A couple of things for today's post...musical & crafty!

On the crafty side of things, my friend has recommended this blog to me on several different occassions. The Design Sponge: www.designspongeonline.com/2009
Take a look here for a pretty fun party idea!:
http://www.designspongeonline.com/2009/02/diy-project-kates-vintage-wine-clips.html




AND!...One more bit of info/recommendation I garnered from hanging out with my bro recently...The Mizell brothers, Larry & Fonce. This is what The Allmusic blog has to say about them:
"The sibling duo of Larry and Alphonso "Fonce" Mizell revolutionized the sound and shape of jazz-funk—fusing the commercial sensibilities of Motown with the virtuoso musicianship of the Blue Note stable, the brothers (collaborating under their Sky High Productions aegis) produced a series of now-classic LPs of uncommon beauty and elegance, characterized by soaring horns, cosmic synths, celestial string arrangements and sublime rhythms."

To read the rest of the biography, take a look here:
http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:azfqxq8sldte~T1

...and here's a taste of their work:


If you like hip hop, you will most likely recognize some of the samples that were borrowed from songs that the Mizell bro's helped to create.