Alternative Lifestyle: My Second Hand Life Featured On The Jeff Probst Show
Last Wednesday I was a guest on Jeff Probst‘s new daytime talk show. The title of the show was “Could You Live Like That?” My segment is called “The Bride Who Spent $159 On Her Wedding.” Apparently the most notable aspect of my commitment to not buying new stuff, was the fact that I had [...]
How To Make Homemade Vanilla Extract Out Of Cheap Vodka
As I have mentioned before, Mr. Foxypants and I are ridiculously adept at getting free alcohol. Since our bar is already fully stocked with top shelf booze, there was no room in the liquor cabinet for the gigantic, half-filled jug of Absolut vodka that someone left behind at our last party. Usually, I use vodka [...]
Worth It! Brodart Book Jacket Covers
My favorite cousin, who is a librarian, just sent me a 20 yard roll of Brodart as a wedding gift. This gift triggers the tweaker center of my brain in so many ways it’s not even funny. I don’t know how I’ve lived so long without owning this product. All good library patrons have an [...]
A Dinky Manor Mystery: The Case of the Missing Socks
I bought two pairs of these socks while I was in Italy last year. I bought one set for myself and a second, matching set as a Christmas gift for my best friend, so we could pretend like we are part of some sort of Secret Fraternal Order that involves sock wearing. When Christmas rolled [...]
My Grandmother’s Award-Winning Coconut Macaroon Recipe
My grandmother made these coconut macaroons when I was a child and forever ruined Mounds candy bars for me. Unlike most macaroon recipes, this recipe does not require condensed milk. Grandma’s macaroons were dipped in melted dark chocolate and also contained a handful of chopped pecans, but my favorite version of this cookie is her [...]
Luxecycle: Unwind With Knitting By Harvesting A Handmade Sweater For Yarn
I just spent the last hour unravelling a sweater vest I made seven years ago so I could harvest the yarn for another project. I know. I know. My April Crafty Crap Challenge is to complete as many unfinished sewing and knitting projects as I can, not add to my yarn stash. But one of [...]
The Lord of the Rings Sweater Vest For Hobbits With Too Much Leftover Yarn
It gets cold in The Shire. Because I’m an unapologetic trash picker, I pulled the ball of the super-soft, chunky, tweed wool yarn out of the garbage during a theater wardrobe job I did last year. What I was thinking I would knit with really thick wool yar– –okay I wasn’t thinking. Because I live [...]
