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Sea Glass can best be located at coves, harbours or anywhere where there is a current flowing. Sea glass comes in various styles, shapes and colours. Beachcombers across the world are searching for these colourful gems etched by the sea.

A Canadian mother and daughter duo, Janis and Jessica, turned their passion of sea glass collection into a fun jewellery making venture. They opened a store on iCraft called... Read more

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• All Things Crafts

There are a few things that I will never forget about my own childhood. One of those things was creating and being crafty with my mother. She always had a room full of fun things that I could use (old buttons, colorful paper, yarn, glue, etc). There were only a few things that were off limits to me and she wanted me to be creative and have fun. Granted, my mother is also a very creative woman, but she always... Read more

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• Kids & Family

Shopping for someone else can be both easy and frustrating. There are times when you look at the colour or design of a sweater or other piece of clothing and know exactly that your mom or sister or best friend will loooove that! That’s an easy shopping & gift-giving experience.

When buying jewelry for someone, it can get a bit trickier. Not only are you deciding from thousands of designs, but also... Read more

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• Tips, Tutorials & DIYs

I am in possession of a lovely handmade greeting card made by Lisa Topps. Lisa has an online store on iCraft called The Fairy Cardmaker and thanks to Lisa's generosity I won my card as a prize in a recent iCraft contest . My card is a birthday card and I have someone very special in mind to give it to in the near future. Like all of the cards that Lisa makes it has been hand pieced and hand stamped using... Read more

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• Great Finds

Have you ever come across the question, "what colour is your parachute?". I think we all have been asked this question in one way or another at some point in our lives and it's not always so easy to answer. I say, why should we just have one colour in our parachute? It's a lot more fun to have more colours! Gone are the days when people chose a career and stuck with it for the rest of their... Read more

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• Inspirational

Let me introduce the creator of The Silver Workshop - Andree.

Her shop is filled with beautiful handmade silver jewellery . Andree has been making silver jewlery for several years as a hobby. Although she studied psychology, french studies and computer graphics and worked in the internet industry for twelve years; she has always been driven to do creative things by hand like painting, sculpting and... Read more

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• In the Spotlight

We live in Western North Carolina where the weather can change by the minute. Luckily, we are experiencing some of the best weather for being outdoors right now. We are in that fun space where you can get away with short sleeves and blue jeans and be ok playing all day without getting chilly or hot. So, we have been taking advantage of the simple pleasures all around us and making fun memories with the kids.... Read more

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• Kids & Family

Many artists strive to develop their own artistic style or a new technique through years of study, experiments and commitment to their artistic expression. Some actually succeed at that. Here are a few fascinating art technique that were invented not too long ago. Filumizm, Lacy Surface Patterns Artist Igor Ryazantsev works in a unique art technique that he invented and patented in December 2011. He works with... Read more

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• Inspirational

It is finally October and Halloween is right around the corner . I especially love to day dream of different costumes to create for the kids as well as fun sweet treats. Several of our iCraft community members have been busy creating gorgeous Halloween inspired creations that will get you into the spirit. Here are some of my favorite picks.

Candy Corn Soapsickles

Are these for eating or bathing? They... Read more

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• Holidays & Occasions

Fall is finally here and I am so excited to finally turn my home into all things woodsy and leaf-like . I've been pulling out all of my autumn decor and sorting through what I want to use, recycle and upcycle. Keeping with the wood theme, I have tons of clothes pins that I used this summer for taking advantage of the warm days at the pool. That clothes line was a sanity saver and it is still paying off!... Read more

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• Decorating Ideas