Itty bitty bonsai plants!

JUST LOOK AT HOW TINY THEY ARE! (If they put a kitten or a baby sloth next to it, I think my head might explode from cuteness.)

Industry experts consider bonsai plants less than 3 cm (about 1 inch) to be particularly difficult, but artists have taken on the challenge, creating tiny plants and tiny planters that, literally, are at your fingertips. It’s given rise to a new category, known as cho-mini bonsai, or ultra-small bonsai.

Teeny Tiny Bonsai Plants Give New Meaning to the Word Miniature | artFido's Blog

INFOGRAPHIC: Why are my plants turning yellow?

I love a useful infographic. This one is lovely to boot.  (Click over to Inhabitat for the whole long infographic.)

Inhabitat: Why are my plants turning yellow?

My plants deserve these.

I have one plant in particular that's over 20 years old despite living with me. It never grows or dies. It needs this.


Veinticuatrodientes :: I will survive.

(thanks, swissmiss!)

Anna Garforth's moss installations.

So beautiful.



A N N A G A R F O R T H

You can even make your own - recipe over here at Design Mom.

On Sale: Egg Sprouts Set of 6 Porcelain Egg Shells plus by Revisions

So cute.


On SaleEgg Sprouts Set of 6 Porcelain Egg Shells plus by Revisions

Upcycled chandelier.

It made me laugh.



Etsy: Luminous XVI chandelier lighting object lamp by ShowRaum

(via Thrillist.com)

MANGA Farming.

Recycling comic books to grow plants. How cool is that?





まんが農業　MANGA Farming : koshikawachi

(via my twitter sensei, brainpicker)

String gardens.

These are STUNNING. Want.




StringGardens.com

Ursa Minor.

I'd kinda like one of these.



Ursa is not your average bear. Her powerful hardwood frame can hold many poses. Her elastic-band muscles and durable wood limbs make her almost impervious to breakage. Almost!

Ursa Minor : Branch: Sustainable Design for Living

Grocery tote.

I love this.


I need some fucking groceries bag. :: What the fuck should I make for dinner store

Potus Pot.

You can buy one here (with the cute little stand) or make your own.


Potus Pot - Inhabitat Shop

Bonsai forest kit.

I love tiny trees.


Elegantly understated, this bonsai forest pairs clean lines and industrial materials with the ancient art of miniature gardening. The contemporary design maintains a traditional awareness to complement a variety of both indoor and outdoor spaces.

This kit includes everything needed to grow and sculpt trees into works of living art: seedling training pots, tree and moss seed, seed-starting wafers, growing medium, and river stones. Also included are bonsai scissors, rake, and spade — authentic tools which have been made by the same company since 1663! — and complete growing directions.

Bonsai Forest Kit: Dawn Redwood : Branch: Sustainable Design for Living

fishhotel.

I really can't imagine this is a very good fish environment, but it's really pretty.


fishhotel - Umbra Store

Bobble water bottle.

bobble is a stylish, patented reusable, water bottle that filters water as you drink. Bobble's filter removes chlorine and contaminants from municipal tap water giving you the experience of drinking crisp, clean portable, filtered water that has a cleaner, crisper taste and meets NSF International Standard 42 (the standard that governs public and private drinking water). bobble is made from recycled plastic and is free of BPA, Phthalates and PVC. A single bobble filter equates to at least 300 water bottles, which helps the environment more than a single-serve bottled water and without incurring the significant costs – environmental and monetary – associated with plastic water bottles.

Bobble Water

(Thanks, Anna!)

Benefit print from Tiny Showcase & Jen Corace.

"Down, Down, Down"
Jen Corace

This unsigned edition will be available June 8th through June 18th, 2010. It will no longer be available for purchase after that date. $15 dollars from each print sold will be donated to the Gulf Restoration Network.

This print measures roughly 7" by 10". There is a small border on all sides for framing and matting.

'Down, Down, Down' by Jen Corace - $30

Garden kits.

This is the time of year I really regret not having a patio or balcony to have a tiny garden. If I did, I'd be all over these garden kits from ReForm School.



ReForm School: Lost and Found

Vintage suitcase chairs.

These are just INSANELY cool. Want.



Recreate – Interior Design & Extra Ordinary Recycled Furniture, by Katie Thompson

(via thefgame / Little Bigs & Blogs

Our library is cool.

Milwaukee Public Library installs green roof

(thanks, Anne!)

Thank You Bag.

I love the bag itself, but I love the product description even more. I wish more products had a rationale.


Thank You Bag
by Ina Weise

I’m not crazy about telling everyone not to use plastic bags. I know they can be very useful. But since I’ve been living in the US it is very hard to ignore the mass amounts of plastic bags everywhere. Everyone keeps them stuffed into one that hangs from the pantry door. They line trash bins. They carry food even if it is just a single pack of gum. They flutter from trees. They float in the breeze. They clog roadside drains. There are so many everywhere that no one really treats them as if they’re worth anything.

Give your shopping bag a little meaning, make it worth something. That’s why I made these. They are hand sewn from white bottomweight fabric and the red “thank you” screen print actually means “Thank You”. Thank you for using this bag instead of a thousand plastic bags, thank you for washing it and reusing it.

The bags are made to order and available in black also!


The Post Family Store

Postcarden Botanical.

How fun are these? SO fun.

Combining gift and greeting card, Postcarden is a fun and simple pop-out card that transforms into a mini living garden. AVAILABLE: MARCH 15,2010




Postcarden Botanical - Third Drawer Down