January 2009
January 20, 2009New Jane Jenni
Jane Jenni, the St. Paul entrepreneur and 9-year veteran of the gift industry, is introducing six new designs to her collection at the New York International Gift Fair that kicks off this weekend. Jenni has built a cult following for her über-cute totebags, buttons,... Read more » Posted on Tuesday, January 20, 2009 in Home Dish | Permalink | Comments (2) |
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January 19, 2009Etsy Love from MN: Softness for Eco-Tots
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January 16, 2009First Reblooming Lacecap Hydrangea
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January 16, 2009New Online Boutique & New Jessica Rust!
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January 15, 2009Scenes from the Green Expo
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January 15, 2009Killer Sale at Grand Hand Gallery
If you can drag yourself out from under your snuggly warm blankets and out into the frigid temperatures, Ann Ruhr Pifer, owner of Grand Hand Gallery,... Read more » Posted on Thursday, January 15, 2009 in Home Dish | Permalink | Comments (0) |
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January 14, 2009Scenes from the Green Expo: Itoh Peonies for Cheap
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January 14, 2009Scenes from the Green Expo: New Hardscape Pattern from Belgard
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January 14, 2009Scenes from the Green Expo: Lilies for your Desk!
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January 13, 2009Etsy Love from MN: Julie Meyer's Super-Chic Dishwashing Gloves
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I was delighted to discover 
Back in 2003, 
The word is hygge, pronounced "hoo-ga," which roughly translates from Danish as being a state of mind to savor the little things, and squeeze out joy and satisfaction from even life's tiniest pleasures. It's a lovely idea, though its kind of like naming...
Another cool product I spotted at the Green Expo is made for those of us who’d rather be digging our toes into warm sand than shoveling snow. It's called 
As late as 1999, divisions of the 'Bartzella' intersectional (Itoh) peony hybridized by the Wisconsin Master Gardener Roger Anderson were selling for more than $1,000. But starting this spring, the same soft yellow 'Bartzella' (that actually smells kind of lemon-y), will be sold throughout the metro $125-$150, along with three other varities, 'Cora Louise', 'Julia Rose', and 'Kopper Kettle'. What happened? No, it...
A new blanket of snow had just fallen on the metro, but last week the Convention Center in downtown Minneapolis was abuzz with talk of greener days ahead. The annual Green Expo, sponsored by the 
At the Gardenworld booth at the Green Expo last week, I got the chance to inspect the new dwarf-sized "Lily Looks" Asiatic lilies—the ones introduced to much fanfare at the 2007 OFA (one of the big-deal floriculture tradeshows, held every year in Ohio). These are really quite the development, because traditional Asiatic lilies make such beautiful cut flowers, and would make lovely potted flowering plants, but they're so TALL. Enter Wetering Potlilium, of Den Hoorn, Holland, who bred this new line of genetically short Asiatics that if 
These are the kind of dishwashing gloves that Housework Goddesses wear—all frill and flair, with non of the wear and tear. Minneapolis mom and former graphic designer Julie Meyer got the idea to give standard-bearer dishwashing gloves a diva makeover when she was making oilcloth bibs for her son. Now its her own little 
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