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Listen To Your Mother
If you haven't figured it out yet, there's a wee bit of crunchy granola goodness eminating from Krrb central. We can't help it. We've always been into recycling, upcycling, thrifting, eating right, loving thy neighbors and yeah, we've got a serious crush on Mother Earth too. Lately we've been getting to flex our hippy muscle a bit more than usual which is only appropriate considering the impending Earth Day on April 22nd. So check back with us often these next two weeks as we explore the ground beneath our feet and heck, while you're at it, dig up that Grateful Dead bootleg and keep on Truckin' with us.
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Come Together
There's nothing we like more than getting to hang out with some of our favorite folks in one of our favorite cities. It's times like these that remind us why we started this Crazy Little Thing Called Krrb.
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Last Day to Win Big – Enter Before 11:59PM EST Today!
Enter our Sell Everything contest today for your chance to win a brand-spanking new iPhone 4S with the pretty packaging and all!
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From the Shelves of a Children’s Book Illustrator – Mike Herrod
Children’s book illustrator, Mike Herrod, shares the five quintessential children books on his bookshelf. There's no "Curious George" here.
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From the Shelves of a Children's Book Author – Oliver Jeffers
Renown children's book author and friend of Krrb, Oliver Jeffers gives us the five books that make his required reading list.
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How To – Bookbinding with Purgatory Pie Press
We sat down with Esther K. Smith of Purgatory Pie Press and got ourselves a one-on-one tutorial (all caught on video) on the craft of binding books. Now you can too!
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5 Easy Pieces – Book Accessories
If you've got a lot of books no doubt you'll need a lot of accessories. Right? Right! Check out these five hot products that will keep any bookworm happy as a clam. Did we just write that? Yeah, I guess we did.
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Books that Keep on Giving
We did a double take when we came across this beautiful, handmade garland made of thoughtfully crumpled and layered book pages. This would truly look dreamy draped Here, There and Everywhere.
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A Lot of Ink Goes a Long Way
There's more ways than one to get inked. Come with us and discover 10 ways to put your mark on the world from paintings to pillows to posters and dresses and even a mother's day card that'll make your mom weep for joy.
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Member Spotlight – Cynthia Tirado on Buying and Selling Vintage in Brooklyn
Need a seashell covered salt and pepper shaker? How about an Elvis bust table lamp? Head on over to Cynthia's and be prepared to be amazed.
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The Hot Corner – PaulineMarie, Denver, Colorado
Pauline Herrera Serianni and her vintage boutique, PaulineMarie, embody conscious consumption with every waking moment.
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Picnic Time!
As the weather warms up our minds drift toward any number of outdoor activities, least of which is the time honored tradition of the picnic. So pack your baskets and let's get going!
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5 Ways to Love Thy Neighbor
Create a post on Krrb before Thursday at 11am EST to be included in our weekly digest to your neighbors. OMG not getting our weekly digest? That's just plain ol' silly. It's so simple and so fun. Anyhooo.... Download our newly updated iPhone app
for the fastest way to post. Connect to Facebook and Twitter in your social settings to auto-publish to your friends and followers. Use our Krrb it button to magically republish your posts from Etsy, Craiglist or eBay to Krrb with one click.
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Making your way in the world today takes everything you've got. Taking a break from all your worries, sure would help a lot. Wouldn't you like to get away? Sometimes you want to go where everybody knows your name, and they're always glad you came.
See you around cowboy...
Yours,
Krrbie
Top Illustration: Pope Saint Victor
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April 10, 2012
