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POPSAgain with the recycled jewelry Bits of broken pottery fit the charms of this necklace and watch (seriously want that watch). Shopregeneration also has gift items, clothing accessories (shoes!) and toys. Link
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POPSSecurity envelope bead earrings Another recycled product made into jewelry (and other stuff, too.) The artists at junkmailgems create beads and other pieces from junk mail envelopes, catalogs, etc. They even have a few basic DIY projects for you to re-use your own junk mail at home. Link
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POPSEtsy jewelry by TropicalDream New etsy designer TropicalDream in Paris creates fun necklaces and bracelets out of varying beads and charms. She has a terrific selection, worth checking out. Link
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POPSHelloooo handsome Have you been watching New Amsterdam? It's a terrific new series starring the uberyummy Nicholaj Coster-Waldau as a Dutch soldier who was nearly killed in 1621, protecting a Lenape woman. It turns out that she's a shaman, who repays him by making him immortal, until he finds his one-and-only. He's been looking for that one-and-only for over 350 years, and reinventing himself every 10 years or so, so he doesn't have to explain his non-aging deal. We get 300+ years of historical flashbacks, plus an enigmatic disarming protagonist. We've seen six of the eight episodes thus far, and I like it more each time. I sincerely hope it comes back. Broadcast on FOX , and already with a fan site: New Amsterdam Forever
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POPSGood Friday Today is Good Friday, the day marking the execution of Jesus Christ. Catholic tradition holds that the faithful should remember the suffering and sacrifice of Jesus on this day. St. Francis of Assisi created a list of 14 "Stations of the Cross," to help his students remember the chronology of events. I wasn't raised in a Catholic household, but a good many of my friends in school were Catholic. I knew of the stations of the cross, and I've seen the pictures, statues and carvings in various churches, but I didn't really know the stations themselves. List Universe has thoughtfully listed the stations, fully illustrated. Timely and helpful. Link
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POPSUNESCO World Heritage Site in LEGO Kazuyoshi Naoe, Japanese LEGO Master Builder, has recreated the UNESCO World Heritage Sites in LEGO. The work is phenomenal, and is on display in a shopping mall near Tokyo.
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POPSCurious candy Unique flavors are the specialty of the new San Francisco-based candy operation, Lollyphile. New flavors are in the works. Link
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POPSEggs in maple-ham cups These look charming and delicious. Must-try for Easter breakfast (they'd also be great for the first day of spring)
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POPS18 piece religious art made from junk "The Throne of the Third Heaven of the Nations’ Millennium General Assembly" titles this collection of extraordinary pieces, cobbled together over 14 years by James Hampton. Hampton was an African-American janitor in Washington, DC. A man of modest means, Hampton rented some storage space in an alley and created this work out of discarded bits of foil and plastic, junk furniture and second-hand items. The work wasn't discovered until after his death in 1964, when the landlord of the storage space opened it up to clear it out. It now resides in the Smithsonian's folk art display. From Officially Awesome via Neatorama
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POPSFor when bacon bits just won't do Not Martha came up with a cool idea that will coax even the most anti-salad person: make the salad bowls out of bacon. Maybe she can fill them with individual meatloaves...
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POPSStix + Stones necklace Versatile necklace made of magnetic tubes and beads. It's rearrangeable into several different designs, and you can buy more pieces to make even more. I like this particular design, and how easy it is to change the designs out from edgy to casual to formal, from feminine to geometric. by Lichen of Bainbridge Island, Washington
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POPSChanneling Hitch LiveJournal user Deeda Blair has scanned in all the pages from 3/08 Vanity Fair's Hollywood issue. Celebrities are photographed in vignettes from Hitchcock's best-known films. Some (like Jodie Foster) are spot-on. Others (like Kiera Knightley) are the wrong actor for the role. Others (like Seth Rogan) are just...no. Taken altogether, it's a fun spread. Enjoy.
