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Summer Camp Dreams
February 1st, 2010 by Maxine
I know most of us are too *adult* for summer camp, but every year, I still dream about it. Over the last decade, various programs have sprung up–programs that seem to recognize that adults want to continue to learn new skills, meet new people, and get a little summer camp feelin’ back in their lives. [...] MATTER: POSTERS
April 6th, 2009 by Maxine
A good poster is like a window–a great view. And great views don’t normally come cheap. But posters do! If you need to breathe new life or landscape into your home or office, you might enjoy the poster round-up at Samantha Hahn’s blog, Maquette. MATTER: MARIMEKKO
February 6th, 2009 by Maxine
DesignSponge blogger, Grace Bonney brought our attention to Marimekko’s Spring 09 designs. If you are fighting the February blues, these swatches might brighten your day. I file this post away under inspiration but also “dream,” because we often dream of all the things we might sew with Marimekko fabric. DREAM: TINY
February 6th, 2009 by Maxine
Most of us are taught to “dream big,” but if you are dreaming “tiny,” you will love this blog: the tiny house blog, with special categories for floating houses and pre-fabs. I especially like this hand-crank washing machine, or at least the idea of it. Having just run two loads through a washing machine, I think efficiency comes in many [...] DREAM: PART ONE, Building a Boat
December 1st, 2008 by Maxine
Getting a head start on dreams mistakenly deferred (or left the defeatist world of “New Year’s Resolutions”), we are focusing this month on how to do design-related things you have always dreamed of doing, but maybe didn’t know just how to go about it–how to build a boat, carve wooden bowls, restore furniture, run a [...]
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