BUST Magazine's Spring Fling Craftacular is a lovely Garden Party themed shopping affair running from 12pm until 7pm at The Warsaw in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, featuring over 50 crafters, DJs, drinks, and dancing. Shoppers can sip on springy cocktails and nosh on pierogies, learn about guerilla gardening, how to grow their own food and supporting local farms. BUST Magazine will be hand-picking over 50 of the most unique and talented crafters from across the country to participate. Applications are due by April 11th!
Monday, March 16, 2009
BUST Spring Fling Craftacular - Apply Now!
BUST Magazine's Spring Fling Craftacular is a lovely Garden Party themed shopping affair running from 12pm until 7pm at The Warsaw in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, featuring over 50 crafters, DJs, drinks, and dancing. Shoppers can sip on springy cocktails and nosh on pierogies, learn about guerilla gardening, how to grow their own food and supporting local farms. BUST Magazine will be hand-picking over 50 of the most unique and talented crafters from across the country to participate. Applications are due by April 11th!
Giveaway Reminder
Just a reminder, as if you need one, that springtime is almost here! To celebrate, we put together this mega-giveaway of springtime goods just for you. All you need to do is be on our mailing list and leave a comment on the original post here about a favorite work from one of the many talented BEST artists. If you are not on the mailing list yet, you are missing out on giveaways and newsletters delivered straight to your inbox (we promise to not be annoying, we only send you mail a few times a year.) So, what are you waiting for? Sign up now! The sign up page is on the right hand side of the blog.
In this giveaway you will find work from these great BEST artists
1. Jersey Girl Design 2. A Stone's Throw 3. nfall2rt designstudio 4. Greenstartstudio 5. Yummy & Company 6. Herekitty Pretties 7. The Baker's Wife 8. The Giving Tree 9. Zetta 10. Tigerlillyshop
In this giveaway you will find work from these great BEST artists1. Jersey Girl Design 2. A Stone's Throw 3. nfall2rt designstudio 4. Greenstartstudio 5. Yummy & Company 6. Herekitty Pretties 7. The Baker's Wife 8. The Giving Tree 9. Zetta 10. Tigerlillyshop
Sunday, March 15, 2009
Saturday, March 14, 2009
March Mending Month
OK, so maybe we are halfway through March, but please check out all the great mending tips from CRAFT! Good for your wallet and the environment!
d.i.y. spa day- Javanese lulur scrub: Tutorial
Jennifer Moore, the surface and textile designer behind Monaluna gets a lot of the inspiration for her amazing designs from her travels. She recently returned from Bali and discovered a luscious body treatment, just in time for short sleeves, skirts, and sandals!
Jennifer writes in her blog: A few months ago, my husband and I got to spend a couple weeks in Indonesia. Though there were many, many wonderful experiences on the trip, the one I’ve been fixating on lately was the 3-hour mandi lulur spa treatment. While it was incredible at the time, after daily, fabulous, $5-10 massages, I’m not sure I was able to fully appreciate the luxury of the experience. What I wouldn’t give for one of those now! Even with all the rain we’ve had of late, I have that dry winter skin that’s calling out for a good exfoliation and deep moisture treatment. So… I decided to try to replicate it myself. The results weren’t quite the same, but they weren’t half bad!
The traditional lulur treatment consists of a long massage (1-2 hours), after which you are slathered with a bright yellow exfoliating paste and wrapped in a dark cloth or towel. Once the paste dries, you are rinsed and then rubbed with yogurt until all the paste is removed. You end with a soak in a hot tub filled with flower petals (marigold, jasmine, ylang-ylang, ginger and bougainvillea) while drinking ginger tea. Pretty incredible.
Historically, brides would undergo this treatment for 40 days prior to their wedding, to get the skin as healthy and pure as possible. Apparently, it’s still common practice, but generally only during the week leading up to the wedding. The massage, yogurt splash and bath are pretty self-explanatory, but here’s the info on the lulur scrub. Just mix the ingredients to a thick paste and rub into skin before your shower. Be careful not to come into contact with light-colored fabrics while you have the scrub on!
Ingredients
Rice for exfoliation: 1/2 cup ground rice or rice flour (I used a combo of rice flour and white rice that I ground in my coffee grinder to give a little more exfoliating texture).
