Meet The Most Stylish Pawn Broker Ever

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Who knew that a pawn broker could be so glamorous? We chat with Lauren Kaminsky, the 22-year-old Vice President and head of sales at the EZ Pawn Corporation, a family-run business based in New York. Her latest project piqued our interest: Curator at Manhattan's Beauty & Essex lounge/restaurant, one of our favorite hangouts. The drinking-and-dining area is actually hidden behind a pawn shop...and that's where Lauren comes in.

For a full glimpse into her day-to-day life, visit ShelterPop.

 

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Source: http://www.diylife.com/2011/08/01/meet-the-most-stylish-pawn-broker-ever/

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How to 'Frost' a Window with Contact Paper

created at: 08/11/2011

Ashley was wigged out by the 'scary dark nothingness' of her naked door window. A quick cover of various items such as craft paper and even pages from magazines took away the yips, but they weren't very decorative, to say the least. So...Ashley got all crafty with some Contact paper and created a Moroccan inspired window treatment. This is what the nothingness looks like now:… Continue reading on Curbly.com

Source: http://www.curbly.com/diy-maven/posts/11033-how-to-frost-a-window-with-contact-paper

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Vintage Military Button Rings

One day I was wondering through Potobello Market in London. I came across this stand that sold these beautiful buttons. The women running the stand collects collects british military buttons from WWII. She finds military jackets at sales and takes off the buttons and sells them. She also has Greek o...
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Source: http://www.instructables.com/id/Vintage-Milatary-Button-Rings/

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Random Recast Round-Up: 4 New Ways with Egg Cartons

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In this week's Random Recast, we took a look at a few unexpected uses for egg cartons.

Day 4: Egg Carton House

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It's not coming to a development near you, but it's nice to look at isn't it? This art installation by the Australian studio Goldenhen turns egg cartons into ersatz bricks. A wry commentary on the dream of suburban homeownership, this piece is based on the Howard Arkley painting "Family Home: Suburban Exterior" (1993).

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Source: http://www.diylife.com/2011/08/14/random-recast-round-up-4-new-ways-with-egg-cartons/

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Repurpose CD album cover art in giant wall collage.

I had an idea as I was condensing my CD collection into a file box. The thought was to show off all these CD covers in a giant collage.So I went to local art store and bought a 48"x48" canvas. I used Elmer's spray glue to put the covers on the canvas. It took me about a month of on and off wor...
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Source: http://www.instructables.com/id/Repurpose-CD-album-cover-art-in-giant-wall-collage/

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Ray-Ban Repair with Sugru

I'm going to be perfectly honest here. I enjoy me some Ray-Bans. The tacky 70's pornstar* gold-rimmed aviators. They fit my face nicely, they look reasonable in most situations, and they're polarized. And cheap. Cheap? Ray-Bans? They retail for, like, a lot of money. More than is acceptable for a...
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Source: http://www.instructables.com/id/Ray-Ban-Repair-with-Sugru/

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