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I'm in NC this week (without W - boo-hoo!)  I'm getting a lot of cleaning chores done that I've put off for about three years.  I'm an expert procrastinator.  Which is why I'm also spending time catching up on the blogs and websites that I like.

Here's a new-to-me product for cleaning carpets and upholstery.  I have carpet in my bathroom vanity area and I'm always dropping my eye shadow applicator.  Not good.  So I'm going to try Folex.  Click here.

When I started learning how to knit last summer, I found a bunch of knitting sites that have wonderful projects.  One of them is Purl Bee, which is in New York and I made a point of going to their store when I was there in April.  Cute, cute, cute.  And here's a project that popped up yesterday in an email from  Lion Brand - a yarn company.  It uses yarn, but no knitting is required and I thought it was fun-looking.

Here are the directions:


Materials:


Lion Brand Nature's Choice Organic Cotton yarn in desired colors - five are shown
Clean and dry paper milk carton (without plastic spout) 
Craft glue 
Small glass or plastic jar that will fit into carton


One of the commenters noted that if you want to use a carton with a plastic spout, just cut the flaps shorter and round them.  I think it would look fine without flaps, too.  Maybe run the yarn over the sides to cover the top couple of inches of the inside.

Recycled Milk Carton Vase

Lion Brand® Nature's Choice Organic® Cotton GAUGE: Exact gauge is not essential to this project.

VASE Cut open top of carton and bend top edges outwards. Apply a small amount of glue to one exterior side of carton and to about 3 in. (7.5 cm) inside of unfolded edge of carton. Apply A to glued area in vertical lines. Continue to apply glue and A to remaining sides of carton. Allow to dry. Cut short lengths of B, C, D, and E, and glue onto A in spirals to make dots, as desired. Allow to dry. Note: Slip jar into vase to hold water

And finally, a super cool way to send notes to people.  I love stationery.  Some women buys shoes and purses; I buy stationery and china.  So I was thrilled when one of my favorite bloggers, How About Orange, posted about a company called Paperless Post.  Click here for the blogpost and click here for the Paperless Post site.  You can personalize invitations, notepaper, etc, then send it as an email to one or a hundred people.  I love the way it combines old and new technology.

And now back to cleaning kitchen cabinets...