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Tuna and chicken salads taste great with granny smith apple substituted for celery... Adds the same crunchy texture that celery does, and you can easily get away with buying just one apple at the grocery store.

@melissaodesign

i've seen similar ones at cost plus. also if you're of the DIY type, there's this:

http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/chicago/hi-and-low-ikea-hack-of-the-george-nelson-jewelry-cabinet-091022

I'm a little confused...how is the sponge essential for warmth?

For me it's about 5 or 6 layers of clothing, a blanket, and a kitty.

Hi Vickieta,

The smallest rug on the Anthropologie website which is about 120cm x 180cm is $600. I think that's rather expensive for such a small rug!

Ok to make the felt balls you need to find 100% wool yarn. It has to be wool because acrylic yarns won't felt. I've bought mine at craft stores here when they go on sale. I'm not sure where you can find it in Spain, but I'm sure it's available somewhere!

I cut the yarn into 3-3.5m lengths and wind it into a little ball. It'll wind up to about 2cm in diameter. I use a large needle to tuck the loose end of the thread back into the ball, and then poke the ball a few dozen times with a felting needle to make sure the loose end doesn't come out. (A felting needle is a sharp needle with barbs along it to make the individual fibers of the wool get tangled together.)

When I have a few dozen made, I throw them in the washing machine in a garment bag. Hot water and sudsy soap. Then into the dryer. Sometimes they need an additional wash and dry cycle to get really fuzzy. If your yarn doesn't bleed, and as long as you don't use fabric softener, you can even wash them with your warm water laundry.

I somewhat modified the instructions I found here for making the felt balls. http://paintedthreadsprojects.blogspot.com/2008/10/making-felted-balls.html

For my 90 cm by 170 cm rug I'm using between 50-60 skeins of 200m yarn. I think all together my materials will cost under $250.

The balls are very simple to make, though my hands start to feel strained and I can't make very many at a time. I need to make about 3000 balls, so it'll take a while. :)

You can find the first rug here:
http://conversationpieces.co.uk/2010/07/16/friday-im-in-love-with-our-crafty-felt-rug/

She bought smaller felt ball rugs at Papersource and sewed the together. But I've had trouble locating them at Papersource.

You can also buy a premade rug via HAY http://www.hayshop.dk/hay-acc/pinocchio-multi-colour.aspx

@DNPrairiegirl I've actually decided to make my own rug! Sewing the balls together is the easiest part of the project! It's the making of the felt balls that's tedious. They're too expensive to buy premade...one bag of 50 balls is $10.50, while I can make around 55 balls out of one skein of $3.50 yarn. It'll take me a couple months, but it's just something I can work on while watching movies or tv.

@bepsf oatmeal is not GF. ;)

What about glass snapware? I remove the plastic lids and cover with a paper towel or napkin for microwaving. I also love that they don't stain or get food perma-stuck to them!

Sorry, but this reads like a 5th grader's first five-paragraph essay. The run-on sentences, the generalities masquerading as "facts," disjointed and extremely simplistic thoughts... wow. I'd really like AT and all of its sister blogs hold themselves to a slightly higher standard in the creation of content.

Sorry, what's going on in this post?

You used part of a butcher block as a cutting board?

I honestly can't think of anything I hate at the moment.

But I'm seriously so amused by all the people who hate mushrooms, tomatoes (seriously?????????), and olives. I think I could live on those three. :)