I used to love to watch her show. She shows people how to make something simple, and helps them feel creative. I think that's a valuable service for people who want to be creative but don't know how.
There are plenty of craft mags out there with easy things to make in them. Right now I'm trying to get my knitting back into a good tension since I have not done it in decades. Still remember how.
Your idea of collecting things from other countries and bringing them back to the U.S. is a good idea.
My daughter has a boyfriend born in the US but his parents are from India. They flew to Bombay in the spring and brought me back a purse. Actually it's pretty huge, more of an overnight bag. She said "We knew you'd like it". 
It is totally colorful and outrageous. It has embroidery, mirrors, tassels, fake coins, all kinds of stuff on it and has a riot of color. I feel like I'm reliving the psychedelic days of my childhood in 67-68 when I discovered for art class that day-glo paint was the greatest invention of the 20th century and the Fillmore Poster was the coolest art I'd ever seen. Psychedelic posters for the Fillmore ballrooms came out of Art Nouveau, which I love.
I believe in wearing a wild article of clothing or a purse to express your personality, but I can't handle people with tons of tattoos and lots of holes in their bodies. That's too much visual stimulation for me to deal with.
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