One woman's quest to salvage the world's castoffs, lock, stock and bauble
I've always wanted a vintage typesetter's tray. The trouble is, the ones I've seen for sale have been on the large side, and the walls in my house don't have any large-sized spots left to fill. So until I can persuade my husband to buy a bigger house or to build another wall in our …
My sewing skills can best be described as "rudimentary." If you want proof, just ask my long-suffering childhood 4-H sewing leader/mother. She tried her best to pass her seamstressy superpowers on to me with very limited success. Nevertheless, I decided to blow the dust off of my hand-me-down sewing machine recently to make new cases …
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I love typography. Not all typography, mind you. I am a firm believer that the world would be a better place without Brush Script or Cooper Black or a lot of those weird gimmicky fonts. (I'm looking at you, Hobo and Papyrus.) But, for the most part, I can (and do) stare at type all …
Meet Roger, the robot with a heart of gold. Or silver. I made Roger a couple years ago. He's got a lot of personality. He hangs out on my desk all day. But lately, I think the old guy's been feeling a little off. Like he's empty inside. Clearly, he's lonely. So I decided to …
As a chronic collector (and the owner of an ever-expanding number of vintage baubles), I always have an eye out at thrift stores for old jewelry boxes like these to house my precious non-precious gems: The good news is: There are tons of old jewelry boxes out there. The bad news is: Even the most …
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This was my birthday present from my husband last year: No, not the cat. The wall. We've actually owned the wall (and the house that it's attached to) for 20 years. But the planks -- and the installation of them -- were my husband's gift. There's a reason I've been married to the man for …
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