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Handmade Here: Japan's Senshu Towel District

Friday, February 4, 2011 by Jacqui Miyabayashi

by Jacqui Miyabayashi of Mee A Bee About five years ago I moved from downtown Osaka to a much smaller city about an hour south. With a population of just 150,000 I often wondered why there were so many towel shops everywhere. This curiosity led me to do a bit a research and I found out that this area is a well-known towel manufacturing district, collectively known as … [Read more...] about Handmade Here: Japan's Senshu Towel District

Handmade Home Decor: Inspiration in the Office

Monday, January 24, 2011 by Jessika Hepburn

by Courtney Dial of Pizzazzerie Hi Oh My Handmade Goodness readers! I’m excited to be a new monthly contributor and look forward to bringing you fresh and fun party ideas, business advice, and more! We’re all about inspiration this month so I wanted to share with you one of my major sources of inspiration – art prints! I am the type of person who jots down a meaningful … [Read more...] about Handmade Home Decor: Inspiration in the Office

Handmade Finds: Adorable Amigurumi

Thursday, September 30, 2010 by Jessika Hepburn

by Jessika Hepburn, O Happy Day Handmade I have had one of those roller coaster weeks in my personal life,  full of lots of hard choices, big decisions and general intensity. I am taking a break from all the seriousness today with a post full of sweetness & whimsy, since I am a firm believer in the melt-your-heart-with-cuteness kind of medicine, and OMHG is the best place … [Read more...] about Handmade Finds: Adorable Amigurumi

Nimbus Publishing: Inspired Rug-Hooking by Deanne Fitzpatrick Book Review + Giveaway

Tuesday, September 21, 2010 by Jessika Hepburn

by Jessika Hepburn, O Happy Day Handmade I was recently approached by Nimbus Publishing, the largest book publisher east of Ottawa, to share some of their upcoming new releases with Oh My! Handmade readers and to offer one commenter the chance to win a copy of the book I am reviewing. Since I love art/craft books almost more then I love creating I jumped on the chance to … [Read more...] about Nimbus Publishing: Inspired Rug-Hooking by Deanne Fitzpatrick Book Review + Giveaway

Handmade Home: Fall Decor Ideas

Friday, September 17, 2010 by Jessika Hepburn

by Renae of Red Parentheses Changing the decor of your space to a comfortable, warm, fall feeling is quite easy and all it takes is bringing some of the outdoors inside. This fall glossy print titled Here Comes the Sun by Painting Prints is $22 on Etsy. You can see how the artwork alone transforms the entire living room. Displaying fruits in fall colors is an inexpensive … [Read more...] about Handmade Home: Fall Decor Ideas

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Care/Carry/Cure an essay from ‘You Care Too Much’

Mine-Mill organizers claimed that the first of four concerts, held at the Peace Arch in Blaine, WA, in 1952, attracted 40,000 admirers, mostly from the Canadian side of the border near Vancouver. Source: Pacific Tribune Archive.

On Distance: Paul Robeson and the Rolling River of Resistance

New Year's Revolution, illustration of hands breaking free from shackles

A New Year’s Revolution

Go Do Some Great Thing, Lawrence Hill

Go Do Some Great Thing

Dr. Pauli Murray, "I intend to destroy segregation by positive and embracing methods. When my brothers try to draw a circle to exclude me, I shall draw a larger circle to include them." An American Credo

Draw a Larger Circle

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#FellowMakers History & the Triangle Factory Fire

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70 Ways to Build Community

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Stop the Hustle: On Slowing Down, Stepping Up & Paying Attention

Community Is Not Clubs: How We’re Segregating the Internet & What We Can Do

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Care/Carry/Cure an essay from ‘You Care Too Much’

In June of 2016 I supported my love Chris as we dealt with the death of both his parents and a co-worker over a three week period. This essay written the summer of those deaths is my attempt to make sense of grief and the struggle to carry all that I care for. Originally published […]

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