by redfive | Apr 26, 2018 | REVIEWS
I live in one of the country’s leading furniture making areas. It’s all pretty upscale and lots of my family members have all worked for one or more of them at one time or another. One of the big secrets they all share, though, is that the reclaimed and...
by redfive | Apr 26, 2018 | REVIEWS
Years ago, I had carefully compiled a truly remarkable library on calligraphy and lettering. I practiced often and learned so much. But then, we lost those books in a move. I left off practicing and tried not to think too often about that loss. And that’s why...
by redfive | Apr 25, 2018 | REVIEWS
For anyone lucky enough to live in a rural area, or just admire that way of life, the Country Life Coloring Book is a real delight, and overall, it’s one of the best coloring books I’ve ever seen. It features all-original drawings, with each animal,...
by redfive | Apr 23, 2018 | REVIEWS
Paper Jewelry is filled with creative and fun ways to repurpose all kinds of materials. Some of them took me back to my time spent at Summer camp, like the magazine bead necklace and there’s so many ideas for recycling things I wouldn’t have thought of...
by redfive | Apr 18, 2018 | REVIEWS
I just got word of a band new craft from the friendly folks over at Lark Crafts. The Free project for today is from a book I recently reviewed, Stash Happy Felt, which is chock full of felt crafts that offer a perfect solution to the stash pile. The featured craft...