The exquisite and elegant jewelry* of Kathryn Blackmore at the vamoose

The exquisite and elegant jewelry* of Kathryn Blackmore at the vamoose

I've purchased items from her shop before and the recipients have been universally delighted.

As have I, by their responses.

Above

and

below, exemplars.

Browse the gallery if you'd prefer a no-cost pleasure.

Ms. Blackmore personally wraps and packs each piece so beautifully, you hesitate to open the box and contained layers of paper and ribbon and fabric.

Her prices are astonishingly low considering the beauty, quality of materials, and workmanship of each hand made piece, down to the tiniest details of chains, fittings, and lobster clasps and their ilk.

Bonus: free worldwide shipping from her UK headquarters through tomorrow, Monday, December 2 (midnight GMT).

Fair warning.

The designer's blog archive, from its 2008 inception, is here.

Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest, and flickr.

*jewellery to those across the pond

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BehindTheMedspeak: One Night Cough Syrup (1888)

BehindTheMedspeak: One Night Cough Syrup (1888)

Wrote Gilly Youner, "'One Night Cough Syrup,' some remarkable ingredients, manufactured in Baltimore, 1888."

Source: http://www.bookofjoe.com/2013/11/behindthemedspeak-one-night-cough-syrup-1888.html

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Leaf Thermometer Paper Temperature Reader

Leaf Thermometer Paper Temperature Reader

Sublime.

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Designer Hideyuki Kumagai must be a fan of autumn since he has come up with the best way to tell the temperature we've ever seen.

The Leaf looks exactly like its name suggests but it's far more than just a bit of paper foliage — it's a thermometer!

If it's nice and warm (68°-77°F), then expect the leaf to stay its natural green color.

But if it gets colder, the leaf will turn brown, and if hotter it will be become yellow.

The exact science behind the color-changing is a mystery — but it seems to work!

The Leaf comes in two packs of five large leaves or eight smaller ones, meaning you can scatter them around your home or office to tell you the temperature in the most subtle way imaginable.

There is even a little adhesive on the back so you can attach it to a computer or piece of furniture.

Features and Details:

• Large leaves: 2.6" x 6.6"

• Small leaves: 1.7" x 4.4"

• Made in Japan

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5 large or 8 small leaves: $22.50.

Source: http://www.bookofjoe.com/2013/11/leaf-thermometer-paper-temperature-reader.html

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"Trace of Memory" — Chiharu Shiota

"Trace of Memory" — Chiharu Shiota

From designboom:

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Japanese artist Chiharu Shiota leaves her mark on nearly every surface of the Mattress Factory for her current exhibition "Trace of Memory."

Presented as the inaugural show for the Mattress Factory's newest gallery space — a renovated 19th-century row house — the immersive installation responds to the raw conditions of the former residence, building an aesthetic relationship with cosmetic interior details like exposed brick and worn floor boards.

By using seemingly infinite amounts of black thread, the walls, halls, and floor are completely wrapped in an intricate labyrinth.

The site-specific installation commands the entire space, enveloping structural elements like desks, chairs, and suitcases in the multi-room-sized webbed environment.

Filling up eight rooms of the house-turned-art-space, Shiota's engaging sculpture leads visitors on an almost hypnotic journey throughout the building, visually guiding them through the eerie, string-engulfed maze.

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The exhibit will be up at the Mattress Factory in Pittsburgh through May 31, 2014.

Seeing as I will be in Pittsburgh at least twice between now and then (once for Thanksgiving and in early May of next year for the half-marathon) I'm going to do my very best to visit.

Most likely not by myself, as creepy stuff gives me nightmares: I haven't seen a scary movie since "The Exorcist" came out in 1973.

I had nightmares for a week after I saw that movie and in fact was so spooked I had real difficulty taking a shower for some time, fearing the worst was about to emerge from behind the curtain.

True.

Source: http://www.bookofjoe.com/2013/10/trace-of-memory-chiharu-shiota.html

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TomTato

Likecool TomTato

By Monica on Sun Sep 29 2013 Body  |  Food A plant called "TomTato" which produces both potatoes and tomatoes, described as a "veg plot in a pot", has been launched in the UK. The TomTato can grow more than 500 sweet cherry tomatoes while producing white potatoes. Ipswich-based horticultural firm Thompson and Morgan, who sells the plant for £14.99 each, said the hybrid plants were not genetically modified. It is created by a technique known as grafting. via bbc, independent

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GIF: How to Make Colonel Sanders a Demon

Likecool GIF: How to Make Colonel Sanders a Demon

How to make Colonel Sanders a demon. Found this in Sina Weibo..(Read...)

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Time-lapse of Costa Concordia parbuckling

Time-lapse of Costa Concordia parbuckling

Videre est credere.

Back story here.

Source: http://www.bookofjoe.com/2013/09/time-lapse-of-costa-concordia-parbuckling.html

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Gold harvesting from bacteria: Way better than Bitcoin mining

Gold harvesting from bacteria: Way better than Bitcoin mining

From Wanderlust:

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Historically, Magnum Opus, or The Great Work, was an alchemical process that incorporated a personal, spiritual, and chemical method for creating the Philosopher's Stone, a mysterious red-colored substance that was capable of transmuting base matter into the noble metal of gold.

Discovering the principals of the Philosopher's Stone was one of the defining and at the same time seemingly unobtainable objectives of Western alchemy.

The Great Work of the Metal Lover is an artwork that sits at the intersection of art, science, and alchemy, re-examining the problem of transmutation through the use of modern microbiological practice and thus solving the ancient riddle.

Gold production is accomplished by the pairing of a highly specialized metallotolerant extremophilic bacterium and an engineered atmosphere contained within a customized alchemical bioreactor.

The extreme minimal ecosystem within the bioreactor forces the bacteria to metabolize high concentrations of toxic AuCl3 (gold chloride), turning soluble gold into usable 24K gold, pictured above.

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All photos and text from Adam Brown; more here.

Source: http://www.bookofjoe.com/2013/08/gold-harvesting-from-bacteria-sure-beats-bitcoin-mining.html

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Flower Masterpieces by Pieter Wagemans

Flower Masterpieces by Pieter Wagemans

Pieter Wagemans was born on 11 August 1948 in Merksem, close to the city of Antwerp, Belgium. From his youth Pieter has always been able to express himself spontaneously through the artistic gift that he probably inherited from his father. Even from his early years it seemed likely that he would develop this gift further. As a variation on still life, in recent years Pieter has developed his specialized talents in flower compositions. The fine painting of flowers demands considerable discipline, because the passing of time is an important challenge. A flower is always changing. To capture the moment, Pieter bypasses the use of underpainting and paints each flower in turn, "alla prima" until the painting is finished. Sometimes he needs a whole day for each flower, other times only a few hours. Often the flower compositions never existed in reality because the flowers were painted one by one over several weeks. Take a look at these stunning flower paintings!

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