Inspiration from the Interwebs: July

July, July, July: It's the summeriest of summer months in my opinion here in Ohio. The summer heat is in full swing, my garden is bursting with flowers and veggies and there are endless amounts of festivities to be had! This month has been so full of celebrations and outings it's been a little dizzying (in the best way!). I am ready for a few lazy summer days now and I hope you are too. Here's a list of some fun things that inspired me this month for your to check out on your next extended couch surf! 

1. I wasn't a huge fan of drones, until this. 

2. Probably the greatest use of balloons on the internet I have seen in awhile. 

3. Oscar the Grouch is getting a renovation on the streets of NYC

4. Ohio, Ice Cream Capitol USA (plus, like the cutest illustration to match)

5. My current creative book obsession (more to come on this!) 

Inspiration from the Interwebs May + June

Is there anyone who still subscribes to magazines but me? I can't help it, the 16 year old collages in me just can't let them go. I do read them and stuff, but I am really in it for the pictures. Remember those combo issues they send out once a year around this time? One magazine, Two months. I always wondered why that is, does everyone go on vacation in July or something?

Life has been a bit busy around here with trips and moving and unexpected events. There hasn't been much free time for me to spend over here on my little side project corner of the internet. I am working on being okay with that. So consider this your combo issue for the year of inspirations from the interwebs. Just like those magazines, I tried to give you a little something extra for the wait. 

1. This incredible shoe hack (plus something else I can now do with flower scraps, YAY!)

2. The back of these heads are ridiculous. (Plus, you know you want to watch it now) 

3. This beautiful illustration inspired by this incredible book. 

4. This Rad Dessert Event that seems to be getting better with each addition! 

5. Because even though it was last year, I am still dreaming of throwing a party like this. HMU if you're trying to do this. 

6. Pretty much everything I love right here: Coconut, flowers and sugar. 

National Donut Day: A Celebration of Women!

Party! It's national donut day and in my house that is a true holiday. Donuts hold a special place in our hearts (and who can blame us amiright?). In preparation for today, I was doing a bit of poking around on the interwebs and stumbled upon something that made me appreciate fried dough just a bit more. 

Did you know know that National Doughnut Day was started as celebration of women!? Specifically women who served the US Army in WWI with hospitality and of course Donuts. The 'Doughnut Lassies', as they were fittingly called, created this well loved treat out of necessity! Due to their less than desirable cooking conditions in the War, baked goods were hard to produce, and thus they began frying the dough in a small frying pan. Donuts are a true symbol of the creativity and intuition of women.

Donuts were served to homesick men as a symbol of care and boosted their spirits during a tough time. These women were celebrated by the Chicago Salvation Army in 1938 by establishing National Donut Day! 

This year's national donut day marks 100 years since the original Donut Lassies got creative with their rations and introduced the donut to soldiers, which popularized the treat after the war. I know these silly national holidays pop up all the time and it's hard to know where they came from and what we are celebrating. Its so cool to me that while we can celebrate those fried pieces of goodness we can also celebrate women who bravely sacrificed for their country too!

I am going to raise my donut proudly and say cheers to the Doughnut Lassies!  

There are many places that you can snag a free donut today, including Salvation Army locations across the US! To read the full story on the history of the donut lassies and the salvation army, check out their article here.