Rolling Pin Recipe Card Holder

05-07-2008 | 08:36 PM EST | 0 Comments

I've been thinking about the recipe cards I posted about a few weeks ago, and I've decided that they're just too nice to smudge with fudgy fingers. So, I've been on the lookout for something that would keep them away from dirty hands, and I think that this will do the trick.

I don't normally expect to finds things like this on Amazon, but that's where I ran across this little rolling pin. From Portland, Oregon, it's made out of birch wood and has some very quaint red handles—just like an old-fashioned rolling pin. I like that it's a little old-school and I think it's going to look great with the recipe cards...plus, it's only $2.95.

Little Birdies Sticky Note Pad

05-05-2008 | 09:30 PM EST | 0 Comments

If you're anything like me, you've somehow accumulated about twenty-five pads of yellow sticky notes. I don't know how I got all of them, but they inevitably end up accumulating at the back of a drawer until I find them after months of collecting dust. I've recently decided to use them up in an effort to get rid of stuff I don't really use—a bit ironic, I guess, but there's no point in being wasteful—and once I use up my last yellow sticky, I'd be very happy to pull out this little notepad.

Created by a designer called Ghost Bassist on Shana Logic, the pads are 3" x 3" and they come with 50 stickies. At $6.00 a pad, they're definitely more expensive than the standard yellow ones, but sometimes a little extra money is worth it.

Envirosax: Mikado

05-03-2008 | 12:37 AM EST | 0 Comments

I ran across some cool reusable bags this morning, so I thought that I'd just continue down the environmentally-friendly path I've been on for the last couple of days. These bags, created by a company called Envirosax, grabbed my attention with their pretty Japanese-inspired designs—they're sufficiently girly without going crazy. The set comes with five different designs, and while there are some other collections that were nice, this one was the one I liked the most.

I found these at a store called room 6, and on their site, they say that all five bags fit into a pouch that'll fit into a glove compartment. It also says that they're big and strong enough to replace two plastic grocery bags, so if you take all five bags, that should handle a fairly big shopping trip. Also, the Envirosax website says that it "uses renewable and recyclable products where possible, and is committed to operating on ecologically sustainable principles." I know that using reusable bags is a small step, but every little thing helps.

Bluebird Pendant

05-02-2008 | 05:31 PM EST | 0 Comments

I'm always happy to find out that something I like is made from recycled pieces, and I'm normally surprised to find out what those pieces are. Would you guess that this pendant is actually a Scrabble tile with a graphic sealed onto it? Who would have thought to use discarded game pieces to make something so cute.

They're available from a store called littlebluebirdstudios, and although not everything has a bluebird on it, I thought that this pendant was among the cutest. There are a lot of different designs available, from abstract shapes to flowers to other birds to various patterns, and I had a really hard time deciding on my favorite. If you end up with the same problem, you can always buy more than one....they're only $6.50!

Coffee Cuff

05-01-2008 | 10:07 PM EST | 0 Comments

I was on the subway the other day reading an old ad for Earth Day as a distraction, and I came to the conclusion that I could be doing a whole lot more than I already do. I could, for one thing, remember to actually take my canvas bag with me to the grocery store and I could also get a very cute little coffee cuff to replace those cardboard sleeves they give you in coffee shops. Don't get me wrong—I love the cardboard sleeves. Without them, I either end up with too hot fingers or cold coffee, but it always strikes me as a tad wasteful.

I looked around at quite a few in the past few weeks and decided that they were all just a little too cheesy for me. I don't really want pink leopard print or faux fur—that's just kinda weird. But, I ran across this one tonight and I think it's perfect. It's made by a woman in Oregon, and she has a store on Etsy called Bliss Monkey Studio. She has over 30 different designs, so if orange isn't quite right for you, don't worry—she has a ton of other choices, including one with a very cute little bear.

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