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).