This Just In: NPR + The Atlantic + APM
I feel really lucky to have access to an amazing public radio station here in Austin, and I’m an avid listener. Over the last few days, a couple of really fantastic stories have aired about manufacturing in America, and I am excited to share them here.
The first story I’d like… read more >>
CupPOW!
I have yet to document it fully on this blog, but suffice it to say that I love Ball jars. When we lived in upstate New York, and the fall harvest started pouring in at the farmer’s market, I became a confirmed jam-and-chutney-making, Ball-jar-hoarding, canning-and-grinning fool. When my guy and I got married, we used vintage Ball jars… read more >>
Happy New Year & This Just In: Quick “Made in America” Roundup
Happy new year! I hope you had an amazing holiday season and are beginning to arrive back on the scene refreshed, rejuvenated, and ready to greet 2012. I can’t wait to get things kicked off this year – I just know there will be lots of great things in store.
I’ve got a big long list of beautiful… read more >>
21 Days of Christmas, Day 21: Merry Christmas!
These past 21 days feel like they’ve flown right by. I sincerely hope that this series has inspired some thought on how you can buy beautiful, useful, and American-made gifts – both this holiday season and in the coming year. A very merry Christmas to you and yours!
(A quick note on the photo above: My guy and… read more >>
21 Days of Christmas, Day 20: Feel-Good Giving
Today’s gift idea is for all you procrastinators out there with hearts of gold. Want a real win-win this Christmas? Give the gift of giving. There are a million nonprofit organizations in the US that desperately need funds to support their cause. And – building on the idea from yesterday’s post – it’s a… read more >>
21 Days of Christmas, Day 19: Don’t Give Stuff
Today’s post is inspired by USA Love List’s excellent post last week on buying American this Christmas by not buying stuff. The premise is that the hands-down easiest way to keep your dollars in the US is to spend them on experiences you (or someone on your list) can have right here, instead of buying… read more >>
21 Days of Christmas, Day 18: Help!
Around the holidays, I feel like all of us can use a little help. With the overloads of excitement (and stress), I nearly always wind up with a headache, an allergy attack, or some other kind of other mysterious illness – despite my most careful precautions. Fortunately, Help® comes to the rescue.
Help is a unique… read more >>
21 Days of Christmas, Day 17: (MALIN + GOETZ)
This time of year, everyone’s traveling. It’s nice to be surrounded with family and friends during the holidays – or escaping them for warmer climes or exotic locales. But if it’s holiday spirit you’re looking for, one place that can’t be beat is New York City. And one of the best brands in New York?… read more >>
21 Days of Christmas, Day 16: In the Kitchen
Today’s gift guide is all about the kitchen. In my family, we frequently gift kitchen paraphernalia. We all cook – though we may have varying levels of expertise – and we all love to eat. The kitchen is that warm place where we can come together, talk about what’s going on in our… read more >>
21 Days of Christmas, Day 15: BILLYKIRK Wallets
Today’s gift idea is for the guy in your life who is just impossible to please. You know who I’m talking about. Or, at least, I know who I’m talking about. My guy is way pickier than I am – and I’m not ashamed to admit that I’m really, really hard to shop for. (For those… read more >>