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We don’t scour Etsy as much as we should because it’s really big and scary, but it’s also full of treasures, and once you find a warm, welcoming place in all the mess it becomes much simpler to find more of what you like. For instance, were you to happen upon the Podkayne Studios, you’d [...]

Yesterday, while reading a couple of New York Times pieces about e-books–one about how users claim they read more now, and another about Barnes and Noble’s new model–we began to think that one way we might ease into the experience of using an e-reader would be to find one that’s retrofitted to look less sleek [...]

True story: one of our best friends’ mothers growing up was one of Canada’s leading quilters. She would travel around the world (though never into space) attending quilting conferences and the like. She used the family’s garage as her workshop, and had the largest Canadian flag in the world stored there in several boxes. Why [...]

In a loving Los Angeles Times piece last week on the occasion of Saturday’s celebration, Mike Boehm remembers the time 50 years ago when L.A.’s idiosyncratic, cathedral-like folk art monuments the Watts Towers were almost torn down. Built by Italian immigrant Simon Rodia between 1921 and 1954, the property was slated for demolition, but rescued [...]

Though we fastidiously maintain that it’s much, much too early to be doing anything Halloween-related, we’re also suckers for robots. And so, one of our most long-standing sci-fi weaknesses has won out over one of our seasonal qualms, and here we are posting a Halloween listicle more than two weeks before the day. But seriously, [...]

Around inauguration time an overnight industry sprung up peddling Obamarabillia to the souvenir-happy folk descending on Washington D.C. and the folks who couldn’t make it to the capital but still wanted a concrete reminder of the event. Now that they’ve had a little time on their hands, DIY craft fans have had their say in [...]

As we enter the final weekend before the “holidays”, why not spend a few hours crafting a nice personalized “holiday” wreath to adorn your front door and welcome jolly “holiday” carolers? Our companions in craft over at Apartment Therapy have these useful how-tos for making living and regular wreaths. Before plying you craft, however, why [...]

As temperatures and personal budgets continue to drop, going out for dinner and drinks this winter looks to be becoming a very “sometimes” activity. As the nesting experts at Apartment Therapy always tell us though, we can do the same thing at home, better and for less. Before the winter doldrums kick in, let’s take [...]

Christmas Non-denominational holiday crafts aren’t just for children–skip the tinsel and DIY your own decorations this year, with how-tos from our favorite blogs:
3-D Paper Snowflakes: children’s paper snowflakes are on par with fingerpaint butterflies, but an adult with decent motor skills can produce surprisingly professional looking paper sculptures (pictured). [WikiHow]
Paper Doily Wreath: my girl Martha [...]