Category: handmade

Craft Your Way to a Handmade Holiday

Start a new family tradition—or expand on an existing one—by crafting this year’s presents, ornaments, and more. You don’t have to be particularly artistic to have the best holiday season ever with these easy, do-it-yourself projects suitable for a wide variety of ages, starting with a popcorn garland for the Christmas tree. Fun for the…


Ways to Make Money on Amazon

Perhaps you have been thinking about earning some extra income, or maybe turning a hobby into a full-time gig; whatever you want, Amazon could be the route to take. In 2021, Amazon’s sales revenue was almost $470 billion. And you can be part of that. Amazon has programs that let anyone make money. From handmade…


Requiem for a Dollhouse: Handmade Replica of a 1950S Ranch House Is Too Big to Donate, Too Precious to Toss

by John Keilman Chicago Tribune BENSENVILLE, Ill. — A lot of people remember their childhoods through photo albums or a cherished toy. Penny Parrish’s keepsake is rather more substantial — and that has become a problem. A few years after her family moved into the Bensenville ranch-style house her father and a friend built with…