Do you love sending “happy mail” to friends but wonder how to make your cards more useful? You know I am all about practical crafts and while I LOVE a gorgeous greeting card, after you get so many of them, they get kinda hard to display. Today I’m sharing how to make a miniature garland 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.
40 Awesome Things From CHA Mega Show 2015 – Part Two
Welcome to part 2 of my tour of CHA this year!!!! I made a list of over 40 awesome things from CHA Mega Show 2015 to inspire you and share the show with you in a different way than just touring every booth. I also did a video tour of some of the booths here:
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DIY Winter Cottages for a Dollar
At the Dollar Tree, they have these adorable ceramic houses that were for creating a Christmas village vignette. I bought one of each style and spray painted them all white. And then I realized everyone else on the internet was doing the same thing so I couldn’t share them as a Christmas project. I decided
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Thing 1 and Thing 2 Gloves
I am so excited to be back for another round of Craft Lightning!!! A group of crafty bloggers and designers get together and share craft projects that can be created in about 15 minutes or less in a series called “Craft Lightning”! Today I am sharing how to create a pair of custom Thing 1 and
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15 Marsala Crafts Supplies You NEED Now
Marsala is Pantone’s color of the year. Like or love it, it is here to stay and one way to stay on trend is to incorporate Marsala into your craft projects. But how? If you don’t already have a deep love of 1980’s maroon and wine colors, you might not have any marsala colored products
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40 Awesome Things From CHA Mega Show 2015 – Part One
I spent this past week at the annual Craft and Hobby Association MEGA SHOW in Anaheim, California. This is my 8th year attending the show, and boy, has it changed! Even so, 8 years in and I still learn alot, see alot, and experience alot. Everyone really enjoyed my “100 Things I Learned at SNAP”
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Why Your Teen Driver Needs to Know About Oil Changes – Pennzoil at Walmart Makes It Easy
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone.#DropShopAndOil #CollectiveBias Katie has been learning to drive since turning 16 this past December. It’s gotten me thinking of all of the driving lessons my friends and family taught me when I was her age. As important as behind-the-wheel safety is,
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