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If you order your green product from Fresh Direct are you being green at all, really? Fresh Direct is such a huge waste of resources - having the trucks driving around keeping a fridge running the whole time, idling for long periods of time making deliveries, all that extra packaging. Just sayin'.

Oh, and consider a piece of furniture or two that is NOT made out of wood, or that is painted a color. I feel like having that contrast allows you to mix a few wood tones together without having to worry about it looking wrong. It makes each wood finish turn into just another color, instead of clashing wood.

My grandmother used to have this amazzzzing house, and she had among others, one huge bathroom that was mostly white, with a big red clawfoot tub smack in the middle. My sister and I called it the birthday tub and as a special treat would take a long bubble bath in it on our birthdays when we were growing up. It seemed like the ultimate luxury. I would love to be able to do that on a regular basis.

I do the same, sauteeing it with a bit of olive oil to start, then putting the lid on with a bit of water and rice vinegar. Later I season it with some chili flakes, salt and pepper. I like to let some of it get a little dark and wilty, but to keep most of it bright green with a bit more body left. I tear it off of the big middle stems so there's not much toughness to deal with anyway.

Use a gentle touch - you can use a dry brush with the tinyest amount of vaseline on the tips (put some on your wrist and then wipe the tips in it gently) to pick up the leaf, and then don't breath too hard as it is very featherlight stuff and will move around a lot in the air. Lay the leaf down from the top, with your hands and the brush above the work you're doing, so the leaf can hang naturally and without creases before you lay it onto your project. But don't be scared of the leaf. It is possible to fill in any holes that may form after you've done most of the surface with smaller pieces of leaf.

Try practicing on something fun and disposable like a leaf from a tree, or a walnut shell, or a blown eggshell.

I think they're adorable! They're not supposed to look like it's "just" a hat. They're just a different look - just like the post says you've got the "cool bike, the designey basket, the wooden bell", this is a part of that package. It's not for racing around Prospect Park for a workout. And if it's just a piece of cloth meant to slip over a smooth helmet, I'm sure it would easily slide off if, god forbid, you ended up in an accident. I want one!

I was looking for one for getting up into my loft at my old apartment. I went to a neighborhood hardware store and told them I was looking for a ladder. They had all the usual gross new and metal ones around that looked too utilitarian. But then one of the employees went up to their storage area, found a dusty old wooden extension ladder, and they cut it down for me right there with a saw. It was such an unexpected way to find it.

Oh I would LOVE to have this - I'm gearing up for a move-in with the boyfriend and intend to really make our new place really shine!