This year for the holidays I’m going down to my grandparents house, and it got me thinking about my grandmother’s college major, home economics. All I remember from my home economics class in 9th grade was that I learned how to make a pineapple upside-down cake. There was also some really weird lesson where we [...]
Archive for December, 2009
When I was in Portland this spring, not only did I see some of my favorite crafty friends, but I also had the opportunity to visit a PDX crafty institution, The Knittn Kitten, an amazing vintage fabric and craft store! Not only are the supplies also, but so are the mother and daughter team that [...]
If I had to vote for my favorite video of this year, it would have to be the one below because it contains most of my favorite things in the world: grandmothers, thrifting, knitting, charity and awesomeness. There are also motorcycles, which I don’t like, but a lot of people do. They are also “cool.”
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Today is the OFFICIAL LAUNCH of Make + Meaning, a new blog collaborative project I’m flattered to be involved in with Diane Gilleland, Pip Lincolne, Alice Merlino, Paul Overton and Kim Werker!
Our mission (taken from the website):
Acts of making are important – whether they involve yarn and knitting needles, wood and tools, pots and [...]
What do you deem pretty? What do you deem ugly? Why do some things pass the mark and others fail to make the grade?
An exhibit opening in Amsterdam next week will be exploring just those questions: Ugly Objects 17 December 2009 – 17 January 2010
From their website:
Natalya Pinchuk and Dana Sperry relocated [...]
