Blogger: Maggie Mason
Bio: Margaret Mason is the author of "No One Cares What You Had for Lunch: 100 Ideas for Your Blog" (Peachpit Press). She publishes MightyGirl.com, her personal blog, and MightyGoods.com, which was selected “best shopping site” by Forbes Magazine and Business Week.
Email: maggie@mightygirl.net
Good Stock is a website that helps you write your family’s story, page by page, and then sends you an heirloom-quality children’s book filled with your work. The stunning, canvas-bound result contains your family tree and short, illustrated anecdotes about each member of your family.
This project at Instructables shows you how to build a quick light tent for taking professional photos of small objects. If you market your craftwork, but your objects are too big to fit on a scanner, this is an inexpensive solution.
So you’re decorating the nursery, but you don’t have time to stencil dozens of rocket ships on the walls. Wall Candy Arts makes decals that can be removed and rearranged “effortlessly,” according to the site. They offer lots of cute, colorful options, including abstract dots and lines. Most kits are around $50, so lose the stencil brush and use your newfound time to assemble the crib.
After the New Orleans disaster, there’s been a lot of talk around our household about getting an emergency kit. After a quick online search, I was surprised by how many emergency backpacks, car packs, and home kits I found online. I was also surprised by the prices. A hundred bucks for a red backpack with a flashlight and some Band Aids? No thanks.
Then I found 72 Hours, a site that gives you the skinny on putting together your own emergency kits. It has a Bay Area focus (meaning an emphasis on earthquakes and tsunamis), but the advice is pretty sound no matter where you live. So don’t get caught with your pants down and
If you’re tired of cheesy aloha prints, but planning to spend some time on the beach soon, consider Low Tee designs. They make hilarious men’s swimsuits out of recycled vintage shirts. Designer Philip Heckman uses logo and concert tees to create one-of-a-kind beachwear for pop-culture junkies. They come in small, medium, and large and are fully lined with lycra.
Designer Jonathan Glat makes jewelry from everyday objects. His Recycle Collection features these Bunch Earrings, which are created using electronic resistors, but the collection also repurposes earplugs and surgical tubing to stylish effect.
