Wonderbag Santa Maria-Style Baked Beans
Have you ever tasted something so delicious that you remember the exact spot, time and day where you ate it? Get ready for the most tasty, warm pot of smokey, tomatoey, slightly spicy baked beans you have ever had.
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It Takes a School to Make an Elephant
There are fewer things sweeter than witnessing what happens when open-minded people get thrown together to think, paint, create and trust in the outcome. Several weeks ago what unfolded at my children’s school was just this: Magic.
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A Cushion to Fall Back On
It started when I saw a wonderful, floppy, thin mattress on a vintage beach chair my old friend Frances Boswell had sewn.
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Golden Gate Bench
A bright spot to set your bag, take a moment and watch the kids play.
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Buenos Aires: The best design is on the street
Excellent craft markets, street art and parakeets set Buenos Aires apart
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Sun Burst Chair Redux
A successful find and rescue of a beloved chair
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Sit for a Spell…There’s no Rush
The beauty of a well placed bench
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Around here there’s a steady stream of things to be made & mended. See & share these projects. Read more
Creative Everyday
Feeling creative is nice. Doing creative is so much more satisfying. Join our journey to flex creative muscles daily. Read more
Welcome. We are Johanna Leestma La Fleur and Lisa Savage. We are designers, entrepreneurs & creative instigators. We love to fix, invent, travel, plant and cook. Read more