February 2010 Lonny

Love week continues with he exciting announcement that the February issue of LONNY is out today! We L-O-V-E Lonny here at MaxxSilly and quite frankly think it is better than receiving a giant box of chocolates and roses. Less fattening.

We are already loving this wallpaper in one of the images from the new issue. Guess how we're spending the day....

Here it is! Enjoy!

Image courtesy of Lonny

Wear Your Heart in Your Hair

Valentine's Day is just around the corner. So this week I will be posting some craft / project / recipes I am digging for love day.

First comes these adorable headbands. Katie over at Katie Did made these from felt but I would imagine you can use the small foam ones that they sell at Michael's as well. Very cute.

Image courtesy of Katie Did

Have A Heart

Well, this was hands down my favorite episode of Project Runway so far this season. Not just because of the great message about heart disease in women, but because my beautiful cousin Jennifer (above) was one of the models! She looked fantastic and apparently Heidi and Nina like her bosom!
Jennifer and her designer Jesse did an amazing job. All of the women looked beautiful and their stories were truly moving. Don't forget that today is Go Red for Women Day. It's a day when we should all wear red to draw attention to Women's health and heart disease! Here's a bonus incentive: if you head to your local Macy's today and you are wearing red you will get an extra 10-20% off your purchase!

For more info about Wear Red Day click here.

Great job Jen! We are so proud of you and glad that you can share your story to help other women. Love you!

Images courtesy of Lifetime.

Upcycle: VHS Tape

I don't know about you but I have a hard time parting with my old VHS tapes even thought we don't have a VCR. What if I want to watch those old New Kids on the Block videos (don't judge)?

Well I may have found a use for them via this cute upcycle from Danny Seo.

Now, what do we do with old laser discs?

Repurposed: Container Toy Storage

I’m not sure why but as my 2.5 year old gets older, her toys get smaller. I know there is less chance for choking but for some reason the little toy sets she got for Christmas seem to come with a million pieces that just get misplaced all in the toy box. It gets ugly in our house when we can’t find Brobee’s head to match his body.

After thinking about how to keep them organized and prevent the Mr. and me from getting stabbed in the foot with little Lego’s, the solution came at our local recycling center. I live in a town where you can drop off things like old magazines, fabric, books, containers, etc. that are then available to the public for the taking. I found six empty plastic containers that once held grapefruit. They still smelled like their contents but an overnight of soapy water did the trick. I peeled off the labels and filled them up. BTW – they were FREE! Remember - we love the green living here at MaxxSilly - use what you got or what someone else doesn't want anymore.

When the little one wants to play with the Little People she brings the container and asks me to open it. Before we take out another toy we put them all away. When they are not being used they sit on the floor next to her toy box or on top when the lid is shut.

An inexpensive, earth friendly, nice looking way to store your child’s toys. Not to mention the safety it provides bare feet.

Crafts Gone Wrong

The fine folks over at Fave Crafts asked me to contribute a little something to their monthly craft question column. This month's question, What is your worst crafting disaster? Lucky for them I have (at least) three. Check it out here.

Men anpil chay pa lou

I know most of you have probably already donated to the crisis in Haiti and that last week I mentioned Craft Hope for Haiti's shop. I came across this today and wanted to share.



The shirt reads, "Men anpil chay pa lou" which means "Many Hands Make the Load Lighter". The shirt was designed by Thomas De Santis and Ivan Tarrazo Sanchez and is being sold at Threadless Tees. As of January 25 over 7000 shirts have been ordered raising $70,000 for Haiti. They have agreed to print 15,000 more including kids sizes. Get your orders in now and help out this wonderful cause.

Image courtesy of Threadless