Amy Butler's home

She's one of my favorite textile designers and she recently shared her lovely abode with Apartment Therapy. *swoon*

And then there were 2

We have had 9 Holly shrubs in front of our house. Lame. Got sick of them and the bumble bees so back to the home and garden center and replaced all but 2.
We replaced them with:
Loropetalum Sizzlin' Pink
Golden Euonymus
Hosta American Halo
Camelot Lavender Foxglove

Bokashi: Week 1

One sweet smelling mush and a wholotta tea!!! I juiced most of my house and outdoor plants, especially Mr. Meyer. Only time will tell.

Dremel Accessory Kit

We have a "pet" Dremel for Jada and Fiona but they absolutely hate it and act bloody murder every time we attempt to trim their nails with it. Instead of spending at least $75 for a new and decent Dremel kit (Dremel and basic accessory tools) for household project use I bought the All-Purpose Accessory Kit for $30. So what it's not as powerful as a "real" Dremel but I think for the things I would use it for it's powerful enough. A whole 4.8V vs. 120V. LOL. I'm already intimidated because the instructions for each part isn't very detailed so who knows if I'll even be using it for the right thing.

Vintage posters wall art inspiration

I LOVE-LOVE-LOVE their wall treatment.

Meyer update

Late last month T and I left for a week so I asked my sister (who lives less than, if not AT MOST 1 mile from us) to Meyer-sit. He's needy. He likes DAILY misting, sun, temp above 65°F and humidity. Right before we left he had many mini lemon buds growing. When I came back he pretty much looked like death with leaves and buds all over the floor. I didn't have the heart to take a picture because I was so embarrassed and angry. This is him now:
He looked way worse when we got home. This is a few weeks of me giving him TLC again. *le sigh* I'm hoping Bokashi tea (if I end up with any from the scraps) will jolt him back to life.

Happy Earth Day, Happy Bokashi

My kit arrived a few days ago so I'm celebrating Earth Day by Bokashi-ing. I'm stoked with the dealer I purchased it from because they also provided a small compost bin to collect your food scraps in, along with a measuring cup for the bran and a masher to mix and mash down the food scraps and they charge way less than other dealers. Other dealers send you just the bin and bran. So if you're interested and looking to get a kit holler and I'll direct you to the right source. And no, they're not paying me to advertise. What I'm really looking forward to is the tea it produces during fermentation. You dilute the tea with water and use to fertilize plants, prevent drain clogging and sanitizes your septic system. I posted a video about this composting method not too long ago so here are some more facts and a few pictures I took starting it up...

Adding a base layer of Bokashi bran to the bottom:
First layer consisted of old food in the fridge (spinach, mushrooms, strawberries and pineapples):
Bokashi Benefits:
- Indoor composting (great of urban living or composting start up)
- No smell, no worms, no flies (thank you microbes!)
- Compact (you can place it under your kitchen sink or tucked away somewhere)
- Meat, fish and dairy can be safely composted (I guess you can't add these in outdoor regular/wormy composting methods)
- Fermented organic material will improve soil structure in your garden and decontaminate soil from harmful pathogens and pollutants
- Plants will bloom with Bokashi compost and tea (I've seen Bokashi users post before and after shots of their plants... AMAZING)
- Low-impact solution by recycling and redirecting food waste away from landfills :)