Smarts and Crafts

We have decided to move our blog over to a new host as of today, so for those of you who follow our posts via an RSS feed or blog reader, yo...

We recently bought a bunch of $2 bandanas to use as cloth napkins. I was impressed by the selection of greys and greens! Cheap, easy and cla...

This year marks the 25th anniversary of one of my favorite films of all time, The Goonies . Beginning today, folks in Astoria Oregon (where...

I am in love with the work of French artist Blexbolex . After receiving a copy of I Know How to Cook for my birthday, and finding a book ca...

Ever since we moved back to San Francisco, we've been looking for the perfect excuse to go to the Symphony . When we heard they had open...

If you're in SF tonight, please come to the Derailleur Impaler Silent Auction & Raffle- to raise money for the AIDS Lifecycle , a 7...

SF Weekly 's annual "Best of" issue came out last week, and we were sooo happy to find that both The Curiosity Shoppe and Po...

Thanks to the Philadelphia Inquirer for writing about the amazing Know-It-All Pencil Sets by Paper Pastries last week!! Of course we sold ...

It's not Everest, or a triathlon or anything....but it certainly was a lot of work, and a lot of fun! Can't wait to cozy up to a cam...

Please join us this Friday, May 14th to celebrate the opening of "Ideal Bookshelves" featuring paintings, prints, and postcards b...

I left something at Leigh 's house and she sent it back in this . I mean, c'mon! How beautiful is this envelope?

A few months ago I sent a box full of stuffed animals and other crafts to Amy for her new book, Simple Times: Crafts for Poor People . This ...

A reminder to all that Southern Exposure's Annual Auction is: THIS SATURDAY, MAY 8th !! Click here for more information! Click here t...

Got in a little more sewing practice today. Soon I will attempt a dress or shirt with buttons!

Friends! Join us at a super fun event happening this Thursday at Southern Exposure! It's a Homesteading Hootenanny put on by the fine ...

Word on the street in San Francisco this week is that world-famous graffiti artist Banksy is in town, and new works have been sprouting up ...

People visiting our shoppe gallery over the last couple weeks have been all a-flutter over the amazing birdhouses that Jeff Canham and Luke ...

A huge, HUGE thank you to everyone who came out to Pop-Up magazine #3 last Friday. It was so great to see so many of you there, and we hope ...

Just wanted to pass along an invitation/reminder to please join us for an exciting and fun event with our pals from THE THING ! On Friday, A...

One Sunday a couple months back, we set out early in the morning with our friend Paulina to do a little decorating on the side of a big emp...