I hope everyone is well on this lovely Thursday afternoon ...-Reminder: The new Buttercuppity Fabric store opens Saturday in Steam Plant Square at 10 a.m. Owners Michael and Ari Rooney are hosting a preview party tomorrow night (during which you can buy fabric) from 5…
If anyone else is glued to the Internet like me today, heartbroken over the devastating earthquake in Haiti, I just wanted to pass on one way to help the victims. A friend of mine who I trust on issues like this suggested sending donations to…
Has everyone been following the story about the Spokane couple collecting alumninum cans to pay for their wedding? Peter Geyer and Andrea Parrish hope to raise 400,000 cans (worth about $3,800 once the cans are recycled) to pay for their July wedding. Doug Clark wrote…
A colleague recently asked me whether my husband and I used cloth diapers for our kids. The answer is no. Four and a half years into parenting, we've added our fair share of disposable ones to the landfill.I own a sewing pattern to make cloth…
In November, I wrote about Buttercuppity Designs, a fabric and handmade garment and accessories shop located in the basement at 114 W. Pacific Ave.Owner Ariadne ("Ari") Rooney told me at the time that she and her husband, Michael, hoped to open a more visible shop…
I hope everyone's holidays were merry and bright. I'd meant to mention a couple of Christmas books for green-minded folks, but those 12 Days of Crafting must have zapped me of all my bloggy juice. In case you're already planning for next year, check out:I'm…
Artist and crafter Maggie Wolcott writes about craft events in and around Spokane, as well as her own adventures in creating and repurposing. Her DwellWellNW posts include project and decorating ideas, recipes, reviews of events, and interviews with local artists. Maggie spends her days as an English professor, and when she’s not grading papers, she can generally be found with a paintbrush or scissors in hand. She can be reached at mebullock@gmail.com.
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