Tag Archives: Ideas

Organize: The Clutch Collection

February 17, 2012 | 9 Comments

You know that spot in the back of your closet that’s covered with misshapen and unused clutches? If there really were fashion police, they would have come and taken these neglected babies away a long time ago.

Ok, maybe this is getting a little dramatic. All I’m saying it that there is a better way. Flipping through an old January 2009 copy of InStyle (yes, I do that) I found this really smart idea. Clear some shelf space and bookend your clutch collection. They’ll keep their form and since they’re at eye level, you’ll use them more.

3 Steps To The Diet Friendly Fridge

February 15, 2012 | 2 Comments

How’s that resolution coming along? About 90% of the people that make New Year’s resolutions have some sort of diet on their list.* Now, it’s February 15 and most of us are recovering from a chocolate induced food coma. It’s ok, plenty of time in 2012 to work on that list. Surprisingly, we found the best ideas over at MensHealth.com. Take a look at these 3 simple ways to get your fridge in order and your diet back on track.

1. Shelve Strategically And Hide The Junk

Fill your eye-level shelf (or top shelf) with fruits, vegetables, and other nutritious snacks. You’re 2.7 times more likely to eat healthy food if it’s in your line of sight, a Cornell University study says. “That’s also why manufacturers pay a premium to have their products at eye level in stores,” says Kit Yarrow, Ph.D., a professor of psychology and marketing at Golden Gate University.

In a 2009 Danish study, one in four participants who chose a healthy snack over an unhealthy one later reached for the junk anyway. So place the healthy stuff front and center, and stash small guilty pleasures out of sight.

2. Pack Smart

A variety of small leftover containers tempt you to eat more than you planned, says Brian Wansink, Ph.D., author of Mindless Eating: Why We Eat More Than We Think. Instead, combine leftover entrees and sides so that each container has one meal’s worth.

3. Shop More, Buy Less

Instead of laying in supplies for the week, hit the supermarket more often and buy only for the next few meals. An overload of choices at home may deplete your willpower, a 2008 Journal of Consumer Psychology study found. “And people tend to reduce consumption when resources are scarce,” Yarrow says.

*Totally made up statistic. 

Photo by Greencolander

Style Blog To Follow – Love Maegan

January 23, 2012 | 0 Comments

Maegan Tintari

 

 

Love Maegan will charm your skirt off. From stunning style ideas to easy DIY tutorials, this blog has it all. LA based Graphic Designer/Style Blogger, Maegan Tintari, finds simple ways to make things look fabulous, like this ridiculously easy DIY iPhone Case.

Get addicted to her design sense, steal her style ideas and (quite accurately) love Maegan here: lovemaegan.com

Never Forget: 2011

December 30, 2011 | 0 Comments

Remember 2011 the right way…. through a carefully selected number of photos that show friends and yourself at only your best moments. I love this photo collage that mixes all of the nouns in your life (people, places and things, for those who slept through grade school).

It’s a nice reminder of the past year that you can slowly change-out throughout 2012.

Found via Thislittleflat

Gift Couture: Premium Wrapping Paper Sets

December 29, 2011 | 0 Comments



If your gifts are lame, you can always wow them with the presentation. Gift Couture has this cute idea that will soon be available: wrapping paper that coordinates with itself in a creative way.

There are about two days left to back the Gift Couture project on KickStarter. The funding goal has already been reached, but donating to the project secures your place at the top of the distribution list.

Once produced, we will begin the process of distributing to everyone who supported us, sending promotional sets to retailers and opening our online store at giftcouture.com. Funding will also encourage and enable us to release additional coordinated sets, which will be available online and through retail partners.

Each complete set of Cheeseburger wrapping paper will be packaged and include the following:

2 – 27″ x 40″ Sheets of Bun

1 – 27″ x 40″ Sheet of Hamburger

1 – 27″ x 40″ Sheet of Cheese

1 – 27″ x 40″ Sheet of Lettuce

1 – 27″ x 40″ Sheet of Tomatoes

Thank you to all of our supporters! Everyone who contributes to our project will be featured on a special contributors section of the upcoming official Gift Couture website. We are also offering individual wrapping paper sheets and complete sets, and our highest backers will each receive one of our hand-made golden cheeseburger trophies as a sign of our appreciation!

Found on thisisn’thappiness and DesignMilk.com

When You Can’t Hide Power Cables, Embrace Them

July 10, 2011 | 2 Comments

Some great ideas from Unluggd here! Not only do you get your cords off the floor, you make something interesting.

We spend a lot of time trying to hide cables and cords away, out of sight. But what are you supposed to do when there’s just no way to avoid having them visible? We say, embrace them! Check out these examples and get some ideas here.