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Links for No One

Feels like I'm playing to an empty room this week! I guess everyone's out enjoying the beautiful summer. Me? I'm chained to the computer as usual (though I did get in a lovely early morning run on Monday) but I've found some great links to share! There are so many, I just picked some of my most favorite, but the full compliment, as always, is here. Enjoy!

• Great Father's Day Gift Ideas, maybe for next year
• A guide to printing fabric on your own computer
• Hilarious Napoleon Dynamite Job Interview T'shirt (say what??)
• Make use of the space in your walls to store shoes
• Plant a garden in your gutter?? Am I the only one who sees potential issues with this??
• The Smurfs are invading NYC!
• Love these chalkboard picture frames!
• Say bye-bye to cable?
• Hollywood sets handmade in miniature
• a fun project and good advice for twenty-somethings
• take a look inside the homes of folks all over the world
• the Chinese are apparently renting white guys … sounds like a job I'd excel at (if I were male)
• DIY cupcake wrappers
• cool outdoor table from a couple of IKEA pieces
• fun design board web app that includes stuff from Crate and Barrel IKEA, West Elm, etc.
• Ollie North, eat your heart out: a paper shredding coffee table
• love this raffia painting trick as shown on this lamp
• the food in jars craze marches on – this time: picnic foods!
• a good reminder for all of us
• more great treehouses/playhouses … I want that first one for my office!! (this one would be OK too! or this one)
• very enjoyable appearance by Mark FrauenFelder, Maker icon, on The Colbert Report
• something about this apricot thyme galette looks unbelievably summery and tasty!
• Disney kismet
• I never would have thought of this: massive packing-tape spiderweb
• love to see the Stormtroopers in action
• take a hike on the best hiking trails in America
• just a little over a week 'til the fourth of july – maybe I still have time to make this garland … nah … probably not

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Overwhelmed + Links

I need more hours in the day. There is so so much to do. Thank goodness I have Matt. He really pulls his weight! Anyhow, here are links I've been collecting:

• Check out these super cool flour and sugar drawers … for my dream kitchen, someday!
• It is amazing how much nutritional info is available on the web now. This one is very nice and was new to me: WikiWeightWatcher
• like this neat looking cord wrapper to keep cords under control
• very cool trick for taking people-free photography in a crowded place
• ingredients list as typographical art
• Fun staycation idea: make your own travel guide
• this has been everywhere, but in case you haven't seen it: adorable recipe card maker
• awesome book themed baby shower
• great article about the future of your ipod
• ideas for a toy story birthday and a princess birthday
• identity theft protection? think again.
• like this water boiling mug
• my love affair with the vending machine continues
• pretty illustrated recipes – might need something like this for my kitchen!

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Links For Good Boys and Girls

A new pile of links for you … the full compliment, as always, is available here.

• Love this mailbox installed in this playroom.
• Super Cute tea cupcake molds
• A great thread on cooking brown rice – I want to try a few methods
• Funny tax form for the marginally employed
• Lessons from preschool has some really interesting things to share
• Manpacks … I don’t really love the tone of this post, but the idea is cool enough
• Loving this Grow.Cook.Eat. blog, it’s an excellent resource for noob gardeners like me.
• Extra adorable lunch bags
• teeny tiny modern things – very very cute
• This might just trump my backyard movie theatre
• Magazines on the cheap
• Very interesting multi-purpose home office
• Many many ways to decorate an Easter egg
• Where to stay for the best fitness perks.
• Peeps sushi! … the thought kind of makes my teeth hurt
• Inspiration for your next kitchen remodel
• Awesome Lego b’day party
• If you’ve never seen the Peeps Show, you must check it out!

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Feelin' Good Links

I am in an excellent mood, despite the fact that I'm on hold with Sprint. Again. It's pretty much the end of my week and I have a good, busy day ahead, I have good plans for the evening (girls night out) and practically NO plans for the weekend. Anyhoo, while I am so indisposed, I will show you some of my fave links the past couple of weeks. The full compliment is (as usual) available here.

• I am *so* taking the Queen Mary 2 the next time I go to Europe (ha!)
• Note to self: no more Happy Meals (P.S. I can independently verify the staying power of the fries, or at least the space under my seats can).
• Did I mention I MUST make these Cheese Crackers??
• SOOO cute Super Hero Party (maybe when Ben turns 3)
• Cool free printables for Planning Your Garden
• Another awesome party idea (maybe for Ben's 1st b'day this year??), a Milk and Cookies party!!
• A lovely post from Ohdeedoh on ways to enjoy the family dinner table
• More food on a stick: Pizza Pops!
• When I get back to NYC, I'm going back to Pearl River Market
• As much as I love my CL Desktop, I cannot wait to check out the Etsy Browser
• $100 I probably don't need to spend, though Loki would probably love it
• A guide to Cheap Printing
• Hilarious letters from Little Billy
• I do lurve the Mad Men Barbies
• Some really cute kids cakes (wonder how hard they are??)
• Cute Etsy shop with great patterned party tubs
• Neat and different photo display with shutters.

Hope you find something you like!

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Some Links to Share

As usual, the full compliment of crap I’ve amassed is here.

• a online journal for your eyes only: check out Penzu
• Too many passwords? Might want to try Last Pass
• Cute fabric photo mat from a pizza box – so clever!
• a very fun thing to do with your children’s artwork
• new default save locations for Firefox
• love this great photo experiment
• a nice post on giving kids rich cultural experiences (that don’t require springing for plane tix)
• I will have to try making taffy with the kids
• I bought mine, but here’s how you can make a great kitchen platform stool
• got a maple tree? tap that bad boy
• I think it would be fun to mail a frisbee
• hilarious infographic on DVD pirating – film companies, take notice
• this story made me a little nauseous
• 100 skills you should have
• these photorealistic paintings are incredible!
• way cute Valentine sticky notes – a bit late for this year, but the method is genius!

xoxo

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Lovely Links

As always, a full compendium of my links is available here, and an RSS feed as well.

