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December 2009

The holidays may be the most wonderful time of the year, but between tree trimming and caroling, open houses and navigating the mall, December can also be the most stressful month of the year. That’s where your trusty CrafterNews editors come in. Here we present the first annual CrafterNews Holiday Gift Guide, filled with ideas for great books to give as gifts to the crafter in your life.

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Contest: Show Us Your Baby Knits

To celebrate the launch of Vintage Knits for Modern Babies by Hadley Fierlinger, we’re holding a contest. CrafterNews is looking for photos of your modern babies sporting knitwear made by hand and made with love. Hadley will judge the photos and award the winner an autographed copy of the book as well as the pattern for her Hooded Cardigan. All entries will be featured on the CrafterNews Flickr and the winning entry will run in our February edition of CrafterNews.

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Free Project: Moss Aquamarine Bracelet

Festive chic, semi-formal, downtown chic, cocktail attire, smart casual, creative black tie . . .dress code options on holiday party invitations can be mind-boggling. Whether you’re in jeans or a ball gown, you’ll never go wrong with an eye-catching accessory like the Moss Aquamarine Bracelet (from Nancy Alden’s, Simply Stunning Jewelry: A Treasury of Projects, Techniques, and Inspiration). And we’re offering CrafterNews readers the opportunity to download this beautiful project for free.

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The Polymer Clay Cookbook Launches in Charlottesville, VA

“She wore an itsy bitsy, teeny weeny, yellow . . .dangling cupcake earring?!” With The Polymer Clay Cookbook: Tiny Food Jewelry to Whip Up and Wear, now she can! Sisters Jessica Partain and Susan Partain have written a delicious new book that teaches crafters how to make-and-bake adorable jewelry from every step of the food pyramid, from healthy items like apples, bananas, and watermelon to treats like pizza, lollypops, and ice cream cones.

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Guest Post: Inspired Ideas from Compai’s Faith & Justina Blakeney

Umbrellas, shower curtains, neckties, and sweaters are just a few of the unlikely objects that inspired the stylish and eco-friendly purses in the new book, Refashioned Bags: Upcycle Anything into High-Style Handbags by Faith and Justina Blakeney (Potter Craft, November 2009). But these quirky, crafty goddesses, sisters from Berkeley, CA who together founded and run Compai, draw their inspiration from a wide range of sources in art, music, and more, and they dropped by to share some of their most recent inspirations with CrafterNews.

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