It Was a Rainy Night
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Last minute Father's Day gifts you can make
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Two easy ways to prepare rhubarb
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paper craft
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Easy stay-cool craft: Paper hand fan
It’s been hotter than Hades around here. When I’m not drinking tall iced teas or hiding in air conditioned rooms with all the shades drawn, I’m wishing I had a fan on hand to cool me off. This kind of weather reminds me of two things: my primary school years and the time I spent [...]
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Giveaway winner: Paper Made!
We are a paper-craft-loving group, it seems. While I was busy eating my way through the long weekend, many of you were busily entering the giveaway for Paper Made! by Kayte Terry. I plugged the data into the Random Integer Generator, and it tells me that this lucky entry is the winner: This [...]
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How to make a pop-up Groundhog Day card
I’m so excited for tomorrow: I love Groundhog Day. (I’ve even met Shubenacadie Sam!) This holiday has everything – a bit of family history, a bit of folklore, cute animals… Actually, make that almost everything. Because unlike that other February holiday, Groundhog Day is drastically under-served in the greeting card department. So today I set [...]
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Easy Christmas craft: scrapbooking paper balls
Hi friends, If you’re looking for a fun Christmas craft that uses up scraps of cute scrapbooking paper, is easy enough that you can do it during your annual viewing of Love Actually, and ends up with a super cute finished ornament – this one’s for you! You’ll need: scraps of scrapbooking paper or old [...]
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Printable Projects
I don’t know if it’s the nice weather calling me to get outdoors, but lately I’ve been all about fast and furious creativity. Whether it’s cutting a bunch of blooms from the garden and plopping them into a jar or sewing a quick hem to turn a pair of pants into shorts, I just don’t [...]
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Easy Laminated Bookmarks
Digging through some old cassettes (!) the other day, I was reminded of a great little crafting trick. Many of my prized mix tapes have laminated covers I made myself – with clear packing tape. Once I’d made a bunch of shiny, liquid-impervious tape covers, I expanded operations. Next up was homemade bookmarks. I have [...]
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Weekly Giveaway: Modern Paper Crafts
Hi friends, I love paper crafting, but when I sit down with a fresh stack of origami paper, it doesn’t take long before everyone around me realizes that I’m a one-trick monkey: I can either make a paper boat….or a paper pirate hat that turns into a paper boat. (OK, make that a one-and-a-half-trick monkey.) [...]
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Paper + Knife = Art
Hi friends, After two months of devotedly knitting that striped sweater, I am within inches of finishing – and thoroughly fed up. Paper-cutting to the rescue! I sat down on Sunday night with Mailorder #10, some paper, and my good friend, the X-acto knife. Mailorder #10 is a product of Amy Karol (whom you might [...]
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Survive February: Get Crafting
Oh, February. Somehow the calendar’s shortest month is the mind’s longest. Whether you’re dealing with frigid wind chills, too much snow or grey skies, this seems to be the month that is most challenging. I’ve been surviving by knitting. A lot. There’s something very soothing about endless knitting, random stripes, and the promise of a [...]
