http://www.cucumbersome.com DIY Crafts, Tutorials and More. Thu, 12 Aug 2010 19:40:31 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.cucumbersome.com/humble-materials-flawless-execution/ http://www.cucumbersome.com/humble-materials-flawless-execution/#comments Tue, 11 Aug 2009 20:36:02 +0000 britt http://www.cucumbersome.com/?p=942
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 moment. Such simple materials with obvious construction. Yet again I have decided to leave well enough alone. The beauty of these bracelets and necklaces is in the subtle proportions and tones.
I was incredibly relieved to find this necklace project (shown below) that is refined and completely do-it-yourself-able on Park & Cube, inspired by this tutorial. Hurray!

P.S. It’s our second anniversary today! I can’t believe we’ve been married two whole years already. We had a beautiful pre-anniversary weekend up in Whistler and had the best meal ever at Araxi. Happy Anniversary, Ryan!

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Little wooden cross stitch pendants by Karyn at Make Something.
Fantastic idea. Hopefully she’ll sell the blanks!

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