...is a writer and photographer who likes the well-made, the ingenious, and the shiny. Since she likes more material things than any one person can reasonably consume, she's done what those with a computer and an obsession do these days: start a blog. Shoppista enjoys Earl Grey tea with milk and sugar, trade paperbacks over hard covers, lomo photography, and the em dash. Occasionally, she refers to herself in the third person.
Lotta Jansdotter, a crazy-talented illustrator, is behind this easy DIY sewing book. That's enough to sell me, but if you need more, it's got 24 projects and ten free patterns. See? What did I tell you? Originally $25.