ddress

Custom LBD

1st July 2011

Continuum is a project of designer Mary Huang that allows participants to create a “little black dress” using an interactive dimensional design tool.

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nice_repeat

Wear, donate, repeat! I mean Repat!

12th June 2011

I went thru a phase where I shopped regularly at secondhand stores, looking for that perfect grungy, vintage-y outfit to suit my mood.  And while I occasionally visit consignment shops now, they’re not the staples they used to be.

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design_onesie

One, two, buckle my shoe …

10th May 2011

The past year has been full of wonderful surprises, namely several of my married friends have been blessed with babies, some still on the way!

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craigeasy

Yes, I’d like another easy button. Thanks.

20th April 2011

Just when I thought Craigslist couldn’t take up any more of my time, the guys at Craigseasy took it one step further and created this nice little bookmarklet. Turn any CL search into a nice image list by installing this little gem in your Firefox browser.

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chicagoflag

Chicago’s Food Truck Summit

3rd April 2011

From Chicago Time Out:

When TOC‘s Senior Food & Drink Correspondent Heather Shouse started writing her forthcoming book, Food Trucks: Dispatches and Recipes From the Best Kitchens on Wheels, Chicago had perhaps the lamest food truck scene in the country.

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granola

tasty. very tasty

20th March 2011

homemade granola.  not just for breakfast anymore!

shoe

i think it has sole …

7th March 2011

I ran across these shoes at leffot.com and I was struck …

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Swap_Home

do you think i’m funny enough to win?

1st March 2011

I would like to swap with blu dot for a nice new media console. do you think i’m funny enough to make it swap worthy?  see my entry here.

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guideguide1

hello, guideguide. thanks for helping me with photoshop

28th February 2011

Designer Cameron McEfee has created GuideGuide, a columns, rows and midpoints panel for Photoshop CS4 & CS5.

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sheetpan

beat-up sheet pan, i can’t quit you!

22nd February 2011

you know you have one of these in your pantry, too.