You’ve got two options tomorrow, people: 1. Wear Green or 2. Get Pinched I’m here to help. Just in time for the best holiday of the year, is a free necklace pattern for you to whip up. It’s simple. It’s stylish. And it’s green. “Kiss Me I’m Irish” Necklace Dimensions: 26″ Materials: 30″ red waxed … Continue reading “Kiss Me I’m Irish” Necklace Pattern
Last month I flew out to Arizona to attend the Tucson Gem Show. It was one of those “I am even working?” kind of business trips. Endless bead shopping, meeting new (and familiar) faces in the jewelry-making world, and driving through the desert with the top down after flying in from frigid-frozen Illinois. I always … Continue reading Go West, Part 1
So, straight-up, I’m Norwegian. Like, I act Norwegian. Exhibit A: I dress in layers. Exhibit B: I own a garden gnome. Two, actually. Exhibit C: I say “uffda”* when picking up something heavy. And I can tell you what this is: Guesses? It’s a sandbakkel tin. Sandbakkels (pronounced “SONd-bockls”) are Norwegian molded shortbread cookies and … Continue reading Straight Outta Norway
It’s sweater weather! Give your teapot a cozy layer AND the all the warm feels with this Boyfriend Sweater Tea Cozy. Knit this quick-knit stash-buster for the perfect Christmas gift. Boyfriend Sweater Tea Cozy Knitting Pattern Yarn: Reynold’s Yarn Lopi (100% pure new wool; 100g/109 yds): 15 grams, Light gray Needles: 15 US (10mm) 18″ … Continue reading Boyfriend Sweater Tea Cozy
The deep ruts of the lane lead us along a golden rye field and away from the trucks and traffic of town. Marek is driving me to his aunt’s house because he thinks I will like her collection of pottery. As we bounce along in this Soviet jalopy I am struck by how pure the … Continue reading Global Style Jewelry Preview
OK, back to it. With a clean backdrop in place, it’s fun to add in the pretty details. I’ve found that the boring backdrop stuff (the right color paint on the walls, refinished floors, good lighting, spackle over the holes I punched in the wall) are the most important elements to creating a beautiful space. … Continue reading Laundry Room Makeover, Part 2
So it’s a pretty classic scenario, really: the dryer breaks so you buy a spiffy new washer/dryer set as an unplanned (but money-saving in the long run, right?) solution. And now the rest of your laundry room looks downright hillbilly next to your new appliances. I mean, those babies are stainless steel! So I did … Continue reading Laundry Room Makeover, Part 1
This year I got my first cell phone. I held out for a long time because I don’t like where tech-dependence seems to be taking society. But while I still hold to that, the mounting reasons for getting a cell phone made me check my pride and reconsider. Imagine, I thought, arriving to pick up my … Continue reading Just a Girl and Her Phone
My friend Leah owns an interior design business and has to make buying trips every six months. Poor thing. Whenever she comes back I make her tell me what’s up. What’re we going to be seeing next season? What’s new? A few years ago the forecast as “industrial” and “big beds” and “black”. Then came “blue. … Continue reading Great Brass
I love summer, but who doesn’t? It’s the long days of sunshine and the unhurried pace of things. These days I enjoy my summer days by biking country roads through cornfields and having a beer with friends, but when I was young, my summer days looked much different. First of all, we didn’t have cornfields … Continue reading I ♥ Pom Poms
Handmade by Anne Potter 