Beaded necklaces

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I tape Martha Stewart sometimes and watch it after work. Yesterday, she was making these wooden beaded necklaces with Rit dye. These would be fun for a summer outfit. Learn how to dye wooden beads here. Learn how to make that sweet patterned one here.

Decorating with beer: Bar stools

Flo stool by Patricia Urquiola for driade via apartment therapy

Marais stool from DWR

Elle Decor

via apartment therapy

Martha Stewart

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Cottage Living

Desperate Housewives Style: Bree Van De Kamp

I was working out today with my new best friend and catching up on last week's Desperate Housewives episode on hulu.com. Bree Van De Kamp - Hodge is such a great character: a mix of Martha Stewart and Sarah Palin. She's neurotic, driven, fussy, and she always has perfect manners. Whenever I go to stores like Williams-Sonoma or watch Martha Stewart make some crazy complicated housewarming gift, I think of Bree. Here are some other things that make me think of Bree:















































































Pictures from: Lilly Pulitzer, Jimmy Choo, Longeberger baskets, 1800Flowers Martha Stewart Collection, Hable Construction, NRA, Restoration Hardware, Lexus

Shout out to Solly's Butter Burger on the Martha Stewart Show

Martha Stewart featured hamburgers of all shapes and varieties on today's show. Author of the book and creator of the film, Hamburger America, George Motz, gave a shout out to the butter burger at Solly's in Glendale. I always thought Sobelman's had the epic Milwaukee burger, but the more I looked into it, Solly's has received some prestigious distinctions of its own. Solly's is in Glendale right by the Sprecher Brewery (tour then burgers, anyone?) During the brief chat with George Motz, they showed a photo of the infamous Solly's Butter Burger swimming in butter then shot back to George. I noticed the woman behind him briefly display a look of distaste/nausea after seeing all that butter and cheese. Hilarious. I haven't been to this place, yet, but it just moved up a couple notches on the "must see" list.


See Martha's Favorite Burgers here

See the whole video segment on marthastewart.com

Shopping List: Scary Halloween Decor

Our annual Halloween party is a few weeks away. Eeeeek! A large portion of our Halloween decorations from Walgreens was ruined when everyone's basement flooded last spring. So, now is the time to stock up. Here's what I have found online so far:

Museum-style spider specimen from BugsUnderGlass on Etsy


Totally creepy bat wing cicada from RealButterflyGifts on Etsy


We're gonna totally weird out our neighbors. Thanks, Martha Stewart


Cheap and easy outdoor display idea from better homes and gardens