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Get Crafty: Hip Home Ec | Jean Railla
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The creator of the popular getcrafty.com Web site discusses the benefits of making things by hand and living creatively, providing instructions for making clothing, greeting cards, and cosmetics while offering suggestions on how to decorate a home and organize a craft circle. Original.
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LitsyEvents
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Repost for @Catsandbooks

Hello #LitsyCrafters ☺️ How is your 2024 going so far?

This year I'm crocheting a book blanket! Each color is a different genre and the number of rows is the star rating I gave it. Above is what I have so far!
One of my goals this year is to complete more projects that I've already started.

If you'd like to be added or removed from the #LitsyCrafters tag list let me know.

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Catsandbooks
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#LitsyCrafters is now on discord!

Now that Zoom is no longer allowing free and extended video calls, all the virtual hangouts will be happening on discord. Our next virtual hangout is on Sunday July 17th at 4 pm CST.

I have also set up various chat channels to discuss different crafts.

Discord is free and easy to use. You just need to set up an account.

To join: https://discord.gg/nkTXxqmYEr

Hope to see you on there!

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Catsandbooks
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Here's our exciting lineup for #LitsyCrafters 🎉
Each month we will showcase a different craft. The goal is to bring crafters together over a shared interest, share some tips and tricks, and maybe learn something new!

Remember we will also be having biweekly check-ins to see what everyone is working on and encourage each other to complete projects.

Participate as much or as little as you like! We look forward to everybody's creativity!

MeganAnn I‘m very excited for this!!! 2y
ShelleyBooksie So fun! 2y
Charityann I just saw this and am so excited for it!!😄 2y
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Catsandbooks @MeganAnn We're excited too!! 🎉🌈 2y
Catsandbooks @ShelleyBooksie @Charityann Are y'all interested in joining us? 2y
Charityann Yes!😄 2y
Charityann Is there a sign up or is just posting stuff and tagging? 2y
Catsandbooks @Charityann no sign up, just wanted to make sure I have your name down so I can tag you in updates 😊 2y
alisiakae I'm definitely going to join in! Could you add my name to the tag list? 2y
Catsandbooks @4thhouseontheleft Already have your name on the list Alisia!☺️ (edited) 2y
Alora Very very interested!! 2y
witchyreader13 @milesnmelodies Might be fun to try these together. 😍 We could do virtual crafting nights. 😊 2y
Catsandbooks @Alora I will add you to our tag list! 💚 2y
Catsandbooks @witchyreader13 if your interested I can add you both to our list to be tagged in posts and events 😊 2y
wanderinglynn I don‘t know how I missed this! I‘m will you please add me to the list? 2y
Catsandbooks @wanderinglynn I got you down Lynn! 😊 2y
ScientistSam This sounds great! Could you please add my name to the tag list? 2y
Catsandbooks @ScientistSam Added you to the list! Happy to have you! ❤️ 2y
Clwojick Thanks! 2y
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Catsandbooks
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Join the #LitsyCrafters! All arts, crafts, & creative ventures are welcome! Crafters can connect with each other, learn tips & tricks, or maybe find something new to try!

What to expect:
- Biweekly check-ins to share & support each others projects
- Different craft featured each month

Please comment below if you are interested & also let us know what hobbies you enjoy!

