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Love It or Hate It? Insect Stool
This Sculptural Insect Chair (at auction, starting at $1,200) has a leather-covered top and laminated wood body. It's pretty creepy but also fascinating. Can you imagine walking into someone's home and seeing this in their study?
How-To: Get Rid of Moths in Your Kitchen
I just discovered a moth infestation in our kitchen. While I can handle a lot of creepy crawly things, finding moth worms in my nut mix is not okay. It turns out that in warmer climates, infestations like this are very common.
Casa Quickie: Organic Bug Repellent
As much as a I hate to have bugs in my personal space, I'm also repelled by having chemicals on my skin. I prefer to be free of those artificial substances whenever possible. When it comes to keeping bugs away, I live by the same rules.
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Garden Therapy: Shake and Bake Bugs
Diatomaceous earth (aka, DE) is a naturally occurring, soft, chalklike sedimentary rock that is made from tiny, fossilized water plants and can be easily crumbled into a powder. In its powder form, DE dehydrates an insect's exoskeleton, killing them, so it makes a great nontoxic pesticide. You can disperse DE around your garden to protect your plants.
How-To: Get Rid of Fabric-Eating Moths
If you've opened your closet and realized that your favorite cashmere sweater has holes all over it, you've probably got a moth problem. It's unlikely that the moths are attracted to just that one cardi, so there are a few steps you should take to ensure your whole wardrobe doesn't suffer the same fate. That is, unless we're talking about all those reindeer Christmas sweaters from grandma.
Inspired: The Darwin Centre at the Natural History Museum
The Darwin Centre at the Natural History Museum in London is a new $78 million scientific research and collections facility that opens to the public on Sept. 15, 2009. In this photo, a projection of butterflies shows on the hand of an employee.
Casa Verde: Custom-Made Furniture From Beeken Parsons
I recently had the opportunity to tour the wood shop of Beeken Parsons, a Vermont-based furniture maker that crafts exquisite, handmade furniture. The workshop was established in 1983 by Vermont furniture makers Bruce Beeken and Jeff Parsons, who first met as students in Boston University's Program in Artisanry. For over 20 years, the partners have crafted exceptionally beautiful, sustainable furniture out of their small shop in Shelburne, VT.
How-To: Save the Honeybees
Over the last couple of years, honeybees have been disappearing at an alarming rate. Seeing as the buzzing creatures are responsible for pollinating many of our nation's crops, including a wide range of fruits and vegetables, their disappearance is a crisis. According to Zac Browning, VP of the American Beekeeping Federation, “Every third bite we consume in our diet is dependent on a honeybee to pollinate that food."
Link Time!
- Catch up with this flooring progress.— Desire to Inspire
- Get help for dealing with dust.— Shelterrific
- Refresh your home with these odor eliminators.— Simply Stated
- Wow! I am in love with these insect hinges and hardware.— PointClickHome
- Take a tour of my favorite Oakland, CA, yarn shop, Article Pract.— PoppyTalk
- Find out how single stream recycling works.— Re-Nest
- What do you think about words in your house? — Daily Dose
- Make felted oven mitts.— Craft
Roundup: Busy Bees
I may hate to find moths in my kitchen, but when it comes to bees, those little striped insects can do no wrong. That's why I'd gladly decorate my house with bee wallpaper, stock bee glasses in my cupboard, and sweep curtains back with bee curtain holders. Of course, it's probably due in part to the fact that I'm the daughter of a beekeeper.
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