On Saturday I met up with a bunch of crafty girls for breakfast and fabric shopping, which was super fun. We took the Red Line downtown, and as a bonus, I saw my favorite Metro ad ever. I was so happy to spot this one again, I saw it on a few rides in 2005…
I just got my wonderful Sampler today, and while there was a lot of crafty goodness to love inside (which I’m saving for its own post next week), I was beyond thrilled to get a beautiful stack of 7-inch squares of fabric (plus a tiny, cute sewing kit) from the amazing Repro Depot. There are…
I just saw today that the finalists for the Softie Awards are officially posted. So many cool, inspiring designs to look at… but my favorites out of all of them are these ultra-cute pieces by my dear friend Kayte Terry, aka Love Forever! She gave me one of her charming little sewn cupcakes for my…
Back in February I had the chance to interview Seattle author Ariel Meadow Stallings about her new alt-wedding book, Offbeat Bride: Taffeta-Free Alternatives for Independent Brides. I love the book — it’s full of handy advice and unusual ideas from dozens of offbeat brides and grooms (including me and Andrew, actually) — and Ariel’s also…
Yesterday the Los Angeles Times premiered “Image,” a new dedicated lifestyle and fashion section (now one Sunday a month, eventually weekly), and of course I was excited to see it. It’s largely devoted to LA Fashion Week this time, but includes plenty of other features as well, like a photo-driven interview with “red-carpet rebel” Chloe…
What can I say about my intense love for ACC basketball? I don’t think I ever had much choice in the matter; when I was three months old, in April 1974, my parents decked me out in a tiny red-and-white Wolfpack snowsuit and kept me up for the whole NCAA championship game, waving my arms…
Hope you’re having a happy St. Patrick’s day! I’m in an Easter state of mind, though, and planning out some cross-country packages — so I wanted to spotlight these cute faux-coco bunnies as instant favorites. I adore all the pretty, colorful things made by Jek in the Box, and her gocco-printed chocolate bunnies are no…
This is something of an A-Z with a short shelf life, but here are a few cool things coming up fast that I wanted to mention today: First, I found out about an anti-war rally here in Los Angeles, which I promised to follow up about after posting a couple of weeks ago — it’s…
Andrew just left for a month of freelance up in Portland, so last night we had a fancy (by my standards, anyway) farewell dinner, which I cooked while he finished our self-employed taxes on the fly — yes, our horrifically complicated taxes are finished in March, I love that man. His reward was stuffed mushrooms…
I’m in the middle of a suddenly hectic day since Andrew’s flying up to Portland tomorrow for work, so I’m sure you’d rather check out Christina Loff‘s excellent eco-crafty post over on SFist than anything I can think up in this state. It’s a great round-up column with tons of links to cool Wardrobe Refashion-type…
Thanks SO much to decor8 for the heads up that Martha Stewart has a brand-new website! I absolutely love it. She’s added tons of great resources (videos, recipes, crafts, homekeeping stuff, and a daily tip) throughout. And if you’re a super fan like me, you won’t want to miss the website tour, hosted by Martha…
I’m a huge fan of Trader Joe’s and I generally love their in-house stuff. But this morning when we went grocery shopping I was beyond excited to see a new instant favorite: Tuna in Green Curry Sauce! We bought four boxes. I love the red panang curry version, which is the best, cheapest, and fastest…