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30 Days of Creativity: Day 8 – Liquid Laundry Detergent

Why haven’t I made this before? This was so easy, and much cheaper than the local earth-friendly stuff I was buying. Here I’ve taken an empty detergent container, mixed several simple ingredients on...

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30 Days of Creativity: Day 9 – Orange EO Reed Diffuser

Well, it seems I’m becoming a regular chemist! Looking for a new way to use my Little Shirleys (adorable handmade vases you can read more about here), I came upon this recipe for creating a homemade...

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30 Days of Creativity: Day 10 – Furoshiki Lunch Cloth

A furoshiki is a traditional Japanese wrapping cloth, used to transport clothes, gifts, and other goods. I’m hoping it will inspire me to be better about packing my lunch for work; how can this not...

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30 Days of Creativity: Day 11 – Wine Cork Spa Mat

This is the ultimate craft to marry recycling, wine, typography and showers. I’ve been saving my wine corks for a long time, just waiting for the right use to come along. When I came across...

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30 Days of Creativity: Day 12 – Pickled Asparagus

Determined to get the most out of asparagus season, I purchased seven pounds of organic asparagus from the farmer’s market. After pickling seven pints, I am left with many decapitated spears. They’re...

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30 Days of Creativity: Day 13 – Knitted Washcloth

There’s something really satisfying about being able to start and finish a knitting project in one day. This pattern I found on The Purl Bee fit the bill. A bundle of these is such a sweet idea for a...

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30 Days of Creativity: Day 14 – Creamy Asparagus Soup

I realize it’s Summer for some, but this evening was overcast and not particularly hot in Seattle. What a great excuse to use the woodier stalks from my seven pounds of farmer’s market asparagus....

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Snowed In

It’s been seven months since my last confessio…erm…post. Lots has happened, including several vacations, tons of design work, and a move to a new home in September. In recent months, much time has been...

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Door Knobs and Key Holes

Lately I’ve had a bit of an obsession with door knobs. I have a weakness for vintage items in general, but something about the mystery behind a vintage door knob is so appealing to me. I’ve been...

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Baby Knits Aplenty

A couple years ago I received a lovely book called Vintage Knits for the Modern Baby. So many great patterns, and I just can’t resist these adorable vintage styles! If I had children, the poor things...

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