POP THE BUBBLY, TAKE A SEAT

How cool is this? Design Within Reach sponsored a contest, asking participants to design a cool miniature chair out of only the foil, cage, label and cork of two champagne bottles. These are some of my favorite entries, though you can find the top three winners here. Now if only they would make these in full scale . . . I would love to have one or two in my apartment!

See many more cool things on the DWR blog here.

HAPPY PEEPSTER

Alfred Hitchcock Presents 'The Peeps'

Georgia O'Peep

Creating a Masterpeep

Where the Wild Peeps Are

The Mad Hatter's 'Peep Party'

Yesterday my friend Elisabeth kindly pointed me towards an AMAZING contest run by the Washington Post every Easter. Now in its fourth year this contest gets over 1000 entries: marshmallow Peep treats gallivanting in elaborately made dioramas. Many of the entries are incredibly clever and hilarious. In the spirit of Easter I couldn't help but share them with you.

See more entries on the Washington Post here and click on the images above for more of my favorites (posted on my Flickr site). And have a happy easter!

YUM!

It has been waaaaay too long since I have baked anything.  Almost a month!  So, this little Martha Stewart contest looks pretty appealing.  Particularly because I checked out the entrants and I am pretty sure my favorite-now-perfected Gingerbread Butterscotch cookies could kick their butts!

SAVE THE LETTERS!

Crane's Paper Company is trying to save the art of letter writing (yes, people, it is definitely an art)!  Hosting a competition (ending May 1) stemming on "Letters You Save" Crane's is asking people to send in their most memorable letters - because every person dedicated to the art of letter-writing has that box of letters in their closet.  Whether they be love letters, travel postcards or dictations of daily life from your Grandma, if Crane's likes them you could win between $250-$500 in Crane's stationery.  Yummy.