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calling all web developers!

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LEAP Design is seeking experienced VB.Net developers for freelance projects in Charlotte, NC. Please, no third parties or agencies. Experience with the following technologies is essential: ASP.Net — VB or C# — Web Forms — AJAX Toolkit — VS 2008 and VS 2005 SQL 2005 and 2000 jQuery Experience with the following could increase opportunities: ASP.Net — MVC framework — NHibernate — Web Services php MySQL Drupal WordPress Work would be project-priced or hourly. At this point there are no plans to convert position to full-time. Are you perfect for the job? Then by all means, contact us immediately! Do you know someone…

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March 4, 2010
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winter olympics

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Was perusing the UH-MAZING Olympics photos from Boston.com’s Big Picture and I can’t stop staring at that one above. But go check them all out here and here — every one is pretty much incredible. Here are some of my favorites.

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February 23, 2010
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shrinky dink valentines

By design, make something, monkeys2 Comments

When you’ve got that creative, um, inclination and you’ve got Elementary School aged kids, Valentines day can be a bit of a double-edged sword. Oh the possibilities! But oh, the work to get them all made for every kid in each of your kids’ classes. This year we went Shrinky Dinks. 54 of them. Zoe and Lucy decided we would make hearts for the girls and stars for the boys. We punched holes in them all. Then added some beaded chain. Lucy and Zoe love hanging things on their book bags, and they had that in mind as we created these….

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February 16, 2010
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snow day

By food, go outside4 Comments

We got a sweet little snow last night — about 3 inches worth, light and packable — that coated our world with a crisp, bright frosting. And now it’s Saturday — the perfect time to make Snow Cream with the kids! Here’s our recipe: 1 1/2 cups Milk 2 tbs Sugar 1 tsp Vanilla Whisk together in a measuring cup. Pour a little bit over a bowl of snow (we use cereal bowls) and stir until it resembles the thickness of ice cream (not too soupy). Makes 4-6 bowls, depending on how much snow you use. Yum. And fun. It’s…

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February 13, 2010
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hipster puppies

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margi tells people she does “graphic design” for a living, but in reality does “nothing” ………….. Crystal turned me on to the tumblr site hipster puppies today and I cannot stop scrolling. The writing is so perfectly hipster du jour, and the crowd-sourced photos are crazy hilarious. It’s Stupid Pet Tricks meets Chai Lattes. (photo via mark h)

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February 12, 2010
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mad men on the brain

By conferences, design, retro vintage ephemera, wearable8 Comments

Its February and you know what that means — Mom 2.0 Summit is coming! There are so many things at Mom 2.010 to be excited about that I can’t process it all, so I’ll take it step by step. Right now I’m spending time thinking about the Thursday night welcome party: Martinis, Music and Mad Men. What to wear? If you know me personally, you’ll know that clothes aren’t really my “thing.” I mean, I care what I wear, but I’d just as soon wear the t-shirt + jeans variation uniform every day if life would allow it (and mostly it does). But a…

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February 2, 2010
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etsy + coolmompicks valentines

By design, make somethingNo Comments

So CoolMomPicks and Etsy had a baby! Actually, it was a Valentine design contest. Did you participate? I hope you won! The winners are now available for purchase — in plenty of time for VDay (or Friendship Day as we call it at my kids’ Montessori school). 12 black-and-white line art designs in PDF form that you can download, print and color with your kids. They’re adorable. And I love the different styles that arise from crowdsourced art. Go get them here. Meanwhile, we’re cooking up a project of our own in UpsideUp land. I’ll share with you soon. What…

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February 2, 2010
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eames house tour

By design, history, typographyNo Comments

So not only is House Industries releasing a fantastic new font collection (the Eames Century Modern), but they will also be drawing three names to accompany them on an exclusive look into the inner sanctum of one of 20th century’s greatest design teams. The Eames House was built in 1949 as number 8 in the series of Case Study Houses and is still recognized as a revolutionary use of space and materials. To toss your hat into the ring, fill out this form and enter EAMES HOUSE in the comments box. And if you forget the first time (like I did)…

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February 2, 2010
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