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Crafting with Kids Dyeing Easter Egg Decorating TV
CraftSanity on TV: Dyeing Easter Eggs with Silk Ties

by jennifer March 30, 2012

by jennifer March 30, 2012

I’ve been wanting to try dyeing eggs with silk ties for a couple years now, so I thought it was time to cut…
Crafting with Kids Dyeing Easter Egg Decorating TV Videos wool yarn
CraftSanity On TV: Dye Your Eggs, Then Dye Some Yarn

by jennifer March 26, 2010

by jennifer March 26, 2010

The nice folks at PAAS sent me some egg decorating kits for today’s craft segment on “Take Five & Company.” The kits include…
Easter Egg Decorating Holiday Tutorials TV Videos
CraftSanity on TV: Giant Paper Flowers, Fabric & Painted Eggs

by jennifer April 9, 2009

by jennifer April 9, 2009

From co-workers and readers, to kindred spirits I’ve never met, this week’s craft TV segment on Take Five & Company was inspired by…
Craft Columns Egg Decorating
Happy Easter!

by jennifer March 23, 2008

by jennifer March 23, 2008

Here are some lovely Ukrainian Easter Eggs made by a West Michigan artist Maria Bereza. I featured her in my Grand Rapids Press…
Egg Decorating
Rubber Band Easter Eggs

by jennifer March 20, 2008

by jennifer March 20, 2008

Try this. It’s tricky to get the rubber bands to stay at first, but it’s worth the effort to see what kind of…

4 days ago by craftsanity Morning stitches. I’ve settled into a pattern where I embroider in the parking lot of my gym after I drop my daughter off at school. I usually have about 20 minutes to burn before my group fitness class starts. That’s enough time to chip away at stitching the samplers and prints that I carry everywhere I go. Embroidery is my mental yoga. I just love it! #craftsanitysamplers #stitch #stitching #embroidery #fiberart #handprinted #art #craftsanity #printmaker #embroider #frenchknots #stitchedprints #thread #slowstitches #cool #embroiderysampler #moreofthisplease #travelcraft )
3 days ago by craftsanity Stable Genius” postcard edition. I’ve decided to carve this block again in postcard size for an upcoming print exchange. I think I’m finally ready to send this silly two-block design out into our crazytown world. #stablegenius #lino #printmaking #printer #printmakersofinstagram #printmaker #postcard #printexchange #reliefconspiracy @scottminzy
3 days ago by craftsanity Postcard test prints forthcoming after I sleep. #stablegenius #lino #printmaking #printer #printmakersofinstagram #printmaker #postcard #printexchange #art #thatswhathesaid #whatthe #ohokay #sucharelief #notworried #everythingisawesome #positiveselftalk #wow #reliefconspiracy @scottminzy
2 days ago by craftsanity I’m learning a lot from this print run. I’m most comfortable printing on fabric, so printing on paper remains a bugger for me. I have a whole pile of misprints in the front and 16 usable prints in the background. (Each one goes through the press twice.) I have to cut more paper and try to squeak out 9 more solid prints. I think I’m going to color in the clothes and hair with watercolors or marker. I used colored pencil on the misprint sample in the front, but I’m thinking that I can do better. This is a great
1 day ago by craftsanity All my Trump (post)cards are colored. I just have to edition and address them to send to 22 printmakers in the U.S. and beyond. #independentstudy #stablegenius #lino #printmaking #printer #printmakersofinstagram #printmaker #postcard #printexchange #art #thatswhathesaid #whatthe #ohokay #sucharelief #notworried #everythingisawesome #positiveselftalk #wow #reliefconspiracy @scottminzy