collections

Here at the end of the school year and beginning of summer, children everywhere are coming home with backpacks, binders, and folders full of an entire year's worth of their artwork and creative output. To the kids and many of their doting parents, every work is a masterpiece to be savored and saved, but if you're serious about curating your children's artwork and creating a manageable archive of their school years, the following tips should provide a guilt-free guide to get you started.

With the summer wedding season just around the corner, I thought it was time to address the problem of how to preserve a wedding gown so it may be treasured for generations to come. Do not take your wedding dress to the dry cleaner! I know this goes against conventional wisdom, and dry cleaners would like you to believe that their pricey service is best, but in fact the process often does more harm than good.