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interesting high-speed dust explosion photography by Ujin Lee

just saw this on Make magazine's website today; how to turn your ugly cables into art.
I want to try this around my projector "screen" (aka my white blank wall.)

as seen in the dressing room of Crossroads Trading Company in Berkeley

Recycled cassette tape hats and neckties made out of sonic fabric, by Sonic Fabric... and they actually play sounds when you rub a tape head over the tie. They also sell the fabric and make chairs, dresses, etc. out of the stuff. Brilliant gift idea.

handbag gun by Tarina Tarantino. Who is not related to Quentin, by the way.
My birthday is next month. Hint.

Craft time kiddies!

My friend Amy Harrity took some fantastic pictures of strangers at Lovefest, er, LovEvolution here in San Francisco last weekend. I'm in love with the fisheye lens on her Canon Rebel--




Her photo blog is here

saw this on swissmiss, I think I might make some provided i can find big enough hooks to fit over my closet bar--

I saw these locally handcrafted lightboxes while shopping with a friend in Somerville last month, right before I moved to San Francisco. I saw this one titled "I told my friends it's time to go" and almost started crying... my friend tried to pool together to get it for me before I left, very sweet of her.

"I told my friends it's time to go"

Here are some other great ones, all on Christopher Elsasser's site, Munstre.com.
"I don't shine without you"


"Don't go"

NOWNESS.com is describing themselves as "an exciting new way to experience luxury lifestyle online." I'm not sure where they are finding all this content, but I enjoy the perspective.

My 2008 and partial 2009 style lookbook





Real Fairytale Endings by Diana Goldstein

Liu Bolin, "Hiding in the City" series 2009