The sewn goods industry is in trouble. Millions of tons of fabric waste are generated each year. The process of growing cotton for new products is often highly pollutant and toxic for the environment. Many overseas factories are dangerous environments for their workers, and pay them barely anything at all. China – the source of …
Is it just us, or is the new summer hair trend for 2020 messy hair? Not only is it hot and sticky across much of the lower 48 (guaranteed to make hair go ick), it’s also pool / lake / beach time and few of us are completely avoiding the water even as we stay …
“The World Turned Upside Down” was the name of the tune the British band played as Cornwallis surrendered to George Washington, thus effectively ending the revolutionary war. The politics of the world had been upended and things never returned to the previous status quo. Somehow, this fife and drum tune feels like a rather modern …
While making our home tables a little more festive with cloth napkins, we might as well do some fancy napkin folds too, right? We’ve compiled 4 ways to fold cloth napkins, along with the much needed picture tutorials. If you’re good at origami, then folding napkins in fancy ways is a breeze, and you probably …
So much of home design these days is all about short-term, wasteful and disposable stuff. How many times have you seen half-falling apart Ikea products on the curb, waiting to be tossed? Piles of paper napkins after a BBQ? It doesn’t have to be this way, at least not with napkins! One of our goals through …
Give your table decor an update for spring with our lovely vintage look napkin sets, made by Mara and Maria from Syria! All of these sets were made from donated fabrics. Delicate purple flowers, bright sea green batik, contrasting mint greens & yellows – each cotton napkin set features coordinating prints for a shabby chic …
Recently, one of the women on our staff was cleaning out her purse. Earrings, kleenexes, mints, earbuds – lots of stuff had gathered. It took a while to sort the necessary out from the trash. Women of today are busy and their purse contents reflect that reality. While our carpet purse design is definitely geared …
Have you decided what word defines your goals and hopes for 2020? If you haven’t, you can take our short Word of the Year quiz for some suggestions. If you have, we’ve created images for some of the more popular word choices, based on the quiz results. These are free for your use! All we …
Words are powerful. They can make the difference between someone giving up or instead pushing on through hard times. As Proverbs 25:11 says, “A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in a setting of silver.” It’s a beautiful thing to speak the truth that someone else needs to hear. Think back to the …
Starting 2020 with a resolution to read more? You’re in good company! Lots of us make plans to add more reading to our schedule in the new year. Reading is so important. It helps us avoid the very narrow talking points that we find in the media, and instead learn to see important issues from …