MaleficentBookDragon LOVE this! 2y
Pageturner1 this would be fun! i would enjoy learning something new. right now i do cross stitch, card making, sewing. 2y
seibelsays Fun! I'm a knitter and just got into quilting. 2y
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MeganAnn Just commented on @curiouserandcurioser ‘s post and missed that you are a co-host too! 🤷‍♀️❤️ I would love to join in! I paint (watercolor mostly) and also enjoy embroidery and cross stitch. I dabble in a lot of other crafty things when a specific idea comes to me, but those are the ones I‘d love to work into my life on a regular basis. 2y
aperfectmjk You know what, why not. I primarily do acrylic painting.. not just canvas, but wooden boxes, and rocks. I also do scrapbooking occasionally. 2y
Catsandbooks @MaleficentBookDragon @Pageturner1 @seibelsays @MeganAnn @aperfectmjk SOOO Happy to have y'all join us! I can't wait!! 🎨🎉✨ 2y
Larkken Good idea, I‘d love to join! I knit, crochet, embroider, and bulletjournal (what? It‘s totally a craft 😅) 2y
Catsandbooks @Larkken Bullet journaling is 100% a craft! Cause I do it too and I totally count it as something creative! Mine is a hodgepodge of whatever I need lol 2y
Butterfinger I'd like to join. I knit and want to start selling, but have no idea how to start. 2y
Larkken @Catsandbooks yes! Sometimes I need a calendar, but sometimes I need an anger scribble, reminder of a good day, or a mindless creative outlet! 😄 2y
Catsandbooks @Butterfinger Yay Tammy! So happy to have you!! 💖 2y
hissingpotatoes I'd like to join! I've done cross stitch/needlepoint, painting (acrylics and recently watercolor), polymer clay, and recently sewing and paper crafts, including bullet journaling. I just love to create anything. 2y
Catsandbooks @hissingpotatoes Perfect! So happy to have you join us!! 💕🎨 2y
slategreyskies I‘m in!! I do watercolor & acrylic painting, but I lean mostly toward watercolor lately. I also make jewelry and beaded Christmas ornaments. I play in my art journal, collaging and painting in it. I make altered books and/or create my own from materials like Kraft-Tex paper and fabric. I‘m sure there‘s something I‘m forgetting, but I‘m not sure what it is. I guess I like to mix it up. :) 2y
Catsandbooks @slategreyskies Excellent! Glad you'll be joining us! ☺️ 2y
wanderinglynn This sounds awesome! I do a variety of crafts: cross stitch, draw, watercolor, acrylics, pottery (when I have a studio I can use), calligraphy. I also get the Adults & Crafts box with a new craft every month. I love trying new things. 2y
Catsandbooks @wanderinglynn ooo that box sounds fun! Great to have you! ❤️ 2y
Pigpen_Reads I'd like to join. I crochet and want to do more of it next year. 2y
BennettBookworm I‘d love to join! I enjoy crafting of alllllll kinds and making art every day 😍 I‘ve never listened to many audiobooks but I‘d be eager to have recommendations from other Littens about good audiobooks for crafting! 2y
Catsandbooks @Pigpen_Reads fantastic! Glad you're joining us! 🧡 2y
Catsandbooks @BennettBookworm while we think audiocrafting is awesome it's not a requirement for the group 😊 Happy to have you fellow crafter! 💚 2y
Magpiegem I would love to be involved in this please. I mainly do crafts with sea glass or driftwood I collect but I also like trying new crafts (this year I tried macrame for the first time). 2y
Catsandbooks @Magpiegem sea glass and driftwood- that's so cool!! Glad to have you! 💙 2y
Chrissyreadit I‘m interested! I crochet and attempt papercrafts- I really want to make altered books and book journals 🤞 2y
MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm This sounds like the perfect way to keep myself accountable. I have a ton of crafty interests that I dabble in, but have the bad habit of constantly starting new projects while unfinished ones collect dust. I‘m mainly into spinning yarn and making miniatures for my dolls. I have a 3D printed ball-jointed dragon doll that still needs painted and assembled. 😅 2y
Readergrrl I‘m interested too!! I love drawing and painting, but I also knit and crochet. I‘ve been dabbling in bookmaking and egg tempura painting too. Recently, I started a cursive and calligraphy club where I teach. (edited) 2y
BarbaraTheBibliophage I pretty much always have a crochet project happening, even if it‘s just for charity donations or the “emergency gift bag.” Happy to craft along with Littens! 2y
kaysworld1 I'm in. I paint 🎨 2y
Crazeedi Sign me up! Papercrafter, seamstress, cross stitcher, journaler 2y
Soubhiville I‘m interested! I do stained glass mostly, but also do some sewing, coloring, and other random projects. 2y
Clare-Dragonfly Ooh! I‘m not sure how this would work for me in practice, but I‘m definitely a crafter! I knit, embroider, and (theoretically) sew. *eyes growing mending pile* 2y
Catsandbooks @Chrissyreadit @MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm @Readergrrl @BarbaraTheBibliophage @kaysworld1 @Crazeedi @Soubhiville @Clare-Dragonfly Loving all the different crafts y'all do!! So happy to have everyone join us! 🎨💕 2y
alisiakae I‘d love to be added, but I am more of crafter wannabe 🤣. I would like to get back into cross-stitching, which I did when I was a kid, and I have a Wreck This Journal that is waiting for me to come back to! But lately the most I‘ve been doing is coloring. 2y
Catsandbooks @4thhouseontheleft I've always wanted to try wreck this journal! Glad to have ya! ☺️ 2y
Lindy This sounds fun. I enjoy natural dyecraft, knitting, sewing, embroidery and printmaking. And miscellaneous others. 😊 2y
Catsandbooks @Lindy awesome! Glad to have you! 😊 2y
Lauredhel Sounds great! I often put my current crochet WIP into my book photos. My main craft is crochet; I also make cold process soap, and, from time to time, cheese.
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Catsandbooks @Lauredhel Wonderful! I looked at some of your posts, your work is beautiful!! 💕 2y
EH2018 Knitting scarves and crafting with my Cricut 2y
Catsandbooks @EH2018 So fun! Glad you're joining us! 💚 2y
erank58 Just saw this!!! Would love to join 😊 2y
Catsandbooks @erank58 wonderful! Happy to have you! 🎉 2y
erank58 @Catsandbooks Yay!! My main gig is wreath/floral stuff, but I dabble in other things too 🤗 2y
AutumnRLS @Catsandbooks I would love to join! I just picked up crochet, but have knitted for years. I paint by number, cross-stitch, weave, sew, embroider, felt, and will try just about anything that looks fun. 2y
AutumnRLS @Soubhiville I do stained glass too! 2y
Catsandbooks @AutumnRLS Fantastic! So many fun crafts! Happy to have you! 💕 2y
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aperfectmjk
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I'm skipping right to day 3 🤷‍♀️

