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Your sister should totally start selling those prints on Etsy: I'd consider buying them, too.

I LOVE the way these look, but does anyone else find that felt attracts dust when left out for long periods of time? Maybe it's easier to clean than I think it is, but this seems like a major drawback of felt in home decorating... I had some of those felted decorative "pebbles" for a while, but they were dust magnets!

Wow, maybe the person who knows all about "eyelet screws, anchor screws, toggle bolts, l brac[k]ets or high test line wire" should post a tutorial or link to some useful information about them.

In the meantime, this post addressed exactly some of the issues I've been thinking about lately. I don't want a headboard, am new to the west coast and have never had any need to worry about framed pictures or shelves flying off walls, and don't know how to hang a framed picture safely without damaging the walls of my rental apartment (I've had bad experiences with toggle bolts). I'm living with a blank wall over my bed as a result. Paint seems like an interesting way to address both the earthquake issue and the simple issue of not wanting or having a headboard. I can also see a lightweight item (maybe even one of the horizontal frazier & wing sculptures from the nearby post?) working. What other ideas do people have about working without a headboard?

A new grey and green tote with pleated sides to bring to the office, baby gifts for all my friends who are having babies: stuffed toys, bibs and burp cloths, blankies. Will finally be confident making buttonholes, so might try some clothing for a change: little jackets or tops? Pillows with piped edges. Maybe I'll get started on that quilt project I bought all the materials for. And my husband feels loved when I custom-make his pillowcases...

This is fabulous! And it's a perfect opportunity to ask: I have a lantern I need to hang from a very high ceiling in a room with wood walls. I've seen the 15-inch IKEA lightbulb cords, but ideally I'd like something a little longer and a little more translucent or browner. Where would I look for something like this? Would it be common in a "real" lighting store?