Excited for the holidays!

The weather’s chilly, the trees are bare and I swear I can smell cinnamon in the air! It might be a bit early to start decorating the tree or playing my Christmas With The Chipmunks CD, so I’ve channeled my excitement into crafts! The Emo Snowmen Holiday Card Set The Snowman Variety Holiday Card Set [...]

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Lauson: Creative With Heart

While shopping through pumpkin bread on my friend Julie’s etsy site, I noticed some darling beaded earrings and necklaces for sale.   Crafted by Lauson,  Julie’s 8-year-old neighbor, these pieces are a fun way to gift yourself with an accessory that shines, teaches and helps. Julie’s teaching Lauson about business. They’ve decided to donate half [...]

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Gift Wrapping This Holiday Season

I’ve been thinking about different ways to creatively wrap this year.  While I like to stay away from the basic wrapping paper, ribbon and a peel-and-stick tags, sometimes it’s easier than getting really creative.  especially if you have a million gifts to wrap. I remember one year, when my sister and I were young, my [...]

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Some Of My Chilly-Weather Favorites

I obviously love papercrafting, but there’s so many awesome other homemade crafts out there.  These are some of my chilly-weather faves: Navy Upcycled Leg Warmers by TaffyCrafts Neck Warmer Scarflette by AMothersCrochet Doggy Neck Warmer by Have2Knit Coif Spicey Pumpkin by HotWeinerDog Eco Chic Cup Sweater by CuffeShop Pixie Hat in Huckleberry by Pixiebell

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Love The Monkey!

My newest creations, like all my others, are made with recycled materials.  These are made with an older sock monkey calendar that I forgot I had, and some recycled paper and board.  They’re some of my favorites yet! I love the monkey!

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When I run out of glue, I use…

Not that these are suggestions by any means, but I’ve used: flour and water hairspray gum sap What weird thing have you used as a substitution when crafting?

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