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Charlotte’s Friends Upcycled Dolls
Lori Guilderson, owner of Charlotte’s Friends, gives second-hand traditional dolls (think Bratz) a feminist makeover. Goodbye, unrealistic standards of beauty; hello, dolls that look like an average...
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Craftivism in Action: The Fighter Tee
Looking for a crafty way to support a great cause? Check out The Fighter Tee, by Handmade Boy. The Fighter Tee is a kid’s T-shirt pattern, available from the Handmade Boy etsy shop, Handmade Boy...
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Crafty Book Review: Painted Rocks with Art on the Rocks
We just encountered painted rocks for the first time on our Spring Break road trip, when my older daughter found two separate painted rocks hidden in two separate national parks. The message on the...
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Craft for Good with The Snuggles Project
Cats and dogs deserve our crafty love, too, especially when they’re all alone in an animal shelter. The Snuggles Project makes the animal shelter a comfier place for an animal to be, by making and...
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Cheerios Gave You Free Seeds. Should You Plant Them?
This happened while I was on a Spring Break trip with my kids, so I missed much of the debate as it went live. But every night, browsing Facebook before bed, I’d see the updated shares. The first...
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Crafting for Good: Project Linus
Want to give traumatized or hospitalized children something secure and soft to cuddle? Check out Project Linus, which provides handmade quilts and blankets to children in need across the country....
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Crafting for Good: Warm Up America!
Warm Up America! distributes knitted and crocheted items to non-profits and needy individuals all over the country, but their real claim to fame is their afghan project. If you like to knit or crochet...
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Crafty Book Review: The Art and Craft of Wood
Sooo…. backyard lumberjacking is a thing. I don’t know why this surprises me. Pretty much everything is a thing, you know? Homemade from scratch dog food is a thing. Harry Potter/The Walking Dead...
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How To Make Stamped Clay Seed Bombs
I used to think that seed bombs do not work, full stop. And to be fair, I had a good reason for my opinion, because most of the seed bomb tutorials that you see online just do NOT work! Here’s why: If...
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20 DIY Cloth Masks
The CDC recommends the use of homemade cloth face coverings in public where social distancing can be challenging to maintain. Now, everybody who knows how to sew has been taking up needle and thread...
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