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Crafter Q+A: Maxine Chan of Tulle Box Designs
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How a creative community attracts savvy shoppers and diners
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Vietnamese Iced Coffee
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Guest post: Chic and easy DIY nail art
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5 keys to clean teeth, plus win an electric toothbrush
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Festive Friday Holiday CAL: Week 3 – Moravian stars
Hi again – welcome to week three of the Holiday Craft-Along. How did you do with last week’s crochet snowflakes? I was pleasantly surprised by how easy they were (after the first one, which had about eleventeen points – ooops) and whipped up half a dozen to use as ornaments and gift toppers. I think [...]
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Festive Friday Holiday CAL: Week 2 – crochet snowflakes
Hello, and welcome to week two of the Holiday Craft-Along. I was delighted to see such a good response to our launch post last week. Thanks for joining us! Are you ready to get crafty? This week, the theme is snow. For many of us, it’s not really Christmas unless it’s a white Christmas, so [...]
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Festive Friday holiday craft-along: Week 1
Hello, and welcome to the Holiday Craft-Along! As the holiday frenzy ramps up, it’s easy to get swept along in a frenzy of shopping, baking, wrapping and Christmas Concert–attending. Yes, it’s fun, but sometimes it’s nice to be able to sit back, relax, and make something. Starting next Friday and continuing until December 21, we’ll [...]
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Get ready for the Christmas craft-along!
Pumpkin crafts and Halloween costumes can step aside, because the countdown is on. I know there’s an unwritten rule about not talking about Christmas until Halloween is over, but if you’re going to be making Christmas gifts, chances are you’ll already making a list (or three) and checking it twice (and setting up a holiday [...]
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Pretty (and cheap!) recycled gift bags
I’ve resisted the urge to buy any Christmas-themed wrapping stuff, and am instead reusing all the paper bags I’ve collected over the past year. All they need is a bit of fancy dress. I first made sure the bags were actually reusable (I threw out all the torn and wrinkled ones – and then looked [...]
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Christmas is coming: Advent calendar roundup
Hi friends, December’s just a week away – do you know where your Advent calendar is? I unpacked mine on the weekend. No, I don’t have kids, and no, I know that the saying isn’t “A chocolate a day keeps the doctor away,” but still. There’s something about seeing those little brown paper stockings hung [...]
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Greetings from Santa’s workshop
Just popping in for a quick hello in the midst of a crazy week. November is always a time of fevered work around my house. There are the usual work responsibilities (books, books and more books are in the works), plus family birthdays and so on. Then there are the craft responsibilities. And this year [...]
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Are you having a handmade Christmas this year?
Hi friends, I spent a bit of time thinking about Christmas this weekend (I can’t help it: blame the cool weather, or the time change, or maybe the Christmas music at the drugstore) and made a major resolution: This year, I’m buying gifts. I know, I know, that’s hardly earth-shattering. In fact, it’s what most [...]
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Cool tools: bias tape makers
Remember the Christmas craft fair quilt I didn’t finish last year? Well, I’m back in full swing now, determined to finish it for this year’s fair. Each of the 12 blocks is pieced, then a stem and two leaves are appliquéd on the bottom half. I was not looking forward to making all those bias [...]
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Top 10 Last-Minute DIY Christmas Ornaments
So, is everything crossed off your list? All the presents wrapped and under the tree? Cookies baked? Craft projects all sewn up? Yeah, me neither. But sometimes all you need is a little inspiration and a couple of free minutes to pull off an eleventh-hour creative coup. So dig out your craft supplies, put on [...]