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POPSNo-kill frog dissection Revisit high school bio with this hand-knitted and felted frog dissection toy from etsy artist Crafty Hedgehog . To truly appreciate this hysterically gruesome find, you have to see all the images. Link via
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POPSDan Piraro sums it all up I found this comic on Neatorama , drawn by Dan Piraro . This is what cartooning is all about: humorous, concise truth. Link
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POPSParis couture: the good, the bad and the ugly From Time.com's photoessay , my opinions. Paris fashion week is more over-the-top than New York's. You see more "concept" designs and less streetwear. For example, this Dior number, inspired by Gustav Klimt. The dress itself is supersaturated yellow, some nice embellishments, but a ridiculous hemline and a bow guaranteed to poke you in the face during conversation. The hair and make-up? Atrocious. This seafoam Armani is beautiful. Soft, feminine flowy skirt, form-fitting bodice and a bit of edge on the shoulder. Shows off the wearer and the designer. If Little Bo Peep and Little Boy Blue had a baby, they'd get Christian Lacroix to dress her. A fairy-tale shepherdess in royal pastels, all she's missing is a crook with a little pink bow on it. White chiffon Armani. I like the creamy drape of the skirt, and the winding black and turquoise embellishments. Again with the neck armor... is she jousting late
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POPSIn Memoriam: Margaret Truman CNN reports that Margaret Truman, only daughter of former president Harry S Truman, died on January 29 at age 83. Truman was the author of several mystery novels centered in Washington, as well as having a brief career as a a singer. She wrote a great history of the White House, called The President's House , that I enjoyed.
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POPSJust don't look up Robert Hardman of the UK's Daily Mail shares the tale of his ride aboard the Flying Scotsman, a 156-foot hot air balloon. The Scotsman and dozens of other balloons flew in the International Balloon Festival in Chateau d'Oex, Switzerland. This marks the 60th anniversary of the festival. Link via Neatorama
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POPSLet your heart sing Little V-Day present for you, if you need an idea: Whitman's ubiquitous heart-shaped candy sampler now plays music. Open the flap covering the chocolate, and you'll hear "Something in your eyes" by David Martin. It also comes with a free download of the song. Not bad for $10. Link via Pop Candy
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POPSFinally...shoes for women like me If watching Cloverfield taught me anything, it's to never ever wear high heels anywhere. You never know when there'll be an earthquake, a tornado, giant tentacled monsters ripping up the city. It pays to be prepared. What good are a pair of killer kicks if you break your ankle while you're running for your life? And taking them off? Now you're running barefoot across broken glass and shrapnel. Thank you, no. What women need are shoes that look good, with flat heels that allow you to move - and run - safely and effectively. I found a couple of pair that appeal to me at sodafine.com. Those high heels on the bottom? They're just cuuute. Link
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POPSHappy 50th anniversary to the Smurfs Hard to believe it; the smurfs are older than I am. They were first developed in Belgium as a comic strip, although they were called "Schtroumpf." The little blue gang first became "smurfs" when they were translated into Dutch. I remember them as little 1.5" figures holding flowers and so on, in the stationery stores in the mid-70's. I must have been early to the Smurf bandwagon, because my friends hadn't heard of them. But a few years later, there they were on Saturday morning TV. Who was your favorite smurf? Wikipedia link
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POPSScrap-metal scooter Metal artist nemomatic created this scooter out of the frame of a mid-80's Honda Elite and scrap aluminum. It's a cool retro-futuristic creation. Link
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POPSFractal art: Heaven by Eileen Friend This work is an alternate selection for the exhibit of winning art. A thumbnail doesn't do it justice; there is just too much intricate detail in the work. It has the transparency of crystal, and calls to mind some of the exotic sea creatures they've discovered recently. Link
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POPSFractal art: Nicholas Rougeux I found this at a http://www.fractalartcontests.com/2007/entries.php]fractal art contest site . It looks like it could be a spider plant, with its long, ribbony leaves, invaded by snowflakes. Or perhaps it's ribbon winding around ivy. Either way, I like the juxtaposition of the smooth, sweeping, curving ribbons against the jagged, static pieces. There's a great use of light and shadow here. I'd love to get a print for my wall. Link
