A few years ago at Bead Fest Philadelphia* I bought two bottle cap beads because I thought they were the most unique and happy beads ever. And they are! But I had no idea what to use them for. I…
Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore review
Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan My rating: 4 of 5 stars I think I may have done this book a disservice by reading it after the Goldfinch, but you know what? It’s a darn charming little book. It’s…
There's a great future in plastics
Inspired by the Instagrammers who photoshop/picmonkey the life out of themselves, I downloaded an app called Perfect 365 to see how I could improve my online presence. Here is my before and after. On the left, I’m made up as…
Stupid beading tricks: Orange flower
I bought this enameled pendant from Jade Scott back in 2012, and of course all of the ideas I had for it disappeared as soon as I received it. So I saved it. And waited. And waited. One night, the…
My favorite tweet this year
Oh, Martha you crazy woman. Never change. #the martha blog has amazing photos of my farm taken by a drone! We love the possibilities and opportunities drones offer. Do you? — Martha Stewart (@MarthaStewart) July 9, 2014 Drones. They’re a…
