Wednesday
Oct072009
easiest trivet
Oct 7, 2009 Today’s radical weather swing is classic San Francisco. The skirt I put on this morning with the promise of a bright, sunny day was perfect until the afternoon, when our chilly fog came pouring over the hill without warning.
I had been thinking that I would grab an iced coffee for my late-afternoon break, but instead, my hands are wrapped around a warm cup of tea (okay, not as I type, but whatever).
I’ve been messing around with these wooden rounds for another project, but their size and shape make a natural trivet. Add a couple stamps to amplify the cozy woodland vibe, and even the fog starts to feel cozy.
Almost.
Reader Comments (14)
Love those stamps... mind sharing what type the are? I can never seem to find non-cheesey looking stamps.
This is a lovely idea and could make nice christmas gifts. Great pictures!
Such a great idea!
i am loving your little projects -- perfect for my short attention span! and yes please do share on the stamp source...
Being the tea addict that I am, I never have enough trivets. This is such a cute idea...would make a cute gift too if paired up with a tea towel and a tin of your favorite tea. This reminds me too...I recently visited a garden that had a pathways made of wood rounds from a tree that came down during a storm. I thought it was a very nice way to reuse the tree onsite.
Hi Paige and Michelle:
This is one of my workhorse stamps, and I"m pretty sure that it's an oldie from Paper Source. Or Flax, here in SF. If you have a Paper Source near you, I think they have a lovely, grown-up selection of stamps that don't look cartoon-y. You can find a big selection on their website:
http://www.paper-source.com
Maudska and Willi:
I think bundling this as a gift would be fantastic -- so good for holidays or a new home.
And Willi, my brother-in-law is a timber framer and they have lots of these homemade rounds outside their front door. I love them, and in the winter we've been known to play "mapleshuffle" with one on their frozen pond -- kind of a cross between soccer on ice and shuffleboard. I highly recommend that use also!
PS: I found it. Here's the link:
http://www.paper-source.com/cgi-bin/paper/item/Twig-Rubber-Stamp/2901.012/800492.html
That's a great idea, we did something similar with smaller branches for coasters. The stamp idea is gorgeous.
Love it! And yes, it is nice to see a grown up non-cartoony stamp.
Thanks for the crafty idea - and a great stamp source! I loved stumbling across your blog today :)
...and I could only think of using these as pedestals to put other things on top of. I love this, and that it's biodegradable!
...and I could only think of using these as pedestals to put other things on top of. I love this, and that it's biodegradable!
...and I could only think of using these as pedestals to put other things on top of. I love this, and that it's biodegradable!
Oh I am soooo sorry, I did not mean to put that three times, I thought it wasn't working. Oh embarrassing moment! Haha