Well, technically it’s Goodwill karma this time, but once again I scored! $40 for this fantastic piece of genuine Midcentury goodness. Just look at the legs on this beauty! Oh my gosh, I nearly fainted when I saw it. I…
Fabric Covered Wastebasket
Sometimes I can be so dang cheap about the silliest things. Since we moved into this house three years ago I’ve needed to get wastebaskets in all the bathrooms, but I could not bring myself to spend $25 on something…
Mason Dixon Handtowels
More time ago than I’d like to admit, I started knitting the handtowels from the Mason Dixon ladies’ first book. This is one of those projects that I don’t have to hide away in my studio to work on, or…
Quilt of Hate no more
Nearly three years later, I’ve finally finished it. My almost disastrous satin quilt project. All my fears about the unintentional swastika pattern (that isn’t *technically* a swastika pattern because it faces the wrong way, but whatever, try explaining that to…
The easiest window treatment ever
A couple years ago already, I found this incredible maxi skirt at a vintage clothing store near me. I just fell in love with the fabric, but I had the same dilemma I always have at vintage stores – nothing…
New Kitchen Washcloths
Bear had a great Aunt who made us a couple of handmade washcloths as a wedding present, and I have to confess, back then I could not understand why you’d go to that much trouble for a washcloth when paper…
Crafters get blisters in the weirdest places
See? How do you get a blister on the outside of a knuckle? By having calluses on all your fingertips and spending a solid week with an exacto knife in your hand. Although I’ll tell you, the Martha Stewart knife…
Decorated Bath Towels
Amy Butler’s In Stitches has a really great pattern for embellishing bathroom handtowels with a band of great fabric and a hook to hang it coming out of the bottom. Not content with perfection, I decided to create my own…
Design Book
I can’t believe I haven’t gotten around to sharing this yet. This is one of those things that’s been in the back of my mind for years now, but I kept thinking that I had to have covered it already.…
Paper Mache Decor
Like most homes in the west built past 1980, my house is filled with all kinds of random niches. These thing just plague homes I’ve seen through California and Utah, I don’t have too much experience with new homes outside…