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http://www.designspongeonline.com/2009/07/moomah-creative-arts-cafe-diy-cat-toy-project.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=moomah-creative-arts-cafe-diy-cat-toy-project http://www.designspongeonline.com/?p=27705 
i get a real kick out of seeing creative people combine forces to bring something good into the world. so i was thrilled to hear from jacqueline schmidt of screech owl design (click here and here to see her beautiful homes) about a new project called “moomah” she’s working on with tracey stewart.
moomah is a creative arts cafe in the tribeca neighborhood of manhattan that focuses on providing classes, nutritious food (served in fun ways), and art exhibitions, among many other resources. i was blown away by not only the gorgeous interiors (i’d like to move in, pronto), but the idea of providing such a safe, positive environment for people of all ages to come and learn, make and create. and then you throw in jacqueline from screech owl? i’m sold.
so many aspects of moomah’s classes and interiors involve diy projects (like the gorgeous epoxy tables) that i thought it would be fun to not only introduce moomah to the creative community, but share a fun project that’s perfect for little or big hands- provided you have a cat (or dog) at home that would like to play. even if you don’t have a pet, this project makes for a fun hand-made toy that can be used as decoration, or a gift for the pet-lover in your life.
i’m going to see if i can wrangle the moomah crowd into shooting a diy video with me for d*s so stay tuned for much more on moomah in the coming weeks. congrats to jacqueline, tracey and everyone at moomah on their new venture! [interior shots of moomah by kim cornelison]
CLICK HERE for the full project instructions (and more images from moomah) after the jump!
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What was happening? His view was of the sidewalk, a craggy area of Washington Square Park, and some scaffolding. He sat there for a long time, until the deli owner came out from in back to tell him that he couldn't just sit there all day. Garret nodded and stood. "Sorry, he said." "Move to Hawaii," said the deli owner. He patted Garret on the back. "Take a jet airplane to Hawaii and be happy." "Okay," Garret said. He bought a pre-made salad, an orange drink, and a sugar cookie. He thought that he wouldn't go to class. Jesus loves you, he then thought. But Jesus isn't in love with you. He thought about that for a while. --Tao Lin, Love is a Thing on Sale for More Money than There Exists, in Bed |
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"perhaps when we find ourselves wanting everything, it is because we are dangerously close to wanting nothing." -- sylvia plath |
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"i have the choice of being constantly active and happy or introspectively passive and sad. or i can go mad by ricocheting in between." -- sylvia plath, the unabridged journals of sylvia plath |
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http://www.designspongeonline.com/2009/07/diy-project-kates-outdoor-planter-pendant-lamp.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=diy-project-kates-outdoor-planter-pendant-lamp http://www.designspongeonline.com/?p=27669 
the idea for this second project in the outdoor entertaining series was conceived at my local long’s drugs, which is an oddly large pharmacy, grocer, garden center, hardware super store that’s open 24 hours. i walking down one of the hardware aisles, admiring their selection of spray paints, when at the end of the aisle i spotted their assortment of wire planter baskets in various sizes and shapes. back to the spray paints for some white primer, toss a light bulb in the cart, and i had everything i needed to make an oversized outdoor light fixture for summer dinner parties. i tried several types of embellishments on the wire form (fabric weaving, etc), but in the end i decided the simple modern cage structure painted a clean white would work best. but don’t be afraid to paint yours any color you please, or make several of them in bright summer hues and hang them in a cluster. have fun!! - kate
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time is the substance from which i am made. time is a river which carries me along, but i am the river; it is a tiger that devours me, but i am the tiger; it is a fire that consumes me, but i am the fire." -- jorge luis borges, a new refutation of time |
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He was father of Kronprinzessin Stephanie of Austria, Louise of saxe coburg-kohary and Clementine of Belgium. 
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"man can never know the kind of loneliness a woman knows. man lies in a woman's womb only to gather strength, he nourishes himself from this fusion, and then he rises and goes into the world, into his work, into battle, into art. he is not lonely. he is busy. the memory of the swim in amniotic fluid gives him energy, completion. the woman may be busy too, but she feels empty. sensuality for her is not only a wave of pleasure in which he has bathed, and a charge of electric joy at contact with another. when man lies in her womb, she is fulfilled, each act of love is a taking of man within her, and act of birth and rebirth, of child bearing and man bearing. man lies in her womb and is reborn each time anew with a desire to act, to be. but for a woman, the climax is not in the birth, but in the moment when man rests inside of her." -- anais nin, the diaries of anais nin. |
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Ours is essentially a tragic age, so we refuse to take it tragically. The cataclysm has happened, we are among the ruins, we start to build op new habitats, to have new little hopes. It is rather hard work: there is now no smooth road into the future: but we go round, or scramble over the obstacles. We've got to live, no matter how many skies have fallen.
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The hallway to my bedroom was narrow and dark, friends and visitors had to be forced at gunpoint to go and have a look at that magic part of my house. For a long time I have felt like integrating the study and bedroom space by taking down a wall and turn it into one large L-shaped room. I'd gain space and light. Last week with the beginning of my holidays I took up the sledgehammer to free up my working area. Also created more workspace by extending my desk into the corner, and I made a reading nook in the freed up space of the old hallway. Still looking for a nice little area rug. Here's a few shots, including an in-progress compilation. 
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