Help For Haiti From Etsy Shops by HeartsforHaiti on Etsy

Help For Haiti From Etsy Shops by HeartsforHaiti on Etsy

Browsing etsy tonight. Found this group of etsy sellers who are donating 100% of net profits to Doctors Without Borders.

As of 10 pm EST 2/6/10 they've raised $28,387.38 (after fees) for Doctors Without Borders.

That is impressive!

Check them out, they have hundreds of items for sale.

Mr Buster Fluffy Pants fetching another piece of pasta

Here is my kitty fetching dry penne pasta.

Simon's Cat 'Fly Guy'

As usual, Simon hits the nail on the head with this video

My new writing jobs website

Legitimate freelance writing websites.
I've done all the legwork, you get only authentic job postings:

carrieferrini.com

New. On Facebook.

Hey all you Western Mass Crafters!

Join us!


A group on facebook, just for us in the 4.1.3.
Meet up, schmooze, swap, rent studios.

Western Mass Crafters on Facebook

What are you waiting for?

reason for absence this time

The Japanese Art of Stone Appreciation: Suiseki

I was looking around to see how hard it is to grow bonsai from seed, and found another amazing miniature Japanese obsession: Japanese suiseki.

It truly is the "Japanese Art of Stone Appreciation." Rocks are sought after that mimic larger natural landscapes, like buttes, and mountains. Teeny weeny mountains.

Browse this book online:

The Japanese Art of Stone Appreciation

By Vincent T. Covello, Yuji Yoshimura

Preview this book

Offers aesthetic guidance and practical advice for the delicate art of miniature landscape creation. More details The Japanese Art of Stone Appreciation: Suiseki and Its Use with Bonsai By Vincent T. Covello, Yuji Yoshimura Contributor Yuji Yoshimura Edition: reprint, illustrated Published by Tuttle Publishing, 1996 ISBN 0804820473, 9780804820479 166 pages