We Walk 4Water
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Crafter Q+A: Maxine Chan of Tulle Box Designs
Name: Maxine Chan Location: Vancouver, B.C. Title:...
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How a creative community attracts savvy shoppers and diners
A creative community bands together to offer uniqu...
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Vietnamese Iced Coffee
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The Great Gatsby style inspiration
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5 keys to clean teeth, plus win an electric toothbrush
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Austen Gilliland
Member since Apr 17, 2009
Austen Gilliland is the crafts editor at Canadian Living Magazine, and a lifelong crafting enthusiast. She taught herself to knit at the age of eight and to quilt at the age of 26; in between she's dabbled in just about everything, from latch-hooking rugs to making freezer-paper-stencilled t-shirts.
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Book review + giveaway: ISLAND by Jane Richmond
I first met Jane Richmond last year, when I was setting up the KAL with her Classic Raglan pattern. She pairs classic style with a modern sensibility, and I’ve been delighted to see her work appear in publications such as Knitty and November Knits. Today I’m excited to be a stop on the blog tour [...]
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Craft adventures in New Zealand
When I was in New Zealand in November, it wasn’t all sheep and knitting. I also had the great good fortune to see some examples of Maori arts and crafts. If you’re interested in crafts and craftsmanship, I’d recommend making a point of experiencing as much of this part of New Zealand culture as you [...]
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On the newsstand: Heart Motif Mitts
One of my resolutions for 2013 is to spend a bit more blog space on talking about the crafts that we’ve got in the magazine, and I’m excited to begin with our February issue. In addition to our supercute Valentine’s Day crafts, this month we’ve also got a pattern for these knitted Heart Motif Mitts [...]
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Crafty New Year’s resolutions for 2013
Happy New Year, friends! Now that all the thank-you notes have been written and the holiday decorations have been packed away, we’re busy reviewing our lists of crafty New Year’s resolutions. In sharing them, we hope that we’ll inspire ourselves (and you!) to reach new heights of craft-tacular awesomeness in the year to come. Tina’s [...]
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Festive Friday Holiday CAL: Wrapping up
Hello, everyone! I’m just popping in between gingerbread cookies and teeny-tiny mandarin oranges to say thank you so much for participating in this year’s Christmas craft-along. It’s always so much fun to see what people make. From ornate paper stars to wire Christmas trees to tiny Santa hats, and everything in between, I’ve been delighted [...]
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Knit Accessories winner
Just thought I’d pop in to announce the winner of Kate Atherley‘s book, Knit Accessories. As usual, I let the Random Integer Generator do the hard work of picking a winner from those who entered before the deadline. It chose: Lucky number 36 was Celia, who liked the big blue cowl on the cover of [...]
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Surprise giveaway: Knit Accessories by Kate Atherley
Well, friends, it looks like Christmas has come early, because I’ve got a lovely treat for the knitters among you. The incredibly knowledgeable, talented Kate Atherley – you might know her blog, or maybe her first book, or recognize her name from the Knitty masthead, or maybe you made her fabulous Bigger on the Inside [...]
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One last crafty wishlist: books and magazines
As the final installment in our gift guide series, I thought I’d mention a few of our favourite books and magazines. I never get tired of giving (or receiving!) books and magazines, and these are the ones that we’d love to wrap up and give away…or find under the tree. By Hand Magazine is a [...]
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Festive Friday Holiday CAL: Week 7 – Santa-themed ornaments
Hello friends, and welcome to week seven of the Festive Friday Holiday Craft-Along! This week, I have two simple Santa-themed crafts to share with you. The first is a simple paper craft that would be perfect to make with the young kids in your life. These ho-ho-holiday decorations are just simple paper cones, with a [...]
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Last-minute handmade gift ideas: how to do a lot in a little time
I’m in that pre-Christmas crafting phase where I’m alternately horrified by how soon the holiday is (only thirteen days away?!) and completely relaxed, because as a chronic up-til-2am-on-Christmas-Eve gift knitter, thirteen days seems TONS of time! (It’s possible the latter attitude is what gets me into trouble on Dec. 24th in the first place, but [...]
