Tag: craft

Art with Little Purpose

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My latest foray into paper crafting is making playing-card-sized collages. Most are 2x3, and currently overflowing from the container they’re in, because I don’t yet know what to do with most of them. Some have been turned into gift tags; others ended up in my current Project Life scrapbook as embellishments. Other than that, these … Continue reading Art with Little Purpose

Hilltown Families Handmade Valentine Swap, 2022

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The annual Hilltown Families Handmade Valentine Swap is a tradition I’ve participated in several times now, in which children, adults, and families living in the “Hidden Hills” of the Berkshires make and receive homemade Valentines. I first joined the fold in the “adult” category, before Juli was born; but it’s become a favorite art project … Continue reading Hilltown Families Handmade Valentine Swap, 2022

Breaking Down the Scrap: Monthly Intro Page

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I’ve been documenting life in scrap-form steadily for many years, with varying degrees of creative oomph. Sometimes, it’s simply enough to just get the photos into the pockets and call it a day; other times the crafty bug strikes, and layouts turn into paper-based celebrations of mundane errands. It really depends on how your week … Continue reading Breaking Down the Scrap: Monthly Intro Page

House of Wax

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I’ve shared the super-easy recipe for recycled crayons here before, but this week we decided to give it a Halloween spin, attempting spooky color combinations like black and orange or purple and red. Of course, we had to assign names to the new cray-ations: from top left, I give you Jack-o-lantern, Dracula’s Blood, Dead-end Road, … Continue reading House of Wax

The Making of the Mummy

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A Blogtoberfest Guest Post -- and craft tutorial! -- by Cory of Juniper Studio We are a fall family. Hikes, cranberry bogs, roasting chicken, apple picking. It’s the best. The boys are in LOVE with the acorns and vibrant leaves and pumpkins, or as Lucas calls them, pumpies. Gosh, I hope he never stops calling … Continue reading The Making of the Mummy