If you happen to pick up a copy of Family Fun Magazine, the August 2013 issue, and turn to page 20, you’ll see my Craft Stick Farm Animals. The crafters at Family Fun used my instructions to make their own and included them in a collection of other craft stick crafts. Thanks to Family Fun […]

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If you subscribe to Family Fun or Parents Magazine, keep your eye out for the August issues. Family Fun will be featuring my Craft Stick Farm Animals. They will have one of their staff make the craft using my instructions, so I’m excited to see their version! Also, I recently made some Egg Carton Farm […]

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Thanks to HGTV’s Design Happens blog for featuring the Graduation Cap Gift Jar from CraftsbyAmanda.com. The feature is appreciated and I am honored to have been mentioned on HGTV’s site. See the feature here — Graduation Cap Gift Jar | Design Happens.

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Playpennies for Pennywise Parents posted their choice for 8 of the Best Children’s Craft Sites yesterday and included Crafts by Amanda among them. I’m honored to be joining company with greats such as Martha Stewart Crafts, Spoonful and Nick Jr. Crafts! Thanks so much for including Crafts by Amanda!

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Both Crafts by Amanda and Fun Family Crafts were chosen among the top 10 craft sites for grandkids by Grand Magazine, the Digital Magazine for Grandparents and Their Families. Kaboose.com, where I have over 500 projects under my belt, was also included in the top 10 list. I am honored to be chosen by Grand […]

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iVillage, a Division of NBC Universal, has featured several of my crafts in the past on their website. This year they are featuring a large selection of Easter crafts for kids, including my cardboard tube bunny family. You can see my Easter project as well as all the others here at iVillage. More of my crafts […]

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I have been working closely with Prime Publishing for quite a while now. They own a large number of websites, including FaveCrafts, All Free Slow Cooker Recipes, All Free Kids Crafts, and several more. They’ve released their top visited crafts and recipes for all of their sites for 2012 and have been kind enough to […]

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Special thanks go out to Parents.com, the online portion of the print publication Parents Magazine, for featuring my Halloween painted jar luminaries in their Halloween holiday round up! I have worked with Parents Magazine several times in the past and always appreciate their professional and friendly staff. 🙂

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I was recently interviewed for a featured blogger spot on Ganz Parents Club. I have been the Ganz resident craft expert for several months now, though this feature focuses on my food blog. You can see the featured blogger spot here, and thank you for the spotlight Ganz. 🙂

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Join me on September 11, 2012 at 10:00 AM Central (11:00 EST) on Fave Crafts Radio. Hosted by Amy Anderson of Mod Podge Rocks I will be joined by my good friend Shalana Frisby, Craft Editor for Reader’s Digest Publications. We will be discussing simple home decor ideas and answering your crafty questions! Get all […]

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