Holiday 2009
Treat the foodie in your life to a present of chocolate, spices, wine or "Extreme Cuisine."
By Cody Ellerd Bay | November 26, 2009
Holiday 2009
Once the holiday feasting concludes, your active-minded loved ones will appreciate a gift to get them back in the swing of things.
By Cody Ellerd Bay | November 26, 2009
Holiday 2009
Impress even the most hardened teen with these games, gadgets, fashions and more.
By Cody Ellerd Bay | November 26, 2009
Holiday 2009
A host of engaging gifts from skateboards to guitars will appeal to kids' sense of fun and foster their developing sense of self.
By Cody Ellerd Bay | November 26, 2009
Minding the Store
Find out what this season five contestant is up to and where to buy his designs in Seattle.
By Alison Brownrigg | November 19, 2009
Daily Find
When Leslie Conti of Fremont's Eurostyle Your Life learned that the
Archdiocesan Housing Authority
was closing its 19-year-old wooden toy workshop, The Giving Tree, she knew
something had to be done to save it. After negotiating a great deal on the space and a workshop
full of woodworking machines and supplies, Conti reopened The Giving Tree in October as
Westlake Woodwerks, where local artists volunteer their time making small,
classic wooden toys and other impressive art projects.
By Alison Brownrigg | November 20, 2009
Daily Find
Pink Peony
Chocolates' Mary Kay Johncock has a knack for making truffles. Before launching
her Bainbridge Island-based chocolate company in 2005 with best friend and
partner Linda Darley, this former nurse tinkered for months on her recipes
before settling on premium European dark, milk and semisweet chocolates, which
temper well and have a nice, glossy finish.
By Alison Brownrigg | November 19, 2009
Holiday 2009
Who enjoys the holidays more than kids? Light up their faces with the perfect toy, a great book or cool designer duds.
By Cody Ellerd Bay | November 26, 2009
Daily Find
There are more ways to green up your home than recycling and
switching to compact fluorescent light bulbs. Interior decorating can be
eco-friendly as well when you swap out your old (but still cool) home
accessories and small pieces of furniture at Sit + Sip at the Phinney
Neighborhood Center from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Nov. 21.
By Alison Brownrigg | November 18, 2009
Holiday 2009
Buying gifts for our littlest ones is a present in itself as we coo over plush dolls, cozy onesies and other adorable items.
By Cody Ellerd Bay | November 26, 2009
