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Crafts

Category: <span>Crafts</span>

Crafts keep our hand busy and our minds open. From punch needle to rug hooking, macrame and personal gifts, crafts make our homes, lives and gifts unique and personal.

Paper Crafting

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Collection of seven mobiles

Spotlight: Karolina Merska, Pajaki Artist

Artist Karolina Merska takes the traditional Polish folk art of pajaki and transforms bright papers and modern materials into contemporary art mobiles. Karolina's work sparks joy from every angle, introducing...

Flower Kirigami

Spotlight: Ghylenn Descamps, Paper Artist

Passionate about Japanese culture and creativity, French artist Ghylenn Descamps writes, illustrates, makes (especially with paper) and coaches creative people. Constantly exploring the potential of her own creativity, Ghylenn's energy...

Seeshall by Yulia Brodskaya

Spotlight: Yulia Brodskaya, Artist and Illustrator

What's in a name? In illustrator Yulia Brodskaya's case, her name was instrumental in discovering her unique process of creating paper art. Reaching for a way to illustrate "Yulia" in...

Outdoor DIY Ideas

Final tin can flowers with added paint from paint pens to add more interest.

DIY Tin Can Flowers

I look out the back windows of my home to a fence, where the ground is too rocky to plant a garden. I wanted something more interesting than a fence...

Monster feet yarn bombing

How to Yarn Bomb: Fun, Easy and Inspired Ideas

Take your fiber art to the streets – bus stops, benches, light posts, car bumpers, gardens, playgrounds, bike racks – you get the idea! (Local ordinances vary, so if you...

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Mixed bouquets of ecinancea and daisy gerberas paper flowers by Paula Milner

Spotlight: Paula Milner, Passionate Crafter, Designer & Author

Try to keep up with Paula Milner! She is a fabric designer, quilter, wood block print designer, Brother Sewing ambassador, Cricut Ambassador, oh, and she is a dressmaker and makes…
Magic Show book by Erin Fletcher

Spotlight: Erin Fletcher, Bookbinder and Instructor

Erin Fletcher crafted her first book from a weaving while studying at the School of the Arts of Chicago. She wanted to learn more about bookbinding, and continued her education…
SIMJI showing her rug tuft hamburger

Spotlight: SIMJI, Rug Tufting Artist

SIMJI is a content creator who took up rug tufting to create content for audiences. She now has millions of followers across social media, and has written her first book.…
Triple Vases by Hassan Ghanati

Spotlight: Hassan Ghanati, Woodworking Artist

Hassan Ghanati has followed his passion. He works with wood to create both decorative and utilitarian pieces. Using only wood that is reclaimed, he leaves a piece in his sight…
A flat lay image of ten pom poms

How to Make Pom Poms with Yarn – 8 Different Ways

No matter how you spell pom poms (pom-poms, or pompoms), they are all adorable fluffy balls of yarn that are used for embellishing clothing, accessories, and home dec projects. In…
Rug in progress of a lady with pink cheeks

Spotlight: Deana David, Rug Maker

Deana David started rug hooking to stay connected with home when she was living abroad. Fast forward to now, she is busy managing Ribbon Candy Rug Hooking, an active Facebook…
Blue Bird rug hooked by Crystal Ross

Spotlight: Crystal Ross, Textile Artist

Crystal Ross dabbled in several art disciplines and discovered textiles. Her grandparents were incredible rug hookers and she always had great respect for their work. When it seemed to become…
Man walking on air above seagulls huichol yarn painting by Bridget Daly

Spotlight: Bridget Daly, Fiber Artist

Bridget Daly discovered Huichol yarn painting and the rest is history. Her work challenges the viewer to reconsider what is true. Look closely at the detail in her work. She…
Applewood Live Edge wood bowl by Robb Carothers

Spotlight: Robb Carothers, Woodturner

Robb Carothers discovered woodturning when a friend asked if he'd like to learn how to turn wood. He now finds his own wood from deadfall or left over from landscaping…

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