• skip those store-bought valentines and print your own
• think I'm making these darling little mailboxes to hold the kiddos' valentines treats
• I wish I sent mail enough to use a Google Map Envelope
• this gave me a good giggle, especially the reference to Clueless
• a car decal that detects wifi – yes, please!
• really cute valentine's ideas from Parent Hacks
• really dig these cute kiddo plates
• i ♥ this teeny weeny crafting cottage
• know your semicolon!
• make your own car mount for your smartphone for $2 in 10 min!
• adorable printed valentine's day bags
• Yum Sugar has a tasty sounding Valentine's Dinner
• and some Valentine's food for the kiddos too
• adorable handmade fabric card and envelope … maybe I'll do that next year

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Links with Love

Finally, links!! There are a ton, but only the best here. Enjoy.

• Check it: make homemade ice cream with just one ingredient
• I ♥ brown rice and I can't wait to try this recipe
• for all you foodies: check out eat wild; you can find local great quality meats and veggies
• lots of great books on NPR's best books of 2009
• awesome hobbity tree house
• love this heart garland made from magazines
• perfect for a snow day
• fun for the kids: DIY stickers!!
• love these fleece superhero ponchos …. CUTE!
• really digging this seasonal calendar … free for the printing
• cuuuute bento boxes from my sweet muffin
• a bit late for Christmas, but neat mod gingerbread house
• you probably saw them because they were EVERYWHERE, but you gotta love these tiny gingerbreadhouses
• liked this interesting
• idea about limiting gifts
• printer toaster … umm, yea
• still want to make this candy cane angel food cake
• really really cute agendas
• when I get a mo, I want to check out how to make HDR images … amazing!
• hack a magic 8-ball
• next Christmas, I'll try white trash toffee
• nice round-up of photography hacks
• now that we have medical marijuana here, we also have a marijuana restaurant … wonder if you have to have a doctor's note?
• make a cool magnetic christmas card holder
• I suppose if you need a flowchart, you're probably beyond help, but I'll try

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LINKS! Good ‘uns, too.

No idea why, but I’m very much in love with this round of links.

• 10 bucks says my hubby will think this internet enabled automatic catfood dispenser is cool … 50 bucks says he’ll try to duplicate it in some form
• I love this Christmas light display … love love love it
• check out 10 ways to improve your cooking
• a couple of nerd love links: HTML 5: about damned time and teach yourself to program
• teeny tiny lending library
• love these custom vintage signs (as well as 90% of the stuff) from three potato four … might have to think about one for Ben’s room
• LOL
• teeny tiny subway ride
• this one’s for Ani: printable matroyshka doll calendar
• love the idea of an activity (rather than candy/toys) advent calendar … here are some ideas
• I’m always a sucker for cool things to do with photos, check out shape photo collage
• they have a ton more available accessories (I would LOVE a Nike+), but I abhor DRM and always find myself firmly in the no-ipod camp … here are some MP3 player choices for those of like mind (see comments)
• as always, Cool Mom PIcks Holiday Gift Guide rocks!
• frecklebox has some really fun personalized gifts for kids (and maybe adults)
• as cookie weekend is nigh, it’s probably a bit late for me to order from Bake It Pretty, but they have some amazing looking stuff!
• check out this awesome Up! themed cake …what? Tabby’s b’day is only 3 months away!
• had a lot of fun looking at these remixed twitter avatars
• Dear Santa, All I really want is this completely awesome treehouse! I’ve been good moderately well-behaved all year long. Luv, ME
• check out this cool idea for decorating family photos for a party
• hilarious: turn your grocery list into a scavengar hunt

As usual, I’ve waited way too long to do the link thing.

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Link a Little Link a Lot

So … a few links I've gathered from the goodness of the web.

• First things first … drop what you're doing and go read my Cousin Ryan's hilarious (and well-written) accounts of college life with his roommate, Duffman, in Bro and Tell parts 1, 2 and 3 … actually makes me kind of nostalgic for college

on to the normal variety links …

• DIY microwave popcorn in a brown bag
• gotta love the satelleite photography alphabet
• I think I might need one of these cool light switch racks
• interesting sneaky card game designed by a kid from Australia
• terrifying portraits of child beauty queens
• will we all be part Duggar one day?? BoingBoing has the answer
• a long, detailed article about vaccines vs. pseudo science … very good read
• I love the wardrobe in this cool room

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Halloweeny Links

• Halloween on a Saturday kinda rocks … think I must make Vampire Pancakes!!
• there are a couple cute ideas (raining cats and dogs) in this round up of no-sew kids' costumes
• I usually make Halloween Supper, but I've been thinking about switching it up this year and this menu looks pretty good!
• some advice on photographing Halloween costumes
• some fun Geek Costumes
• some very nice Halloween wall paper to spruce up your computer
• there are quite a few great Halloween shirts available on shirt.woot … with expedited shipping they might even make it in time for the big day

… and links completely unrelated to Halloween

• I think Yvett definitely needs this Hello Kitty House!
• gotta love these Rosie the Riveter Bookends!
• I really dig this pretty printable chore chart
• I have no idea how to describe this, so you better just look at it!
• some simple ways to improve your photography – no new equipment needed