crafting with nature

Compact Design for Cozy Quarters: Seating Trays by Tanya Aguiñiga

Compact Design for Cozy Quarters: Seating Trays by Tanya Aguiñiga

Compact Design for Cozy Quarters: Seating Trays by Tanya Aguiñiga By Angelica Amesquita-Carter Tanya Aguiñiga, furniture designer/maker and resident of Los Angeles, Calif., gets functional in cozy spaces with these beautifully handcrafted, low, stackable seating trays with a container that doubles as a table. The idea behind the piece is to create a unique seating […]

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Masterful Maloof

Masterful Maloof Renowned woodworker Sam Maloof reflects on a lifetime of inspiration. By Heidi Kellenberger “Craft is a dirty word to most people. It isn’t painting. It isn’t sculpture. But my pieces are sculptural pieces. I don’t know why people think crafts is a bad word,” says woodworker Sam Maloof. A self-taught founder of the […]

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DIY Feather Barrettes

DIY Feather Barrettes By Tina Barseghian Inspired by so many beautiful (but expensive) feather barrettes we’ve seen at our favorite shops, my friend and I (and our giddy daughters) decided to make our own. A trip to Michael’s covered everything we needed: standard metal hair barrettes, pieces of felt, a bag of vintage buttons, feathers, […]

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Crochet or Knit Swatch Planter Propagator

Crochet or Knit Swatch Planter Propagator By Kristin Roach The downside of using random containers for planters is that they often look a bit, well, reused. I love my yogurt and all, but not so much that I want to look at 5 containers all around the apartment with plants sticking out of them. Enter […]

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