Alexis Findiesen
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Nothing wrong with that in the world of celebrity chefs, fame and Michelin stars. But for the rest of us, cooking is either a fun and enjoyable creative endeavour or a boring daily necessity best avoided at all costs. Many consumer-facing cooking schools, sensing a growing market niche, are offering relaxed, fun classes in cool surroundings that don’t intimidate the participants. The all-female Japanese ABC Cooking Studio has more than 125 casual cooking studios in Japan, Hong Kong and China. High-stakes chefs train elsewhere, but ordinary women who love sophisticated cooking in a happy, relaxed atmosphere flock to ABC whose studios draw more than 250,000 participants per year.
You can relax now and forget all of your bad memories (should you have any…) of drab and dreary home economics classes because the newest cooking schools are cool. Your home for all things Design. Home Tours, DIY Project, City Guides, Shopping Guides, Before & Afters and much more. The Violet Hours. One of the best parts about living in New York City during the holiday season are the sidewalk Christmas tree vendors.
Every few blocks, you walk through a tunnel of yummy pine air, over a temporary, trampled carpet of green needles. And you see people walking home with a tree slung over their shoulder, just ripe for the decorating. To give the tree it's best chance at a lasting through the month, the vendors will slice off the bottom of the trunk (kind of like cutting your roses before putting them in water). So the sidewalks are often littered with small tree stumps that are just tossed out with the trash.
Tree trash is a crafter's treasure. Well, dear readers, this craft marks the last in my 10 day series of projects leading up to Christmas. - House Of Brinson. Belle maison. Design daily news. Clients From Hell. 101 Pretty Printables {free} How to Grow Fresh Herbs at Home. Cute Idea: Recycled Crate Planter Boxes. Cute Idea: Recycled Crate Planter Boxes I’m a total sucker for old wooden crates.
So I was thrilled when I recently spotted not one but two (!) Wooden crates that had been repurposed into planter boxes. The first sighting was a wine crate filled with zinnias on the patio at my friend Robin’s house. Isn’t it fun? Then when I was over at Lorene’s making pickles I popped out into her garden and spotted this little box filled with pea greens. Lorene and Robin are both bloggers and you can check out their gardens at Planted at Home and Garden Help. Be Sociable, Share! September 2, 2009. ReCraft Your... · ReCraft Your Towel: Beach Towel with Reserved... Shady Seating and a Living Wall. Dreamfarm - growing ideas into inventions. OhGizmo! Web Magazine for guys. Bless This Stuff.