Use plates for nerdy party decor
Never mind that this is decor for a child’s Mario-themed birthday party. How cool do those hanging yellow plates look?
My House Hunters drinking game
Everyone’s buzzing this week about HGTV‘s House Hunters being fake. Instead of acting outraged that a staged reality show is staged, I say LET’S DRINK! Wanna play it with me? Here’s how.
How can we make our house a destination?
We want to make our house the hangout spot for our friends. How do we do that? Every time we try to throw a party, we spend way too much time and money getting our place and the food and the music all ready. How do we make our house ready all the time, without emptying the bank and becoming Martha Stewart?
Use chalk pastels to temporarily add color to your hair
If you’ve ever wanted rainbow colored hair but didn’t want to submit yourself to hours of bleaching and dye, get ready to squeal: you can use chalk pastels to put rainbow streaks in your tresses. YES. This is real!
How can we eat on the floor without making our guests feel weird?
My fiance and I love to eat on the floor. We have a table that we like and we sometimes use it, but we’re just more comfortable on the floor.
We recently had a friend over for dinner and it was a little weird for him, so I want to come up with ways to make eating on the floor more comfortable for guests.
Other than cushions or mats, what can you do to make eating on the floor feel comfortable… and maybe even a bit posh?
What to do with a box full of kitschy swizzle sticks?
I bought a bucket full of these vintage cocktail stirrers at a flea market, “swizzle sticks,” the guy called them. I want to do something with them… but I’m not sure what. I’m a pretty good DIY-er when it comes to figuring out how to make or do something, but what to use these for has me totally stumped. Do you have any ideas?
Make surreal video lemonade of the lemons of noisy neighbors
So this one time, the condo beneath ours was completely gutted and remodeled, with heavy construction for a couple weeks. The construction guys listened to a lot of Russian pop while they worked. Hours and hours of it. At a certain point, it got so ridiculous that I had to capture it. No tape deck, so I used my camera…but then I had to figure out something to fill the screen with while recording the ridiculous music. This very odd video was the result. Obviously, audio is key — and patience doesn’t hurt.
Reflections on becoming my mother
Becoming a mother changes your relationship with your mother. In different ways for everyone, I’m sure, — but for me it’s been enlightening in ways that are sometimes almost painful to consider.