by redfive | Aug 7, 2017 | REVIEWS
Have any old calendars? Here’s a great way to recycle them!
by redfive | Aug 2, 2017 | REVIEWS
I started taking sewing classes at age 11, and when I was in high school I decided to use my mom’s dress patterns from the 50’s and make my own dresses by mixing and matching the bodices and the skirts from different patterns. I loved how they turned out...
by redfive | Jul 31, 2017 | REVIEWS
Whenever we visit our semi-local IKEA store, we make it a point to check their damaged and discarded area near the check out stands. Over the years, we’ve gathered parts of this and that which we’ve intended to re-configure into end tables and such. When...
by redfive | Jul 26, 2017 | REVIEWS
I have always loved the stark beauty of Chinese brush painting. The abstract simplicity of the medium is so graceful and alive, as it not only portrays the beauties around us, but reveals the artist’s hand at work in what, until now, seemed like an entirely...
by redfive | Jul 26, 2017 | REVIEWS
Author Jenny Doh  has gathered together the talents of ten different doll designers in this completely delightful book, We Make Dolls!. They create 23 stuffed dolls and toys in total, each of them unique (and precious!) in their own right. Some of the toys are an...
