Natural Beauty

I love jewelry that "rings" of the natural world. This one made me think of so many beautiful things. See it here and also support original artists on Etsy.

Craft Fail, They Feel Your Pain

Craft Fail!

"Maybe I should’ve measured my dog first? Measure then sew? What a concept. Looks like I need to give this dog coat away to a friend who has a smaller dog than I.
This is definitely a craft fail."

Ever try to knit a blankie that becomes a geometric cat bed? A hat that becomes a veil? A lumpy scarf that goes on and on? Join the blog. You'll be amongst friends.. crying over strange animal-ish looking snacks while pondering the evil mushroom cloud shape in the handmade soap. With Craft Fail, you don't need to hide in shame anymore!


"Felted Frankenstein Bear"
Somebeardy needs a hug!

Thanks Aspen Morrigan!

Style Your Garage

Ugly, unamusing garage inside and out? Okay these folks can't help with the mess on the inside, but they can perk up the looks of it from the outside. You will no doubt perk your neighbor's interest!

What a messy garage...
Originally uploaded by fotomanni.de.


Visit Style Your Garage!
"The days of boring garage doors are numbered! That’s because there are now photo tarpaulins for garage doors from style-your-garage.com!

You can go the traditional dream come true route..


or my fave- MEGA KITTEN!!

A lot more fun than painting the door!

via The Daily Dairy

Did You Get Enough Sleep?

No? Maybe you need a new bed. Some may succeed in improving your journey to dreamland better than others...

Sweet Little Treats

How can you create these treats..

..and not pop them into your mouth?

Miniature Chocolates #2
Originally uploaded by PetitPlat by sk_.


I guess you just have to resist temptation! Read more about this talented artist from Paris here, and see even more delish pictures here on Flickr.
If you just can't get enough minis into your doll's diet, head over to this show in June!

via Life Craftiness & Everything Else

Shopping with Strays

Shopping with Strays in Seoul
I shop with my "stray" all the time. I know all the stores that allow pets and give up my money to them even if I have to walk a wee bit further. My great big hearted poodle boy was a former stray and is every bit the fun kind jiggly dog any other dog might be! If you want that furry BFF, head to your local shelter and find them waiting there for you :)
"TV actress Kim Hyeon-ju, left, gives out free beverages to customers with formerly abandoned dogs during an event at E-Mart in Cheonho-dong, eastern Seoul, yesterday. The proceeds will be used to help rescued canines find new homes, the discount store said." via JoongAng Daily

Tasty Fruit in Fashion

Dried sliced Pear ring, click the picture for La Prochaine Fois

Next time a gallant person practices the chivalrous art of hand smooching give them a nice treat to nibble, besides yourself. This can also fulfill the challenge of buying a unique gift for the person who has everything. I guarantee you, they do not have this. These would also be the perfect accessory for this Fruit roll-up Western shirt. So sweet!

Click the picture for Rebecca Yaker's page on MNartists.org

Ring via notcot.org

Fakey Friday, Brooklyn Superhero Supply Co

Real life do-gooders doing good! Just because the superheroes in comic books don't exist, doesn't mean people can't dream of being one. I think someone in a Spiderman costume who saves a child in real-life tops a fantasy character anyway. But even if your daily mild-mannered existence will never put you in the position to rescue more than a kitten, you can still dress the part of someone who can save the world.

The Brooklyn Superhero Supply Company is ready to help you assume your superhero identity. In real life the owner, Dave Eggers, is a hero because all of the proceeds of the shop go to fund the non-profit youth orientated creative writing and tutoring center, 826NYC. So check it out, suit up and do some good!

via A Tribe Called Next

Goldfish Training School Kit

You train your dog, so why shouldn't your fish have the same benefits?
Winner of "Best in Show" at 2009 Global Pet Expo!

"Picture it: Lassie returns to the house barking. "What is it girl? Timmy's fallen down the well?" And then everyone runs to get that little fool out. But it's too late. Goldie already saved Timmy's sorry butt. Because Goldie is the goldfish you trained with your R2 Fish Training School Kit!"

Do not put Timmy down a well just to test Goldie's skills, but sounds like a fun thing to watch when your favorite sports teams aren't throwing and kicking things at things. Cheer your fish on!
Order your kit now from Think Geek

Today in eBay!

eBay is a seemingly endless source of products, let it also be a source of endless and bizarre amusement! Urlesque's "Today in eBay" does the searching, so all you have to do is the giggling.
I suppose it's useful, for example, to those who have been needing skull and Taz print vests for their Guinea Pigs. Featured seller Sydneybear is kind enough to provide these for fashion forward furry piggies.


Sports fan Guinea Pigs don't feel left out!

Check in daily, you will be amazed (and sometimes grossed out) by what people make and sell!

via Urlesque, Today in Ebay

Make Lunch Funny :)

Will work on Breakfast and Dinner too. Now go give that plate a clean shave! Oh well that didn't sound too appetizing, just go clean that plate!
Get yours here at World Wide Fred
via lila.

Crushed Can Art by Charles Kaufman

This is one way to recycle and add a whimsical friend to your life. Every one of these little works of art is unique, so the cute creature looking over your shoulder from the wall is the only one in the world. Get a new fun flattened friend for you or a friend! Click the pix for his main Crushed Can site and click here to keep up with new creations on his blog.
via Charles Kaufman's Twitterstream

Draw On the Walls... Your Clothes!

Draw on the walls! You're a grown-up so you can do what you want right? Go for it! You might have gotten in trouble for it then, but now you will be appreciated for it. Ask your friends to join in. Instead of a paintung party have a coloring party. But unlike being kids you will be asked to stay in the lines. Or not! Click here for Jenny Wilkinson's Paint-by-numbers wallpaper.

