Handmade Living is a stunning collection of projects and inspirational ideas from some of Australia’s most talented handmade artisans, designers and craftspeople including Electric Firefly.

It’s taken a while but we’re please to announce that Sensis, the company responsible for the annual dumping of (mostly) unused and unwanted phonebooks on doorsteps across Australia, have finally bowed to public pressure and launched a new website allowing the public to cancel phonebook deliveries for the following three years.

New Australian startup Yoink provides users with a way to giveaway those no longer needed items that are gathering dust and taking up valuable space, while being able to receive items you need yourself and that others are willing to part with.

Despite Simon decreeing that under no circumstances may we fasten fake comedy moustaches to lamps, as Electric Firefly Minister for Movember, I have decided that once a lamp is bought – it is yours to attach as many novelty moustache items to as you see fit! Viva la revolution!

I was like, “what blog?” and she’s like, “do you mean you’ve never seen it?” and I’m like, “yeah”. So I had a look and it would seem he’s been getting busy on this, along with a Facebook page and Twitter. Now, I don’t even know what Twitter’s all about and I rarely ever check my Facebook page, let alone reply to group invitations, drug market world conquest games or the ‘what colour M&M are you?’ quiz.

The Electric Firefly Facebook Photo Shootout judging panel is proud to announce that the winner for July 2009 has been awarded to none other than Denise Sutherland

Announcing that the Electric Firefly photo shootout competition will officially be kicking off on July 1st with each monthly winner receiving a lamp of their choice from our online shop.

So you have a pile of old electrical equipment gathering dust at your place… how can you get rid of them in an environmentally responsible way?