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Criminal Crafts Project Excerpt: How to Make a Glue Gun Bandolier

Criminal Crafts Project Excerpt: How to Make a Glue Gun Bandolier

I love crafts with a bit of an edge to them, and the projects in the new book, Criminal Crafts, from Shawn Bowman (a.k.a Miss Demeanor,) deliver edge in a big way. Criminal Crafts: Outlaw Projects for Scoundrels, Cheats, and Armchair Detectives is a sassy manifesto of 30 projects steeped in noir and espionage culture. […]

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Text Tool: The Cult of LEGO

Text Tool: The Cult of LEGO

It’s hard, for me, to find books that really justify themselves, and when my colleague John Baichtal asked me to review The Cult of LEGO, his recent survey of adult Lego fandom with BrickJournal founder Joe Meno, I was nervous. The Cult of LEGO, I can report with some relief, is well worth its weight in words.

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CraftSanity Issue 6 Now Available

CraftSanity Issue 6 Now Available

I grew up in Michigan, so I feel a little Mitten State pride whenever Jennifer Ackerman-Haywood announces a new issue of CraftSanity Magazine. So, I wanted to send out a little Midwest love, and let you know that the latest issue of CraftSanity Magazine is now available for purchase! The print issue is available for […]

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How-To: Make a Tailor’s Ham, a Project Excerpt From Mend it Better by Kristin Roach

How-To: Make a Tailor’s Ham, a Project Excerpt From Mend it Better by Kristin Roach

Kristin Roach, founder and author of Craft Leftovers, has been a long-time contributor to CRAFT (both in print and online) so we are incredibly excited to be able to share a cool project from her new book, Mend It Better. As the title implies, Mend it Better is a book full of tips, history and […]

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