Too many things are keeping me from writing a nice leisurely post, but it’s rare that anything can keep me from doing something creative each day. So, here’s what I’m working on now: I call them mini masterpieces. I’m painting on paint chips (is that considered irony?). Every year I get a[Read more]
Have you ever noticed how well made and sturdy some price tags are? Actually, now that I think of it (and look through the pile of tags I’ve collected), all the tags I’m impressed with are from men’s clothing (which probably says something about the quality of clothing I buy[Read more]
The phrase heard most often, when it comes to Christmas cards, is, “This is just too pretty to throw away!” What follows is either 1) hoarding boxes and boxes of old Christmas cards, in your attic or under your bed, with no intent to do anything other than not throw them away;[Read more]
I began a new organizing assignment last week, tackling a client’s huge storage space and sorting through everything from old family photos to decorations for every holiday. I enjoy all of my clients, for different reasons, but this one is especially fun for me because I’m completing this project while[Read more]
I’ve mentioned on more than one occasion that my upcycling leads to some wonderful conversations. Lately, these moments have also been right-place-right-time encounters. For example, during the Maker Faire, I met two kindred spirits, who were as interested in talking about the act of upcycling as they were in looking at[Read more]
I bet, most days, your mailbox looks a lot like mine: bill, bill, bill, junk mail, bill. With Christmas behind us, getting the mail isn’t nearly as much fun as it was a few weeks ago. Until today. Tucked underneath the sad little pile of correspondence in our mailbox, was[Read more]