Golden Book Gown

What do you do when you come across books that can no longer be read?

 Most throw them away if there are enough pages torn out or damaged.

What is a better idea? Find something new you can do with them.

Turn them into a dress.

That is exactly what Ryan Novelline came up with.

He collected little Golden Books and designed a dress made out of them. Even the little golden book spines make up the bodice of this dress. Each piece is sewn together, and even organized by color stripes.

The perfect mix and example of sustainable fashion.

Interested in reading the entire story?

You can see detailed shots of the process at Ryans website!

While over there, take a peek at the rest of his site.

Cupcakes in a Jar

Ever want to know how to make a cupcake in a jar without having to stick the jar itself in the oven? Here's a great post on how to do it. I recently purchased one of these lovelies from someone online. Through my experience with it, I recommend going a little lighter on the frosting, or doing multiple layers. Perhaps make the frosting "airy" and don't pack it, there is nothing worse then a mouth full of thick frosting with no cake in it!

Check out the recipe here, at Mycakies

Once you have the idea down, play around with it and try a recipe that is a little more healthy! The one above uses Paula Deans.

Here's one from Eating Well

Clocks

Day, n. 

A period of twenty-four hours, 

mostly misspent. 

                                                       ~Ambrose Bierce

First Date

Are we like those bored couples

you feel sorry for

in restaurants? Are we the dining 

dead?

Quote from Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

Print from OriginalYouth

In The Trees

There is always Music

amongst the trees

in the Garden,

but our hearts must be very quiet to hear it.

                                                                         ~Minnie Aumonier