Succulent Wreaths

This weekend, Erin and I built succulent wreaths. So how did it go?...

Our New Conservation Website!

This is a little bit of a sidebar, but come check us out at our new website for private paper and objects art conservation. Then tell your friends! Then link to us! Please...



Los Angeles Art Conservation
www.losangelesartconservation.com

vintage bakelite light switch plates

Bakelite! The plastic that smells like formaldehyde when you rub it! Yummy!
Let's talk about this fun and historic thermosetting plastic, and where you can get a cool vintage Bakelite light switch plate like this one...

Short Book Reviews: Part I

I've been looking for a house now for about 4-5 months, and, so far, it's been pretty disappointing.  Every offer I've put in has been counted by an all cash offer, which is almost always accepted over normal bids. At first, when I thought finding a house was imminent, I lost sleep over all the things I didn't know about - like how I was going to unclog my sink or how I was going to layout my garden, which I hadn't seen even yet.  The answer to my sleepless nights: research!  I realized I knew nothing about home improvement or gardening, so I hit the bookshelves at home depot (and at Jennifer's house) and this is what I found....

Cheap Plant Markers From Plastic Utensils

Here's a quick suggestion for cheap plant markers that reuses something difficult to recycle: plastic utensils with writing in grease pencil (aka china marker).

Composting for Beginners

 

This past weekend, I attended a composting workshop at the Milagro Allegro community garden in Highland Park, which was taught by master gardener Lora Hall.  Having no previous experience in composting myself, I sat through the hour-long lecture with an expression of awe and fear. 

RACCOONS!!! - Anatomy of a Vegetable Massacre

Animals vandalized my garden last night! I say vandalized because I don't even think they ate anything. They just showed up, broke stuff, dug stuff up, had themselves one of those rave parties the kids are into, and then left!

Book Repair Part III - Ta Da!

Don't worry folks, we're almost done here. I would just like to point out that I never said the repair would be fun. In fact, every time a recently published book falls apart on me, I get closer to splurging on a Kindle or some other e-reader.