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How To Make Whipped Shea Butter and Coconut Oil Body Butter

Last Christmas my cousin asked me what was on my wish list. I told her I really wanted a lotion that would cure the old

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How to Make an Elastic Bookmark + Fiskars Tag Maker Giveaway

I love to read. Love. Love. LOVE to read. I usually have a book in my bag or car, and have been known to  be

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How to Sew a Modern Fanny Pack

I was not a fan of fanny packs the first time they came around in the 1980s. Back then fanny packs were generally a telltale

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How to Make DIY Image Transfer and Washi Tape Magnets

I’ve moved over 18 times. My love for relocation has had an effect on the way I decorate my house. For the most part I

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Why Attend a Creative Conference? An interview with Lauren Venell

Welcome to our interview series about attending creative conferences! Since our Craftcation Conference is just around the corner (March 26-29, 2015) we’re sharing tips and

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Why Attend a Creative Conference? An interview with Natalie Cuen

Welcome to our interview series about attending creative conferences! Since our Craftcation Conference is just around the corner (March 26-29, 2015) we’re sharing tips and

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The importance of off-line networking, Creativelive tour + eight business classes you need to take right now

Days when I’m knee deep in spreadsheets and I never think I’m going to make a dent in my overflowing inbox, I look up at

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Why Attend a Creative Conference? An interview with Maddie Spoto

Welcome to our interview series about attending creative conferences! Since our Craftcation Conference is just around the corner (March 26-29, 2015) we’re sharing tips and

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Why Attend a Creative Conference? An interview with Kelly Affleck

Welcome to our interview series about attending creative conferences! Since our Craftcation Conference is just around the corner (March 26-29, 2015) we’re sharing tips and

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How to Make DIY Circle Confetti Coasters with Sizzix

During my twenties and early thirties at-home entertaining was pretty much one of my favorite things to plan for a Sunday afternoon or weekday evening.

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Why Attend a Creative Conference? An interview with T&A Leather

Welcome to our interview series about attending creative conferences! Since our Craftcation Conference is just around the corner (March 26-29, 2015) we’re sharing tips and

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Why Attend a Creative Conference? An interview with Keri Cleverly

Welcome to our interview series about attending creative conferences! Since our Craftcation Conference is just around the corner (March 26-29, 2015) we’re sharing tips and

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How to Make Washi Tape Mason Jar Solar Lights

My obsession with washi tape runs deep. Almost as deep as my obsession with hanging out in my backyard. Since I work from home, working

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Why Attend a Creative Conference? An interview with Vennice James

Welcome to our interview series about attending creative conferences! Since our Craftcation Conference is just around the corner (March 26-29, 2015) we wanted to share

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How to Make DIY Fancy Glitter Holiday Shoes

The night I got introduced the wonderfulness that a little glitter could add to a pair of shoes was also the night I found out

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How to Make a Winter Woodland Snow Globe

Growing up in Southern California with parents who weren’t big on traveling, I didn’t have a chance to fully experience a white winter until my

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10 WAYS TO ASSESS IF AN OPPORTUNITY IS RIGHT FOR YOU + YOUR BUSINESS

“I’m pretty sure my eyeball is about to fall out,” my husband said last week. It was our day off and we were shuttling between

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The Best of Seattle

Welcome to Part Three of our Pacific Northwest tour – The Best of Seattle. Delilah and I had so much fun in Portland, as you

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The Best of Portland, Oregon – Part Two

Welcome to part two of our two part series on our favorite spots in Portland, Oregon. If you missed the first installment of this series

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The Best of Portland, Oregon – Part One

It’s a pretty awesome feeling to be on a road trip with someone you’ve known since the day you were born and realize that after

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How to Make a Patchwork Adjustable Camera Strap

I have a vintage tin cracker box on my dresser. The box has traveled with me for over 20 years to the nearly 20 different

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The Truth About Vision Boards

If I hadn’t gotten a really bad case of the flu five years ago I probably wouldn’t have heard the term vision board until a

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How to throw a backyard karaoke party

My favorite karaoke bar in my town closed down last year. Although I love karaoke, I’m not a diehard karaoke junkie but a few times

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Printing the perfect business card + an Oubly giveaway

I remember my mother sitting at the kitchen table clipping coupons for hours when I was a kid. I’d be in the living room half-watching

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