Creating a comfortable life one moment at a time
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Tim sent me the link to this modular typographical bookcase by the Italian furniture design firm Saporiti. Pretty cool, isn’t it? Of course, I’m a fan of books and all things Italian (cheers to you, Grandpa Tony), so this is right up my alley!
Here’s the bookcase filled with books. Can you still read the hidden message?
I’m trying to decide on a dessert to bring to the family gathering on Easter Sunday. I’d like it to be special, but something I can actually pull off. I made the Turtle Cake last Easter, but this year I’d like to try something new.
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In the spirit of “If it isn’t fun it won’t get done,” I created a Deck of Cards workout for my Saturday morning boot camp class last week. One of my wonderful D.C. roommates, Amy, and I used to do a version of this workout where we’d do push-ups if we drew a black card and sit-ups if we drew a red card. It all came back to me when I read an article in Shape featuring Carrie Underwood’s favorite Deck of Cards workout. The description was pretty general, so I took the basic concept and created my own version.
The idea is that you work as many body parts as possible but trick your brain into thinking it’s all a big game by using playing cards. I think my boot campers would agree that this workout sneaks up on you because there’s so much variety and it’s broken up into bite-size pieces!
I’m a big fan of traditional Easter baskets (what would Easter be without a big chocolate bunny and jellybeans?), but I love the fresh twist that Elisabeth of My Growing Home gives to the classic Easter basket. The Little Farmer Easter Basket is chock full of everything your little gardener could desire: plants, pots, gardening tools, books, a bunny or two, and, of course, some tantalizing treats tucked in under the leaves.
Even if I can’t pull together everything that Elisabeth suggests, I think even a scaled-down version with a few plants and gardening supplies tucked into a basket would be really fun. Especially since this year we’ve been enjoying such wonderfully warm weather! Don’t you think this would make a really sweet hostess gift, too?
You can visit Design Mom for the full tutorial.
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