Posts by Sara Barnes

Sara Barnes

Sara Barnes is a Staff Editor at My Modern Met, Manager of My Modern Met Store, and co-host of the My Modern Met Top Artist Podcast. As an illustrator and writer living in Seattle, she chronicles illustration, embroidery, and beyond through her blog Brown Paper Bag and Instagram @brwnpaperbag. She wrote a book about embroidery artist Sarah K. Benning titled "Embroidered Life" that was published by Chronicle Books in 2019. Sara is a graduate of the Maryland Institute College of Art. She earned her BFA in Illustration in 2008 and MFA in Illustration Practice in 2013.
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March 13, 2026

Adorable Craft Kits Invite You To Embroider the Creature Kingdom

Let’s face it: scrolling through social media is, very often, not fun. It’s called doom scrolling for a reason. But it doesn’t have to be that way. You can set your phone down and choose do something else. That’s easier said than done, and it’s good to have a plan of what you’ll replace it with. What are going to do to fill your hands and your time?

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