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TReaders Usher In Craft-ober 2021
o most people, this baked goods and seasonal month is known as greeting cards.
October. For those of Making your own presents
us who like to make things, is a great idea, especially this
we call it Craft-ober! It’s the time of the year when ev- eryone starts getting really creative by making decora- tions and treats for the hol- idays. People start planning their handmade gifts, holiday
year with all the reports that a lot of ready-made items will be in short supply this holiday season. What a great opportunity to make some- thing special for your favor- ite people.
made larger versions. That’s the whole purpose of this column, to encourage you to craft and make the projects your own.
I still cherish the Raggedy Ann doll my older sister made for me for my seventh Christmas. She would sew it at night when she came home from her part-time job after I went to bed. Instead of the traditional Raggedy Ann red, she used bright yellow yarn for her hair. I named her Sunshine. Yes, decades later, I still have her.
(Above and top right) Beth Betts created unique masks with raffia and feathers. PHOTOS COURTESY RESPECTIVE ARTISTS
In April of 2020 when the pandemic was really setting in, Beth Betts sent me pho- tos of her beautifully crafted masks that she just started making a few months earlier. Beth called it her “pandemic art spree.” She says she was inspired by the designs of Pacific Northwest Indians but created her masks using her own color themes and used feathers and raffia. I think they look so profes- sional. Something like this
Susan Koito and her granddaughter, Rachel, made festive paper baskets.
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Craft-ober is also a time for me to share what other
Susan Koito and her granddaughter, Rachel, made some cute simple pa- per baskets. Rachel made the Halloween pumpkin one and sewed the ghost, too! She
Melissa Mueller’s daugh- ter Rachel and friend Jayda were inspired by the mini envelope bats. They used what they had on hand and
crafters have made. In recent weeks, I have been featuring Halloween-themed crafts.
also made a jack-o’ -lantern painting. Susan joined in on the fun and made a quick Christmas basket.
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