Not only are these decorative bowls precious, they're practical -- put shredded paper (from your home office, or recycled packing material) to good use. You can even make your own shredded paper with ...

Of course, every craft your kid makes is museum worthy, but once in a while it’s nice to make something that can serve more purpose than just bedazzling the refrigerator. Next time your child is in ...

Hopie Stockman, cofounder of Block Shop Textiles, riffed on the totems of Ettore Sottsass and turned-wood furniture legs for these papier-mâché candlesticks. Photo: Courtesy Hopie Stockman Hopie ...