Danish Modern Furniture Auction

I went to my first auction today. It is the annual (I think) Regal Danish Modern Auction which is held in Franklin, NH. I’ve known about it for years but was never able to go before, for whatever reason. The actual auction was intimidating but I can easily see that if you do your homework and know what you want then you can really walk away with a good deal. The piece I was most attracted to was something I literally have no room for in my life. It was a Danish granny-chic sofa that I would put in my imaginary second-hand wedding attire boutique called – Hello Again.

To see lots more pictures of what went up for auction visit the Regal Auction website.

P.L.A.N – Post Landfill Action Network

I was just reminded of this guy (Alex Freid) because I just saw that he is being nominated for the 10 to Watch: A Celebration of Young Professionals program. 10 to Watch is a joint venture between Catapult and the Portsmouth Herald. Alex Freid is the Founder and Director of the Post Landfill Action Network in Durham, NH. #impressive #inspiring. The recovergirl in me hopes he makes the top ten.

PechaKucha 20×20 – Portsmouth, NH

I’m speaking at the next PechaKucha on Sunday, February 16th at 7pm at the Gaslight. I’m talking swap.

This makes me happy. :)

split hem sweaters

I’m digging the exaggerated split hem trend. It makes me want to buy a second hand sweater and cut up the hem. I would carefully hand sew the edges to keep them from unraveling, of course. I think it would make the sweater lay nicer on the hip. And with a soft long sleeve tee underneath it would be warm, comfy and stylish.

Images. via Fringe Association / Tess Giberson / Suno / Derek Lam / Vintage Virtu on Etsy

PAPER MACHE PLANTS

My boys and I have cabin fever. It has been too cold for too long. This weekend I ignored my chores and focused instead on creating an activity that would keep us busy.

I stumbled upon the image below via Pinterest. Apparently, what you see here are Paper Plant Character studies by Adam Frezza and Terri Chaio. I know, right. #genius

It was just the inspiration we needed to dive into a project.

We started with wire hangers. We bent them by hand into plant like shapes and stuck them into foam. Then we covered the wire with aluminum foil and then paper mache. We let the paper mache dry over night. The next day we painted them. It was that easy.