Sanford Burrows sanfordburrows.com Los Angeles based designer Jill Sanford Burrows‘ line of clean, modern embroidered bedding is a new breath of fresh air in the world of home decor. Her collection today consists of three patterns: Riverbed, Streamline, and Field Day, each of them reflecting contemporary shapes. Her minimalist design aesthetic is enhanced even more […]
Naughty Secretary Club: The Working Girl’s Guide to Handmade Jewelry by Jennifer Perkins Buy the Book ($11.55) Naughty Secretary Club Stitch Austin Craft Mafia Jennifer Perkins‘ jewelry company Naughty Secretary Club is a major fixture of the indie craft scene and it’s easy to see why. Her hyper-colorful, supremely kitschy creations are so unmistakably hers, […]
Scott Kellogg, author of Toolbox for Sustainable City Living: A Do-It-Ourselves Guide, took the time to let me pick his brain. He’s also agreed to check out the comments below himself; if you’re lucky, he might even answer some of your questions there. A sketch of a floating trash island from Scott’s book. 1. What […]
Next time you’re wandering around west Texas, don’t shoot that feral pig that wonders into your path. Instead, adopt him and gain a cattle-herding, 400-pound friend. But please don’t feed him pizza with pepperoni on top: that’s just creepy: First to expand pig training to fill other traditionally dog-powered activities has my never-ending respect. Pig […]
Watch the video profile of artist Maya Hayuk on Etsy’s Handmade Portraits series. From the site: Muralist, photographer, painter, music video creator… Maya Hayuk prefers to simply call herself an artist, because under that moniker she has the freedom to work in whatever medium she wants at any given time. Maya has painted murals around […]
Pimp Stitch has an interview with Kristen Rask of Plush You! and Schmancy Toys. You’ll also get to download her free Sea of Love embroidery pattern shown above.
Scott Kellogg, founder of Austin’s Rhizome Collective, just released a cutting-edge book on urban sustainability. Rust, short for Radical Urban Sustainability Toolbox, is a how-to guide for reducing your footprint and improving your quality of life without having to move into the boondocks. He’s agreed to spend some time speaking with me, and I’d like […]
