DIY

Interior Intellect

(Nov 06, 2012) Interior design has become something of a new interest for me. Perhaps it has something to do with me turning 30, perhaps the ser...

The ReBuilding Center

(Feb 28, 2012) Maybe it’s the rain, or maybe it’s because I’m in love with Pinterest, but I’ve had the overwhelming nee...

D.I.Y. Cheese KITS

(Feb 08, 2012) Urban Cheese Craft a Portland based Etsy site lets you become a cheese maker from the comfort of your own home. All you need is a ...

Crafty Customizers

(Jan 12, 2012) The process of personalization and customization has satisfied the youths’ inherent need to mark various preferences as individ...

Future-tech DIY

(Sep 01, 2011) It’s been a few decades since anyone was manufacturing Super 8 equipment of any kind. Many individuals and institutions, not re...

Frivolous: DIY Electronic Music

(Dec 21, 2010) Nobody makes money-selling records anymore. It is from a clever combination of writing catchy songs, recording and selling them, ...

Green Style

(Dec 08, 2010) Styling by Beklina, a green boutique. I’ve become more and more aware of where the clothes I buy are coming from, who they ...

Click Click Click…

(Jul 28, 2010) Paper Synths @ Thecoolist.com Click, click, click.  Book a ticket.  To a concert, or a faraway land.  Click, click, click, loo...

A real DIY sport for a change, plus tacos

(May 17, 2010) The Dolly Factory, in Los Angeles’ historic Filipinotown, is probably the only sporting arena I will ever be excited to vis...

Lacy Crocheted Ladies

(Mar 10, 2010) This dress basically sums up what I want to wear every day. Lacy, crocheted, fancy and girly, while being loose, comfortable, an...

Xtabay is Heavenly for Vintage Fashion

(Feb 19, 2010) This is a beautiful bridal gown for sale at Xtabay Vintage in SE Portland. With an incredible vintage inventory, bright, warm and ...

Punk-House, chilled out

(Jan 26, 2010) Punk-house is a funny genre because nobody really wants to call it house and maybe they shouldn’t, but from what I have not...

Keeping it Local and DIY for the Holidays

(Dec 25, 2009) There is nothing I hate more than buying Christmas gifts. It’s hard to know what to get people, and there’s this sort ...

Gaillard e Bounane

(Dec 01, 2009) French contemporary artist Cyprien Gaillard is currently taking part in the DAAD art program in Berlin (former residents include...

Fashion in Your Favorite Hotel!

(Nov 25, 2009) The fabulous Ace Hotel hosted an enormous interactive fashion show featuring local designers. Each hotel room was decked out in t...