This just adds fuel to the flame of my desire to start knitting again!  I never thought of knitting with twine, but it makes total sense to get the end result of a great pot scrubber!

Here’s what you need:

common garden, hemp or linen twine found in most hardware stores

Size 7 needles

Heavy black thread

Directions:  Cast on 12 stitches.  Garter stitch until you form a square.  Cast off.  Sew it closed with blanket stitch in contracting heavy black thread.  Stuff with wool.  Wool is resistant to water and naturally anti-bacterial.  A piece of natural or synthetic sponge would work too.

images and directions via 3191milesapart

Chances are that you may have seen Ice Milk Aprons in O Magazine‘s January issue.  Like other “O approved” products, this created quiet a stir for the folks at Ice Milk Aprons.  The good news is that they are now able to pre-order those aprons that have recently been on back-order.

I LOVE aprons!  I wish that someone out there would start the trend of wearing outside the kitchen!  These are certainly cute enough, don’t you think?

You’ve got to check out their adorable site!

Do you like aprons?  Does anyone else love aprons, but doesn’t really like to cook, like me?  Who has a kitchen drawer full?  I do!

See how Heather, of At The Picket Fence blog, transforms her standard kitchen cabinets…

into a look that adds character to her kitchen.  You won’t believe what a few finials, paint and a little bead board will do!

Find all of the details here.

via tobifairly

Don’t you love the mix of material used in this kitchen?

via greige

Make sure they know that you didn’t pick these up from your local bakery….

Find it at Spoon Sisters, $16.95

My friend, Kelley Edler, and I have a lot in common.  To start wtih, she’s one of the only people I know that spell Kelley with an “ey”!  She also loves music that makes you “move”,  knowing all of the lyrics, eating blackberry cobbler – even if it means staining our tongues – and laughing hard

Kelley recently moved to Austin and I’m going to miss her like crazy!  I’m so glad that she’s still thinking of me when she sees things that are “blog-worthy” like these ideas for new uses for old things that she recently spotted on the Real Simple site.  Thanks, Kel!

Here’s a few of my favorites…

Cast iron board as recipe holder:

Rolodex as gift card holder -

Zippered Bed-linen bag as art supply carrier:

Baking sheet as a bulletin board:

Find more creative uses for old things at Real Simple.  What do you use around your house in an unconventional way?

I own these salt and pepper mills and they’re one of my

favorite things! I only use sea salt when I cook (a very rare occasion) and enjoy grinding my salt and pepper!

You can find them at Williams-Sonoma, $90 each.

Is anyone else lusting over this sink in the House of Windsor by Veranda like me?  Be still my beating heart!

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