Results for: book
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Let’s Pick Flowers, Save Flowers, Make Flower-Saving Books Together
Get ready to get sunny, crafty, and a little more adorable.
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Honey, I Shrunk the Books: A DIY Guide to Making Miniature Book Replicas
Every time I finish reading a book, I get to work on its tiny counterpart. Now I’ve got a shelf full of minis that make me happy every single time I look at them. Wanna make one with me?
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To Hobbies I Have Loved (and Lost) Before
I have ADHD, and I love learning new things, but I have all the stick to-itiveness of a bumblebee in a field of wildflowers.
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Crafts I Intended To Try This Winter but Now It’s Almost Spring so I Guess I’ll Put Them Off for Another Year
I don’t know about you, but every single year when the cold depressing months come around, I cheer myself up by putting together a list of potential crafts I could do to pass the time.
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Be a Holigay Potion Master with These Three DIY Bottled Gifts
This series may not be Magical Drafts and Potions by Arsenius Jigger, but it’s the closest things we muggles can get. All you need is a stove, a few fancy ingredients, and some time to whip of an apothecary full of gifts.
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How to Make a Vision Board (From a Vision Board Skeptic Willing to Change Her Ways)
It’s time to do your favorite thing: focus on your feelings!
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Host Your Own Indigo Tie-Dye Party, Make These Amazing Handkerchiefs
We had so much fun making indigo tie-dyed hankies at A-Camp! For those of you who couldn’t be there or would like to host your own indigo parties this summer, here’s a simple tutorial to get you started.
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Get Out There: Make a DIY Passport, Go On All the Adventures
Before you get out there with our new series, get in here and make a passport book to keep track of all your adventuring!Â
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Sew You Want to Learn to Sew: Fabric, Patterns, and Resources, Oh My!
What kind of fabric should you use? Where do you get it? What about a pattern? Get all your answers here!
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Sew You Want to Learn to Sew: All About Sewing Machines
Ready to start sewing? You’re gonna need one of these — let’s figure out what you should be looking for.
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How To Cure Your Consumption By Laying In A Ditch and Other Witch Home Remedies
“Every morning cut up a little turf of fresh earth, and lying down, breathe into the hole for a quarter of an hour.”
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Yes, I Made It: Slow Fashion and Making My Own Clothes Changed My Life
Sewing began as a creative outlet for me, an activity that married my love for theatre with my love for DIY, but it has since progressed into a more nuanced understanding of my body, my style, and the consequences that my personal choices have on the world.
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This is How We Do It: Making Herbal Tinctures
Everything you need to know to make your very own herbal tincture at home.
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Mom-Tested, Mom-Approved Holiday Crafts to Make with Kiddos
My mom, expert holiday lover and lifelong crafty lady, came up with three fun holiday crafts to do with kids and we did them together, because I’m her kid!
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Subversive Stitching: A New Twist On An Old Tradition
Cross stitching is easy. Julie provides a list of supplies in the book, as well as instructions that can help you tackle any of the cheeky projects. …And proving even further that she’s the coolest human on the planet, Julie designed a cross stitch pattern just for Autostraddle readers.
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I Reclaimed Christmas With DIY Gifting: Here’s 6 Ways You Can Too
“As an adult, when I was presented with the option of creating my own Christmas traditions with my partner, my instinct was to completely ignore the holiday altogether… I also knew that I didn’t want to partake in the mad shopping frenzy that the holiday season had become famous for. So I started racking my brain for fun, easy DIYs that I could create in bulk for Christmas gifts.”
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This Is How We Do It: Build a Simple Shelf for About $10
In which I write you a poem about how great shelves are, and then I teach you how to build one in three straightforward steps.
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Homesteady: Metallic Leather Laptop Sleeve (Two Ways)
Did you know MacBooks come in gold now? Definitely out of my price range, but it got me thinking about accessories that could at least make me feel like I’d made the upgrade. A metallic (faux) leather laptop sleeve coming right up!
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Dear Queer Diary: Cover Your Book (or Dresser Drawers) With the Words of Another
Turn a book by a dead white man into an instrument of your journaling agenda!
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Homespun Love: Leatherwork Some Handsome Luggage Tags
These classic luggage tags are made from hand-stitched and stamped leather and will set your bags apart when you’re looking for them on the baggage carousel.