Stuff You Can't Have

Soda can pop tabs Broken jewelry chains A month or so of used Sweet-n-Low wrappers Found rust pieces Old typewriter keys ...

Every decade or so, I get suckered into buying a kimono. I think it is going to look elegant and flowing and beautiful and I will lounge aro...

You may be hitting the skids, but you can always hit them in style. Instead of whining, wield your walker proudly and go raging into the nig...

Ingredients: Old watch casings; the graphics from a chopstick wrapper showing how to use chopsticks; spoon charms; and some dangle...

Everything has got to go somewhere, which is why I started using unlikely objects as shelves. Two examples are offered below. A rusted o...

  A necklace made from severed Barbie parts, little silver spirit boxes from Thailand (originally made to hold religious charms or rel...

Step One:  Score a used man's tie at a thrift store. This one, which is 100% silk, cost $2.   Step Two: Select a pin. This one is pa...