At long last, I finished this sweater - and I must admit I am in love with hemp! Whatever reputation hemp yarn has had in the past, it's all grown up now and ready to go out on the town.  Read more ...

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For years I've wanted to have my own dress form, but the $250 price tag always put me off. I'd heard that you can make your own with duct tape and an old T-shirt. I'm always up for a challenge, especially one that saves me moolah, so I went ahead and did it. And it was a lot easier than I expected! Here's the result. Read more ...

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If you love to shop in Japanese design stores as much as I do, you'll know that zafus (meditation cushions) are on the expensive side ($55-75). Recently I decided that if I had my own zafu at home, I would sit more (certainly there are flaws in this logic), so I decided to save the $$ and make mine.  Read more ...

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These days you can't enter a store without seeing something labeled "green", "organic", "sustainable", or "eco". For many consumers, these terms are likely to sound more or less equivalent.  Read more ...

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