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d'Auria — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 22:37:23 +0000

curiosity shoppe picks

d'Auria — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 22:36:43 +0000

Lusting: Recycled Office

d'Auria — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 22:36:17 +0000

One of my pet peeves is grocery plastic bags not properly fitting over the lip of a trashcan. Mxyplyzyk is selling the delightfully modern clothespin trashcan for the OCD treehugger in us all. They also have a great recycled paper bulletin board that notes can be wedged in as well as tradition push-pins.

hello design*sponge readers

d'Auria — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 18:05:52 +0000

I’m delighted to be given the opportunity to help spread the word about Yellow Goat, the work of Petula, a hard-working talented artist. Her designs are fresh and whimsical while retaining a modern, sophisticated feel.

**Remember there are plenty more pictures after the jump!

Next on my purchase list:

Her “I’m Priceless” barcode necklace ($33 USD & $4.50 s&h). The barcode is hand-drawn and the letters are hand-stamped into sterling silver on an 18″ sterling chain.

"I'm Priceless" on 18" chain

"I'm Priceless" Sterling Silver Tag; handstamped & handdrawn

Her Sunny day/Rainy day earrings ($98 USD, $6 s&h). Love these. Petula smartly realized that not everyone wants asymmetrical earrings so you can request to have these as a pair of rainy day, a pair of sunny day, or one of each. I would opt for asymmetry, what do you think?

Sunny Day/Rainy Day Earrings in Sterling Silver

Sunny Day/Rainy Day Earrings: Detail

And her Gentleman Shirt Bangle which I totally see worn with an airy white summer shirt dress. A touch of masculine in a very feminine way. You’ll notice how the bangle fits on her petite wrist, but this bangle luckily comes in three sizes!

Gentleman Shirt Bangle in Gold: Detail

Gentleman Bangle Bracelet comes in Three Sizes

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Thanks again for visiting and I hope to get to know each and every one of you

(all pictures property of YellowGoat)

504ward: HandsOn New Orleans

d'Auria — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 17:37:48 +0000

I’m looking forward to volunteering again through HandsOn New Orleans tomorrow (Saturday 6/20) for the Mid-City Community Garden. I volunteered on March 21st as the project coordinator and had an absolute blast. Brock (Joe Brock) who started the garden on his back porch has expanded into an abandoned parking lot which with the help of volunteers was cleared and the space has been donated for gardening.

The garden is sustained through Brock’s efforts, as well as through membership to the garden and farmer’s markets around the city. Brock learned to garden from his father and his goal with the MCCG is to teach others how to garden so they can start eating fresh and organic themselves.

It’s going to be hot tomorrow with a forecast of 95 degrees!

More pictures from the March 21st volunteer day after the jump – -

Painting the planter boxes

Built six picnic tables

All the painted planter boxes

Halfway completed compost bin behind coop

Built a chicken coop with roost house

Tools: Ryobi Corner Cat Sander

d'Auria — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 17:11:52 +0000

Undoubtedly ripped from it’s predecessors name, Ryobi’s Corner Cat fully meets the same standards as the Black&Decker Mouse Sander.

Home Depot sells the Ryobi Corner Cat for $29.95 (under $30!) whereas the Black&Decker Mouse sells for $39.97. Why pay $10 more when you don’t need to?

I’m constantly building, painting, cutting, or sanding something, and as a student I appreciate a great deal!

Product Review: 5 of 5 Stars

Bright Ideas: Remember your wall paint color

d'Auria — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 16:53:27 +0000

Sometimes you run out of paint. Sometimes you lose the receipt. Sometimes you just can’t find the swatch.

By writing the name of your wall paint color and taping it to the interior of the switch plate on that wall. By adding that little step in while you’re painting it saves you ever having to look for the paint color name elsewhere. I don’t know about you, but anything that saves me even the TINIEST bit of stress goes straight to the “YES!” list. Why ever chance a wrinkle when it’s preventable? You can thank me later!

(Credit Robert Socha, via ThisOldHouse.com)

Bright Ideas: Melon Baller

d'Auria — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 16:45:28 +0000

Three days a week, I watch K who is three and a half. She is extremely bright (skipping a year at her PreK-12 school) and EXTREMELY picky. While making her an apple and peanut butter and apple snack it dawned on me that switching out a knife for a peeler wasn’t the only improvement I could make on prepping an apple. Usw a melon baller to remove only the core (like it’s a pit) from firm/juicy apples like gala and fuji. Now I too cut my apples in half and melon-ball the core. Yes, I know you’re jealous of my action-packed daily life. Do you have any Bright Ideas?

Edible School Yard, ya ‘eard?

d'Auria — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 19:08:16 +0000

After a brief hiatus, I am back.

I had a the great need for a “mental health” vacation. Let’s leave it at that.

New Orleans is really being good to us these days. Beautiful sunny weather, perfectly warm not-quite 80 degree weather. Nothing to complain about!

I’ve been starting to volunteer at Samuel J. Green Charter School on Valence St. near where I live. They have an Edible School Yard, modeled after Alice Waters’ project in Berkeley, California. Their organic garden is an oasis. I feel incredibly fortunate to be given the opportunity to share this special place with so many gifted children.

They sell starter plants, herbs, and fruits/vegetables from their garden every first Saturday of the month at the Freret Street Market. Everything is organic and profits a community built on love for children. 99% of them below the poverty line. That’s what I call big love.

80sStyle.com: lusting

d'Auria — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 18:59:45 +0000

Han Cholo – BIG SPIKE STUDE EARRINGS $80.00