One of the things I love about Fall is the bolder, richer colors. Sure, summer is bright but fall is always about the jewels tones, rich caramels, and delicious coppers! I created this necklace with fall and my birthstone, topaz, in mind – fall jewelry is always one of my favorites to create seasonally! To
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Author: Jennifer Priest
It started with jewelry, beading, sewing, home decor, painting, basket weaving, pottery, and cross-stitch. Marry that to an entrepreneurial spirit & at 9 years old a girl is selling her wares at craft fairs as far as her parents and grandparents would drive her. These days, Jennifer enjoys crafts of all genres from sewing to scrapbooking to jewelry with a little dabbling in the mixed media world. Her style is approachable and she wants everyone who sees her work to feel that they too can embrace creativity and make their home and life beautiful.
Handmade Holidays Blog Hop – Day 3!
Welcome to the Third Annual Handmade Holidays blog hop!! The best crafters, designers, and makers have come together to create and share a series of thoughtful, handmade gifts for the holidays during this 3 day blog hop. Our goal is to inspire you to create something from the heart this holiday season as well as
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Follow us on Blog Lovin’!
Hello, I am happy to finally share that we have two options for you to subscribe to our blog feed. You can use the WordPress Widget on the left or sign up with Blog Lovin’ using the widget below or on the left. I hope this helps you to catch all the Hydrangea Hippo blog
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This Makes Me Want to Journal – November Kit
Do you ever find a paper that speaks to you, that makes you want to scrapbook, want to journal? That is what these Echo Park papers by Lori Whitlock do for me – I can’t wait to bust into this kit and start creating! Map pages, music, journals, and ledgers – Lori took all of
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A Steampunk Costume for Halloween – We Sew Together
As soon as Katie saw the pattern in the fabric store, she knew what she was going to be for Halloween: A Steampunk Lady. Unfortunately, the fabric store was out-of- stock of the pattern so we had to figure out something else. A few weeks later, I was in Joann’s and spotted the Steampunk Costume
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Wishlist Wednesday – Gilder’s Paste
Have you ever considered making a wishlist of products you want to try or buy? I decided to start sharing a Wishlist Wednesday the last Wednesday of every month! Over the summer, I took a class with Jen Cushman on using ICED Enamels and we used Baroque Art’s Gilder’s Paste to color and patina the
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Roasted Tomato and Carrot Soup – A Fall Favorite
Last year I found a great recipe on Food Network for a roasted tomato soup: https://hydrangeahippo.com/zucchini-lasagna/ When growing your own garden, either you have no tomatoes (what happened to my green thumb this year?!) or your tomatoes all get ripe at the same time, like they did for my mom. Good news for me! It means
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