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Homemade glue better, not easy

I often shy away from sticky subjects, but today I’m diving in. So today’s topic is ... glue!   When tackling crafts and projects I first try to create with what I have on hand, before buying materials. I always have basics such as fabric (you know I know those upcycle ...

Add a Little ‘Pop’

By Aldona BirdNewsroom@DominionPost.com   With Mother’s Day, graduations and other events coming up, it’s the perfect time to make greeting cards.  Grab some pretty paper and your art supplies of choice and create one-of-a-kind cards for special people in your ...

Preserving Springtime

 One of the multiple ways to preserve flowers now coming into bloom, and enjoy them all year, is pressing and drying.  Pressed plants can be used in a variety of DIY home décor projects. Use dried flowers to create wall art, embed them in resin for jewelry, decorate homemade ...

Powell wants to spin a yarn or two

MORGANTOWN -- It was something Mandi Powell wanted to do since her days as a nurse at Carnegie Mellon University Health Services in Pittsburgh. Owner Mandi Powell She had always loved the feel of fibers and had taken up crocheting. But it was after talking to women from her local ...

Main Street Morgantown Arts Walk returning to downtown area

Main Street Morgantown’s Arts Walk is returning to downtown for the first time since the start of COVID-19. “It does encourage community and it encourages folks to come out and support the businesses, whether it be retail or a restaurant,” said Stephanie Swaim, owner of Hoot and Howl ...

Prepare for Takeoff

BY ALDONA BIRD Newsroom@DominionPostWV  With the exciting success of NASA’s rover Perseverance landing on Mars this past week, this is the perfect time to engage (with or without kids) in some crafts: Space crafts!   You can do lots of creative projects with a ...