today’s a good day. my lovely sponsors connected goods are hosting a reader giveaway, and wait for it…it’s a $200 shopping spree on any of their fair trade goods! you can purchase anything you like from their gorgeous collection — from jewelry and clothing, to home and garden goods and all kinds of accessories. it’s connected goods’ goal... 
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hello again! so, here we are only a few days from christmas, and i have a cozy, crafty girl crush: yes! i want to live in dottie angel’s world! she is a diy genius {as is her real-life alter ego, tif fussell}, and i cannot imagine a cozier place to spend the holidays! her house, also known as “mossy shed”, is full of crocheted doilies, floral patterns, paper lanterns,... 
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hiya and happy monday! i hope everyone had a wondrous weekend. today we have a special guest post as part of the Weekend Handmade blog tour from author kelly wilkinson, celebrating her new book, which shares loads of creative Weekend Handmade projects for you to consider. Hi everyone! I’m so thrilled to be here at sfgirlbybay as part of the Weekend Handmade blog tour –... 
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The wonderful Suitcase Series from uppercase presents the lives of artists and designers in book form, first with camilla engman, and now the fabulous dottie angel — crafter extraordinaire! Dottie Angel is the second in the series published by UPPERCASE — image-based books, full of artwork, beautiful photographs and artifacts from where the artists live and work... 
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today i’m super excited to share artist lisa occhipinti’s beautiful diy craft book, the repurposed library. the book features 33 projects share lisa’s unique, art-meets-craft aesthetic, as well as instructions to create your own projects and give new life to cast off books. and if perhaps you’re not super crafty, you can also find lisa’s beautiful... 
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