Danny Woodhead Working Undercover-ish at Modell's

First of all I had no idea that there were Modell's Sporting Goods store in Massachusetts because:

1. I've never seen one in Mass ( I really thought they were only in NY and CT)
   
2. I'm surrounded by Sports Authority, Olympia, City Sports etc so there's no need to go to a Modell's

But anyways NE Patriots new up and coming running back Danny Woodhead went undercover in a local Modell's to try to entice people to buy his jersey - and of course it was caught on tape:

Okay, so I guess he wasn't really undercover because he wasn't in disguise, but he did deny being himself. I honestly don't think I would have recognize him if I was in that store - maybe next season, or now that I've seen this video. Woodhead definitely seems like a cool guy since he can poke fun at himself, and I think it was pretty impressive that he sold 14 of his jerseys/tees in an hour - so keep up the good work Danny in the store and on the field!

~emy

Eco-Friendly Bouquets

So I'm definitely into browsing Etsy.com when I get bored because I want to see what pretty or weird things all of those crafters out there are creating. Recently I found these awesome eco-friendly bouquets made out of origami flowers - done by Whether Paperworks. She actually uses antique books and magazines as one of her mediums. My personal favorite is this Tiffany's themed one:



It's really beautifully made, but being an arts-and-crafts kind if girl I had to figure out if I could potentially make one of these myself, or if it would be a hopeless endeavor (like me trying to knit). I pretty much had no idea where to start - but by browsing Etsy some more I discovered out the flowers are called kusudama and then found this tutorial from Folding Trees. And here's what I ended up with:




It's a little rough, but what do you expect with post-it notes and scotch tape? It was a lot easier than I thought it would be especially with the instructions - but I can still understand why people might charge do much for the final product because it can definitely take a lot of time cutting the paper and getting the folds crisp so it looks clean. But if you have the patience to do it yourself ( for a wedding to replace real flowers) you'll be saving the environment and money!

Also, on a side note, post-its are not perfectly square (what's with that?!?!) - that also made my kusudama messier.

~emy