What I Am Listening To: Macklemore, and Damian Marley

Macklemore ~ Can't Hold Us

I head this song in a YouTube video. I didn't even know it was a Macklemore song.

 

Damian Marley & Skrillex ~ Make It Bun Dem

Raspi has been on a Reggae and Electro Reggae kick. He introduced me to this song.

Now I realize that this might not be everyone’s cup of tea, but the video is fantastic. I love it! It is worth watching. (Even is you want to turn the sound off.)
Ps. I can't even begin with what happened in Boston. Take care of yourselves.

If you need some positivity right now Check out Aunt Peaches Blog: I Believe In Strangers

Mother of Pearl Monday

Coffee with at cute sleepy puppy? Yes please!

Awesome:
♦Cleaning out Poppa's shed ~ A moving story.
♦A young girls story: Friends with African Wildlife The photos are amazing!
♦Early color film test footage (1922!)
♦A first lady of the past had a pet raccoon!

DIY:
♦Make a cuff bracelet from a soup can
♦Confetti cupcake toppers (Courtesy of Aunt Peaches)
[I have been having a hard time finding non-Valentines craft, until the Awesome Spacemansteve sent me a few awesome ones:
♦Lace embossed bowl
♦ Gorgeous decorated eggs. (This is the largest version of the images I could find. I do not know the original source, nor can I make out the watermark on the photos.Contact me if you know who the creator is!!!)
♦Sequined sweater (I think I would make a cat or an owl)

Feminism:
♦Opting Out Of Media That Hurts [This article lead me down a feminist rabbit hole, see the following]
♦A feminine hygiene company won't use the work "vagina" they use ridiculous euphemisms instead. [I then found the next two terrible products, which could have gone in the WTF category as well]
♦The Smooth Groove (anti-camel-toe cup) I honestly thought this was a joke product at first.
♦Vaginal mints At best these are ridiculous, at the worst they are dangerous and could cause infections! Thankfully their site appears to be gone.

Health:
♦What Should You Know Before Being Admitted to a Hospital?
♦Cat health: Keep them indoors. (This is a link to a PETA page.  I don't like PETA, but this advice is sound.)
♦Excessive soda consumption linked to woman's death

Lol:
♦"Real love means punching your loved one in the face out of sheer zest of life!"
♦Terrible Valentine cakes (The poop-looking roses are horrendous!)
♦What kind of mix is your dog? (This happens to my Bud, they think he is a beagle mix.)

Noms:
♦Roasted root vegetables
♦Chocolate Chip Oreo Brownie Cups
♦Vegan chocolate-hazelnut pie 

WTF:
♦The worst named beauty products (Ick, some are so gross.)

Morsel Monday

Hey! Where's my turkey?

Art:
♦Beautiful 3-d printed sculpture
♦Lovely sketchbook drawings

Awesome:
♦Need a smile? Here you go: corn on the cob + corgis = big smiles!
♦I ♥ Savannah cats, but will never be able to afford one
♦A cool site to discover random knowledge (They have an awesome "surprise" button.)
♦"Darling?" "Honey?" "Darling?" "Honey?"  This made me laugh so hard!
♦The Baader-Meinhof phenomenon

DIY:
♦A fun center piece idea courtesy of Aunt Peaches
♦Artsy pockets (SpacemanSteve: check this one out!)

Feminism:
♦Women before us fought for all women to have choices and options in life. Now if your not a mom...you don't get a say?
♦A huge protest in the wake of a woman's death in Ireland.
♦A break down of the psychology of make-overs in movies
♦"Too fat for that hair cut." Bullying in the beauty industry (I once had a stylist ask if I wanted her to cut my skin tag off. WTF? If I was concerned about it I would go to a dermatologist!)

