Want to get the most out of cut flowers? Claire Lee shares her tips and tricks for how to choose the best blooms, prep and care for your flowers, and put together playful arrangements. Make cut flowers a part of your day! Here’s how to extend the life of your blooms.
By Alaina Zulli Here is a weightless, elegant, easy-to-sew top for your spring wardrobe. This is a great project to practice sewing tiny hems on lightweight fabric. Use a fabric that is light, with good drape, and presses well (natural fibers or rayon). The aqua top shown above is a changeable silk chiffon, and the […]
By Katie Goodman Spring is the prime time for planting greens and lettuces. One of my favorites to plant is spinach. There are several great benefits of growing spinach. Spinach easily grows in a pot, whatever size you’d like — big or small — which is great for apartment dwellers or people who prefer to […]
I have a confession to make. I love sweets. When this book Whoopie Pies: Does of Mix’em, Match ’em, Eat ’em Up Recipes came to my door, I jumped for joy. These little cakes with filling in the middle are like a cross between cupcakes and cookies. Whatever they really are, they look magical, no? […]
With our Crafty Chica Garden Glam Challenge in full swing, I thought it only perfect to Flashback to the Crafty Chica Kathy Cano Murillo’s first contribution to the pages of CRAFT magazine. In CRAFT Volume 01, the Crafty Chica taught us how to take standard plain terra cotta pots and infuse them with some signature […]
The Crafy Chica Garden Glam Challenge is all about the bling! Plants and flowers are the inspiration, the goal is to bring the colorful, sparkly sprit of the Crafty Chica to your gardens, potted plants, and of course, gardening accessories. Stretch your imagination, and let your creativity, and the glitter, flow! There are fabulous prizes […]
By Jessica Wilson I don’t know if you’ve heard or not, but my mister and I are hitting the road at the end of the month and we will be leaving our wee garden behind for good. I’m quite attached to the garden — it has provided us with oodles of fresh greens, herbs, fruit […]
