The Salem Witch Trials began in 1692, over an exceptionally raw Massachusetts winter, when a minister’s daughter began to scream and convulse. They ended less than a year later but not before the execution of 19 people and the unfolding of a mystery that shaped the future American republic. In 1692 the Massachusetts Bay Colony […]
Prelude festivities started this week in Kennebunkport, Maine and I was offered the opportunity to join other artists at Bandaloop’s Artisan Market for a craft show as part of the events. Although I have plenty of items for general shows, I was lacking festive holiday wares. I had some beautiful holiday themed paper on hand so I decided […]
It’s not unusual for live Christmas trees to need to be trimmed a bit before they’re decorated. Whether it’s to help fit the tree through the door and into the house or merely to tidy up the branches, clipping some boughs leaves you with a pile of heavenly-scented tree trimmings. Before tossing them into the compost pile, consider these five fun and […]
Here’s an easy way to make birchbark houses using items found almost entirely in the woods.
The traditional white-clapboard exterior of Kristin Nicholas’s 1751 farmhouse betrays no sense of the merry and bright holiday decor within.
Step inside the fiber artist’s Vermont studio.
The growing season may be over, but a gardener’s thoughts are never far from the love of nature’s bounty and the gifts from the good earth. The holidays are a perfect time to celebrate the everlasting spirit of gardening. Read on for five ways to incorporate gardening into holiday decor. Garden-inspired Christmas trees — 3 ways to […]
There’s nothing quite like curling up with a good book – especially if it’s set in New England. But, did you know that you could be curling up right next to, or even on top of, a town that only exists in the pages of fiction? That’s not just for books, either. New England’s fictional […]
This 1640 house in Barnstable, Massachusetts, is so drenched in history that you may even hear echoes of the first Thanksgiving.
Houseplants can filter toxins out of the air inside buildings. Here are 5 of the best air-purifying houseplants.
As surely as autumn leaves turn red, lights outside New England homes turn orange and ghostly characters take up residence in yards. From funny to frightening, these photos were submitted by folks who really get into the spirit of Halloween.
Kristin Nicholas demonstrates how to make pom pom garland in this step-by-step video.
