Mud cloth

While watching DVRed episodes of Secrets From a Stylist I saw this.

My reaction was yelling “Yeah! Throw that on the couch!”, which I’d like to note that’s what she did. That’s because we’re connected awesome. This is what it looked like.

Yes, all these photos of the episode are from me taking photos of my television. Deal with it and be thankful I have DVR to rewind a million times with.

However, the ladyfriend getting her house did informed viewers that mud cloths could also be used as rugs. I didn’t know what a mud cloth was so I quickly realized I needed to get on it and referred to the internet.

From different sources that are listed throughout, here is what I gather: Mud cloths are made in Mali by artisans of the Bamana Tribe. They take cotton strips and dye them using natural materials like tree bark. This strips are then sewn together. This site has a lot of good information including what the symbols on mud cloths represent. They sell mud cloths but it appears you cannot view them in advance so you cannot be gauranteed one that is only black and white.

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I want one in black and white. So, I kept searching with little luck. I found one eBay listing for this 32×46″ mudcloth.

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Then, Jamie posted photos of a couch she has for sale.

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I couldn’t agree more.

The New York Times shared this chair from the 2008 Kips Bay Decorator Show House.

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They say that mud cloth-style fabric is available for $5 a yard at Yara International, 6 East 125th Street (Fifth Avenue), (212) 289-3842. We’ll see about that. By the way, the Sexy Afro Glam episode of Secrets From a Stylist had one of the best reveal reactions I’ve ever seen. Here is a photo I took of it for you.

It makes The Colonel uncomfortable. He usually pulls his ears back when I watched the episode.

 

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Nakey

I love abstract figuratives. I like abstrat art in general. So, when I recently saw this photo on Jamie’s blog  the heavens were like “AhhhAAAAhhh get it!”

Art by Kate Long Stevenson

I told the heavens to make it rain and it did but not with money. So, I cannot purchase this beautiful figurative.
(Side story: I went to a professional workshop last week where we “played” with Legos. The faciliatator said “make it rain” and it confirmed that we’d get along. If there were evaulations he would have received five stars.)

Then, Jenny with Little Green Notebook did a post on Art.com and showed this.

 

Art by Diana Ong

Once again I heard people saying things like “You better do it!” in my head. So, I did.

The Mister’s reaction did not match mine. He was all “Is that a lady?” So, I said “Is that a serious question?” He’s not as into abstract. In other news, you should read Jenny’s post about art.com. Emily Henderson had an art round-up on Monday and there are some great pieces there. She still wins Fairest of the Fare.

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Farest of the Fare – Emily Henderson

Like many people in many different cities, I don’t typically go to attractions or festivities within my own town. So, I don’t go to CMA Fan Fare. I’ve been a few times over the years but I have never attended the entire festival and don’t have a desire to do so. However, I was bummed that Emily Henderson was in town and I didn’t get to stalk her some missed her.

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HGTV did a white box challenge based on the song nominated at the CMAs. Her room was fantasy based. It included gold stripes, pink flowers and a swan. SAY WHAT?! We all know what I think about swans.

Though I love the swan, and the idea, it is a little creepy. I may not like it if I woke up and saw it peering down on me.

But I do like the gold stripes. She says it’s very easy to use and shared her source. The paper comes 18″ wide and 50′ long for $90. Plus, it’s repositionable. I’ll be checking that out.

All photos by Sara Kauss/Getty Images

If you know what the Fairest of the Fair pageant is, I was probably there with you. I’ll share some photos – one day.

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