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New Year, New Prints

Need a little crafty inspiration to get you started on some new projects this year? I’m currently loving hand printed fabric. These books feature some great designs, used in a multitude of ways, whether you’re screen printing, block printing, or … Continue reading

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Design*Sponge at Home

There has been a lot of buzz over Grace Bonney’s much anticipated book over the past several months, so I’m not sure what I can say here that hasn’t already been said or read. Design*Sponge at Home comes out today!! … Continue reading

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Stories of a Creative Community

Craft Corps: Celebrating the Creative Community One Story at a Time, by Vickie Howell. As creators, it can be inspiring to read the stories and backgrounds of other creators. To see what they’re up to, how they got there, where … Continue reading

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Edward Gorey for the Home

I was feeling irritable and weary this week, despite the concerted sunshine in Manhattan yesterday and today.  Maybe it’s the frittered and frayed tendons in my ankle (red wine + staircase + heels do not a slow and safe descent … Continue reading

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Scandinavian Designs

    Internationally acclaimed designer Lotta Jansdotter’s books and designs are gorgeous, and of course they have that Scandinavian flare that instantly sucks me in. They are the kind of books you want to flip through twelve times. Then you think, oh … Continue reading

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Stitching with Amy Butler

Hello! Welcome to the first in a series of posts about craft books! There are so many good books out there, I don’t know how I’ll pick and choose. This time around I looked at the HUGE stack of books on my coffee … Continue reading

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