Come behind the digital curtain with us and enjoy this photo essay. We snapped pictures of ourselves at intervals during a typical day working and living from home as a small family business, on the eve of our 10th year in business.

Our favorite things to do, eat, drink and places to stay on the North Oregon Coast near the Manzanita, Wheeler, and Nehalem - between Tillamook and Cannon Beach.

Inspired by recent news reports and nature documentaries, we're committing here and now to eliminating single-use plastics in our product packaging. Here are our reasons why and how - plus a little on how you can help, too.

The ending of the year is a lovely time to take a deep breath and reflect on the experiences that have passed before we rush to move forward into yet another new year. The theme this year is family.

We share the history of leathercrafting in helping veterans cope with PTSD and tell you about Help Heal Vets, a wonderful organization distributing free craft kits to veterans.

More than once, we've been surprised to find how little information there is about leather - as broadly diverse a natural material as fabric or wood. We can't wait to tell you more about it. What would you like to know?

Now included free with every Original Travel Cribbage Board. The minibook is a fold-out guide with simplified cribbage rules, point-counting cheat sheet, and course of play in a small, packable format.

In the past 10 years or so, maker-made items have become more readily available thanks in large part to sales sites like Etsy, and we think that’s pretty exciting. Makers have been making for as long as humans have been around. Not only because “makers gonna make” but also because people need a variety of items for everyday use and pleasure.