Category: Crafts
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How to Make a Scrappy Fabric Rag Garland
By popular demand, the detailed step-by-step tutorial for making this scrappy, vintage-inspired rag garland.
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7 Lessons from a Crafting Failure
My story of a total craft failure and the lessons I learned from the experience.
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How to Make a Shadowbox Ornament
Learn to make adorable shadowbox ornaments with this step-by-step guest tutorial.
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How to Make 6-Pointed Paper Snowflakes
An infinite variety of 6-pointed paper snowflakes is yours to make with this simple step-by-step tutorial.
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Top 5 Favorite Pretty Pink Craft Rooms
I can’t help myself. When I see a pretty, pink crafting or creating space, I just want to reach out and hug it and breathe it in and make it mine. My home is shared with others, and my husband and son are not wild about pink or frills or lace or ribbons. But in…
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IKEA Cottage Style Craft Room Ideas
This weekend, at IKEA I was struck by this craft room display. It’s highly efficient, yet very charming. I also noticed that three primary elements match what I tend to like in my own studios. Do all successful creative work spaces include these? 1. Counter-Height Work Space For projects or tasks suited to standing up:…
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How to Make a Two-Tone Loom Knitted Scarf
I value handmade gifts. And I love beautiful yarns and knitting. The problem is that I don’t know how to knit. I’ve tried to learn, but I learned to crochet when I was 5 so the knitting never seems to stick. My solution? Using a fun and easy knitting loom to make simple handmade gifts,…
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How to Dress Your Mantel with Garden Evergreens
I don’t have a mantel (yet) in my current home, but in my previous home, I dressed the mantel every year with foliage I clipped from my or my neighbor’s garden (with their kind permission, of course). I’ve found that even indoors without water, most of the foliage would last a week or two, just…