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POPSArt of the moment: Heart's Wreath by Niklas Meijer This is one of the works that didn't make the finals for the fractal art contest. What first drew me to the image was that it looked like a campfire. The wood burns white-hot. There's a great sense of motion in the flame, and the repetition that defines fractal art demonstrates the conversion of wood to smoke. The title, "Heart's Wreath," makes me wonder what the artist had in mind. Is this the heart of the fire, and the smoke is the wreath? What do you think? Link
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POPSCrystal Island in Moscow to be world biggest building Inhabitat shares the plans for the Crystal Island, a Tomorrowland-esque complex of apartments, hotel rooms, sports complex, theaters and so forth. The spire tops out at 1,500 feet, with an observation deck at 980 feet, and the base spreads out to take up an area four times larger than the Pentagon. It should be a sight to see. Link via Neatorama
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POPSEduardo Arias: Little guy on a big list Time's list of "people who mattered" in 2007 is long and varied. My personal favorite is Eduardo Arias, the Panamanian who started the ball rolling on exposing tainted Chinese imports. How? He read the ingredients on his toothpaste label, and found the chemical compound for antifreeze. Could you do that? Link
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POPSTime photoessay: "Class Pictures" Photoessay of the book by photographer Dawoud Bay. Bay traveled the U.S. photographing and interviewing high school students. The written self-portraits by the teens say so much more than the pictures alone. They may surprise you. Link
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POPSKeeping homefires burning at Gaiam Green, sustainable living site Gaiam offers these two flame-bearing items, both worth a look. The Eco-Glass Fireplace is a portable fire pit that uses clean-burning (no soot or smoke) renewable biofuel. It outputs CO2 and steam, in about the same amounts as human breath. According to the site, humidity levels increase with usage. It also comes with a variety of essential oils. It's beautiful and looks like it could be very useful, but it is expensive ($848, plus $160 per replacement fuel) and heavy at 60 lb. The 13.5" Globe Candelabra is handmade rusted steel and holds eight candles. It can be set on a stand or suspended by its chain. I can completely see this hanging beside a bed, desk or sofa, or over a dining table. I love the organic, old-world look of it. $88.
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POPSPriests come to blows in the Church of the Nativity CNN reports that priests from rival Christian sects have broken out in violence over who gets to clean the Church of the Nativity. Yes, two days after the celebration of the birth of the Holy Infant so tender and mild, in the church that is built over the site of His holy birth, dedicated men of God were beating each other bloody over who gets to clean out the manger. The rivalry is so intense that Palestinian troops had to form a human shield to separate the three groups of priests who traditionally clean the church: Roman Catholic, Greek Orthodox and Armenian Apostolic. What the hell. Link photo by Darko Tepert Donatus
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POPSBattle of the holly glasses Tolly has to be one of my favorite holiday symbols. There's something very cheerful about it, despite its thorny leaves. I think it's the perfect theme to decorate holiday tableware, and I've been looking for a little "something special" for holiday glassware. Here are a few choices: 1. Holly Leaf 2. Holly Days 3. Festive Holly decisions, decisions...
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POPSMilk jug lights at Anthropologie Not for sale, but a cool DIY idea, especially for a kitchen, is the in-store design in New York's Anthropologie store, found by Apartment Therapy (I love those guys!). A round cord with a basic plastic fitting mounts through the cap to a refrigerator light (the long, tube kind). Just screw the clean, empty milk jug back on, hang as a pendant, and you're done. I wonder if there's a CFL bulb that would fit the bill? Link
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POPSGhoulish ABCs Edward Gorey's nursery rhyme, with appropriately morbid illustrations, is a ghastly alternative to the usual: A is for Amy who fell down the stairs. B is for Basil assaulted by bears. Definitely not for the warm-and-fuzzy types, but amusing and well-illustrated, nevertheless. Complete with Spanish translation. Link via Edward Nudelman
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POPSA Playmobil Christmas I love Playmobil. You can have your Fisher Price and Lego people, for me, the Playmobil sets are the best. They have an adorable nativity set, that contains my one deal-breaker feature: baby Jesus comes out of the manger. In our house, Jesus doesn't go into the manger until Christmas Eve (Santa puts him there, because Santa "gets" the meaning of the season). Therefore, Jesus must come out of the manger. They also have wonderfully charming Christmas scenes, and three different types of advent calendars (my favorite is the Christmas in the Park ) Link
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POPSMitten Advent calendar Hand-knit mittens on a string are tied to a braided length of yarn each day in advent (or untied, your preference). Available for purchase at Garnet Hill or for knitters, it's probably a pretty easy DIY.
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