August 9, 2013

Hat’s off to Two’s Company for their Winston Boater Hat birdhouse. I was so tickled by this bird abode, I had a bee in my bonnet waiting to post this–just simply could not keep it under my hat. No worries, … Read More...
Category: Birds, Bees, and Butterflies, Finding, Great Finds
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August 8, 2013

Designers at Leif.DesignPark are thinking double or triple-duty design with Moccar, an outdoor lounger on two wheels that’s great for small urban spaces as it’s easily moved and converts to several individual pieces with multiple uses.

Moccar rocks, literally. With … Read More...
Category: Finding, Great Finds, Outdoor Furniture
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August 7, 2013

Spotted this cool glass object from from designer José de la O in my inbox today, but wasn’t sure what it was.

Inspired by the traditional hanging plastic bags of water used to scare away flies at food markets … Read More...
Category: Finding, Garden Art, Green & Sustainable
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August 6, 2013

Aqueduct is a 3D-printed modular mini planter system that you can set up in numerous easy-to-assemble configurations a bit like the old Tinker Toy.

The system shares and transfers water via little connections from the top planter to the lower … Read More...
Category: Container Gardening, Containers and Pots, Finding, Sky Planters, Water
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July 30, 2013

How do you feel about greeting cards that grow vegetables? Kansas designer and founder of Ruff House Art, Jill Morrison, offers growing a line of six charming garden-themed letterpress greeting cards–all printed on a hundred-year-old printing press using plantable seeded … Read More...
Category: Finding, Gifts, Green & Sustainable
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