Fabric is my life. When I met Ikat it was a match made in heaven (if not on J-date). My exotic wiring can’t get en…
Month: March 2008
Banish Laundry Room Blues
A spring makeover for your laundry room? Why not? Whether your washing machine and dryer reside in a closet or a hall or…
Occasional Reclaimed Wonders
When I buy a piece of furniture made from reclaimed wood, I love to explore its origin. I’m fascinated to discover…
A Touch of the Untouchable
Like many of us, I’m romanced by jewelry when it has an "untouchable" quality – when, with the fir…
Wicked Witch of the Eco-Skies
As a fresh college graduate in the 90s, I liked nothing better than reminding people that I was an "Independent Wom…
What's Leaching into Your Food?
Many years ago I had a boyfriend who was really into his cast iron skillets. Having grown up in a Teflon-worshipping hou…
Getting Crafty with Soda Cans
Soda can design has translated to gutters, sidewalks and beaches strewn with pull tabs – until now. Pull-tabs from…
The Many Voices of Handmade Notebooks
Last year, at my old workplace, I raided the trash. I couldn’t resist. Horrified by the amount of perfectly reusab…