NEWSPAPER WOOD... YEP.

Thank you once again, Stumble!  First click of the button today and it brings me to this amazing site, Yatzer.  "Discover a new material: NewspaperWood" read the headline as the page loaded.  The project is by Mieke Meijer who had a vision of reversing the order of production and by doing so, recycling.  This was initially just a student project for Meijer, but four years later it became a full blown reality when he teamed up with Arjan van Raadshooven and Anieke Branderhorst of designlabel Vij5.  I highly recommend you read the whole article on Yatzer, and definitely check out the sites.

Here are some examples from Yatzer.

                                       *All photos courtesy of Yatzer.

I really love the idea of this.  I think the treatment, the texture, and the beauty of it are really spectacular.  This just goes to show you we can do amazing things with what is already in existence!

MOTHER'S DAY 2011 PART DEUX

As promised, here is week two of Mother's Day 2011 Awesome Gift Ideas (I don't think I called it that, but I am now).  Today I decided to focus on Earthy Moms and Techie Moms!  I'd say that my mom is probably a good mix of those two (but like I said before, she can fit into all the mom categories, haha).  Anyway, here are some super ideas, so enjoy!  Check out the first installment HERE.


The Earthy Mom

Weekly Eco-Planner

Available Here

Circuit Board Coasters 

Available Here

Chair Back Coat Hangers

Available Here

Carved Wood Tea Strainer

Available Here

Grow Glass Bottle

Available Here

Earth Diggers Conflict Free Diamond Pendant

Available Here

Water Bobble

Available Here

The Techie Mom

USB Key

Available Here

Solar Charger for Gadgets

Available Here

iConvert Scanner

Available Here

Eye-Fi

Available Here

Apple iPad Cover

Available Here

Rolleiflex Vintage Inspired Cameras

Available Here

West Elm White Alarm Clock

Available Here

Don't forget to check out the first installment of Mother's Day 2011!

WHAT I MADE

I was Stumbling tonight because I just wasn't sure what to write about.  I have a little arsenal of posting material, but nothing seemed to grab me, really get me excited about what I was going to write tonight.  So, I thought I'd rely on ole' Stumble Upon and after a couple hours (yeah, seriously) of feeling uninspired, I finally found the winner... What I Made.  WIM is a super unique blog done in a crazy illustrated manner that just works!  Scott Bedford, the blog's author, has been drawing all his life and likes to come up with gadgets, drawings, and general craft ideas with amazing illustrated step-by-step instructions.

Scott is also a creative director at a firm Digital Jigsaw and his portfolio can be found here.

I highly suggest popping over to Scott's blog and poking around for a bit.  

Do it!!

Twisted Pen Tidy

Coca-Cola Light

 Webby's

This is Scott's clever little way of getting people to vote for him. I say, if you like his stuff, head on over to the Webby's homepage and vote for him!