Haute Crap by Aesthetic Apparatus

Aesthetic Apparatus now makes Haute Crap.

How much do I heart the idea behind this?! Such a great way to expand the reach of their business without really changing what they do. Genius.

Buy It

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via MPLS EGOIST (they also have a sweet video from Thrillist I couldn't get to embed on my site)

Mpls Glass Blowing

Just down the street from where I work... who knew?

Todd Cameron - Threat Level Orange (Glassblowing) from Hunter Johnson on Vimeo.

Merry Minnesota Christmas

via Angie from Brain Farts

Artcrank Mpls

ARTCRANK™ + A Poster Party for Bike People from ARTCRANK on Vimeo.

Artcrank MPLS is now taking submissions for artists. I didn't make it last year, but that's not going to stop me from trying to get in the show again this year!

Aesthetic Apparatus

ABSOLUT Aesthetic Apparatus

Local MPLS screenprint studio Aesthetic Apparatus participated in the ABSOLUT BLANK campaign. Amazing stuff. Be sure to watch the video, too. It's pretty cool.

Pop Up Party Jealousy

Jordan Ferney, of Oh Happy Day, wrote a great post yesterday on the Real Simple blog about throwing a pop up dinner party.

Needless to say, I'm super jealous. This is now on my to-do list for the fall. Which has me thinking, where would be a good place to hold this lovely par-tay?

Alongside Blackduck Lake in Eagan

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On Harriet Island, right on the Mississippi

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Or by this archway in Minnehaha Falls park

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So many choices. So little time before the flurries start to fly....

Commute Snafoo

Yeah, I was a bit late to work today. Funny enough I take 62 and 35... both closed. Crapcakes.

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