The Great Urban Race

I have been watching the great race, and I love it! I want to be part of it...but I don't think I am actually going to apply for it. But in the mean time I became aware of The Great Urban Race, Which seems like so much fun. "The Great Urban Race is a wacky urban adventure. Teams of two solve twelve clues, have a wild city adventure and complete fun challenges while discovering the city in a fresh way."

These are located all over the country in big cities. It cost $50 dollars to participate, but seriously I can't imagine a much better way to spend a day, and what a good date idea!

Subtle Safety

I read about this in a book, and it caught my attention because this summer I will be traveling around New York City on my own and I need to consider safety. I know that 9 times out of 10 the weapons people use to protect themselves end up getting used against them so I will probably not buy any thing like pepper spray. But this does not seem like the kind of thing that could be used against the wearer. It is designed by a jewelry company out in San Fransisco, RedStart Design. They are marketing it more as a way to remember to make safe choices rather than an actual weapon. Would you consider wearing this? I am not sure if I actually like the design or it, but the concept and function is interesting. How to you ensure your safety?

Unexpected soft things

These lights look so cozy, How sweet would they look on a bed...well just like the picture below. I feel like everything about them is perfect, except that you cannot really adjust where they will shine, say if you're reading a book or something. But OH MY GOSH! they are so pretty like little twinkle stars.

Via DesignSponge

Pencil Perfect

How lovely is this necklace, I love how it makes you remember the beauty in the mundane. It is so sweet and simple. Yesterday I found a perfect little pencil shaving on my desk and I did not want to throw it away. That is when I remembered about this beautiful necklace I saw on some blog months ago. Here is the description:

"Bring out the artiste within! Handmade in sterling silver with love by Victoria Mason, the pencil sharpening pendant is also a fabulous gift for anyone who loves to draw, paint, write, or even just admire art." Find it here

Simple Solutions

This is one of my favorite tricks... I use tiered hanging fruit baskets to organize pretty much anything. Last year I used it to organize my toiletries and this year I am using it to organize my nail polishes, hair supplies and other random objects. They are amazing because they take up so little space and are so inexpensive. You can even hang one hooked into the bottom of another and get six hanging baskets on right on top of another. These two are a more expensive version which I saw on a blog I read daily read of mine Design Crush. They are made by an Esty artist her shop is called Vessels & Wares.

I am not an artist

Never have animated GIFS looked so good! I am not 100% sure what this is exactly but I do like it! there are tons more on the web page which is linked below.




http://www.iamnotanartist.org/index.php

Eye Candy

This cake is beautiful!! Imagine the amount of time that went into this!! I don't know where it came from, if anyone knows please let me know.