Until I moved to Japan after college, I had never carried a handkerchief. The handkerchief was a throwback to my grandmother’s generation I thought and was something one waived in the air while waiting for smelling salts before you were about to faint. The hankies I knew were white and lacy. Definitely old fashioned I [...]
My least favorite part of Christmas morning is the trash bag next to the Christmas tree. Gift wrap that can be recycled is bad enough but metallic paper and plastic ribbon that’s going straight to the landfill is a downer to me. I hate the waste. I also dislike buying gift wrap. I don’t want [...]
amazing styrofoam cup art anyone?
I love a good men’s shirt to woman’s shirt refashioning
diy network video clip of knitting a backgammon board for the player in your life
Our family eats every meal sitting at a table with placemats and cloth napkins. We do this not because we’re oh-so-fancy but because we put a lot of effort into making our meals and gathering together to eat is important to us. We are also aware that not everyone gets three meals a day and [...]
Although I design and make quilts for a living, I still consider myself an adventurous beginner when it comes to sewing garments. I can put in a zipper and am a pro at hemming clothes, as any 5-foot-tall woman should be, but when I look at these bloggers who can take an old jean jacket [...]