I'm a little all over the map with my crafts and hobbies. I enjoy painting, though I don't spend as much time doing it as I would like. I also do photography and scrapbooking. I've made some pinecone and twig crafts. Done some twine wrapped bottles.

Sewing, crocheting, and quilting are all crafts I WISH I could tackle, but just never seem to get into. 😕

#LitsySummerCamp @ImperfectCJ

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MatchlessMarie
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I owed my dad a letter and I thought it might be fun to try to make my own stationery. These were my trial run. I might try to make more ✉️ ✍️

sudi They look pretty good and the paper looks beautiful. I tried the same recently when i was short on envelopes to send out litsylove letters 😄 4y
rockpools It‘s come out amazing! Do make more 😍 4y
Scochrane26 We made that kind of paper at camp many years ago. I had forgotten until I saw yours, but I love the design. 4y
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julesG Wow. Turned out great! Make more. You can cut up not so nice pieces and make bookmarks. 4y
Megabooks Looks great! 4y
squirrelbrain I‘ve been thinking about trying something like this.....it looks gorgeous! (edited) 4y
youneverarrived These are so good 😍 4y
MatchlessMarie I should probably add that I didn‘t make the paper literally just folding and cutting 😂 4y
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Cosyreader
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I was definitely feeling ambitious when I bought this but it was only Qa in the charity shop so why not? ? #festivephotochallenge lets get crafty #wintergames #readnosedreindeer

AnneCecilie Timon and Pumba (I have no idea if this is their English names). I love these characters. Imagine how cute they will look finished. I believe you can do it. 4y
Cosyreader @AnneCecilie thank you! They are the same names 4y
StayCurious How adorable! They'll be nice keepsakes when finished. +2 4y
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Kshakal
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I got a little crafty tonight!!! 😊

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Kayla.Adriena
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A close up of the handmade item from @HufflepuffGirl90 for the #MakerSwap I love purple!! Thank You again! 😍

HufflepuffGirl90 Yay! I was so hoping you would like it!! 💜💙 (edited) 5y
Bklover It‘s beautiful! @HufflepuffGirl90 5y
Crazeedi That is gorgeous!!❤ 5y
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mreads
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Not sure if I'm actually being helpful. I've tried most crafts and I don't think I'd want to do beading again but I'm open to whatever.

