I really needed a desktop iPhone stand because when I sit down to work and take out my phone, I always lose it somewhere on the desk. But having a stand would keep it in its place, and also be there to play music or showcase photos. So for this month's ...
Now that it's officially fall, it's time for me to get all cocoon-like and get in the spirit of decorating with homey things. Still, my style is more Jetsons than Waltons, so I do translate that modern aesthetic to all things autumn. My most used craft ...
My craft wife Eileen Hull has a new collection for Sizzix coming out soon called "Book Club," and it's a winner. One of the dies is for a trinket box and frame. Well, I turned it sideways and thought it looked like a fish bowl, so I made a desktop aquariu ...
This month, all of us on Eileen Hull's Inspiration Team are showcasing innovative ways to use her Heartfelt House/Pocket Thinlits die from Sizzix. I've already made quesadillas with them, so this time I tried something less culinary and more home decor. I ...
Whenever my craft wife Eileen Hull and I get together, we eat. (We both love hamburgers.) So it was inevitable that eventually I would make something delicious with one of her Sizzix dies. I was looking at her new Heartfelt Thinlit dies, and I was wonderi ...
I hate to throw away boxes. Cereal boxes, toothpaste boxes, gift boxes, you name it. Not that I’m a hoarder or anything, but the cardboard used in packaging is a valuable crafting resource. It’s thick, durable and can be used in myriad DIY projects. I pay ...
I love eco-friendly crafts in which I can upcycle objects that would normally go in the trash. In my household, we go through a lot of cereal, so to make use of some of those boxes, I am turning old cereal boxes into picture frames. You can really use any ...
What do you think of giving cash as a gift? For some occasions like graduations or bat/bar mitzvahs, it's very appropriate. For my mom's birthday and Mother's Day, she would rather have cash than anything else because then she can use that cash to take al ...
This month for Eileen Hull's inspiration team, we got to select some cool rubber stamps from Stampotique. One of the stamps I chose was a fun Frida Kahlo stamp. I wasn't sure what I was going to do with it, so I looked among all my Eileen Hull Sizzix dies ...
Did you know they still pass out phone books? That's mind-boggling. Who uses phone books anymore? And to think there are businesses that still advertise in the yellow pages. Well, a few times a year they get dropped off at the front gate of my condo compl ...
