Smarts and Crafts

The season premiere of the television version of "This American Life" . Check out the trailer , it looks fantabulous (as expected)...

Had a nice weekend visiting my folks and practicing the art of felting for the very first time. The little mushrooms were made with wool r...

Here it is- my most recent knitting project, finally completed after a year and a half, or has it been two years? Anyway, I'm calling t...

In the most recent issue of the New Yorker, there's a fantastic article about local physicist-turned-origami master Robert J. Lang. I l...

My parents came into the city for a visit this weekend, and Mom brought me a whole bag full of beautiful perle cotton in the most gorgeous...

There's a little Q&A feature (and a scary big picture) of Lauren and I over at GeekSugar today as part of their Love 2.0 series. In...

I know it's only the beginning of February, but I'm already itching for Spring! I spotted this cute Spring-y scarf on the J. Crew we...

I recently picked up a copy of Ed Emberley's Jumbo Jamboree Drawing Book at a giant bookstore sale and I'm so happy that I did! Ed ...

One of my favorite things about owning my own business is talking to other small business owners about their experiences- sharing resources ...

OK so I couldn't resist buying just one more Japanese craft book the other day- this one is dedicated to purses and bags. My initial int...

Why must all the best craft books and magazines be in Japanese?? The other day I came across the Summer '06 issue of my new favorite sew...

Make sure to pick up a copy of the February issue of Met Home to see the story on our friends Todd Oldham and Tony Longoria's gorgeous...

Lauren and I had the pleasure of visiting our friends Danny and Erin at their lovely new house this morning. They recently bought a place do...

As an obsessive list maker who still manages to feel overwhelmed with things to do most of the time, I have recently started reading up on t...

You would think that after all the problems we've had with our iPod (I had to exchange it for the THIRD time this week after it got stuc...

Lots of our friends have traveled to Japan this year, and all have reported back about their shopping sprees at MUJI , where they have stock...

I don't believe in this 'gifted few' concept, just in people doing things they are really interested in doing. They have a way o...

Today marks the beginning of the online auction to benefit the Kim family . It was organized by artist/crafter/blogger Lisa Congdon and fe...

Happy New Year! I hope everyone enjoyed their holidays. We took a few days off to hang out with friends and family, enjoy the sunshine, and ...