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DIY Christmas Decorating Ebook

November 16, 2009

My friend Kimba from A Soft Place to Land has just released her brand new Ebook full of great DIY projects. A Very Kimba Christmas can help your decorate with easy step-by-step instructions for 5 new Christmas projects. Why would you buy expensive decorations when you can make them so cheap???
There are over [...]

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Stuck On Pincushions

September 17, 2009

I’m kinda stuck on pincushions right now! I featured Heather Bailey’s beautiful studio recently and fell in love with her strawberry pincushions. Now, I don’t sew too much, but I had to make one for myself. Isn’t it cute? I love just looking at it!

I used a Heather Bailey pattern to make it, and it [...]

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Green Crafting

July 16, 2009

The Big Green Book of Recycled Crafts is full of over 100 great projects!
Make beautiful handmade items with items that would ordinarily end up in a landfill. If you are looking for ideas and inspiration for paper, plastic, cans, glass, or even your old lamp, this is the book for you!

Green Crafts for Children would [...]

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New Release!! – Patchwork Style: 35 Simple Projects for a Cozy and Colorful Life (Make Good: Crafts + Life)

May 27, 2009

A cozy and colorful life? Sounds great to me!

This is the newly released book by Suzuko Koseki, and I love the style of it! Each project is colorful and not too advanced for people like me. I have to keep it simple, that’s for sure!

I always have a ton of beautiful fabric scraps around that [...]

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Mini Knits – Amigurumi Knits and More

May 14, 2009

This book makes me want to learn how to knit! I need a blue starfish like the one on the cover, and who doesn’t want a funky hermit crab hanging around?
Amigurumi Knits would be a great book to take to the beach this summer! And I’m sure there are some teen girls out there [...]

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Crafty Chica’s Guide to Artful Sewing

April 30, 2009

I’m thinking about asking for this one as a Mother’s Day gift! {hint, hint}
Here’s the great new book from Crafty Chica! It’s for beginners and sewing experts alike, with pretty stuff to make on every page!

Aren’t you loving it already?
She makes everything easier…and I like that about her! See, I’m able to sew straight lines and change the [...]

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