Health and Wellness:
♦One family deals with the loss of their pet (This hits close to home, a family member lost their dog/best friend)
♦A discussion of social pressures to eat
♦Preventative approach to seasonal depression

Noms:
♦Butterscotch Caramel cheesecake
♦Buttermilk doughnuts
♦Eggnog pancakes or easy version (just substitute eggnog for the buttermilk)
♦Chicken taco soup and easy rustic bread
♦Cranberry sauce is surprisingly easy to make!
♦Home-made hot chocolate mix (Great gift idea...)
 
WTF:
♦Renting nail polish... eww.
♦Wine rack bra...?

Maple Monday

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Autum Overload:
♦Autumn to do list
♦Ali's awesome fall post

Art:
♦Charlie Brown drawn as horror charachters
♦World flags made in food
♦Cut paper art. So cool!

Awesome:
♦Fun serving platter
♦What a cool job! (Makes me want to join the circus!)

DIY:
♦Amazing paper mache site (His dragons are incredible!!!)
♦Aunt Peaches lists 50 home remedies

Femminism:
♦Vintage pagent photos. (Its interesting to see how the ideal body has changed.)
♦What Is Real: Art, or Beauty?
♦Subversive Knitting

Freebies:
♦A beautiful Mess has a bunch of give-aways
♦Free hi-res photos for art use: postal images, old books, paper textures, note pads & notebooks.

Noms:
♦Pumpkin snickerdoodles
♦Pretzle bites
♦Lemon lime cupcakes
♦Microwave popcorn with no bag, or oil

Just Monday

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Activism:

♦How to Be a Fat Activst (of any-size) Or how to kind and stop judging by body size.

Art:

♦Beautiful street art 

♦Whimsical wrapping paper
♦Cool photos from the Holi festival (Info about Holi)

Beauty:
♦27 ways to use coconut oil

DIY:
♦Cool idea: framed scarves
♦Color flowers

Fashion:
♦Jeans shopping sucks! It is annoying and depressing. (The comments are great too)

Lol:
♦Bloggess VS. Lady Gaga
♦Sea mammal home invasion
♦Corgis for the win!
♦The Olympic Security team this year is deadly serious!

Miscellany:
♦Famous cursed gemstones
♦Best Google Doodle Ever!
♦Corgi cam! (live video stream of corgi pups!)

Noms:
♦Zucchini Bread Pancakes
♦Peanut butter stuffed brownies
♦Peppermint ice cream pie
♦Pulled Pork Stuffed Sweet potatoes (This looks amazing!)
♦Fun breakfast idea

Positivity:
♦Animals are capable of love and have souls
♦Stop second guessing yourself
♦32 lessons on positive body image
♦Nature give you an inspiring message, you can only grow if you are supported, and sheltered.

WTF:
♦"This cake tastes like carboard"

Farmer's Market Monday

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Awesome:
♦Amazing cakes...at Cake Wrecks
♦This story is cool. Their products are a-maz-ing. I wish I could afford them!
♦Fun tattoo
♦Nostalgia in photo booths.
♦"I has a sweet potato"
♦Great story, yet heart-breaking.
♦Misspellings, and grossest blindfold ever...
♦Is your dog stalking you?

A one corgi parade!

DIY:

♦Hanging beaded glass vases

♦Dog-fashion diy, a reflective bandanna for your pup

♦Flower pillow with fabric markers

♦How to make a tassel

♦Sort-of a diy...Bon Appetite's advice for going to the farmers market.

Fashion:
♦This lady is so inspiring!

News:
♦Caffinanted sea water

Noms:
♦Aunt Peaches's Armadillo Dip.
♦Peach pie
♦Heath Bar Crunch Mini Cakes
♦Make your own version of a Snickers bar
♦Peach pancake with cherry compote (If I had a larger skillet I would make this right now!)
♦Grilling dinners for vegitarians. (I am nodding at you Alli & J!)

Mental Health/ Self Care:
♦Having a toxic parent
♦The girls from Rookie are awesome; Food is not the enemy.

WTF:
♦"I keep crashing" FACEPALM
♦Giant cupcake poncho...and it cost $89!!!!

I found quite a lot of stuff for you this week. Hope you enjoy!