Black-Eyed Pea Salad

Aliza Ess on Homegrown.org shares a healthy lunch with a recipe for black-eyed pea salad using peas she planted herself from a collective garden.

Aliza Ess on Homegrown.org shares a healthy lunch with a recipe for black-eyed pea salad using peas she planted herself from a collective garden.

The Chinese New Year is almost upon us, and you can celebrate the Year of the Tiger by whipping up some of these cool hand puppets made from cereal boxes.

John Baichtal @ MAKE points us to this prototype flatpack cardboard high chair . I’d think it would have to be wax-coated to withstand a toddler’s meal, what do you think? Maybe it’s a neat idea in need of a few tweaks?

I love this fun way to spruce up old plates with simple stencils and spray paint from 101-woonideeen . It would be a great way to add a decorative touch to any wall or shelf. [via Bloesem ] Read this article | Comment on this article

Insert the wire inside the ropes. Glue one end of the rope in one of the perforations. Place the balls and glue the other end of the rope in the opposite hole.

Lee Meredith on Threadbanger rounds up heart craft projects for Valentine’s Day in her weekly roundup.

February 6th is the anniversary of Bob Marley’s birthday, and so I have been listening to a playlist of his songs all day.

BlogHer user CA_Girls shares a tutorial for creating this cute ruffle flower embellishment on the neckline of a child’s t-shirt , using scraps of other t-shirt material. The embellishments would be a great way to use up thrifted t-shirts or shirts with stains. (not that I know anything about kids’ shirts with stains ..