One of the most lamentable things about the corporate takeover of the winter holidays is the co-optation of gift-giving. Presents under the tree have become synonymous with obscene mobs at Walgreens and Best Buy. In an effort to separate ourselves from that scene, many of us seeking a simple, authentic season have declared “no gift” [...]
Entries Tagged as 'simple gifts'
The Tangled Nest 2012 Holiday Gift Guide
December 3rd, 2011 · 11 Comments
Tags: seasons, simple gifts
Homemade Knitting Needles, Knitting Evangelism, and a Pretty Scarf Pattern
December 20th, 2009 · 7 Comments
For my seventh birthday, my mom gave me a pair of light blue knitting needles and a ball of white yarn. She didn’t know how to knit, but sent me across the backyard to our neighbor’s house, where the retired librarian Marion Milligan took me under her wing. Marion taught me to knit and purl. [...]
Tags: craft, knitting, simple gifts, Uncategorized
Simple Winter Sewing Project: Hot Rice Bags
November 28th, 2009 · 44 Comments
Warm face, warm ‘ands, warm feet Aow, wouldn’t it be loverly? –Eliza Doolittle Cloth bags of heated grain are great for warming the bed or soothing sore muscles–much cozier than hot water bottles, and a nicer quality of heat. I kept seeing them in boutique shops with shocking price tags, and whenever I asked what [...]
Tags: craft, energy use, sewing, simple gifts
Simple Gifts
November 6th, 2009 · 6 Comments
In the world of eco-hip, we are expected to eschew Christmas hype, and I am as cynical about corporate, commercial, factory-made holidays as the next person. But I love to celebrate the turning of the seasons, and believe deeply in reclaiming the light, richness, and beauty of Solstice/Christmas time. I know that it’s also [...]
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