"Until I feared I would lose it, I never loved to read. One does not love breathing." Louisiana, 1995. Texas, 1996. Ontario, 2009. Mississippi, 2017. These are a few of the times and places Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird…

I bought these cookies at an after-Christmas-sale for $1 nearly 7 years ago. They have a shelf life in common with Peeps! I keep them tucked in a drawer with my poetry trinkets. I take a peek every now and…

Inspired by this Native Vermont image discovered while poking about on Pinterest, take inspiration from a food chain. Take inspiration from the “>”mathematical sign, from the chain of dominance in games such as rock-paper-scissors. Now, write a poem!   Example:…

This after Thanksgiving craft bears repeating! Thanks Tracey…   I am the Martha Stewart generation—a young mom before the days of DIY, blogs, Handmade Nation, and Etsy (and email and cell phones for that matter). Crafting in those days was…

  These pumpkins don’t grow on vines but they have something in common with fortune cookies and piñatas. The Recipe: 1. Take a lunch-sized paper bag and fill the bottom with torn paper. 2. Before twisting closed, insert a handcrafted…

  Last fall, Sara collected leaves to trace for this stitchery project. You can too. She found some beautiful hand-dyed felt on Etsy. You can too. She traced her leaf shapes onto the felt and cut out the shapes. You…

The potential of the letter is expansive. Its form is deftly suited for all occasions. Letters bridge. Letters are common ground. Letters are a gift. But our slapdash digitalized pace has fashioned handcrafted letters out of style. Let’s face it.…

Yarn-bombing is a thing.  Look it up. This pumpkin is a project that I worked on with my family during the month of October a few years back. Let me tell you, bringing shape to this silly little idea afforded…