The Mother of all Easter Mothers
The last thing we ever thought we’d be featuring on these pages is a a Virgin Mary softie, or an eco-friendly one at that, created by hand from eco-fi felt made completely from recycled water bottles. But the way we see it, some pewter statue of dubious origin...
Collages have just been elevated to a whole new level
As the veteran of countless “fancy collages” made for me by my children out of magazine pages and Elmer’s glue, I’ll confess that I never knew something as delicate and lovely as Linda Solovic’s creations were possible under the...
Here they come to save the birthday!
I can’t tell you how many times I’ve walked aimlessly around the toy store aisles trying to find just the right birthday gift for one of my son’s friends. And just when I think I’ve found the perfect one — the price tag indicates...
Time to put away the snowman barettes and take out the florals
Now that I have added another daughter to my brood, I have an extra excuse to shop for hair accessories. If I could, I’d go with absolutely every handmade girls’ hair clip from the amazing mom-owned Tiny Sweets. I know, I know. That doesn’t really...
Not your grandmother’s quilts
Say “quilt” and certain words are likely to spring to mind, like old-fashioned, patchwork, and grannies — but one look at the incredible modern quilts from Got Me In Stitches and you’ll realize that you’re way off base.These quilts are...
Goat milk soaps – a family affair
When I was in Maine a couple of years ago, I found the most incredible handmade goats’ milk soap at a farmer’s market. I’m such an idiot for not scribbling down the name, because I haven’t been able to track it down again. But recently, I found...
Easter Baskets. Hold the Baskets.
Growing up, our Easter baskets were these monstrosities that my mom lovingly decorated with ribbons and bows, only to have them shoved back into a box for next year. Well, for my kids, I’ve decided to go a little more subtle with these handmade bags from Ecco...
Easter eggs, hold the sugar high
Nothing like a holiday to make me feel like the harried mom buying last-minute decorations that probably aren’t even worth saving for next year. That’s just bad for my wallet and bad for the earth. So this Easter, I’m ahead of the game, thanks to the...
Felt like Easter
Much as I love to color eggs with my kids, there are only so many hard-boiled eggs one family can eat. And while the plastic eggs aren’t perishable, they aren’t particularly attractive or earth-friendly either.These felted Easter eggs from astashtoys...Answer Our Question of the Day: It’s Fun!
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