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Thursday, April 2, 2009

April Showers Gotcha Down? Try Some Springtime Crafts and Vintage Repurposing



Fellow vintage and antique enthusiast Dana Kemp, owner of The Dozens Artist Kits, provided me with this month’s photos and explained how her group assembles unique and edgy scrapbook kits for graphic artists who seek a stylized method for preserving their memories. Dana suggests that scrapbook designers occasionally skip the craft store and instead opt for the readily available “antique and vintage fabric, bits and bows” that seem to collect and clutter up drawers in the house. Artistically speaking, April is a productive month for Dana as, rainy days often put her in the mood to create since she’s somewhat confined by the elements. She was fortunate to have several scrapbook heavyweights involved with designing the samples for April’s kit. A simple project involves turning an ordinary notebook into a personalized journal.

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