Happy New Year Crafters! This month we are cleaning up and organizing our craft spaces. During our January theme, Make Space for Crafting, look for lots of tips, projects, and inspiration as we cover ways to maximize your craft supplies by optimizing your work space, whether you have a dedicated craft room or simply craft on the couch.
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Make these adorable thrummed bunny slippers from this free knitting pattern by Nikol Lohr. Cute bunnies on your feet are sure to bring you a cozy smile on a cold winter day. These slippers have a great fit and actually stay on your feet, thanks to the heel shaping and wide button flap. They're entirely seamless, knit sole first, with stitches picked up all around, then shaped from the sole up. Download the pattern.
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Our own Brookelynn Morris shows you how to make a unique seasonal floral arrangement with her tutorial on creating a Winter Mushroom Wonderland. Mushrooms last even longer than flowers, making them a great choice for wintertime decorations.
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We've extended our Crafty Chica Challenge: Deck the Halls contest, where you can enter to win lots of Crafty Chica prizes. The deadline is is 11:59 p.m. PST Friday, January 8, and you can now enter pictures from New Year's decor too!
* The Grand Prize is a Crafty Chica gift basket, an advanced copy of the Crafty Chica's first novel Waking Up in the Land of Glitter and a $50 gift certificate to the Maker Shed.
* The Runner-up Prize is a Crafty Chica gift basket and a Crafty Chica bobblehead.
To enter this Crafty Chica Challenge, please submit photos of your crafty holiday or New Year's home decor to the Crafty Chica Challenge Flickr Group, and include a description of your project, inspiration, and the materials used in your process (250 words or less please). For contest rules and more details, visit the Crafty Chica Challenge contest page.
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