We are very excited to tell you about a new book that has just come out called Vintage Craft Workshop. You probably know by now about our love of vintage craft books and magazines. Well, our friend Cathy Callahan, who authored this book, definitely shares that love in a big way. When she approached us [...]

This weekend, Sunday to be exact, we’ll be baking up a storm for a community fundraiser. We are so saddened by the events in Japan and this event definitely has it’s heart in the right place. The event is being put together by Jonathan Sample at Fresh Pressed Screen Shop here in Los Angeles. The [...]

In the midst of holiday madness, we took a break from it all to spend the afternoon making holiday crafts. Our good friend Carol is the creator of Craft in America, a non-profit organization that is dedicated to the exploration, preservation and celebration of craft. Through the Craft in America organization, Carol has produced a [...]

Boy, this sneaked up on me…..The Plush You! show is happening here in Los Angeles (for the first time) starting tomorrow, August 26th! What’s Plush You you ask? Well I’m glad you did. It is an awesome, annual exhibit that showcases plush creations from artists all over the globe. Held each year, the show is curated [...]

This coming Sunday, we’ll be setting up our little pop-up retail shop in Long Beach, CA at the Patchwork Indie Arts & Crafts Festival. We participated in this event in December and it was so much fun. The location is right on the water at the Marine Stadium Park and Long Beach is such a [...]

Here are some pictures from Unique LA this past weekend. We had so much fun setting up our display, meeting customers, seeing fellow exhibitor friends and indulging in awesome food all weekend. And yes, we’re totally exhausted, but in a really good way! The event was a rip-roaring success! Here are some pictures we took of our [...]

We’re so excited about this upcoming weekend! We will be participating once again in the Unique LA shopping event happening here in Los Angeles this Saturday & Sunday, the 24th & 25th. If you live in the Southern California area and you haven’t been…you are seriously missing out on a fun day! This isn’t your [...]

If you’ve ever received a card in the mail unexpectedly, you know how great it makes you feel. It just puts a big smile on your face! It’s not your birthday, it’s not a holiday….it was sent to you “just because”. We feel like that is one of the best reasons of all to send [...]

If you live in the greater Los Angeles area and you like sweet treats, this is definitely something that you won’t want to miss. Homemade for Haiti Bakesale will be happening this Sunday at Home Ec in Silverlake, (which also happens to be one of our most favorite stores), with proceeds to benefit [...]

This past weekend we got to play store for two days with our little pop-up store at Unique Los Angeles, an amazing event of independent design. This was the 3rd Unique Los Angeles show; we participated in both the event last December as well as their spring event and love working it as [...]