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Paper Crafts

How to make a handy List Organizer out of random stuff you have lying around

May 28, 2010
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Hoo, boy, this little project came out of nowhere! But before I get to the tutorial, a little background…

Here’s how I maximize my office paper use: whenever I have paper I’ve had to print on one side, I fold it in half and use it as scratch paper. I write all my daily to-do lists [...]

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Recent Tutorials: a Garden Caddy & a Recycled Vase

April 26, 2010
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We’re busy this week getting ready for How to Host Your Own Blog, so I thought I’d share some crafty I’ve done for other people lately.

Over on CRAFT, I did this tutorial for an oilcloth garden tool caddy as part of their Bloom garden project series.

…It unfolds to reveal pockets for your tools, and [...]

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Three Easter Baskets to Make

March 22, 2010
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ACK! Well, I had planned to have a nice, new Easter basket tutorial for you today, but then I lost a couple days to some mystery illness, and now I’m playing catch-up.

So instead, I’ll share tutorials for three Easter baskets I did last year…

This paper basket is based on the traditional woven paper heart. The [...]

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Tutorial: A super-simple way to cover a composition book

March 7, 2010
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I loves me some of those old-school composition books. Last August, our local Fred Meyer had them on sale for 25 cents apiece for back-to-school, and K and I laid in a stock to get us well into our old age.

I’ve been noodling with ways to make them look prettier. There are tons of tutorials [...]

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Two Hanukkah Crafts

December 7, 2009

I guess I should say that my family is not Jewish – but as it happens, Mom and I both have Hannukah crafts on the web today.

Aren’t these star ornaments amazing? Mom made them with cardboard, pins, and yarn scraps. She has a beautifully-presented tutorial on her blog, if you want to learn to make [...]

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How to Make Lots of Cards from Just Two Punches

November 24, 2009

This little project was inspired by a post on Ann’s awesome blog, All Things Paper. Which you should add to your feed reader right now. I’ll wait.

Ann posted about a gorgeous floral card, in which the petals and leaves were made with a single paper punch.

Well, that got me excited. I’d love to have a [...]

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How to Weave a Cover for Your Splendid Notepad

November 12, 2009
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So, yesterday, we learned to make a notepad from a cardboard box. Today, let’s fancy up the cover a little by adding some weaving.

You can start weaving your cover right after this step in the notepad-making process…

Now, most weaving project begin with a little measuring and figuring. I’ll try to keep this part as loose [...]

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How to Turn a Cardboard Box Into a Splendid Notepad

November 11, 2009
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I kid you not: I first made this project, from start to finish, in a dream. (Which was pretty great – I mean, it’s so hard to find crafting-time during my waking hours. Wish I could manage to craft in my sleep more often.)

Anyway. I like these simple notepads – they’re a fun way to [...]

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A Guest Post & Project from Nancy Overton

October 21, 2009

Hi, everyone – today, we have a guest post from Nancy Overton. She’s a veteran crafter, and the mother of Paul Overton, of Dudecraft fame. Her story made me smile, and I hope it has the same effect on you. Plus, she’s generously shared a project tutorial. Enjoy!
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Craft Deficit Disorder
by Nancy Overton
Teaching at two garden [...]

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Review: Home, Paper, Scissors

October 13, 2009

I was so excited to see Home, Paper, Scissors come out, because, like a lot of us, I’m always amazed by Patricia Zapata’s blogged paper projects.

I really love the idea of a papercraft book that bypasses all the usual greeting cards and paper chains and such, and instead offers actually-useful stuff for the home. There [...]

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