Crafting & Home Arts
She’s Got it Made! Local Writer Hired to do Marketing for American Craft Made
After years of engaging with a national nonprofit known as American Craft Council by attending marketplaces and reading articles in American Craft magazine, a queer Minnesotan artist named Kasey Payette recently joined the organization as a marketing specialist. Payette brings over a decade of marketing and communications experience to the organization, which will undoubtedly uplift…
Luxjoy and Comfort Helps You Gift With Style
What do you do when you want to send a gift, but cannot seem to find a single thing that is what you were hoping for? Plenty of people would just throw up their hands and loudly complain, then go ahead and find something that is available but doesn’t quite match up to what they had in mind. Or,…
Bachman’s – Decking the Halls: A How-To
“Deck the halls with boughs of holly” sounds simple in theory, but when it comes time to start decorating for the holidays, many people don’t know where to start. That’s where places like Bachman’s Winter Wonderland—Ideas & Inspiration for the Home self-guided tour comes in. People can explore different vignettes of styled rooms and tabletops to…
House Beautiful (And Cheap-ish!)
Interior Design Hacks for Budget-Conscious First-Time Buyers Upon the initial walk-through of the first home I’d buy, my head was consumed with designing that space, top to bottom, exactly how I wanted. I was so eager to hit the ground running that furniture and fixtures arrived in a succession of FedEx trucks before the real…
At Home: Floor to Ceiling Pandemic-Time Projects
Photos courtesy of Creative Lighting Fall has always been a season of preparation and homemaking. Way back when, that meant a season of harvest and food preservation, or maybe migration—but these days it usually just means that it’s time to finish a couple outdoor chores and then maybe schedule a tropical vacation to mitigate the…
Lots and Lots of Lumber
Photo courtesy of BigStock/ijeab Siwek Lumber is ready to help with any of your winter projects, from furniture making to remodeling. I feel like the coronavirus pandemic has put most of us into one of two categories: There are those of us whose quarantine-induced boredom has led to a new dramatic haircut, maybe some temporary…
Time To Deck The Walls
Future Framing, located in Minneapolis, hosts monthly local art shows in their gallery with three rotating exhibits. Photo courtesy of Future Framing We all have spent an unexpected amount of time in our homes due to COVID-19. While inside, you might have found old photos in boxes deserving to be displayed on walls, versus in…
Make It Sparkle
Photo by Hitomi Jacobs EDITOR’S NOTE: Due to the current situation regarding the coronavirus pandemic, the American Craft Council has postponed the American Craft Show to Oct. 9-11, 2020, after having previously scheduled it for this April. For more information, visit craftcouncil.org. This article has been modified to reflect these new changes. Wedding season is…
New Today, Old Tomorrow
Emuble Furnishing, a Minneapolis-based vintage furniture store, sells more than just furniture. At Emuble Furnishing, the outdated, the has-been, and the so-yesterday are more than welcome. Owned by Mike Kranz and Jose Rivera, Emuble Furnishing has something for every sense of style… and every time period, too. “We have a saying… what is new today…
Garage Doors and Showroom Floors
Jewelry By Johan has come a long way from its garage days. If you look at the products sold by Jewelry By Johan, one word would come to mind: glamour. Which is why you might be slightly shocked to discover that the “jewelry reimagined” company originated in a garage. In 2008, Johan and his son-in-law…