If those pens slip and you get some on your clothes, just keep going. Click here for this whimsical dress by designers Berber Soepboer and Michiel Schuurman. You'll look wonderful, and you might trigger some memories of coloring books and other childlike pursuits. Click here to visit their website.


via Trend de la Creme

So Deliciously Clean!

You know you want to eat them! But alas they are soap, yes soap to keep you squeaky clean, not your tummy full. Dancing Sisters on Etsy make these treats. Reading their description might not help much either, they still sound tasty.

"These adorable cupcakes are 100% cold process soap (even the frosting) and were made using the whipped soap process.
They have a fragrance free, super white, Ivory pure, vegan cake base and are topped with a choice of 3 different scented frostings. They are finished off with a decorative sugar (not sprinkles) that dissolve completely, leaving no mess behind. And because of the air incorporated into them by the cake beaters, they float!"

If you want soap the scent of Sunripened Raspberry, Chocolate or Lemon Meringue, order them here!

East Village NYC right now :)

Rick and I took these :)

Ember Heart, new things.. :)

Click the picture to go to my little incense site where I make and sell all kinds of nice things.
Newest things, Spooky, Starry Eyed (for Kat Von D ), Gingerbread Snow, and Obama's Blossoms, a Cherry Blossom scented blend for the Obama Family!

Spooky and Starry Eyed

Now on the Ember Heart Web :)
Newly added: My new ghostly holiday blend Spooky. Spooky made its debut at FaerieCon and is now available on the Ember Heart website here:

Click the photo for my new blend Spooky!

Also Starry Eyed now available to everyone, the special incense blend made for Kat Von D:

Click the photo for Starry Eyed

One Day Free Pass to FaerieCon for my Readers!

Thank you to everyone who comes by to read. If even one person found it fun I would blog my "brain candy". Someone called it that (I loved that). I can offer to those of you in the Philly area or those that can make it, a free one day pass to a beautiful event. Alan Lee is the guest of honor but when you see the line-up you'll see there are so many wonderful artists and writers and performers there you'll have have a hard time choosing who would be your pick for guest of honor. Email me with your mailing address and I'll send you one or two One Day passes free for as long as they last!
xnmerry@gmail.com


Click the photo to go to the Faerie Con Website

Here is a hint at how amazing this event will be.. Alan Lee who created the world of the gorgeous "Lord Of The Rings" films, co-authored a book that created an entire genre of art called "Faeries". And his co-author Brian Froud will be there too. Brian also created with Jim Henson the pioneering film "The Dark Crystal" that also changed the way films created special effects, my friend and amazing artist Wendy Froud also worked on that film and created Yoda for the "Star Wars" series- all of these folks will be there. Do I need to continue? Please come and enjoy this stunning event.

Shapely Beauty

The Pigasso Art World Era

Remember these two cuties? Click here to go to their story.
Now a new "Pigasso" is coming up in the barnyard Art World. He and his friends are creating masterpieces for a good cause!

Pig's paintings to go on display, By Cat George - Peninsula News Review
Boris the Boar is very interested in the subject of his latest masterwork, titled ‘Still Life in Slop.’ After all, it’s a representation of his favorite foodstuff, and to create the piece, he gets to dip his snout into his food and push it about.

The chickens are a bit more vain and have decided to create a self-portrait in mixed media, although — other than feathers — they aren’t yet revealing what the media will be. The wooly horse is even more mysterious; while it can be revealed that the work he will display at the Mary Winspear Centre on September 6 will be an installation, he’s remaining tight-lipped on the subject.

All three of the artists are new to the Peninsula art scene, but their owner, Anny Scoones , expects that their work will get a good reception at the Please Your Palette fundraiser night at the Mary Winspear. The event, in support of the Mary Winspear Centre and Blue Heron Park , includes an art show, talent show, and dinner; while pieces from Scoones’ personal collection, including the work of her parents, Bruno Bobak and Molly Lamb Bobak, both famous Canadian artists, will be on display, the art created by the animals she houses at Glamorgan Farm will be for sale in an auction.

When she originally offered to display some of her collection, Scoones said, she was asked by a number of people if that would include animal art. She decided to investigate if any of her critters had a talent for it. “Before I knew it, I had discovered genius in the barnyard,” she enthused. Boris the Boar, who weighs in at 900 pounds, was a particular talent. “We think [his work] will be the next million-dollar piece in the National Gallery,” she said. “Boris has an aesthetic understanding of perspective unlike any other pig I’ve ever seen.”
Unlike many famous animal artists, Boris has no need of a brush to create his work. “He uses his snout, to work in his masterpiece, ‘Still Life of Slop,’” Scoones said. With his talent now on display — and his habit of working while wearing a beret and a scarf, in the French style — Scoones says she has nicknamed him ‘Pigasso.’

Scoones’ heritage breed naked-neck chickens are “working on a group effort,” she said. “It’s a totally different technique than Boris, it’s ongoing. They’re slow; Boris is quite spontaneous.”

She would not say anymore about the Russian wooly horse’s installation, other than to note that a wheelbarrow was involved.

“These are all priceless works of art,” she said.

Entrance to SANCHA Hall (Mary Winspear Community Cultural Centre, Sidney BC, Canada)The animal art, along with other works of art, a five-act talent show, and a catered meal, are all part of the fundraising evening on September 6. The evening begins at 4:30 p.m. with wines and hors d’ouevres and ends at 9 p.m. with an art auction. Attendees at the function will also be asked to contribute to a “community art piece” which will be on display at the centre afterwards. Contact the Mary Winspear for tickets ($100) or more information at 250-656-0275.
Read the article about their upcoming show here