tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65392847615598753882011-11-08T21:34:21.813-05:00Cosmopolitan and CrazyFlannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04266835465042965156noreply@blogger.comBlogger271100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6539284761559875388.post-90843856315628210522011-01-11T15:25:00.000-05:002011-01-11T15:25:46.698-05:00

 I wonder if "NO" is out of stock.

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I don't know why I feel the need to put this here. This is not meant to be that sort of blog. But I want to at least try to eloquently express my view of the AZ shooting because I'm tired of the words "witchhunt" and allusions to (still! how can people PAID for their opinions STILL be using such violent imagery?) political fire. I don't think any reasonable person is making the claim that

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Last January, I was in a weird place. Standing on the edge of something, to be so cliche. Newly divorced, 27, a whole city of people and places and experiences open to me. So what's the first thing I did? I took my pants off on the subway, of course! Look, I wish I could say I did it for charity, or for awareness, or just simply for something. But here's the truth. I did it for me. I walked

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A couple of years ago, a friend of mine introduced me to the fabulous Food Mayhem's fantastic mixer soft pretzels. Make them, you won't be sorry. This weekend, that same friend and I were planning for a New Years Day cheese fondue party at her house and inspiration struck! What if we made THE PRETZELS, as we've come to call them, but in a more dipping-friendly form? PRETZEL BITES! I was

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Hey there! Looks like it's about to start snowing any minute (har har har). Come on in!   This was the result of my nerdy project. I (with a bit of help) cut all of these out after seeing someone do something similar. Then I ran a string of white lights along the floor to light them up at night:  Take a look at my sweet tree set-up, the centerpiece of the decor:   One of my favorite ornaments, a

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Here's my big one. I am terrible about letting clean laundry build up in a basket and I basically live like pull things out of clean basket, get dressed, throw in dirty basket. Sometimes if I do a small load, I'll fold and put stuff away, but after awhile, the majority of my clothes are out of the drawers. Every few months I get fed up, wash everything whether it needs it or not, and

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Where were we? Ah, right. Crafting. Now it's time for more of the apartment! First, the kitchen. The kitchen is pretty small and narrow. However, it's surprisingly functional as well. I love all the counter and cabinet space and how the cabinets on the left hold dishes and glasses and the ones on the right hold food and I can basically stand in one place and rotate from sink to stove. After

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Awhile ago, I talkked about making some artwork for above the bed. I finally got around to it a few weeks ago! First, I painted some tree branches on the canvas: Then I made the flowers using 4 little squares of Sculpey III in some sort of shimmery pink color and a flower cutter I got at Michael's in the cake section (Sculpey is sort of like fondant,

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That's been the case for both my blogging and my decorating. But now I have a slew-lette of pictures to share! It's been a whirlwind of a couple of weeks. We spent 5 days in lovely, fun, kid-tastic Disney World where I was free to be my usual child self. I insisted on waiting in lines to meet characters. I skipped. I grinned like an idiot. I ate chicken nuggets for dinner. I had a blast. And

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Three weeks ago or so I got two DRONA boxes in teal. I posted them in my August 14 post. Went back to Ikea today intending to get two more, as it turns out I need more storage. Turns out, THEY NO LONGER MAKE THEM IN TEAL. Ugh. So frustrated. I got two black and I'm sure they'll look fine but ugh. WHY. I've been a terrible blogger lately and I'm sorry. Haven't done much and it turns out I left my

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My CB2 plates came yesterday! YAY! The takeout box one is way smaller than I thought. Teeny tiny. This is why I should read descriptions more carefully. Oh well. More visual interest, right? My breadbox came today! YAY! Except, wait ... the color is totally different. And there's damage the seller didn't mention, such as a GIANT CRACK in the bottom corner that makes the door fall off when you

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I haven't done much the past few days. Not much to blog about, anyway. Moved some furniture around to create some separation/flat space for a bar/sideboard in the dining room, shoved all the stuff that still needs to be unpacked in a corner, put some of my 90million books onto the empty DVD shelves until I get a real bookcase, stuff like that. I also got some supplies for my next art project.

