Crafts Plus Magazine November December 1986 Christmas Crafts Recipes Knitting

Crafts Plus Magazine November December 1986 Christmas Crafts Recipes Knitting

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Crafts Plus Magazine November December 1986 by Camar Publications. This magazine has 96 Pages of great craft projects with an 1980’s theme.

The magazine measures 7-3/8 X 5-3/8 inches (18.9 X 13.7 cm) and weighs 2-3/4 ounces (80 grams).

From the front Cover:

Crafts Plus
The Home Arts Digest

November December 1986

Advent Calendar for Kids

Weekend Wonders
A collection of Easy Craft Projects

Palate Pleasers
Tummy Tickling Treats

Alluring Fashion
Knit Our Cover Design

UPC: 0 55113 70060 11
ISSN: n/a

FROM THE EDITOR

SPINNING YARNS

There’s a great deal happening this holiday season for me and with all the activity, many memories will be rekindled. My younger sister is expecting her second child very shortly. It’s a happy occasion for me because her first, Kate, is the apple of my eye.

A few days ago, while we were sorting through some of Kate’s old sleepers and baby clothes, we came across a crib blanket knitted for Katie before she was born. The family friend who created the blanket has since passed on, but the love and determination that she worked into the blanket remains. Mrs. “B” as I will call her, had suffered a series of debilitating strokes. Over the period of her illness, each member of my family volunteered their time to help her learn to speak, count money and read...activities we all take for granted. She clung to each milestone and bore each relapse with a sense of steely determination.

The one skill that wasn’t affected by the divesting strokes was her great love and enjoyment of knitting, sewing and crafts. And with her crafts, she fashioned many delightful and imaginative Christmas ornaments, sewed, knitted and crafted many articles for each member of my family. This holiday season, we will hang her ornaments on the tree, keep our tea warm with her special “Super- cozies” and enjoy the many gifts she had made for us over past years. And when my sister gives birth to her second child, she will wrap her new baby in the crib blanket that was Mrs. B’s last project. She completed the blanket just before she died.

Some people may find this editorial morbid. I beg to differ. Whenever any of us take the time to craft a gift or token of love, that sentiment is preserved. I will always remember Mrs. B with love. My sister’s children and my future children will be wrapped in the heirloom blanket she created. Past tense, present and future... time preserved.

Have a very happy holiday and I’ll talk to you in the new year.

MERRY CHRISTMAS
Jeannine Pitt
Editor.

Table of Contents:

CONTENTS

Issued October 19, 1986.

PINS AND NEEDLES

EXCLUSIVE DESIGN
Alluring sweater to knit 10

BOBBLE PULLOVER
High fashion pullover with bobbles . . . .40

KIDS KNITS
Winter jacket for children 44

MECHI-KNITS
Pretty dress to machine knit 34

FOR MEN ONLY
Fashionable two-tone pullover 88

CROCHET

DOLLS-PART 3
Crocheted trim for doll clothes 17

HOME DECOR
Cozy afghan to crochet 51

FEATURE ARTICLES

NOVELTY CANISTERS
Crazy canisters to create 14

KID’S CRAFTS
Felt Advent calendar for kids 82

ANYTHING GROWS
Terrarium talk 38

WEEKEND WONDERS
A collection of quick and easy crafts 60

REGULAR COLUMNS

SPINNING YARNS
Comments from the editor 6

PRODUCT NEWS
The latest craft products 27

PALATE PLEASERS
Tummy tickler treats 30

COMING NEXT ISSUE
What to expect in January 80

STITCH TIP
How to work with jewels and knits 91

WHERE TO FIND IT
Craft suppliers listing 93

Recipes in this Issue:

TUMMY TICKLER TREATS
Nanaimo Bars
Blueberry Buckle Muffins
Brides Pastry
Apricot Sour Cream Tarts

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