http://www.cucumbersome.com DIY Crafts, Tutorials and More. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:16:49 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en These double-walled beauties by Bodum are the best glasses ever. I will admit that I bought them purely based on the appearance (two walls? I'm in!), but we quickly realized how well designed they really are. We have the 8.5 oz. version (on the right) and use them all the ... http://www.cucumbersome.com/form-function/ This pen and watercolor painting by Ryan (yes, my Ryan) is hanging in our office. It is based on a photo of a man who works at NASA, thus the name. Poignant, yes? I really like this fellow, though. I need to frame it. We used to have lots of ... http://www.cucumbersome.com/nasaman/ 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 ... http://www.cucumbersome.com/rescued-cashmere/ Sorry for the lack of posts here. I've been feeling kind of awful - washing down gravol with ginger ale, that sort of thing. (And no, I'm not pregant.) But I have learned something very important that I will share with you. Are you ready for this? There are different kinds ... http://www.cucumbersome.com/ginger/ Product + Cute Animals = I'M SOLD! http://www.cucumbersome.com/hamster-cinema/ Something I regretted in our last place was not hanging more art and pictures. Nailing something non-essential into the wall is like committing to the place. I saw this photo on apartment therapy: The print above the sofa made me so happy, in a way that only Caribou's "The Milk of ... http://www.cucumbersome.com/home-is-where-the-art-is/ 1. Some variation of this embroidered "messy tablecloth" by AZEdesign Why I love it: it's so perfectly embroidered to look like a complete mess Why I won't be making it: no patience for embroidery, at all Why you should make it: so you can have me over for a dinner party 2. A smaller ... http://www.cucumbersome.com/things-i-want-to-make-but-theres-a-good-chance-i-wont/