Corcoran, who runs Thrifty By Design, is passionate about crafting and "upcycling" — taking items from garage sales, thrift stores and even recycling depots and making them into usable gifts and ...

I was in grade school when I learned about the ancient art of macrame. It was the mid-1970s, and my mother’s best friend was the only person I knew who ate yogurt, grew bean sprouts and dried her own ...