Looking back on all the crafting opportunities my best friend's wedding brought me has been incredibly fulfilling, and as the wedding craziness came to a close, there was one more project I wanted to tackle: preserving the bouquet. This idea came to be because through all of my endless Pinterest perusing I kept seeing pictures …
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I know what I said last week after the first episode of Making It, when I was excited and ready to craft my life away to feel like I was part of the show but... I definitely overestimated both my time and materials at hand, and underestimated the size of the challenges the crafters would …
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Hello friends! If you follow my crafty twitter handle @WCBCraftStudio, you know that last Tuesday I lived my best digital life during the premiere episode of NBC's new hit show Making It, live-tweeting and commenting on the most memorable moments. From Amy and Nick's pun-offs, the projects, the creativity, and the whole feel-good vibe of …
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Hi crafty friends! I know I usually post on Tuesdays, but since Prime Day begins today at 3:00pm EST, I figured saving some cash was worth breaking the rules! Here are some items for a few crafting disciplines you may want to look into and take advantage of the Prime Day discounts - Dual …
In my never ending list of talented cousins, the next one at bat is Karen! And as you may have seen from my previous Friends and Family posts, I write the corresponding blogs around the subject's birthday to kind of pay homage to them in some way. Karen's birthday just passed this Friday, so happy …
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For today's Friends & Family feature, I've selected my younger cousin Francis, whose birthday is coming up on the 29th so let's wish her a happy early birthday from the WCB crew! When I think of the Shakespearean line "and though she be but little, she is fierce," it is literally personified by my cousin …
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As you may remember from this post in the beginning of the year, I have the opportunity to be the Hannah Montana of Corporate America and crafting, because I work on corporate matters during the day, and I get to bring in my crafting life to corporate at night. My old SAP colleagues love to …
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Ok, don't get too excited because I only have two makeovers ready for publishing, but I guess it's a good contrast to my usual lengthy posts. With the move and fixer upper moments behind us, it's time to improve the things that we're actually keeping for our new apartment! Bookshelf Makeover: I bought this shelf …
And we'll never be royalllllllllllllllllllllls, it don't run in our blood... but we sure can pretend for a day! My friends and I decided to be royally extra this past weekend, and have a watch party for the Royal Wedding of His Royal Highness, Prince Harry and his new bride Ms. Meghan Markle aka Her …
Consider this my official application to FULL STAN status to Mr. Kate, her entire brand, her life, her hair, I'm here for ALL OF IT! Last year, I wrote about how I found her and I was sucked into her channel and began to religiously watch her videos, and by now I've caught up on …
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