Could this kitty be cuter? I think not. Look at all the kitties on flickr!

For more, visit my Etsy shop, Abstract Octopus!

Me napping on the hammock.

My sister lookin HOT during a family trip to Michigan.

This was sent to me from a friend and is possibly the most hilarious picture ever. It’s my friend’s brother holding a baby that is not so sure about this shady character.

A wildfire in Santa Fe. Apparently not all that wild because they just let it burn out. It was like that for a few days though.

My cat sleeping on my roommate’s bed where she is not supposed to sleep, but gets the most sunlight so how is she supposed to resist.

Rachel at Yats in Chicago. It was free that day because they ran out of rice. What Yat’s runs out of rice?

My dog, Snickers napping in the sun near the hammock.

My favorite product on the site is a sort of side project called 500 Pencils. When you purchase the pencils, they don’t all come at once. You receive 25 pencils a month for 20 months. It’s like getting a gift once a month. The pencils have great names such as Arizona Sunset and Lobster Bisque.

They even sell storage containers to display your lovely collection. My favorite is the wall display. It almost creates a piece of artwork.

I hoard magazines. I cannot bear to throw them away even if I know I will never take the time to look at them again. Here’s a way to use those magazines I feel too guilty to throw away and create a colorful recycled magazine box for your home.

These are the (much pricier) inspiration:

(Tutorial after the jump)

Start with a page from an old magazine

Start folding the page at about a quarter inch thickness until it has a little bulk to it. I don’t suggest using the whole page, it get too thick.

Glue the edge and cut off the remaining page. You now have your first strip. Roll it into a circle like you are making the base of a coil pot.

Continue making strips and rolling them until you reach your desired diameter for your box.

Make sure it doesn’t get away. I clip mine so the glue can dry without unrolling.

Roll a strip that is about an inch thick (or whatever works best for your box). Glue it to your roll. You’ll now have what looks like a lid. To give it more support. Make thinner strips and glue them to the outside of the thicker strip until it looks kinda like this.

Here’s what the inside looks like. You can see the inner part is a thicker (about one inch) strip with the little ones glued to the outside.

Make another roll for the bottom. Be sure to make it slightly smaller so the lid will fit on the bottom. Here is my lid next to the beginning of the bottom of the box.

Do the same with the bottom as you did with the top in making a thicker strip to glue thinner strips to on the outside, but be sure your big strip makes a circle that will fit inside your lid. Do not put the thinner strips all the way to the top so it creates a little ledge for the lid to rest on.

Another view.

The top pink strip is actually tall enough that it is glued to the bottom of the box. On the outside of this piece, I glued thinner strips so it all looks the same.  Finished! Please excuse the messiness. this was my first attempt.

Enjoy! If you have any questions, please feel free to comment.