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The Librarian and the Artist Should Be Friends.

By Jessica | Published: July 1, 2010
I’ve recently returned from a week of professional conferences, and am finding myself a bit more effusive than usual about my work as a result. Here’s an example. Just last night, the woman behind me in line at my local grocer noticed my scissor-shaped tieclip that I wear as a pin and asked if [...]
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The Completed Quilt.

By Jessica | Published: November 2, 2009
This picture’s a bit belated (my fault; I have some real problems with digital clutter right now). But without further ado, here’s the previously discussed quilt!
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Creatures from the Deep.

By Jessica | Published: October 18, 2009
This summer, after learning that one of our circle of friends was going to have a baby, a few of us decided to do the sort of thing that we do: collaborate on an ambitious handmade gift by long-distance (I’m in New York, the others are in Philadelphia).  The project: a patchwork quilt.  Since I’ve [...]
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Share Stuff! Get Stuff!

By Jessica | Published: May 24, 2009
Do you live with stacks of excess books and art supplies that take up too much space in your apartment? Or perhaps you want or need some things but yearn to indulge your hoarding tendencies without emptying your piggybank? Either way, mark your calendars, dear Brooklyn-area neighbors with freighted relationships to stuff–and come [...]
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Mingle! Mingle! Mingle!

By Jessica | Published: March 30, 2009
Come one, come all, to Park Slope tonight for the Desk Set’s Writer/Reader Mingle and Book Swap! (And if you were, like me, sick last week and had to miss Maura Madden’s CrafterHours, then here’s a second chance for you to talk craft with her.) Here are the details from the Desk Set’s [...]
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Fruit and Nut Animals from a Century Ago.

By Jessica | Published: March 28, 2009
The following pictures are so wonderful that I just have to hold the explanations for below. Without further ado, I bring you… A cow made of almonds:A bear made of raisins:And my personal favorite, an elephant made of English walnuts:These images come to us via the librarians at the University of Washington, who have done [...]
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Upcycled Spice Jars.

By Jessica | Published: December 10, 2008
Hello! This week I’m thrilled to be guest blogging at Design*Sponge, and today I’ve posted a library-inspired DIY project: upcycled supersize spice jars embellished with Chinese papercut art. Check it out!I’m posting for Design*Sponge this week in conjunction with the collaborative work that Design*Sponge and the Library are doing for the Design by [...]
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