Entrepreneurs

After years of shopping in France for beautiful needlework fabrics to nurture her love of embroidery, Lisa Dugua established The French Needle.

Threads of Success: The French Needle

After years of shopping in France for beautiful needlework kits, patterns, fabrics, and accessories to nurture her love of embroidery, Lisa Dugua established a...
Annie Sloan

Annie Sloan: Brushed with Brilliance

For artist, author, and entrepreneur Annie Sloan, all the world’s a canvas and most every surface merely another opportunity to create a masterpiece. Annie Sloan...
From spring’s first hopeful tendrils to silvery silhouettes stretching across a hushed winter landscape, Debra Prinzing urges readers to embrace the seasonal splendor that flourishes close to home.

Following a Garden Path

From spring’s first hopeful tendrils to silvery silhouettes stretching across a hushed winter landscape, Debra Prinzing urges readers to embrace the seasonal splendor that...
In the midst of wedding season, our thoughts turn to artisan and entrepreneur Arbie Goodfellow, who was featured in this year’s Business of Bliss. Learn how this former figure skater glided into a new career as owner of the online bridal boutique Parisxox.

The Creative Journey to Couture Wedding Shoes from Parisxox

“As I look back over my life, I have always done things in my own romantic, whimsical style,” muses Arbie Goodfellow, of Milford, Michigan....
Every piece of jewelry reveals something about the woman wearing it.

Giving Your Heirloom Jewelry an Update

Every piece of jewelry reveals something about the woman wearing it. Perhaps it is a secret she is hiding in a heart-shaped locket or...
Beauty amongst Cape Cod Lavender Farm.

Purple Reign: Cape Cod Lavender Farm

Along the scenic eastward stretch of Massachusetts’s Cape Cod peninsula, rows of lavender color the landscape of Cynthia and Matthew Sutphin’s farm—the plants’ pungent...