ckilgore

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I am a tight-wad modernist. I like things that are cheap, but don't look cheap and I am working on making my house look less like an overgrown dorm room and more like a real, sophisticated, grown up house.

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make your own crystal snowflake

By ckilgore

How do y'all feel about the big momma of craft ladies, Martha Stewart? I know, for some reason, I shouldn't like hr, but dammit, some of the stuff she (or her staff) come up with is so cute. And it really made me sad that they quit publishing Martha Stewart Kids, because that was the best mag in the whole line of publications. All the activities, the graphics ... it was just yummy.What was I talking about? Oh yeah ... crystal snowflakes. I saw this post on how to make your own using borax and pipe cleaners over at marthastewart.com... »MORE

November 30, 2006

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mod furniture DIY plans

By ckilgore

I got an email today from Christian Schoeneman over at Plan Canvas LLC, and he has a great idea. He sells plans for modern furniture that is designed to be simply build with minimal tools at a low cost. Looks like a good start for people like me who are pretty handy, but have a hard time in the planning stages. »MORE

November 26, 2006

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frithmobiles

November 28, 2006

Thanks for the ad to your modern resources. By the way.... I am from Champaign-Urbana!!!

Grew up in a beautiful LUSTRON home in Champaign. Wish my parents hadn't sold it!

Sydney

November 27, 2006

Love the photo of your son (on the blog). Nice blog as well!

VintageSwank

November 16, 2006

Love the blog..feel free to check out VintageSwank anytime :) We too love our modern design.

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