SuperCute!

SuperCute! will be at the Kirkwood Spring Fling this very Saturday! The show is at Bessie Branham Park from 10a-7p. In addition to the totally rad artists’ market, there is a tour of homes and all sorts of great music! We hope you can make it out!

<3,
Becky

Anja of Clever Nettle Vintage made this amazing blog post about our obsession with shopping for brand new items. I just love coming across things like this!! Usually, her blog is full of amazing pictures of her vintage finds and the occasional post about a kitcat. I think folks like Anja have the right idea about advocating change. You can think of buying second-hand as a sacrifice, but it totally doesn’t have to be! Hitting the thrift store or vintage shop for unique wardrobe pieces isn’t just good for the earth and your wallet…it’s so rewarding! One look at the kickass clothes she turns up can tell you that!

[dress from Santoki Vintage]

Of course, we don’t all have time to scour the thrift stores for the perfect outfit. That makes me grateful for her online vintage store and all the others like her! Thanks for doing the work for us, guys!

<3,
Becky

I’m posting about Mustaches anyway.

Check these out! By etsy seller Prairiebird!

she says:
Don’t hog all that moustache fun - share some with your favourite feline!
This CATSTACHE is hand built with acrylic felt and stuffed full of organic cat nip. It is four inches long and about an inch wide.

I see one of these in Lucie’s future… organic catnip even! oh my!

xoxo
Lori

Say THAT three times fast!

So right now I’m working my way through a giant bag of zippers rescued from a flea market, but when those run out, I hope that these have made their way from Europe to the States…

First: Zippers made from recycled plastics.

Second: Biodegradeable Zippers! (break down in your compost bin, wow)

So. Cool.

xoxo,
Lorigami

SuperCute! will be setting up this very Saturday at the Athens Indie Crafstravaganzaa! It sounds like it’s going to be really fun. The site promises “a fun filled day of music, good food, friendly faces and lots of handmade goodies to browse.” Whee! That sounds pretty much perfect! Check out their site for directions and details!

<3,
Becky

Today’s fantastical mustache photo is of our good pal Brian from Pony Style Industries. Aside from being a badass web developer, Brian frequently rocks amazing facial hair. I’m pretty sure his girlfriend, Kip, took this picture at a 70’s-themed birthday party. I have to admit it makes me smile every single time I see it!

<3,
Becky

Whilst beating my head up against the wall that I cannot seem to find anywhere to recycle some styrofoam that came in a box shipped to me (or the varying trays that come on occasion with food, etc etc…) I ran across this magic machine

It turns styrofoam into clean-burning fuel pellets! trash to fuel!!! I can has one plz?

I’m trying to figure out if any exist in the states yet, but so far no dice. Hmm.

EDIT: DOH!! Apparently they took styrofoam at the last electronics recycling event, which was… two days ago. *sigh*

xoxo
Lori

To go along with Liz’s post about food, here’s the first in a series of talks by the UK’s TheSoilAssociation on localized farming. The rest of the videos in the series are in the sidebar of the video’s page.

I’m obsessed with getting a viable garden up within a year. Some difficulties with where I chose to plant things last year set me back a bit, but hopefully that will all be worked out soon.

xoxo,
Lori

Check out Resource Revival! This super-rad business started when owner Graham Bergh blew a bike tire and realized it made a great cradle for his stereo speakers. The Oregon-based company grew from there and now creates all sorts of awesome products from used bicycle parts! I am especially in love with their Tea Light Holders:

What an awesome idea! I love some good upcycling. Get it? upCYCLING??

<3,
Becky

One of the blogs I read (Just Hungry) had a poll recently about the cost of food prices and how people feel about them. This was of particular interest to me because I loooooooove good food. I love making it, I love eating it, I love serving it to other people. So, naturally, I love reading about it too.

This post about the results of the poll had one item in it that really caught my interest:

Buy food that is as close to its original form as possible. The most food is processed, the more it costs. A box of cereal costs far more than plain oatmeal. Flavored rice mixes are way more expensive than plain rice.

I think this pretty much summarizes the best way to eat sustainably and deliciously. Buying these raw materials locally is a huge part as well, of course, but the general principle really hits home to me.

The rest of the article is also great, and the blog is worth putting on your list of weekly reads.

xo,
liz