making an ugly lamp not so ugly

All you need is a bag full of interesting buttons, an old ugly lamp and lots of hot glue. An easy, satisfying summer project.



There the button lamp is in situ. Do you like the dear head? It's actually an antique pub sign. Anyone for some game pie or Welsh rarebit? We love English pub food.



This is where the seven-year old sits every morning for her ritual piano practice. And I sit next to her, with a jar of bribery skittles. Helping her focus is my daily patience exercise. Do any of you have any music-lesson bribery ideas?

...a quick follow-up to the photo keeping post - I just saw that snapfish is having a sale, 99 prints for 99 cents through July 8 (code JULYPENNY99). (!) That is one great deal and I am going to get some prints made.

ps: has anyone ever ordered prints from hipstamatic? I love my hipstamatic iphone app - my iphone is fast becoming my camera of default - but have yet to try printing pictures through them (it seems a tad expensive, but maybe worth it for a few favorites?)