Category Archives: Crafty

Favorite Things Friday (Wednesday Edition): Cheerful Cars

Posted on November 20, 2013 by Hope

İstanbul I have always loved a cheerful car. There are a couple in Ann Arbor with plastic dinosaurs and toys all over them. There are also some spectacular custom paint jobs. When we lived in Milan, there was an awesome, junky ice … Continue reading →

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Favorite Things Friday: Buttons!

Posted on October 11, 2013 by Hope

http://hiperduct.ac.uk/custom-phd-essay-writers-websites-for-mba I don’t know where the picture is, at the moment, but there is at least one photo documenting one of my favorite childhood pleasures: playing with buttons from our button jar. We sorted, counted, traded, grouped, admired, and made art … Continue reading →

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Vintage Advice: Pack-o-Fun

Posted on June 14, 2013 by Hope

Pack-o-Fun “The Only Scrap-Craft Magazine” May 1971 Publisher John M. Klapper, Park Ridge, Illinois I came across this magazine in my scrap drawer, which holds old calendar pages, magazines, photos, and other paper ephemera I cut up and use in … Continue reading →

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Favorite Things Friday: The Crafty Nook

Posted on May 23, 2013 by Hope

I like to make things…birds, collages, art, toys, assemblages…those subjects will each get their own feature at some point or another. One of my favorite places in my house is the crafty nook where I keep my art supplies and … Continue reading →

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