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Apr

14

Semiprecious Salvage

April 14, 2008 | 1 Comment

Stephanie Lee’s Semiprecious Salvage: Creative Found-Art Jewelry is a notable new title for both jewelry and mixed-media artists. Focusing on vintage and vintage-inspired style, the artist provides practical and timeless techniques and projects that readers can put into practice with items found around the house. I especially like the projects that feature tiny snippets and [...]

Apr

3

Make It Mine Magazine

April 3, 2008 | 1 Comment

Apparently I’ve been living under a rock for the past few months … because it was just today that I discovered Make It Mine magazine, the publication dedicated to transforming ordinary objects into extraordinary things. The magazine (which debuted in winter 2007) is filled with step-by-step practical projects, such as embellishing a plain-Jane pair of [...]

Apr

1

Junk Beautiful

April 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment

The just-released book Junk Beautiful: Room by Room Makeovers with Junkmarket Style, by Sue Whitney and Ki Nassauer, is perfect for the flea market shopper. The authors present practical projects for every room of the house that will you have transforming someone’s junk into one-of-a-kind conversation pieces for your home. After seeing what you can [...]

Jan

28

Rubbish Sneak-Peak

January 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment

I was fortunate to get a sneak-peak at the new book Rubbish! Reuse Your Refuse, by Kate Shoup. This step-by-step project book is the perfect read for dumpster divas, second-hand shoppers and treehuggers. License plates, tin cans, game board pieces, floppy disks, old credit cards and much more make their way into the 30 on-trend [...]

Aug

20

A Blast-from-the-Past Book

August 20, 2007 | Leave a Comment

A banner ad on Craftster prompted me to take my first in-depth look at the book The Craftster Guide to Nifty, Thrifty, and Kitschy Crafts, published in 2006 by Leah Kramer, founder of Craftster.
The book is packed with so many fun projects (most of which are recycled or repurposed crafts), including a popsicle stick purse, [...]

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