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Office Supplies That Make Me Smile

Office Supplies That Make Me Smile

1. Spotted Deer Notebook, Anthro 2/3. Diamond and Stripe Notebooks, Present & Correct 4. 2010 Deluxe Wall Calendar, SusyJack 5. Memoir Stapler, Anthro 6. Pixel Colored Pencils, Fred Flare 7. Poketo Notefolio, Poketo 8. Washi Paper Masking Tape, MoMA Store 9. Clock8, Mike Reynolds 10. The Public felt case in blue, EtCetera Media 11. Arrow [...]

Vibrant & Modern Area Rugs

Vibrant & Modern Area Rugs

Above, left to right: Coqo Floral Rug in Yellow, Anthro; Vernal Cusp Rug, also Anthro; DwellStudio Home Plus Rug, Design Public

Above, left to right: Thomas Paul Lovebirds Rug, Design Public; Stilton Jellybaby Rug, Madeline Weinrib; Whorled Trapunto in Charcoal, Anthro

Above, left to right: Mantadia Rug in Black, Anthro; Chrysanthemum rug, Amy Butler for Chandra; Helix [...]

Chair: Before & After

Chair: Before & After

Months and months ago, when we still lived in Nelson, we found this chair at a thrift store for four dollars. It has been in storage at my dear parents’ house since we moved to Vancouver. We brought it back with us on our last visit there a few weeks ago. The wood was very [...]

The Flavor Bible

The Flavor Bible

You must think I’m crazy. Figs and cilantro? It’s true. We made a very unscientific study of the pairing last night at dinner, and it is absolutely true. I don’t have a picture to show because, well, it wasn’t much to look at. My fig-stuffed chicken breasts fell apart in the cutting process due [...]

Humble Materials, Flawless Execution

Humble Materials, Flawless Execution

These gorgeous necklaces by Lauren Manoogian taunt me. Yes, they are made out of paperclips and tape (maybe even this tape?). But there is a huge chance that a DIY attempt will end up looking like a kindergarten project. Those colors are so perfect. Moving on.

These items by Marion Vidal led to a similar I-could-totally-do-that [...]

Rescued Cashmere

Rescued Cashmere

A few weeks ago I came across a post on the Sculptress Studio blog (discovered through her inspiring Flickr feed) about attending a sheep shearing at a 1840’s festival. Making clothing at that time (which isn’t long ago, really) was a three-year process. Three years. What she wrote here really struck me:
“Clothes had value far [...]

Found Freebies, Part 3: Creature Comforts

Found Freebies, Part 3: Creature Comforts

Creature Comforts is one of my favorite daily reads. Ez has such a beautiful style, and it comes through on every single post. I was so happy to be included in one of her blog roundups a couple months ago. She has a whole series of free downloads available and they are all really well [...]

Beginner’s Quilting

Beginner’s Quilting

My brother and his wife are having a baby girl - she’s due in about a month. I’m so excited to have a niece! We threw a small shower yesterday here in Nelson for Jayce, my sister-in-law. Part of my gift was this crib-sized quilt. It’s my first attempt at a quilt so I kept [...]

Found Freebies, Part 2: The Small Object

Found Freebies, Part 2: The Small Object

I’m sure most of you are familiar with Sarah Neuburger of The Small Object, creator of the best wedding cake toppers ever to be made. Seriously.

Look! The one on the right sort of looks like Ryan and me. If only I had known about these two years ago…
Sarah has generously provided some free downloads in [...]

In The New York Times!

In The New York Times!

A huge thanks to Amanda Kwan with the Associated Press for including my Anthro-inspired tables in her article on ‘designer looks for big-box prices’! You can read it on the New York Times site, here and here. Did you wonder what Anthropologie thought of my take on their Curator Table? Well, Amanda asked them (yikes!) [...]

About

Britt McMaster is addicted to cucumbers. She and her husband, Ryan, live and work in a tiny apartment in downtown Vancouver, BC. Both Ryan and Britt love to write lists of all their ideas on action sheets, and they have pages and pages. They write especially quickly after they've each had a dry cappuccino or two. Most of those fanciful ideas will stay on paper, but Cucumbersome is Britt's platform to try some out.
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