Gift giving doesn't always have to break the bank
I'm not sure about the rest of you out there, but when the holiday season rolls around for me, it means a little stricter budget, fewer meals out and renting movies instead of a trip to the theater. Newsflash for ...

I'm not sure I buy it ...
To this day, I still wonder: how do we know no two snowflakes are alike? It seems sort of absurd to assume that no snowflake has its carbon copy twin floating gracefully to ground somewhere in the world. I mean, how ...

Gig 'Em, Baby!
I'm well aware that this is an arts and crafts blog, but with the biggest game of the year (in my mind, at least) a mere few days away, I decided it was time to support my fellow Aggies. We've ...

We need more of these...
Who out there plans to be up at 4 a.m. Friday to hit those door-buster sales when the stores open at 5? Typically I would say "not me!" but I'll be out there talking to those early morning shoppers this ...

Thanksgivings and cornucopias
Poor Thanksgiving really gets lost in the holiday shuffle of things. I mean, think about it. When was the last time you walked into your favorite department store and found it decked out with turkeys and those ever-so-stylish buckled shoes the pilgrims ...

A creative cubicle ... is there such a thing?
As I'm sitting here writing this, I'm looking at the wall behind my computer screen. A light tan. It's not ugly and it's not horrible, but at the same time, it isn't thought-provoking. And I don't think I'm alone. I ...