Crazy Shit You Can Buy on Etsy: The Period Edition
After Ashton Kutcher’s period mix-tape in No Strings Attached, menstruation-related gift-giving has been elevated to a whole new level. The time honored tradition of “here take a midol + I’m going to...
View ArticleThings You Should Buy Me for Valentine’s Day
Last time I went trawling craft megablog Etsy, I stumbled on menstruation calendars (see below) and was both fascinated and grossed out. Today, I’m just thrilled. These stiletto bookends are brilliant...
View ArticleSunday Scraps
1. BODY IMAGE: Addicted to textsfromlastnight? Spend a lot of time thinking about body image/health/beauty etc? Meet your dream site. 2. FASHION: I want this coat. I’m not cool enough to wear it, but...
View ArticleLiberal Navel-Gazing Is So Fun
Buy "American" products made in China to show your dual commitment to patriotism and global commerce I don’t know how to shop anymore. Target, my usual standby, is under attack for supporting...
View ArticleSunday Scraps Week 6
1. BOOKS/CRAFTS: Etsy + Penguin classics = gorgeous, hand embroidered covers to Emma, Black Beauty, and The Secret Garden. 2. POLITICS: If Congress looked like America, what would it look like? More...
View ArticleI Want to Be Craftier
Look at what I made: I didn’t “make” make it. I didn’t sit in front of a pottery wheel or anything, but I designed it and executed my design (flawlessly, if I might add). It says “This Is Emily’s Mug...
View ArticleUpcycled! Or whatever the trendiest word is!
This is my new yoga bag, and I am immensely pleased with it: And not just because it’s lovely! A few years ago, I was traveling in India and I wore the same three kurtas every day for three weeks....
View ArticleYou get no points if you don’t do the work
Last week, I wrote about a tech event I attended that threw some lip service towards the lack of ladies in tech but didn’t bother to address the “how”*. Wouldn’t it be great if there were more female...
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