Taking "green" to another level.

I'm all about trying to be green in order to better our Mother Earth, but man, this light fixture featured on Design Sponge takes the cake. Recycling the peanuts you use in the mail and turning it into a light fixture? Yay or Nay? Doesn't it sorta look unfinished and messy?



If you just can't tell how the heck it will blend in a room, here's a picture of it in a room. Are you sold yet? It definitely is a conversation piece. If you really like this, you can learn how to make it here.

Another green project that I think is more up my alley are these lovely cloth napkins. I've been thinking alot lately about using more of the cloth napkins, than the paper napkins as it creates trash and just seems like such a waste. Although, it is much easier to just use a paper napkin in all honesty.

Anyhoo, do you ever see "scraps of fabric" for sale at stores and think to yourself, " what could I possibly do with scraps of fabric?" Well, if you manage to get 1 yard of scraps, you can easily turn them into 4 pretty + adorable napkins. Instructions on how to make these are here.

I Puffy Heart...

Ever since I gorged myself into wedding planning, I seriously started to develop a hard crush on stationary. I mean, I would admire it from afar, but I wouldn't have the spontanous of, "omg, I have to have it!." Dam, freakin' wedding. haha.

Parcel Post is one of my new favorite blogs that is constantly making me drool and scream with delight. Makes me wish that I was her best friend and can somehow get some freebies because that's what best friends do right?

A few weeks ago, I saw these on her blog. Thoughts of what I can do with these were swirling through my head. They are labels from ilee papergoods.

Now, she posted these lovely wrapping delectables. Oh my sweet Jesus. These are so yummy. I need to give a gift to someone, asap!

The Turnover.

It's official. As of 5:00 pm, 10.20.08, the hubs and I became proud owners of a beautiful home. We are homeowners, baby! We. own. a. home. We still can't believe that the house that we entered with our own key is ours. Ours. Wow.

It was quite fantastic. The turning over of the keys to us. We signed a paper and then came out a pretty colored Tiffany blue box with a white satin ribbon tied around it. My eyes nearly fell out. We were totally not expecting that.

What we received were a pair of crystal candle holders. So pretty! They even have Tiffany colored "warning" stickers on top. How cute is that? I can't wait to use them over the holidays. These pair of candle holders are going to be a constant reminder of our first home.

My mom was insistent of us bringing in a small amount of uncooked rice and salt. It's a Filipino tradition and it's suppose to bring you good luck. So, in we went with it. So, in we went with it. Hah.

We'll be moving in this coming weekend and we can't wait. Moreso, me. I'm so ecstatic to finally be able to call a place, " our home."

I heart festivals.

I don't know what it is about them, but I just love going to festivals, even when it's scorching hot. I love the people watching, the various food booths, the various art and jewelry selling.... just everything.

This Sunday, the hubby and I will be going to North Berkeley's Spice of Life Festival. I've never heard about this festival before and it's been around for 6 years. How did I miss this?

Here's the jist.
In it's 6th year, the Festival will savor the "Spice of Life" with an exciting new Culinary Stage at the Elephant Pharmacy parking lot hosted by Kitchen on Fire's Chef MikeC showcasing the East Bay's finest chefs. At the stage a range of cooking demos and cookbook signings by popular neighborhood chefs and restaurants will be featured, along with sales and sampling of gourmet food products. Throughout the Festival, gourmet food offerings from a range of North Berkeley restaurants and selected vendors will be available near bistro style outdoor seating areas and wine and beer gardens. This year we welcome Calistoga Water as a new major sponsor, and the event will be "green" with the use of compostable food plates, cups and utensils with the assistance of the City of Berkeley's Recycling Program.

Local musicians will provide live entertainment on two stages and in more intimate settings such as the Vine Street wine tasting area. North Shattuck area businesses will host author appearances and book signings, interactive art projects, and yoga and bodywork demonstrations. The event also includes 125 exhibitors displaying high quality arts & crafts along with fair trade imports, local non-profits and schools, and a variety of children's activities. The North Berkeley All-Organic Farmers Market will be held as part of the event in its usual Thursday location on Shattuck near Rose St. with additional vendors.

Hope to see you there!

You got to move it, move it.....

If you were to walk into our present living conditions, good luck to you! Watch your step! Look down, not up! There are tons of furniture, bags, boxes everywhere. Heck, our couch{es} are sitting in my mother's living room. The dogs are lovin' it. They think it's a doggy playground. Not so much, our parents. Heh.

We've been trying to accumulate stuff for the house here and there and unfortunately, it's starting get cramped.

One item that I'm excited about getting is our return address stamp. Only problem is, I'm having one heck of a hard time choosing which one to get.

Found an assortment over at Etsy.

I thought I was dead set on getting the one in cased in the fancy schmancy parentheses. But, the more I look at it, the more I think it's too simple. Do you agree?

Then, I thought about getting the pretty mum one. But then I thought, is it too girly? I'm trying to be androgenous.

Here are some more choices. Help!

What? It's Free?

I love downloadable freebies, especially when they uber cute. Since, I'm not a adobeillustrator-photoshop-guru, I try to take advantage of freebies as much as I can and hold on to them for dear life. Heh.

How about Orange is one the blogs that I love that hands out free downloadables. Today's freebie is this cutie of a pie gift tags, titled Four Seasons by Rachel Weber from Fog & Thistle. Isn't it lovely? I just tried it out on chartreuse colored cardstock and it looks oh so fabuloso. Loooooove it!

Here's the link to take you to uber cuteness. Enjoy!

Weekend Update.

Had yet another busy bee weekend. When will it ever slow down for me?

Well, we went to our walk through and it turned out really good. It turns out, the carpet that we were drudgingly anticipating to see wasn't too bad. It wasn't a creme color as the hubs thought. He swears that in the light, it looked creme. hah. Okay, well, I'm so glad that he was so wrong. It's actually a khaki colored carpet that we were debating about getting. So, it worked out fine. The only thing is that they forgot to order the refrigerator that we managed to finaggle from them as part of our offer. Doh. So, another walk through it is--- all for the refrigerator.


Plus, since they felt so bad about the mix-up with our carpet color, they installed protective covering for our garage. The guy was so excited to tell us. I personally, was wondering what's all the hype about this? Yeah, it's nice and all,but it's a freakin' garage. Who cares that there is a really good floor covering on our garage. What's the big dealio, yo?




Went to the NKOTB concert. It was such a surreal experience, yet it was so awesome at the same time! Talk about nostalgia. My eyes were so dreamy that night, I could barely see! It was one of my best experiences, ever!

The hubs' birthday was also this weekend. "Happy Birthday, Honey" was the theme of the day. Heh. We had dinner at A16 in the Marina district of SF. {That area is always freakin' crowded. } I got to choose a birthday card with the words," husband" on it. Now, I can be apart of that " oh, I'm so excited to get a card for my husband for the first time!." Heh.

Bought a floor lamp at.. wait for it.... wait for it.. Walmart.com. This Young House quite often features furniture from there and I have to admit, they have some pretty cool stuff. I really wanted this lamp that they often talk about at This Young House, but it's more of a desk lamp as its small. Wish it came in much bigger sizes {that's what she said!}. It's only $24.00, too! Great price.

So, instead, I found this great looking floor lamp that I'm hoping that it'll look just as fantastic in person as it does in the picture. I just realized that it comes in a brushed nickel steel. Dam. How did I miss that?

Mine's is blackened steel. Hmmm, may have to upgrade. It was a great price at $41.96. The brushed nickel steel is $54.