Author: Jennifer Forker
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Want to decorate a fun kids’ table without a holiday theme? Take your cue from a playful song and incorporate the fox. Or expand the motif to other woodland creatures – an owl, squirrel, deer – for a tabletop menagerie. Foxes were a popular motif even before the Norwegian comedy team Ylvis’ lighthearted song “The…
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From elf ears to pig snouts: DIY costume tips
If you’re thinking of making this year’s Halloween costume yourself, you can stick with simple or go Hollywood pro. Neither has to take much time or money, and either can create a convincing costume, whether you’re looking to draw guffaws, shrieks or admiring nods. Brenda K.B. Anderson, who builds creatures and costumes for the “Sesame…
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Nature dictates art for some jewelry makers
Some jewelry makers take more than inspiration from nature; they incorporate found objects from trails and beaches in their work. The result? Personal, one-of-a-kind pieces that impart a natural beauty. Lisa Bernal, of Arvada, and her business partner, Jennifer Buchanan, of Keystone, have been making jewelry together for three years. First, they used leather and…
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‘Future That Never Was’ looked fantastic
Flying cars. Waterproof living rooms that you clean with a hose. A pool on every rooftop. Many of the old dreams and schemes about daily life in the 21st century didn’t come true – at least not yet. Author Gregory Benford has gathered them – along with more successful predictions – in a book, “The…
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Baby boomers: Start a new career as an artist?
One was a computer whiz, another a therapist. And even a small-business owner. Each retired from a traditional career and launched into another in the arts. “Do I still have nightmares about the other (job)? Yes,” says Bill Sanders, a Steamboat Springs ceramics artist who is retired from the lumber and wood flooring business he…
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Color is key for home decor
Artists and craftspeople know that the colors they choose – and leave out – are critical ingredients in their works’ success. Color done well is captivating. Color done badly? It’s just bad. Or drab. Yet a color tweak might be all it takes to turn up a piece’s vibrancy and magic. An eye for color…
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Holiday doldrums can spark kids’ creativity
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save It’s inevitable during the holiday season: Kids get bored. But the doldrums are just the thing for unleashing children’s creativity. Give them a few ideas and supplies, and step out of the way. Here, three…
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Holiday doldrums can spark kids’ creativity
It’s inevitable during the holiday season: Kids get bored. But the doldrums are just the thing for unleashing children’s creativity. Give them a few ideas and supplies, and step out of the way. Here, three crafts authors offer ideas for turning the blahs into hurrahs. ___ SOCKS Brenna Maloney, a Washington, D.C., mother of two,…
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Colorado children’s handmade ornaments follow tree to nation’s Capitol
ARVADA, Colo. (AP) — Thousands of ornaments, many of them made by Colorado schoolchildren, have accompanied the majestic Engelmann spruce sent to Washington, D.C., to grace the lawn of the U.S. Capitol building this Christmas. The 73-foot tree is from the White River National Forest in northwestern Colorado. After it’s lit on Dec. 4, many…
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Yummy: Lunch sacks with DIY character
A desire to recycle, save money and add that personal, imaginative touch is what entices many crafty people to create what easily can be bought. This time of year, that includes crafting a lunch sack. “There’s the pride you take in making things,” says Ellen Baker, of Atlanta. “And the feeling that maybe it’s better…