Make A Thing: Scrabble Tile Coasters
A thing to make for the word nerd in your life.
Ode to My Pantry: Eggs in Exciting Holes
Nothing brings lesbros together more than shoving eggs into exciting holes!
Get Baked: Butch Peas (Chana Masala)
Some people cool off with lemonade or watermelon, but I prefer to eat something insanely spicy in an effort to singe my stomach lining.
Make A Thing: Paper Mache Hot Air Balloons
I want to subtitle this post: Because why the eff not.
Get Baked: Zucchini Summer Pasta Salad
Pasta salads don’t have to be gross.
Become a Badass Bartender: The Kit
A good bartender knows not only how to keep you at that perfect level of tipsy while celebrating, but also when to hand you a drink and let you wallow. Now YOU can be that bartender.
Ode to My Pantry: Peppercorns
Taste the spicy rainbow.
DIY Beauty Bar: Bug Off!
Looking for a DEET-free way to keep mosquitos away? Mix up an anti-bug soap or lotion bar.
Quilting for QUILTBAGS Part 2: Materials, The Gathering
Walking into a fabric store can be daunting and disappointing. How is it that they can carry Toy Story fabric, multiple John Deere designs and 15 different Christmas patterns in July but don’t have anything that you’re looking for? Don’t worry, I promise that there’s something there for you.
Make A Thing: Easy, Fast and Sparkly Jewelry Dishes
These could be a really nice gift for your femme ladyfriend who always complains about losing her earrings at your place when the cat knocks them off the nightstand at 3am. Ahem.
Liquor In The Beer: Hatter Day #2, My Fourth of July Drink
I will never give you a red, white or blue (or all three) drink for Fourth of July, because I am cheesy but not that cheesy. That’s why I present to you the Hatter Day #2, a cocktail made of gin and beer.
Ode to My Pantry: Poutine
It’s Canada Day! What else do you expect from me?
DIY Beauty Bar: Dry Shampoo For Everyone
Summertime means staying up late on warm nights… maybe even too late to wash your hair. We’ve got just the thing for you.
Quilting for QUILTBAGS Part 1: It’s All In The Design
Ever wanted to make a blanket? There are centuries of grandmas and just generally grand people who have been making quilts and will happily lend their shoulders for us to stand on.
Ode to My Pantry: Garlic Scapes
Summer’s here so I finally get to eat in the daylight. Why not celebrate with my favourite summer offering?
DIY Beauty Bar: Body Butter
Whip up some homemade lotion that’ll keep your body soft all summer.
Make A Thing: Paper Weaving
Paper weaving is time consuming but easy and really pretty in the end.
Ode to: Spam, Bitch
Spam gives people a lot of feelings. Some good, some not so good. But let’s turn all of those feelings into hunger (with a side of nostalgia) with Katrina!
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The best of the best of Design*Sponge.
DIY Beauty Bar: Flaxseed Gel For All Your Coiffure Needs
This stuff holds your hair in place without giving it that oh so popular glue-in-your-hair look that so many gels offer.