Turmeric for nourishing and as an antioxidant and anti-inflammatory agent: 1 tablespoon. Note that the bright yellow color will stain fabric (and also possibly temporarily color skin) and so only use dark cloths when working with turmeric.
Ginger for circulation: 1 tablespoon fresh grated ginger
Honey for nourishing skin and absorbing impurities: 1 tablespoon.
Ylang-ylang oil for lymph stimulation: a few drops. You can also use jasmine or sandalwood oil.
Milk for cleansing alpha and beta hydroxy acids: a couple tablespoons, or enough to form dry ingredients into a thick paste.
While I was playing kitchen chemist I mixed up a couple other body scrubs too, in case the bright yellow turmeric scares you off. The peppermint salt scrub is a vigorous, stimulating scrub that is not for the feint of heart. The sugar scrub is intoxicatingly fragrant and a little more soothing, but less invigorating.
Peppermint Salt Scrub
1 cup sea salts (I like to use a combination of coarse and fine salts)
3-4 tablespoons almond oil (or enough to coat the salt)
1 tablespoon dried peppermint
several drops peppermint oil
Chai Sugar Scrub
1/2 cup raw cane sugar
20 dried cardamom seeds, ground in a mortar and pestle
1 tablespoon grated ginger
2 tablespoons coconut oil
1-2 tablespoons cocoa butter (or other oil)
Store scrubs in air-and water-tight containers.
Jennifer writes in her blog: A few months ago, my husband and I got to spend a couple weeks in Indonesia. Though there were many, many wonderful experiences on the trip, the one I’ve been fixating on lately was the 3-hour mandi lulur spa treatment. While it was incredible at the time, after daily, fabulous, $5-10 massages, I’m not sure I was able to fully appreciate the luxury of the experience. What I wouldn’t give for one of those now! Even with all the rain we’ve had of late, I have that dry winter skin that’s calling out for a good exfoliation and deep moisture treatment. So… I decided to try to replicate it myself. The results weren’t quite the same, but they weren’t half bad!
The traditional lulur treatment consists of a long massage (1-2 hours), after which you are slathered with a bright yellow exfoliating paste and wrapped in a dark cloth or towel. Once the paste dries, you are rinsed and then rubbed with yogurt until all the paste is removed. You end with a soak in a hot tub filled with flower petals (marigold, jasmine, ylang-ylang, ginger and bougainvillea) while drinking ginger tea. Pretty incredible.
Historically, brides would undergo this treatment for 40 days prior to their wedding, to get the skin as healthy and pure as possible. Apparently, it’s still common practice, but generally only during the week leading up to the wedding. The massage, yogurt splash and bath are pretty self-explanatory, but here’s the info on the lulur scrub. Just mix the ingredients to a thick paste and rub into skin before your shower. Be careful not to come into contact with light-colored fabrics while you have the scrub on!
Ingredients
Rice for exfoliation: 1/2 cup ground rice or rice flour (I used a combo of rice flour and white rice that I ground in my coffee grinder to give a little more exfoliating texture).
Turmeric for nourishing and as an antioxidant and anti-inflammatory agent: 1 tablespoon. Note that the bright yellow color will stain fabric (and also possibly temporarily color skin) and so only use dark cloths when working with turmeric.
Ginger for circulation: 1 tablespoon fresh grated ginger
Honey for nourishing skin and absorbing impurities: 1 tablespoon.
Ylang-ylang oil for lymph stimulation: a few drops. You can also use jasmine or sandalwood oil.
Milk for cleansing alpha and beta hydroxy acids: a couple tablespoons, or enough to form dry ingredients into a thick paste.
While I was playing kitchen chemist I mixed up a couple other body scrubs too, in case the bright yellow turmeric scares you off. The peppermint salt scrub is a vigorous, stimulating scrub that is not for the feint of heart. The sugar scrub is intoxicatingly fragrant and a little more soothing, but less invigorating.
Peppermint Salt Scrub
1 cup sea salts (I like to use a combination of coarse and fine salts)
3-4 tablespoons almond oil (or enough to coat the salt)
1 tablespoon dried peppermint
several drops peppermint oil
Chai Sugar Scrub
1/2 cup raw cane sugar
20 dried cardamom seeds, ground in a mortar and pestle
1 tablespoon grated ginger
2 tablespoons coconut oil
1-2 tablespoons cocoa butter (or other oil)
Store scrubs in air-and water-tight containers.
