If you get the Sunday paper, or you watch for the Michael’s sale flyer in other publications or even online, you may have seen one of my projects this week. I create projects for Michael’s, Jo-Ann Fabrics and Hobby Lobby via my designer gig with DecoArt. One of those projects was this Glitter Flower Power […]

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Just a quick thank you to the fine folks over at PBS Parents. I’ll be sharing my Cardboard Tube Coiled Snakes on their site here (originally posted on CraftsbyAmanda.com). PBS has always been close to my heart and I’m honored to be sharing with their audience.

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On Saturday, June 14th I was featured in the FaveCrafts Quick and Crafty newsletter as the Featured Blogger. FaveCrafts is one of the largest crafting websites on the internet. Their newsletters boast over 3 million subscribers and their company’s websites are numerous. Be sure to visit FaveCrafts for thousands of free craft projects and downloadable e-books! Thanks […]

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Cision released their top 50 food blogs and Amanda’s Cookin’ was among them. You can see the full list here. Cision’s blog discusses current trends in media and PR, especially as it relates to social media. Their top 50 list was compiled using the Cision Influence Rating which “offers a 360-degree view of each journalist […]

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If you live anywhere that you have access to the Chicago Tribune and get the Sunday paper, watch for me by the Puzzle Island section. My column comes out once a month on Sundays and features a fun and easy craft project for kids and adults. This past week’s column was painted strawberry pots and […]

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A couple of weeks ago I visited Country Woman Magazine, a Reader’s Digest publication. Their Craft Editor, Shalana Frisby, gave me a tour of their building and I was able to get a glimpse into the behind the scenes action. The funnest part for me was the “prop loft”, an upper level area filled with […]

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Recently I was hired to be the Craft Contributor for Ganz Parents Club. Ganz is a family owned company based in Canada that began in 1950 as Ganz Toy Company. They were a premier toy company for many years, then as more generations of the family came into the business, the company evolved into more […]

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Beginning in May I will be contributing monthly to the Chicago Tribune and several of its sister papers with a fun family friendly craft project. For my first column I’ve shared a pretty flower project that’s perfect for Mother’s Day. If you are in the Chicago area and have access to The Tribune, the column […]

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I’ll be writing a new column called “Ask Amanda” on Crafterminds.com. The column will answer questions from craft and DIY bloggers as it pertains to blogging as a business. Crafterminds.com is a site dedicated to craft and DIY bloggers who are looking for advice, ideas, and networking possibilities. It’s a great resource for advice on […]

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In April of 2012 Country Woman Magazine featured me in an interview and highlighted some of my work. I was also lucky enough to go behind the scenes at Country Woman as they are located only an hour from my house. You can read the behind the scenes story here.

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