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DIY Boho Necklace
Boho Necklace from the book KNITLESS: 50 No-Knit, Stash-Busting Yarn Projects by Laura McFadden, Photograph by Allan Penn If you’ve read my blog for a while now, it’s no secret I like to knit. And...
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We Adopted a Pug!
You may have noticed there was no “origami printable” this week. Well, there’s a good reason for that. I’ve been busy taking care of this sweet little pug. Her name is Lilly and she’s about six years...
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Printable: Ginkgo Leaf Origami Paper
One thing I miss about Connecticut in the fall are the vibrant colored leaves. Now I’m surrounded by California brown. There are some trees here that have color but it’s nothing like the trees on the...
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Craft: Vintage Halloween Votive
Here’s a craft project I created and published back in 2012. I don’t have a witty introduction for it. Simply, here’s the tutorial: Supplies: Glass candle votive Tape Scissors Vintage clip art – The...
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Printable: Halloween Origami Paper
Now that it’s October, I figure a Halloween printable is in order. For this origami print, I made the witches on the kawaii (cute) side. This print is perfect for folding containers to store treats....
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Printable: Mummy Origami Paper
Turn origami animals into mummies with this week’s origami paper. I designed the paper to look like mummy wrapped bandages and omitted the eyes. This way, you can add the eyes where it makes the most...
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Coloring Book Review: The Time Garden
The Time Garden by Daria Song Everywhere I look, The Time Garden seems to show up. During a stroll down 4th street in Berkley, I saw it in the window of Nest and on a shelf in Papyrus. It came...
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Printable: Origami Frankenstein Doll
Today’s printable is an origami Frankenstein. And for the Mary Shelley fans, today’s printable is an origami Adam. This Frankenstein monster was created to fold up the same way as the origami kokeshi...
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Time for a Change
It’s time for me to take a break from this blog. Most likely it will be a permanent one. The truth is my heart just isn’t in it anymore. I think I’ve known that for a while now. I think many of...
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Printable: Guitar Valentine Cards
Back by popular demand, Printable Guitar Valentines! Over the past week, I’ve been receiving emails for this guitar valentine. I’m sorry if I haven’t returned your email, I’ve just been really busy...
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Paris Street Style Coloring Book
Paris Street Style by Zoe de las Cases It looks like the coloring book craze isn’t going anywhere, anytime soon. I keep seeing new coloring books popping up. One book that caught my eye was Paris...
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DIY Fabric yo-yo Coin Purse
Upon request, I’m re-posting the directions for making a fabric yo-yo coin purse. It was first published in 2011. The tutorial for this coin purse was also published in Haute Handbags Magazine....
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Fun With Washi featured on the Martha Stewart Site!
This isn’t much of a post. I’m just popping in to share that my book Fun With Washi was recently featured on the Martha Stewart site. There’s also a couple of tutorials from the book on the site. I...
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Instagram Inspiration
Hello everyone. I haven’t been here in a while and I wanted to share what I’ve been up to. Instead of posting on Zakka Life, I’ve been posting mini posts on Instagram. I’m sharing about slow living,...
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