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Like I said in my post below, I'm getting better at seeing things and thinking "If I want that exact item, but in white," and then realizing I CAN HAVE IT! So when I saw this mirror on Target's website, I thought it'd be awesome in my bathroom, but in white. Then I looked closer. And realized that's not a mirror at all. It's a portal to the other side. Seriously. That goblet does not exist on

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I know with all of my shopping posts here, it doesn't seem much like it, but I love a good bargain. Or, better yet, a great free find. I've always been a little shaky/unsure of my own DIY abilities. I don't have any fancy tools or a whole lot of patience or even a terribly steady hand. The proliferation of blogs by regular people like me have really helped not only inspire me but assure me that

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Went to Harvard Square tonight for some cupcakes at Sweet and came home with this. That's right in our entryway next to the front door. It's the only place I hadn't specifically planned anything for, so months ago when this painting was first spotted at Urban Outfitters, I suggested it might be a possible location for Mr. Whale. And now, here he is. At least it has some teal in it, which ties

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Yesterday was a pretty frustrating day. My beloved scooter Clive was stolen right out of our apartment complex parking lot. I stayed up late making Food Mayhem's soft pretzels, which are delicious and great to have around, but I stayed up so late making them that by the time I was done, I was too tired to clean the kitchen properly. I find clutter in general and, worst of all, a cluttered kitchen

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I found my power cable and I'm ordering a new USB cable so I should soon be able to post halfway decent pictures. I hope. I keep nearly posting pictures and then thinking of other bloggers' beautiful photography and I stop myself because no one wants to see my grainy, ill-lit cell phone pictures.

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On top of the furniture from yesterday, I managed to drop a decent amount of cash on some other things. Namely, for organizing and decor. August 13, 2010... by flannfry Top: DRÖNA box in teal (2) to go in the Expedit bookcase that will be moving to the dining room. I spent a long time debating the teal vs. the black and settled on the teal after trying both in the black-brown Expedit floor

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Went to Ikea today and this was gonna be it. Dressers, nightstands, and done. The bedding was selected and had arrived. It just needed those last bits of furniture. But, yesterday I mentioned offhand what a pain in the neck the footboard on the bed is when it comes to making it neatly. So as we navigated the showroom today, we paused in the bed section. And looked. And yup. Getting a new bed.

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My pal Ali turned me on to Kaboodle tonight and I already made my first style board! It illustrates my bedroom decor, which will be completed with a trip to Ikea today or tomorrow. So excited! Bedroom by flannfry

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I have a lot of books. A LOT. Right now they're lined against the wall in paper grocery bags, taunting me. I know they used to take up at least five shelves of a roughly 5' tall bookcase. But, as that bookshelf itself was the ex's (he was accommodating enough to keep all of his books in the closet), I now need a new bookshelf. Most of my furniture is Ikea and it's all black-brown wood. A ha,

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A long, long time ago, when my best friend was a student at NYU and becoming very much enamored of the city, I was browsing the internet for Christmas gift ideas when I happened upon Fishs Eddy and their infamous 212 Skyline pattern. With the excitement that comes with knowing you've found an AWESOME gift, I quickly purchased her a few pieces. After that, I started visiting the site every few

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In cleaning out my fridge and cabinets, the haphazard pile of rolls and bread got me missing the ubiquitous deep bread drawer with the sliding lid. With a fleeting thought of a counter top bread box in my head, I hopped into the magical Google machine to see what I could scare up. I didn't expect much. A breadbox is so ... country kitsch or industrial steel and my kitchen is bright and fiesta-y.

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Two days ago, I didn't even know that stupid adorable birdie curtain rod Sarah posted existed. Now I'm fairly sure there is little I would not do to get my hands on one for my bedroom. And I don't even CARE about curtain rods. But look, wouldn't it be adorable with my jewelry tree? ::whine::

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I was catching up on my pal Sarah's excellent blog, The Clueless Homeowners today and she had a post from a few days ago that really encapsulated a lot of the frustrations I've been feeling with pulling together the look(s) that I want with the apartment. The bane of my existence has been finding cheap square white frames. If I wanted to spend $10-20 a frame, I would just buy something already

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Whew. Sure is dusty around here, eh? Lots has changed since I last wrote and once you get out of the habit, it's hard to get the momentum back. But I've been reading a lot of design blogs and recently moved into a new apartment that I'm super-excited to decorate so this seems like a good place to share it. Let's start with the bathroom, shall we? To start, I walked into Target dead set on a

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Years and years ago, I started a blog on my website. It's changed focus and fervor many, many times over the past 5 years. First it was through blogger, but hosted on my website. Then I wanted a bit more tweaking control, so I switched to Wordpress. Now that I'm back to blogging (for now, anyway, let's not get too ahead of ourselves here), I find myself wanting to make things simpler. And with

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