Category Archives: IdeaJones
Pin Tales: The Waitress
With thanks to Janice Jow, who suggested writing down and sharing the stories of The Love Bead Safe Harbor Pin Project. This is the story of The Waitress. My friend and I went out for brunch one Sunday. My friend … Continue reading
Love Bead Safe Harbor Pin Project: Moving Forward
The big push is done (the large-scale pin giveaways) after three cities, but LBSHPP is far from over. Here’s what’s in the works (so far): A free workshop at a charity in Sacramento. Date and time TBA, but probably in … Continue reading
Field Guide to Love Bead Safe Harbor Pins: The Women’s Rights Pin
A Field Guide To The Love Bead Safe Harbor Pin If you’re new to the Love Bead Safe Harbor Pin and you see one “in the wild,” on someone on the street, in a restaurant, at school, at work, or … Continue reading
Love Bead Safe Harbor Pin Project: Lessons Learned #1, Do It Scared
Back when I was a Girl Scout, I volunteered to pull the wagon full of cookie boxes if the other girl would ring doorbells and ask people to buy cookies. I like people, but I’m an introvert, and shy. Talk … Continue reading
The Love Bead Safe Harbor Pin Project: What Was It About?
In November of 2016, I found myself increasingly distressed by the tone of civic life, not just in America, but around the world. There was a new level of just plain, low-down meanness. Name calling, threats… it seemed as … Continue reading