Smarts and Crafts

Come one, Come all!!! In conjunction with her amazing Survival Annex shop within the Shoppe, store manager Aurora Crispin will be hosting a...

We have been crafting up a storm around here, and I'm excited to share some of our recent projects with you! Unfortunately when our comp...

I was flipping through a recent issue of Condé Nast Traveler (is anyone else getting subscriptions to all kinds of weird magazines now all ...

We had such a great time at the opening of the Survival Annex on Friday night! Thanks to all who came out, and congratulations to Aurora an...

Signs advertising the wide array of objects for sale in Aurora Crispin's Survival Annex (a shop within the Shoppe) that opens tomorrow, ...

In my opinion, you can't ever have enough calendars (I've already got 3 going for 2010) and you know we love wallpaper, so this mont...

Happy New Year, friends! I didn't realize how long it's been since our last post here at smartsandcrafts until I sat down at the com...

A shop in shoppe, also known as the Survival Annex, featuring work by dozens of amazing artists and curated by our very own Aurora Crispin. ...

All right, folks- one week and counting until Xmas day.... I was inspired by Derek's list of favorite items in the shoppe to put togethe...

Wow- look at all these incredible "blue" photos! The color ones are always my favorites. We're going to take a short break fro...

Last night at the market I couldn't resist picking up a bag of walnuts, and I had fun making crafts out of the shells while our soup was...

It's true that it's my job (and pleasure) to shop for the Curiosity Shoppe . But that doesn't mean I really get to shop in the...

Phew- these 12 and 14 hour work days in December are a doozy! Sorry I didn't get these up earlier! Looking at these beautiful tree photo...