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crafts stories: 4 news summaries

Gift-Givers Get Crafty In Tight Holiday Times

Sales of craft supplies and handmade
items shine

Dec 23, 08 10:14 AM CST
(Newser) - Although the economic downturn has nearly everyone pinching pennies, craft stores are watching theirs stack up as holiday gift-givers are saving money by making their own gifts or buying handmade items from others, the New York Times reports. While overall retail revenues in November were off 7.4% from last... More »

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eBay • crafts • holiday shopping • holiday sales • financial crisis • holiday season

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 Strapped Budgets 
 Make for Better Gifts 

Use a signature gift to cut costs, give meaningfully

Nov 29, 08 4:10 PM CST
(Newser) - Tight budgets are forcing Americans to skirt the season's traditional buying frenzy and make gifts that put "emphasis on people, not stuff," Melissa Magsaysay writes in the Los Angeles Times. She's creating "a creative signature gift" of Ugandan beads that she's turning into bracelets: The... More »

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crafts • holiday shopping • gift • weakening economy • economy • holiday season

Socks Kill
in Knitting Tournament

The fastest needles prevail in
800-person international throw-down

Dec 17, 07 12:37 PM CST
(Newser) - About 150 people were knitting for their lives last month in what organizers call the “bloodiest extreme knitting tournament” around. Based on the dorm staple Assassins, Sock Wars challenges contestants to “kill” targets by knitting and sending them socks, the Wall Street Journal explains. “I wanted... More »

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crafts • knitting

Multitaskers, It's All
in the Bag

Blog offers old and creative new uses
for that extra paper sack

Aug 19, 07 8:16 PM CDT
(Newser) - Paper bags are good for more than just school lunches and book covers. Check out Wise Bread's 25 tips, and you'll never hesitate again when the cashier says, "Paper or plastic?" Here are 10 to get you started:
  1. Ripen fruit.
  2. Make your own wrapping paper.
  3. Give
... More »

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list • blog • multitask • crafts • luminaria • wrapping paper

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