Welcome to the CraftyPod, a craft podcast all about making stuff.

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In this show:


- All about making gingerbread houses, with Pam Harris (My mom!)


- Notes on how to bake it, how to build it, and how to decorate it.


- Cautionary tales from our family's Gingerbread Disasters.

G-Bread Links:

- Martha's gingerbread house gingerbread recipe.

- Here's a giant photo gallery of gingerbread houses, for inspiration.

- Some nice detailed instructions from About.com.

- Another great tutorial, at Simply Recipes.

- Lifehacker has a nice tutorial, too.

- Recipes, blueprints, tips, and photos at Celebrating Christmas.com.

- Okay, just go look at this little modern gingerbread house.

- Or, you can just enjoy this awesome decorate-it-yourself online gingerbread house at Allsorts.

Welcome to the CraftyPod, a podcast all about making stuff.

Click the “Play� button at the bottom of this post to listen!

In this show:


- An interview with Hanna Andersson, a creative blogger who turned her blog into a book.


- Thoughts on the thrills and challenges of self-publishing.


- How making a blog book enhances your creative life.

Some Links for you:

- Preview and buy Hanna's book.

- Visit Hanna's lovely blog, il Bloggo.

Learn more about self-publishing at Lulu.com.

. . .Or, there's also Blurb.com.

Welcome to the CraftyPod, a podcast all about making stuff.

Click the “Play� button at the bottom of this post to listen!

In this show:


- Linda Augsburg, editor of Make It Mine Magazine, talks about a quicker approach to handmade holiday gifts.


- Lots and lots of different ideas for embellishing your way through your gift list.


- Ways to alleviate your guilt over not quite starting from scratch.

Make These Links Yours:

- Visit the Make It Mine website.

- . . . And visit the Make It Mine Blog.