All You Can Eat: Hand Painted Dishware Set Everyday Did you know that more than 96 billion pounds of edible food is thrown away in the U.S. every year? Creative and resourceful Merriment reader Sarah Roarty painted her own unique and unified set...All You Can Eat: Hand Painted Dishware Set... »

Comments (5)  | Permalink  | By Kathy on 3/9/2009  | 

Chicago flag passport cover Everyday, Gifts & Favors Update: This project was proudly featured in Time Out Magazine and at Chicagoist.com. Yay! My friend Debbie has accumulated an enviable amount of stamps in her passport. Each year she plans a "big trip"...Chicago flag passport cover... »

Comments (8)  | Permalink  | By Kathy on 10/24/2008  | 

Chocolate tasting tour of Chicago Everyday, Food & Drink Anyone who works in the Fulton Market area on a windy day can attest that Chicago's long standing candy and chocolate history is still thriving. For his sister's recent Chicago weekend visit Joseph Dombroski...Chocolate tasting tour of Chicago... »

Comments (1)  | Permalink  | By Kathy on 9/23/2008  | 

Farmland CD Covers for Music Mixes Birthdays, Everyday, Gifts & Favors I made these three kitschy CD mixes to thank my friend Amy for letting me stay at her place for the first few days of my week in NYC. Back when I was a...Farmland CD Covers for Music Mixes... »

Comments (1)  | Permalink  | By Kathy on 4/10/2008  | 

Custom photo books from Blurb.com Everyday, Weddings My first custom Blurb.com hardcover book arrived in the mail and I couldn't be more pleased with how it turned out. My coworker Mandy first told me about Blurb.com's powerful, professional bookmaking software publishing...Custom photo books from Blurb.com... »

Comments (1)  | Permalink  | By Kathy on 2/27/2008  | 

Monogrammed coffee insulator wrap Everyday, Food & Drink, Gifts & Favors So I was pretty excited about the success of the campfire coffee insulator wrap and decided to make a monogrammed one for my sister Krista. Supplies: Cardboard coffee insulator to use as a pattern...Monogrammed coffee insulator wrap... »

Comments (2)  | Permalink  | By Kathy on 11/25/2007  | 

Campfire coffee insulator wraps Everyday While I'm not a particularly heavy coffee drinker I've been known to enjoy my soy mint mocha from time to time. If I buy coffee once a week I'm using 52 of these little...Campfire coffee insulator wraps... »

Comments (2)  | Permalink  | By Kathy on 11/25/2007  | 

Guest towels for bathrooms Decorations, Everyday, Gifts & Favors, Home, Weddings This is the detail that got the most comments from my wedding guests. My friends said it was 'typical Kathy' to personalize even the bathroom towels. But this crafty activity is something you can...Guest towels for bathrooms... »

Comments (7)  | Permalink  | By Kathy on 7/15/2007  |