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@blackbirdletter diy icosahedron ornament

what you’ll need: 20 paper circles (2″ to make a 3.5-4″ ornament, approximately or visit Blackbird Letterpress’s etsy shop to buy a kit) triangle template scissors glue (we use PVA glue but a good...

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in review

Hope you’re having a merry / had happy holidays! While we’re still off visiting family and friends, we thought you might enjoy revisiting (or perhaps seeing for the first time) just some of what we...

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do overs, double takes & duties

d.i.y. 1. give second life to cracked cups with kintsugi repair kit by lotte dekker  2. slow tarnishing of silver with chalk  3. make your own cement basil planter kit or fashion one out of newspaper...

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tuesday tip(s) – turn up the heat

lincoln log living~ from Popular Science, February 1941 for the apartment dwellers ~ Popular Science, February 1941

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fools, fishes, buoys and gills

Last week’s egg hunt jape left us little time to come up with a good April Fool’s prank. Luckily, friend and man with a pen, Jason Polan, is quick on the draw, sending us this fish in exchange for some...

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tuesday tip – so fresh and so

clean products without the added extras~ from 99 Ways to a Simple Lifestyle, 1977

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tuesday tip – nest cafe

fine dining for our fine feathered friends ~from Reader’s Digest Back to Basics: How to Learn and Enjoy Traditional American Skills, 1981 Thanks for the book, Amy!

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handmade :: homemade

1 french rolling pin made of bamboo  2 no knead crusty bread recipe by honey & jam 3 handcrafted bespoke cheese knives by irvingstudio 4 cook and garden’s simple herbed farmer’s cheese  5 olive...

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hand printed tea towel tutorial

Just in time for Mother’s Day, guest contributor, Amy Rowan of art school girl and click+pixel (yes, she is that multi-talented), demonstrates a d.i.y. project that would make a sweet gift and could...

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tuesday tip – dew or don’t

an early natural cleaning product – we’ve tried worse~ from Encyclopedia of Superstitions by E. and M.A. Radford, 1949 thanks for the strange book, Amy

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tuesday tip – diy book covers

kraft paper opt out back to school craftIt’s Fun to Make Things from Scrap Materialsby Evelyn Glantz Hershoff, 1964

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so much to wine about

1 the best of oenophile writing in The New York Times Book of Wine  2 forged circle corkscrew or pocket a funny antique one  3 perfect pours - anchor hocking clear glass measuring cup, 8 oz  4 at long...

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all hallow’s eve woodland gathering

Into the woods on a crisp autumn night, cocktail in hand to temper our fright. Oh, enough of that! But we did throw a small pre-Halloween bash and raised a toast to the departed in a nearby cemetery....

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#holiday gifts of thanks to have on hand

1. vintage metal ice cream spoons + a few bites of artisanal jam 2.individual salt cellars + flaky maldon salt or a sample from the meadow gourmet set 3. glass bottle with chalkboard square for...

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tuesday tip – pinecones with spark! DIY

better lounging through chemistry ~ The Complete Christmas BookEverything for Christmas, How to Give, Entertain, Decorate and Celebrate AND A Treasury of Christmas Joysedited by Franklin Watts, 1958

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that’s a wrap – kraft paper gift packaging

1. typographic gift wrap by Chris Gardner of man made would be especially appropriate disguising a book 2.  nautical printable – perhaps to envelope an engraved Harry’s grooming kit, not that pirates...

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foraged films – themed food, decor & a diy

Your patience is now rewarded…the promised table decor, replete with eggshells and a cornish hen under a bell jar. Nope, we didn’t eat it, but attendees were immediately curious just what they were in...

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tuesday tip – expressive valentines ♡

old fashioned a-wooing~ Creating with Paper: Basic Forms and Variationsby Pauline Johnson, 1958

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love letters – handmade cards & printables

BUY: 1 freaks & geeks | the great lakes 2 mar hand cut heart | essimar 3 all that I have (not a card but a signed art print, still ♥) | amy rowan / art school girl editions 4 it’s kind of gross |...

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love squirrels DIY by Kathryn Hunter

Looking for a weekend project? Perhaps a crafty Valentine for your nature loving mate? Multi-talented artist Kathryn Hunter of Blackbird Letterpress has February 14th covered with this adorable...

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