Have you seen the latest issue of Living? In Good Things, we teach you how to decorate your eggs with a stamp pad and embossing powder (normally used on stationery). We had so much fun with the technique that we created two versions of the April blog header: A blue colorway to match the issue, …

Are visions of sugarplums dancing in your head? Or is it more like visions of yourself racing around the house while preparing for an upcoming dinner? Let us help you decorate the table – like this beautiful amaryllis and ribbon idea from “festive & fragrant” story in the December issue of Living. We polled our …

Thank you for all your submissions! They were all so great that we have actually chosen 8 finalists (instead of the original 5), and will be giving away 5 spots (instead of the original 3) in the Holiday Craft Sale. #1.  Rachel Rheingold – Maptote #2.  Katherine Grandey – kg + ab porcelain #3.  Lisa …

Since starting this blog, our objective has always been to bring as much new and inspiring content to the table.  One way to keep things fresh has been to update our header on a regular basis. By putting different techniques to work our header has gone through many transformations: So now it has become a …

And the winner is… Daisies, Eucalyptus and Astilbe!!   You guys voted for the bouquet that Kristen picked.  Actually it was so hot that day that she ended up using both at different points but the ultimate favorite was the mixed bouquet…

One of my closest friends decided somewhat spontaneously to get married two weeks ago.  She asked that I help with flowers so I made her bouquet and his boutonniere.  Flowers are not necessarily my forte but I was really happy to be a part of their celebration.  I had a difficult time deciding what type …

Did you notice we changed our blog header in preparation for July 4th?  Since we launched thecraftsdept.com, we’ve crafted each blog header using a specific technique, or relating to a seasonally relevant theme. Blake came up with our most recent header.  She used red strips of paper to create the striped letters.  Once she’d cut …