Flea market mentality

I remember finding jars like this at the flea markets outside of my home town in Colorado when I was little. Browsing the musty and dirty aisles often you would find little jars of mysterious stuff like these, sort of a grab bag in a jar. These jars are a modern sort of crafty take on the idea from One Good Bumblebee via designsponge. Each one contains over 100 items like clothes pins, buttons, glitter, charms and other tiny treasures. I would have loved to have gotten one of these as a gift then, and now...especially since I can sidestep the creepy flea market altogether.

Prolific napkin writings

I don't know about you, but I do my best doodling and writing on napkins and paper tablecloths. This letterpress covered notebook printed by Serrote is filled with tablecloth paper and should inspire even the most devout napkin writer. Each notebook in the series is letterpressed using found wood and metal type and are individually numbered.
Such a great idea!

Don't try this on a Monday

It seems that it would be impossible not to over-indulge when playing the Rachel Ray drinking game created by Greg S. and friends.
The rules are simple...take the prescribed amount of sips of your beverage of choice whenever Rachel does anything on the list.

For example:
2 sips- makes an awkward, spastic gesture with her arm
2 sips- mispronounces "foreign" words such as "paprika" or "tapas"
1 sip- fails to provide a measurement and tells you to "eyeball it"
1 sip- "Delish!"
1 sip- "Just run your knife through it"

Could be dangerous!

-Via Serious eats

Tomorrow is pie day

Ok, well the diet is off...at least for tomorrow because it is National Pie Day!
I wanted to warn you in advance just in case you wanted to actually make a pie from scratch. If you need a recipe for pie, try this one for apple cranberry from my favorite recipe source Simply Recipes.

Here are a couple of suggestions from the American Pie Council on how to celebrate a meaningful National Pie Day:

Pay it forward. Hand out pie slices to strangers and encourage them to do the same for others. It could spread the peace on earth and goodwill to mankind that we all hope for.

Be a good Samaritan. Buy an extra pie at your local grocery store and give it to the person behind you in line. You may just change their life!

Alright, you heard them, go out and CHANGE LIVES WITH PIE!!!

Exciting tap related news!

I just got an email that I will be taking a "tap dancing workshop" this coming Saturday. I should warn you that I haven't taken tap dancing class since I was 5 and I hit my nose on the floor (don't ask please). Should be an interesting time to be sure. I promise to blog all about it on Monday and hopefully have some hilarious photos to share also.

Finalmente!

Gosh, it took long enough for Rafe.com to come out with their Spring preview. I've been checking every day to be sure I was the first to give you the good news. There are definitely some cute pieces to be had like the Brooke Tote shown above. The prices are still a little on the high side for me, but one has to wonder if he will do another collaboration with Target again this year...anyone have the scoop?

Food-aholic

Alright, I admit that I am a food-aholic. I also admit that I am on a diet (Dr. Oz diet FYI) and I am not supposed to eat donuts or white bread or anything FUN. Well, I have found a way around that, Repro Depot is selling these embroidery patterns that include a pattern for embroidering everything you own with donuts, white bread, cake and wine! Personally I am going to skip embroidering the apples...wasted calories after all.