look at these moroccan craftsmen go!

the more you know

connecticut things

this tree they just put in Rockefeller Center is from Connecticut. In reverse news, Kylie and Ms. Dangles, and a whole host of your favorite 2pz Brooklynites are all going to Connecticut this weekend to peep leaves and play games and make crafts. Keep your eyes glued to instagram and make sure to like all our instaglams. #wigwamandwhiskers

glamour magic

it's crafting time in tennesee

gorgeous

wiseacre brewing co.

Click here to read this interview with Kellan and Davin Bartosch, some friends of mine who are opening a new brewery in Memphis this year.

I really appreciated the last question in the interview, because Davin's answer touches on an ongoing dialog about craft beer that Kylie and I have been having recently.

 Are you planning to offer tours?

Absolutely. We plan on doing tons of education, because it's extremely important to us. Appreciation and education go hand in hand. This may be a stretch, but take mayonnaise for example. It's really a pretty simple thing, an emulsion of oil and acid. But, if you learn how to make it, and you understand the principles at hand, then you can enjoy an amazing fresh sandwich spread, and you realize that there's much versatility in the world of mayonnaise. Hellmans is just white vinegar and vegetable oil, but you could make it with sherry vinegar and olive oil. You could throw a garlic clove in there. You could make it with lemon juice and peanut oil. You might even go so far as to make it with bacon fat and balsamic vinegar if you wanted something rich. Then you think to yourself, "Holy $@#!, I always liked mayonnaise, but this is the best mayonnaise I have ever had. I can't believe I have been haphazardly coating buns with this stuff and never thinking about what an amazing thing this is. This mayonnaise is an absolutely divine substance." We would love for more people to think about beer like I think of mayo (although it is significantly more scientifically complicated than mayonnaise). That said, I love giving tours. The brewery is a fascinating place and the magic of turning sugar into alcohol is something that should be explained to everyone.

during craft time, a precocious little girl tells Pippa Middleton that she hates princesses

(her sister is a princess)

what are you doing this weekend?

if you're in nashville, you're going to the porter flea handmade holiday market , organized by 2Pz bestie, KTV!

#protip

john's helpful tips for rachel, regarding her halloween costume.

attenion, nashvillians (et al.)!!

as you may remember, 2Pz bestie katie vance (ktv), launched a wonderful new east nashville event earlier this year called the PORTER FLEA. it was such a raging success that they will be putting on a holiday market in december.

Calling all crafty types! Only one month left to apply to Porter Flea’s Handmade Holiday Market! We accept paper goods, apparel, antiques, artwork, posters, furniture, home goods and jewelry! Vendor Applications are due by midnight October 30th. Our PF Team hearts our vendors so we offer plenty of perks – vendor lounge with complimentary coffee and breakfast, ample parking/ load in/load out space, vendor only Porter Flea swag, etc.

sign up HERE if you're interested in vending your handmade goods!!

need some costume help?

who better than martha? thx rachel!

check out all of martha's halloween ideaz, and let us know which ones you'd like to see thomas wilhelm and me attempt. 

what are you doing tomorrow?

REMINDER!!!

if you live in nashville, you're going to the porter flea, organized by 2Pz own threadsecutioner, katie vance (ktv) on saturday, july 9th. 

have so much fun, and send us pixies of all the nashville-crafted wares you bring home!

what are you doing next weekend?

if you live in nashville, you're going to the porter flea, organized by 2Pz own threadsecutioner, katie vance (ktv) on saturday, july 9th. 

have so much fun, and send us pixies of all the nashville-crafted wares you bring home!

what are you doing this weekend?

the renegade craft fair is going on saturday and sunday in mccarren park. hope it's not raining the whole time!

handicrafts teacher, ctm

when I was growing up and I introduced myself to people I’d say, ‘Hi, my name is Robyn and I’m a girl,’ because in Sweden, Robyn is a boy’s name and I had such short hair. My handicrafts teacher thought I was a boy for three years. I tried to tell her I was a girl, but she’d just say, ‘My little boy wanted to be a girl when he was a kid, too.’ Finally my mom had to write her a note that said, ‘Please don’t assume that Robyn is a boy anymore because she’s a girl.’


robyn interviewed by out magazine.

you can take sneakers, and just magic marker your own gingham on there

you can never have too much amy sedaris on your blog.. or hoda. or klg.

john. me and you. beer bottle cap finger castanets. this weekend. see you there.

some old-ass news for you : amy sedaris has a new book

there's also a wendy william's clip, but i can't won't embed it because i can't stand the sound of that's bitch's voice. SHUT UP!

also see this un-embed-able video by amy for amazon.

make one of these, take a picture, and send it to me

ill put it on the blog.

2010, the one in which i learn to cross stitch

icarus - staples

staples and patience.

cool. via

of course

why hasnt this happened already?, etsy. oc.