My Recession Garden is coming along…it’s loving all this rain we’ve been having in the Mid-Atlantic region. Unfortunately, I think the slugs have been loving all this rain as well and I’m starting to see some slug damage on my plants. Well, not on my watch, I tell you. I started setting out bowls of [...]
Monthly Archives: June 2009
My recession garden: when slugs attack!
June 25, 2009Meet the new interns!
June 24, 2009Remember back here I put a call out for a virtual intern? Well, after 2 weeks and over 20 applications, I have found my Summer 09 interns! Yay! I have decided to go with 2 interns as they are both super qualified, super nice and super sweet and I probably have enough work for an [...]
Wednesday Indie Artist Fixx with Yayoi Forest Jewelry
June 24, 2009Today’s Wednesday Indie Artist Fixx interview is with super talented jewelry artist Yayoi Inada of Yayoi Forest Jewelry.
Yayoi, who studied jewelry design at the Fashion Institute of Technology, is a Japanese born Brooklyn transplant and she creates timelessly stunning metalsmithed jewelry pieces. She works in 14K gold or sterling silver and specializes in hand etching [...]
Pile Of Craft 2009 wrap-up
June 24, 2009I visited the Charm City Craft Mafia’s Pile of Craft show this past weekend in Baltimore. I think it’s the 3rd (or 4th) annual one that they’ve put together and this time around they stuck to just local Baltimore talent, which is pretty cool. There are definitely lots of talented Charm City folks.
While at [...]
I have a A Peek Inside: indie home tours treat for you today…Christine Martinez opens up her lovely home for us! Christine is the proprietress of LAMA, an amazing online boutique showcasing Latin American artists and designers, Latino artists in the US and others who find inspiration for their work from the Latin American [...]
Do you know how to Double Dutch Boutique?
June 23, 2009On Saturday, after I visited the Charm City Craft Mafia’s Pile of Craft show in Baltimore, I headed on over to the Hampden neighborhood for some shopping and exploration. My main goal was to visit the Double Dutch Boutique. Double Dutch is a women’s clothing shop filled with handmade and independent fashions and accessories. Co-owners [...]
