Thursday, April 9, 2009

Pam's Inbox

Posted: 08 Apr 2009 12:12 PM PDT

The Adventures of Pam & Frank

Posted: 08 Apr 2009 08:27 AM PDT

I'm extremely thrifty when it comes to decorating, and most of my projects can be made with cash found in the sofa. And laundry machine... And car cup holder...

When we remodeled our first house, about 8 years ago, I needed some red art for the bathroom, and I needed it quick. It also had to be ultra cheap. (It's not hard to make some pretty darn good looking art for a pretty darn low price.)

Enter clip art.
Yes, this red poppy is clip art.

I printed it out, framed it in a collection of mats that fit in a silver frame I had in the attic, and put it up on the wall. Perfect.

It hung on the wall in our next bathroom, in the office of the next house after that, in the bathroom of the tiny apartment we recently moved out of, and now it hangs in my studio, waiting for its next incarnation. The red poppy is still up on the wall, but I'm thinking of digging through my clip art for another image.

In the picture above, design-wise, it helps bring the red color around the room. You can't see it, but there is a red geometric shower curtain on the opposite wall. We also have red bath towels on a shelf opposite the mirror.

Mood-wise, it makes people happy to see this bold but simple statement every time they wash their hands or brush their teeth.

And it only cost about $3.

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7:09 AM

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Indie Spotting

Posted: 08 Apr 2009 06:17 AM PDT

Here's a no-cost idea to give your shop a little boost. There's a shopping website called My Shopping Connection, where you can window shop and see what fabulous new things are out there. Click on...

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The Adventures of Pam & Frank

5:18 AM

The Adventures of Pam & Frank

This would make a good doorstop

Posted: 07 Apr 2009 06:19 PM PDT

This would make a good doorstop, originally uploaded by Adventures of Pam & Frank.

The bathroom where we keep the cat box has a funky door. It's hung weird and it swings shut without any effort.

One late afternoon Rachel was the first person home and she couldn't find the cats. A search of the house revealed they had accidentally "locked" themselves in the bathroom. To while away the time (who knows how long) they chewed up and unrolled a roll of toilet paper, pulled all the towels off the towel bars, deposited a variety of gritty substances (???) across the bathroom counter, examined the soap dish in the tub, and dissected the bathroom trash. They also became very familiar with hopping across the toilet seat to get to the sink and counter. Thank God we always keep the toilet seat down, right? If not, the mess could have been much worse.

When I got home later that evening, I went up to the bathroom to examine the remains of their fun afternoon. While up there, I availed myself of the facilities. The second I stood up - and before I could flush - Violet jumped up on the toilet seat (lid still up), slipped and fell into the bowl, then darted onto the counter and tried to exit the bathroom.

You have never seen a bottomless person (I didn't have a chance to pull my pants up before this happened!) take such a quick nanosecond to reach out and grab a startled wet cat, slam the bathroom door shut, and shove the squirming cat into the sink, all the while yelling, "Oh. My. God! You have got to be kidding me!"

Within 15 minutes, the cat had her nice bath, the bathroom was disinfected, and contact paper was immediately placed sticky side up on all forbidden surfaces.

Good kitty.

And so that's why this is a good doorstop. To prevent the cats from being forced to practice other neat tricks.

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7:04 AM

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Etsy Hacks

Posted: 06 Apr 2009 02:58 PM PDT

Have you heard of Etsy Hacks? I stumbled across this site while cruising through the Etsy forums. It's a huge time saver for me, especially since I hate listing new items - what a time consuming...

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Pam's Inbox

5:15 AM

Pam's Inbox

The 8th of July

Posted: 05 Apr 2009 06:32 PM PDT

What is so different about the 8th of July this year?

At five minutes and six seconds after 4 a.m. on the 8th of July this
year, the time and date will be 04:05:06 07/08/09.

This will never happen again.

Pass It On Plates

5:06 AM

Pass It On Plates

Pass It On Plate - Backside [Flickr]

Posted: 02 Apr 2009 11:10 AM PDT

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