diy & how to’s

DIY: working with colette patterns on a wrap dress

by claudia barragan May 18, 2012

once a month, i leave my urban concrete digs in downtown la and trek up to the tree-lined streets and winery dotted roads of sonoma county. the purpose of my trip: spend a little time with random nicole and her beau. but, let’s be honest here, the real reason i go is for the food. [...]

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DIY TUTORIAL: how to make a needle felting tool

by random nicole May 12, 2012

i’m not a huge believer in astrology, although i love devouring rob breszny’s horoscopes in the weekly paper. reading rob’s predictions is more like reading a very short and very fascinating story that just happens to have a bit of advice or insight sprinkled in. i’m a libra, which i’ve been told means i [...]

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BACKYARD MAKEOVER

by random nicole May 8, 2012

it’s official… summer is here! lucky me, my awesome landlord decided to pour a patio in my previously unusable backyard. goodbye to renegade rose thistles, brambles of blackberry bushes and lots of mud and hello to morning coffee on the patio table and lots of bbq dinners. i pulled it off on a shoestring…patio [...]

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DIY tutorial: making marshmallows from scratch

by random nicole April 24, 2012

those who know me know about my obsession with camping. when i was nine i begged my mom to buy me a tent for christmas in hopes that once she bought the tent we proceed to the next logical step…a camping trip. my elementary school heart sank when i found out that camping was something [...]

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DIY tutorial: ship, bird & sewing machine facinators

by random nicole April 4, 2012

i’m a flashy lady. i’m a firm believer that polka dots and stripes were meant to be worn together. when it comes to my personal style two wrongs tend to make a right. the bigger the better. so, when my beau told me about the shipwreck-themed leap year party at frog’s leap winery (where he [...]

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DIY tutorial: paper party garlands

by random nicole February 14, 2012

i’ve been very into paper garland lately. what a lovely inexpensive way to add some color to a room or party. check out some of my favorite tutorials on making your own paper garland. from candace at sparkle power circle paper garland at hambly screenprints circle garland from juneberry lane the purl bee’s paper garland [...]

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DIY BOOK REVIEW: jeannine stein’s adventures in bookbinding and rebound

by random nicole February 9, 2012

a few months ago i was listening to a crafty podcast (i think it was sister dianes’s craftypod) and heard a quote that went something like this “as our jobs become more high tech our leisure activities become more high touch”. i wish i knew who said it but it definitely got me thinking about [...]

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unicorns do exist! and i’ve got proof! a recipe for unicorn poop cookies

by claudia barragan February 8, 2012

a post by claudia when i was a little girl, i always wanted a pony. who didn’t? but my neighborhood’s homeowners association wouldn’t allow it. at least that’s what my parents always told me. in hindsight, i think maybe they just didn’t want to shovel pony poop. well, here’s a little recipe you *will* want [...]

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DIY tutorial: paper bird cage lantern garlands

by random nicole February 7, 2012

one thing about craftcation i don’t want to let slide is decor. i’ve been keeping my eyes peeled on pinterest and blogs for ideas for simple things i can make to decorate the hotel and city hall. i ran across this tutorial on the bride’s cafe. i modified the tutorial a little bit since i [...]

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DIY tutorial: shrinky dink necklaces and jewelry

by random nicole January 31, 2012

my addiction to crafting started at a young age and one of the first crafts that got me seriously hooked was shrinky dinks. many years have passed, but my intense love for the magic that happens inside an oven turning my art into a hard thick charm or pendant is as strong as ever. want [...]

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