Category Archives: Fashion/Beauty

Sew U Home Stretch

I got my hands on a great little book – Sew U Home Stretch, by Wendy Mullin and Eviana Hartman. This spiral bound, hard cover book is a sequel to Sew U,( which covered sewing woven fabrics). It focuses solely on sewing with knit fabrics. About twenty years ago sewing with knits was all the…

Shop Your Closet

When I first saw Shop Your Closet by Melanie Charlton Fascitelli, I thought it was going to be a guide on how to put together new outfits from the existing clothes in your closet. And while she touches on those topics in the first few chapters, it’s also a guide for organizing your spaces. Shop…

How Not to Look Old

As we age, we are all looking for ways to stay looking young and hip. I know I am. Of course, true beauty comes from within, but I see no reason to neglect my outer wrapper. The thing is, there is so much advice out there that sometimes it’s hard to know where to turn….