Friday, March 13, 2009
Friday Finds: Daffodils!
So, last week it was snow, and this week, there are daffodils poking their beautiful green stalks up put of the ground... Spring is coming!
A little dose of spring sunshine for your walls... fine art print by everydaymoments.
Having a bad hair day? No one will notice with this daffodil hair clip by kaang.
You can smell like spring with this soap from soapkitchen.
Spring your wardrobe forward with this sweet dress by muirhughes.
Any outfit can use a dash of color, and these earrings from ShopClementine fit the bill perfectly.
Happy Friday!
A little dose of spring sunshine for your walls... fine art print by everydaymoments.
Having a bad hair day? No one will notice with this daffodil hair clip by kaang.
You can smell like spring with this soap from soapkitchen.
Spring your wardrobe forward with this sweet dress by muirhughes.
Any outfit can use a dash of color, and these earrings from ShopClementine fit the bill perfectly.Happy Friday!
Celebrate St. Patrick's Day -Ice Skating!
Swing by the Dominic "Mimi" DiPietro Family Skating Center and Ice Rink at Patterson Park this Friday March 13th from 7-9pm and skate to traditional Irish Music. They are turning the ice green, featuring shamrock punch, cookies, contests and arts and crafts for the kids.
Admission is only $4.00, skate rental is $2.00, now THAT is a deal!
Originally built in 1967 the DiPietro Family Skating Center has become a family tradition in Baltimore. Located at 200 S. Linwood Avenue and Pratt Street, this ice skating venue has become a centerpiece for the local community.Look for the giant shrink wrapped bubble dome by the tennis courts, you can't miss it!
Thursday, March 12, 2009
Art Star Craft Bazaar - Apply Now!
The Art Star Craft Bazaar is an annual juried arts & crafts retail show. held on Saturday, May 30th 11- 6 PM & Sunday, May 31st, 11-6 PM. If you are interested in being a vendor, apply by April 1st! Or, if you just want to check out a great show, mark your calendars and make a day trip up to Philly!
Twenty Things: Shelly Daly
Twenty things you didn't know about Shelly Daly of A Stone's Throw.
1. I am friendly to a fault, a Midwesterner from Ohio…my Mother always said I didn't know a stranger. This can be embarrassing to my children, but the truth is that I am really shy.
2. I love grids. Grid paper, man made grids, natural grids, grids I make, grid pillows, grid walls, especially black and white checkerboards…I think I might even think in grids…it helps me to organize things. Visiting my house will confirm this.
3. Public speaking will be the death of me…I cannot do it so don't even ask. The best I can do is to sit and read something out loud. I shake, my heart palpitates and my brain seizes to function. This can be limiting.
4. I have so many ideas… that I might try to share them with you.
5. I am a great mom and if this is the crowning achievement of my life, I will be happy. I don't know how this happened but I am grateful.
6. In my next life I want long legs.
7. I have a friend that I believe is an angel sent to me from heaven.
8. I lived in Cambridge, Mass, I hate tv commercials, I love movies and more than once I snuck out of work to go to a movie in Harvard Square.
9. I wish I was a better cook.
10. I have an emotional memory…I remember information by the emotions attached to them. My husband is perplexed by this.
11. I do feng shui, I was an interior designer and I like change.
12. I love love love babies' toes.
13. I have a huge amount of energy and great intuition.
14. I think you can tell it's Saturday just by the quality of light outside.
15. I am a home body and would rather be there than any other place. I hate parties except when I go to them. Then they're ok.
16. I think everything is the opposite of what it seems. Personally, I am a walking talking contradiction.
17. I never had grandparents, I graduated from high school in 3 years and I don't have any allergies… however I highly recommend a netti pot for your sinuses.
18. I love weather, it always makes me happy to have extreme weather… rain, snow, wind especially thunderstorms. I like winter better than summer, fall better than spring.
19. I love pink. I have always loved pink. Especially fuchsia. I love red, too. I think red is a neutral and goes with anything.
20. I worked in San Francisco for a year.
Would you like to be featured? Email your twenty things (keep it clean, please!) to baltimoreetsy (at) gmail (dot) com. Be sure to include your photo, name and URL.
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