Just realized there's no sewing on there, spoiler I'm sewing something(s) for my match 🙂
#makerswap

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MaleficentBookDragon
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I found this pic from the last #makerswap.
Since I'm not an “expert“ at anything, I changed the title to "Pretty Good At\Loving".

Hopefully this will not confuse my partner more.
I probably should take off soap making as I can't use anything with sodium laurel sulfate in it.

LibrarianRyan YEAHHHHHH 5y
Princess-Kingofkings my post would have so many red X's, lol 5y
LibrarianRyan I could teach you to do most of those 😂 If you lived closer we could have a crafting weekend. Don't laugh, I've done it many a times. Helps and makes it easier when you are the teacher. 5y
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MaleficentBookDragon @LibrarianRyan that would be great. Too bad we can't teleport yet. The most I've travelled has been 6 hours for a weekend airbrushing class. 5y
bullbunny Wow I am afraid of felting, because I am so accident prone 5y
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Kayla.Adriena
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Because I'm addicted to all the swaps I signed up for this one...it's out of my wheelhouse because I'm not crafty! But it looks like fun so 🤷‍♀️

@LibrarianRyan

LibrarianRyan It is. You never know, you my find a new craft you love 5y
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Clwojick
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More fun #bookishstickers for mugs, glasses, and the like. I have so much fun creating these cutfiles. These vinyl stickers are adorable. (I lost the “w” on superpower, so I‘ll have to redo that one) 🙈

Do you see any you like?
#BookishWeekend #BookishCrafts #BookishQuotes #DIY #Craft #AudiobookAndCraft #BlackCatVinyl

ErinGoBragh1011 Are you selling these? I would love a combo pack 5y
jmtrivera Me too! 5y
Clwojick @ErinGoBragh1011 @jmtrivera I am hoping to, but I‘m trying to sort out what selling platform I want to use. 5y
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Kimberlone I like the eat sleep read one! (edited) 5y
coffeewithbooks So cool. How do you make them? 5y
Clwojick @biblecoffeebooks I use my cricut. 5y
jmtrivera @Clwojick Keep us updated! 5y
kspenmoll 🙌🏻🙌🏻 5y
VanChocStrawberry I like a lot of those! Do you have an Etsy shop? 5y
Clwojick @VanChocStrawberry No, not yet. If you email me though we can work something out though, if you want to buy some. Just let me know which ones you want and what size, and I can let you know the cost. Clwojick@live.com 5y
Clwojick @jmtrivera ⬆️⬆️⬆️ 5y
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Bibliogeekery
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My brother-in-law bought me this adorable kit because he knows I love books. It took four people a shocking amount of time and patience to put it together but look at how cute it is! 😍📚

tournevis 😍😍😍😍 5y
TheBookHippie Ohhhh that‘s been on my wish list !!! The kitchen one too! 5y
charl08 Worth it! 5y
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Caroline2 Love it!!! 5y
saresmoore Oh my GOODNESS! Super cute! 5y
MaggieCarr If he remembers where he purchased the kit from, I'd love a link! 5y
Bibliogeekery @MaggieCarr he bought it from a toy store in Toronto called Scooter Girl but the company that makes it is called Robotime. 5y
LeahBergen How wonderful! 5y
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Avanders
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I also completely missed this when it first went up! If it's still helpful, here you go secret #MakerSwap partner 😁

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Texreader
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Having girlfriends over to the lake house to spend the day crafting. Relaxing with my hot tea in my reading nook until they start to arrive.

tpixie Lovely 😊 5y
JackOBotts Sounds like a perfect day/weekend! Enjoy! 🤗 5y
MaleficentBookDragon That sounds like an absolutely perfect day. 5y
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Bookworm.Nerd Sounds so fun ☺️ 5y
LiteraryinLawrence Enjoy your wonderful weekend! 5y
Zelma Yes please! 5y
Texreader @JackOBotts @tpixie @MaleficentBookDragon @Bookworm.Nerd @LiteraryinLititz @Zelma It was a great day! Thanks! Check out my next post to see what I made. 5y
tpixie ♥️♥️♥️ 5y
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ashsbookmarks
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Making a tie felt blanket for my little one on these cold nights 🤗
#getcrafty #tiefeltblanket #belle #blanket #disney