What is Wabi Sabi? Wabi sabi is a Japanese idea that is about appreciating the beauty in impermanent, imperfect things. Not to be confused with wasabi, which is Japanese horseradish, the idea of wabi sabi includes things that have aged, faded or withered, and have become more beautiful…
This a repost of a tutorial I wrote several years ago after our first trip to the USA. I kept the pumpkins for a year or two, then I gave them along with these felted pumpkins to an American friend who misses the beautiful Minnesota autumns of her…
A little while ago, I was scrolling through Instagram when something caught my eye. It was a video of a lady making a flower arrangement. It was beautiful, with seasonal flowers and foliage, and was both rustic and sculptural. When I read her post, it was one of…
When we had our kitchen redone a few years ago, one of the first things I did was make some new tea towels. Making new tea towels is an easy thing to do. You can just cut rectangles from pretty cotton fabric and hem them, then decorate them…