Review

Making a Wedding Dress: Books

Years and years ago, I bought a wedding dress from Beggars & Choosers for $5. It had not been cleaned after the wedding and was stained …

Here's the trick: Read the other reviews that point out how Woodcut could have been better, and get the point that this is a small book of …

I recall deciding I hated poetry somewhere around freshman year of high school and have only very reluctantly ever read a poem all the way …

There's a Calder show in town right now, about to leave, which is what got me thinking down this path. Calder did a little work in tin cans …

A Year Inside the Perfume Industry in Paris and New York With a nod to Valentine's Day, a review of a book about the perfume …

Four stars because I don't happen to like many of the examples of actual quilts, and perhaps that's because they reflect a Swiss / German …

I found these guys through a few Pinterest pins and when I saw they had a book out at good (to me) used book prices, I jumped. If only it …

I'm not normally a reviewer who jumps on when 20+ people have already said their bit, but I really really do love Dreaming in Color and am …

Daily Rituals is proof that YouTube and Pinterest didn't invent the concept of rabbit-holes of stories that suck you in and spit you out two …

Amy Butler's Blossom caught my eye in a bookstore and I bought it based on the five star reviews. I'm happy with the book, and I collect …