More Hip Than Hippie #237 - DIY Decor, Part 1

Decorating your home or office for the fall season? Artist Christine Mac Shane tells how to save money when you do it yourself.

Now that autumn has arrived, bring the best of the outdoors inside! Look to nature for inspiration in your decor. The Hipsters shake down the "House Whisperer" herself, Christine Mac Shane, for crafty ideas that won't break the bank. Also, Val provides the first bad Halloween joke of the year while Dori goes in search of Val's elusive moose!

Beer and Chocolate:

Beer: We found Blue Heron Pale Ale from Portland's Bridgeport Brewing Co. to be very drinkable, but not roadtrip-worthy.

Chocolate: There's bacon in our chocolate! Vosges Haut Chocolat created Mo's Milk Chocolate Bacon Bar with applewood smoked bacon, alder wood smoked salt and milk chocolate (41% cacao). Val had a porkgasm.

Hip News and Finds

Finds:

 

• Wood you, could you... Slice up some twigs and attach them to a pot with RooWood glue. Easy, right? You just created a Vivified Vase. Congratulations. Have a cookie.
• ...in the park? What is the deepest lake in the United States? You'd know if you read these Surprising Facts About National Parks. Because there's no such thing as too much trivia.

Hip News

• Just beet it. Hipster Hero Judge Jeffrey White has ruled that Monsanto's Roundup Ready GMO beets cannot run rampant across the land.
• Recycled Oil. To draw attention to global warming, more than 55 celebrities will join to record a remake of Midnight Oil's Beds Are Burning. Get your free download starting Oct.1st.

Teenie Weenie Greenie™

Shelluva tip! Listener Jenny repurposes those annoying plastic packaging shells that encase so many toys these days. She uses them as plaster molds for arts and crafts! Their detailed shapes make cute Christmas ornaments and other crafty items. Just recycle them when you're done.

 

DIY Decor, Part 1

Hang on, we're headed "outside the box" as local Chico artist and designer Christine Mac Shane offers up a veritable cornucopia of decorating ideas for fall! Think grapevines, pine cones, black paint and glitter...

• Star. Christine graces the Chico airwaves every week with her decorating segment, Welcome Home.
• Afar. While spending time in Japan, she became a fan of furoshiki as an eco-friendly alternative to gift wrap.
• Bar. No, it's not her porn star name; Violet Crumble is Aussie Christine's fave chocolate.

Listener E-mails

We feel the love! Keep those e-mails flowing in! Send a question or a lovenote to hip@greenfeet.com. Check out our new blog! And remember to post articles, links and lame Halloween jokes on our MHTH forum!

• Trystan at Yahoo! Green is bursting with homemade holiday tips. Check out her craft cred.
• Greg in Pennsylvania recommends Kitchen Literacy by Ann Vileisis to readers interested in the origins of our food culture.
• Patrick in NC shares another good reason to plant trees.
• Steve in New York invites Hipsters to his solo eco-art show at Midoma Gallery.
• Moises in Hong Kong put the lime in the coconut with his smoothie recipe. He shares more raw vegan recipes on his blog. Muchos besos y abrazos, Moy!
• Shout-outs! Thanks to Trevor, Kim and everyone else who sent us pity e-mails. We love you, man!

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