GIVEAWAY - Wallpockets by Ampersand - CLOSED

Ampersand is the Ohio studio of Tim Karoleff - an industrial design student who was inspired by clusters of barnacles and simple...

Recycled Key and Keyhole Jewelry Tutorial

Now this is an easy-peasy (just the way I like 'em) way to repurpose old keyholes into jewelry.  Sometimes you have...

Happy Earth Day 2012!

Every year on Earth Day my family starts 5 new things to help save the planet. Since we are already doing all the big things (most...

Navigating Change for Makers Part IV - it's not a time to go historic, it's a time to have faith in ourselves

As a maker with a maker business (or a wannabe maker business - which is an exciting, and yes, sometimes scary, place to be, too) at...

Navigating Change for Makers Part III - doing what you love is not supposed to make your life 'safe'

Now, I have always been the girl with more trust in confusion than trust in confidence. Tell me about the sure thing - the fact...

Navigating Change for Makers Part II - the gift of uncertainty

Sometimes when I am at a crossroads trying to decide which direction to take - I get rid of something. Sometimes a whole lot of...

GIVEAWAY - These Machines Kill Fascists Pencil Set by - you and me, the royal we CLOSED

WINNER WILL BE ANNOUNCED THIS WEEK! You and Me, The Royal We is 3 guys in Brooklyn - Oliver Jeffers, Mac Premo and Aaron Ruff. Oliver...

I'm late, I'm late ...

for a very important date ... (ugh) the dreaded April 15th approaches ... (which also happens to be David's birthday - coincidence?...

the giant sequoias need our help ...

The giant sequoia trees are among the largest and oldest living things on the planet and the Giant Sequoia National Monument is...

Navigating Change for Makers Part I - giving up the myth of certainty for the gift of faith (or why being a security-junky serves no one, especially not ourselves) Part I

We don't get to know what is going to happen. (yes, even those of us with a magic eight ball that doesn't conjure up - reply hazy,...

GIVEAWAY - Suck It Up (the holiday is over) CLOSED

WINNER WILL BE ANNOUNCED 4/17! A little giveaway this week to get us back into the swing of things after the spring holidays. I...

Happy Easter and Happy Passover everyone - have a magical weekend

* rachelle levingston bunny (and yes, she has a locket or two)...

5 Things Makers Can Learn from the Home Shopping Network (and those other late night infomercials that are keeping so many people up all night)

I used to have a big problem falling asleep (which has turned into a big problem staying asleep - ugh) and was kind of an expert...

BARK Magazine Subscription Giveaway! CLOSED

The nice folks at BARK have offered up a subscription to their wonderful magazine to some lucky reader! If you have a magical pup...