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Stories, tips, creative project ideas, and inspiration from over a century of craft making.

Lucky You!

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Lucky You!

Ahhh, St.Patrick's Day. Lots of green. Shamrocks. Gold coins. Do you know what St. Patrick's Day is really celebrated for?  Well, now...

Wrap this up, will ya?

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Wrap this up, will ya?

Do you know what Rexlace is? Does anyone outside this website know what it is? It's plastic lacing. Simple. Flattened a little,...

Winter Dulls

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Winter Dulls

Summer. It seems so far away doesn't it.  Warm sunshine, beaches, sitting in a kiddie pool trying to cool off.  ahhhh.  Well,...

Black History

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Black History

Ah, February. A quiet month, short in length but mighty in content. The only month with a floating day: every four a...

Valentine's Day

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Valentine's Day

Ugh. We hate it. We love it. We want flowers. We're stressed out trying to get flowers. It's all cyclical. BUT, here's...

WARNING!

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WARNING!

Warning!  Caution!   Whatever....there's a crafter at work here!  hahahahahaha!    You know those friends?  The friends who walk around the Craft Fair,...

New Blog!

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New Blog!

    Hi Pepperell friends!  We're trying to get back into our blog and so now I'll be updating this too!  Interacting...

Yarn Bombing & Phish-ing

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Yarn Bombing & Phish-ing

We went "Pish-ing"… well, our Bonnie Braid Macramécord did anyway!Celebrity “yarn bomber” Carol Hummel recently used ourUS made cord to cover palm...