Brave new world update

Brave new world update

We rode off into the sunset, southwestern bound just a month ago. It seems like our old life has simply evaporated into thin air. And here we are with an unwieldy new one.
Not that our longtime friends and family of the past are no longer; they are certainly still trekking along in some alternate realm [...]

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Help for Haiti

Help for Haiti

photo from CNN
Here is a link to an excellent comprehensive list of organizations currently present in Haiti, and what category of aid they fall under, featured on cnn.com:
LINK to AID ORGANIZATIONS
Also, within the crafting community:
indie fixx is hosting a silent auction in which 100% of the proceeds go to Red Cross. LINK to SILENT AUCTION benefitting Red [...]

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Why Buy Handmade? Thoughts on conscientious consumption…

Why Buy Handmade? Thoughts on conscientious consumption…

Top left: Folklore and fun petit dejeuner/ breakfast set, $67, by Ninainvorm Top right: Rosette Fascinator//The Canary, $30 by Giant Dwarf Design Bottom: Folk Card Set, $16 by Rifle Paper Company
There are beautiful things being made out there by people, not machines (see the picture above…gorgeous!!!) and there are big reasons to support crafters over [...]

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