You know that feeling of spending a long time searching for something and when you finally find that thing, a voice inside you exclaims “THIS …
My New Art Obsession: Junk Journaling
Crochet a Teddy Bear Bag Charm – Free Pattern
Personalize your bags and express your personality with bag charms! We’re seeing dangly bag charms everywhere and on everyone. You can have one signature piece …
Make a Side Sewn Back to School Book
I’ve been making books for nearly twenty years and have favorite bindings and structures for every occasion. The side sewn book is one of my …
Make Magic Yarn Balls with Invisible Yarn Joins
Do you ever look at the pile of yarn scraps from your knit or crochet project and think, “That is an amazing color palette!” Or …
How to Give Yourself a Cake-Over: Embellish Your World with Cake-Themed Crochet
My daily practice, Crochet Cakery, launched this month (woohoo!). I’ve been joyfully crocheting cakes for years, and I’m so excited to share that magic with …
Make a To-Go Watercolor Palette
Summer is the perfect season for painting on the go. Whether you are on a roadtrip, camping, hiking, hanging at the beach or have some …
Pack An Accordion Travel Pouch
I remember feeling so delighted and enchanted the first time I encountered an accordion travel pouch. It was clearly vintage, made of stained satin and …
Let’s Get Ready For Me Made May
Me Made May is the month to celebrate your handmade wardrobe. It was started by Zoe Edwards in 2010 as a personal challenge to wear …
Sustainable Crafting: 32 Earth-Friendly Projects
As artists and creatives, we constantly collect materials and supplies. Many of our projects also leave piles of scraps and leftovers, whether bits of paper, …
Making Backgrounds for Festive Papercrafts
by Sarah Kuntz Jones, Assistant Branch Manager, St. Louis County Library This may come as a surprise, but libraries have limited budgets. I’ll give you …