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Handmade Stories

Happy Halloweeen!

by jennifer October 31, 2007

written by jennifer October 31, 2007

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HANDMADE STORY No. 1: The Witch

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My next podcast isn’t quite ready, so please enjoy this Handmade Story, by Francesca Penchant, of Seattle, Wash.
I hope this is the first in a series of listener stories about the handmade items in your lives. Have a story to share? Email me.

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Jennifer Ackerman-Haywood is a journalist, story collector, podcaster, editor/publisher, columnist, printmaker, loom maker, fiber artist, adjunct journalism professor and mom in West Michigan. Send her your handmade story ideas, best vegetarian recipes, and tips for making cool stuff by writing jennifer@craftsanity.com. : )

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