged from reclaimed metals could better my life.
So I was thrilled to discover Decor It Yourself, a green-friendly, stylish-it-yourself blog that seems to be connected with Threadbanger, a totally awesome multi-media, make-your-own-clothes website.
Green style babes like Decor It Yourself’s Meg are my hero. Why? Because they can imagine it, they can do it, and they can explain it too. Sticks for curtain rods? Brilliant! Remove the smoke-stained paper lampshade and repurpose the frame for a gorgeous new lace one??? Why the hell didn’t I think of that?
There are many reasons to love my Mother… she’s handed down many talents to me: like the ability to, with one syllable, get a pack of rowdy kids so frightened they immediately disperse. However, Madame Domesticity she was not. Neither am I.
Oh well… I think the manual for the sewing machine is around here somewhere.
I’m so glad I found this blog! I love your writing style, and it seems we think somewhat alike.
I found you over at Grinder’s PE blog, in case you were wondering. I almost feel like a stalker, or a peeping Tom.
Hope you don’t mind.
Scrappi don’t fret! I Love it when I get blog-stalked (or, “Blalked,” as I call it) by real people and not just spammers wielding xanax!
I don’t mind. Bring friends, bring cute puppies, bring margarita mix… wait. You can recycle a margarita mix bottle right?
Cheers!
HONK!
Hopefully we’ll see some fashion with a touch of recycled yoghurt packs, tetra packs (juice cartons), banana skins and a lemonade bottle. At least it’ll be easy clean… though clear plastic bottles won’t hide your bits.
Nice to find a refreshing outlook on eco living. Nice to see a little humour with green issues!