sage reads — august 1

How timely! An Etsy/treehugger colaboration post. I *love* Etsy, but I find myself using what I see more for crafting inspiration than for actual purchases, like that onesie with the vintage washcloth sewn on to it. I could definitely make that. (When I get my new sewing machine, that is…)

Did you know that Martha Stewart sends out all sorts of free daily emails? I get most of them because I’m kind of a Marthawhore. Detractors aside, the woman/empire puts out a lot of excellent ideas, many of which are very much in the sage spirit. For example, yesterday’s organizing project, the Shirt Pocket Quilt. Considering my husband always tears his shirts in the elbows, this is a keeper for us.

Ask Moxie ponders the “no gifts, please” party invite, while the fact that Target is trotting out Christmas already has me thinking… Can I impose an all-Etsy policy for the holidays for my boys (and maybe for Mama, too)? Not too many makers in my family to do a homemade holiday, but if there are homemade goods they could buy and we could support individual artists, WAHMs and the like, maybe they’d go for it.