My friend Liz just introduced me to Threadless, a community-based tee shirt company with an ongoing, open call for design submissions. The designs available are really fun. She thought of me today because this year, in collaboration with STA Travel, they will be sending a lucky designer on an 11 day excursion to Australia when [...]
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Monday, November 16th, 2009
When I’m ready to splurge, this is where I’m heading… [Nahui Ollin Runway Handbag: Photo Courtesy of Jute and Jackfruit] This handbag from Jute & Jackfruit was made from recycled model pictures from runway shoots and it was hand woven by indigenous Mayan men and women. I saw it at this month’s Design Hive – [...]
To be honest, I feel like I cheated on my blog and on Twitter when I updated my Facebook page with some news and I spoke not a word of it here. So, in an effort to make it up to them, here it is. I’m engaged… [Taken by my fiance]
My friend Bryce recently returned from a six week trip to China where she taught English. When she returned, she brought me back a beautiful painting in the form of a scroll by Kuangchun, a talented artist and blogger. Though Google Translator was somewhat useful in helping me read the artist’s blog, I am not [...]
Tomorrow morning my friend Bryce is heading to China for six weeks to teach. Lisa and I spent the last two nights with her eating sushi and enjoying Monday night trivia to give her a good send off. Though I think Lisa and I were the ones that made out because Bryce made some fun [...]
I’ve been perusing Etsy the last few days because I am trying to convince my friend Bryce, the solo traveler, girlfriend getaway sidekick and talented designer, to get her own shop* and I need to make a good case. Look, she’s already got a great start with this travel shoe bag… [Taken by Bryce and [...]
Right now I own two pairs of heels that have lost the bottom part of the actual heel and a few pairs of pants whose bottom seams have unraveled and need to be hemmed. And, my favorite pair of jeans are on the brink of unwearable. This weekend, as I gathered all of the clothing [...]
I am officially a regular each month at Design Hive, the independent designer’s market in Cambridge. A couple of Saturdays ago, it was as busy as usual and we even came across some new vendors. The Stella Marie Soap Company had a display that made me hungry… Can you believe that those mini soap cupcakes [...]
