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Photographing Crafts: Challenges and Tips

by debra roby at 8:30pm Mon, 21 Jul 2008 under Hobbies, Crafts & DIY, crafts, photography, tips, how-to, Little Bird Handmade, Deb Lacativa; 791 views
One of the best things about finding a good craft blog, whether it's someone using yarn, fabric, paper, tin, or plastic, is seeing the photographs of a person's work. When an item is well-photographed, the hand of the creator can be seen in the work. It's almost like touching the product. However, taking a great photograph is not the easiest thing to do.

A Handful of How-Tos to Make Your Summer Looks Special!

After spending part of last week updating my wardrobe for summer (what will I wear to Blogher next month?), I ended up with a pile of clothing to be refitted, refashioned and repurposed.  I still need "items" to make this a stylin' summer, but my free-time is almost as limited as my budget.  No Fear.  I found a handful of great How-Tos to make all our summer looks special.  None of these appear that they will take much in the way of time or money.

Gardening 101: Planting Tomatoes

by debra roby at 12:33pm Sat, 26 Apr 2008 under Hobbies, Crafts & DIY, Gardening, tomato, how-to, seed savers exchange; 2258 views
I promised you an entire post on planting, growing and carrying for your tomato plants. Almost everyone with a garden of some kind decides to grow tomatoes; they are by far the most popular vegetable (well, actually fruit.. ) that's grown. So let's get digging.