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  1. Kuckoo for crochet

    11/28/11 8:30am by The Crafty Chica
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    In the past week, I've turned into a crocheting fiend! It all started with ONE skein of yarn that my brother brought me from Ireland.  Read more >

  2. HOW TO: Permanently Glitter a Denim Jacket

    11/4/11 12:53pm by The Crafty Chica
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    My daughter, Maya, has a fun tutorial on how to glitter a denim jacket - pernamently!CLICK HERE TO SEE THE FULL TUTORIAL!  Read more >

  3. VIDEO: How to Get Over A Break Up (By my Teen Daughter!)

    11/3/11 1:27am by The Crafty Chica
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    LINKThis past summer I wrote about my 18-year-old daughter falling in love.  Read more >

  4. Last minute Halloween fun

    11/1/11 8:58am by The Crafty Chica
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      Halloween 2011: We decided at the last minute to set up for Halloween. Maya and I painted our faces, Patrick and DeAngelo set up spider webs on the front porch, candles, and put on scary music for the trick or treaters. Once we ran out of candy, all four of us plopped down in the family room and watched Corpse Bride! Photo taken using Hipstamatic.  Read more >

  5. Dia de los Muertos Week!

    10/24/11 7:45am by The Crafty Chica
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    Looking for cool Dia de los Muertos things to do this week?  Read more >

  6. Day of the Dead Hair Accessories

    10/19/11 10:55am by The Crafty Chica
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    My daughter Maya is on a roll with her craft projects this season. Here are the latest and greatest!SEE THE FULL TUTORIALS HERE AT HER SITE, MayaInTheMoment.com  Read more >

  7. Glow in the Dark Faux-Corset Top

    10/18/11 2:48pm by The Crafty Chica
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    My 18-year-old daughter Maya runs a web site called MayaInTheMoment.com and has a cool project for Halloween! She made a faux corset on a T-shirt using 3D glow in the dark paint!CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL TUTORIAL!  Read more >

  8. Sugar Skull Jello Shots

    10/18/11 10:39am by The Crafty Chica
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    The folks over at MyJelloAmericans found something amazing to make with Smarties candies, white rum, gelatin and Red Bull: sugar skull jello shots!  Read more >

  9. Texturize Your Fabric

    8/21/11 5:54pm by The Crafty Chica
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    Texturize your fabric with yarn.

    I do a lot of fabric collage, especially when it comes to my art purses. Instead of always going for plain old fabric, I'll construct my own from scraps or contrasting prints. Here's how I do it... For this specific design, I used black and white batik fabric, as well as colored batik. I cut the pieces into long strips and sewed them together, alternating the patterns. That wasn't all! I then sewed black yarn on the colored fabric, and maroon on the black and white.  Read more >

  10. HOW TO: Graffiti-Style Paper Cut Portraits

    8/15/11 12:51am by The Crafty Chica
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    How to make stencils from portraits

    This is a piece I did for my husband Patrick's papercutting class and thought I'd share it here too. I have to admit, I am really digging this papercutting process. I'm going to do more. Portraits! It's so relaxing and the results are beyond satisfying! Here are directions - but there is also a tutorial video at the end of this post!Supplies:cutting matknifemarker  Read more >

Kathy Cano-Murillo

Full Name
Kathy Cano-Murillo
Member Since
June 2006
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Founder of CraftyChica.com.

I'm designer/product developer for iLoveToCreate.com. Mommy, wifey, artist, author, left-handed middle-child Sagittarian. Former newspaper reporter. I have a new craft product line & have authored seven craft books. I am now a novelist, my books are WAKING UP IN THE LAND OF GLITTER and MISS SCARLET'S SCHOOL OF PATTERNLESS SEWING. I love to write and craft. I make a line of Chicano Pop Art with my hubby and we have sold it all over the country since 1990. Doing my best to live in the moment and savor it all!

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