Posts by Sara Barnes

Sara Barnes

Sara Barnes is a Staff Editor at My Modern Met and Manager of My Modern Met Store. She is a graduate of the Maryland Institute College of Art where she earned her BFA in Illustration and MFA in Illustration Practice. Sara is also an embroidery illustrator and writer living in Seattle, Washington. She runs Bear&Bean, a studio where she stitches pet portraits and other beloved creatures. She chronicles the creativity of others through her website Brown Paper Bag and newsletter, Orts. Her latest book is Threads of Treasure: How to Make, Mend, and Find Meaning Through Thread, published in 2014. Sara’s work has been recognized in Be Creative With Workbox, Embroidery Magazine, American Illustration, on Iron and Wine’s album Beast Epic, among others. When she’s not stitching or writing, Sara enjoys planning things that bring together the craft community. She is the co-founder of Camp Craftaway, a day camp for crafty adults with hands-on workshops in the Seattle area.
DIY
May 18, 2020

Woman’s Ingenious Life Hack Shows How We’ve All Been Closing a Cereal Box Wrong

Did you know there’s a right way to close a cereal box? Becky Holden McGhee recently discovered that she had been sealing up her Crunchy Nut and Cheerios boxes all wrong. Rather than inserting the tab into the flap on the top of the box, she realized that by folding the sides inwards that she could save her family from torn packaging and stale cereal.

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Animals
May 15, 2020

Adorable Chow Puppy Nicknamed “Oreo Cloud” Looks Like a Cookies and Cream Dessert

Take one look at this Chow-Chow dog named Chief and you’ll understand why he’s such a special pup. Also known as Oreo Cloud, the fluffy canine earned the nickname because his human, Sara Hamilton, thought his dark gray speckled coat looked like an Oreo McFlurry dessert. But aside from his good looks, he's also a real treat to be around and has been making his pawrents' lives brighter ever since they adopted him.

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Style
May 13, 2020

Sisters Imagine How Famous Characters Would Dress in Real Life Using Only Vintage Clothes

Winnie the Pooh is an unlikely fashion muse; but for twin sisters Danielle and Nicole, the beloved teddy bear and his little friend Piglet are inspirations for their everyday attire. And they aren’t the only cartoon characters to influence their creative outfits.  Looking to animated films like Frozen, Beauty and the Beast, and The Little Mermaid, the sisters create head-to-toe ensembles of the main characters using only second-hand clothes.

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Creative Products
May 8, 2020

Clear Jigsaw Puzzle of “Shattered Glass” Challenges You to Fix “The Accident”

Puzzles are a fun and challenging way to pass the time. They're also experiencing a peak in popularity right now. So if you’ve worked your way through multiple 500 or 1,000 piece jigsaws, you might be itching to try something a bit on the unconventional side. In that case, look to the animation studio (turned puzzle maker) Yelldesign. They’ve created a series of three transparent jigsaw puzzles that are both cheeky and challenging.

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My Modern Met

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