I’m always curious to know about my blog readers! Are you guys experienced crafters? Are you just starting out? To make sure I’ve got you all covered, I’m rolling out video gift guides that will give you a few tempting options for your holiday gift list, no matter what your…
Behind The Scenes
This year, the holiday gift guide is coming to you in installments so you have plenty of time to digest all of the goodness! Each Monday, I’m bringing you my very favorite gift picks for crafters and creative peeps. I’ve only selected my favorite products so you won’t feel overwhelmed.…
Every once in a while, it’s nice to sit down with a book. An actual book. The kind with real pages. Real paper pages. It makes me feel like a human…rather than a tech junkie and it reminds me that before swiping and gestures, there was page turning. It turns…
Use dies to make your own notebook.
If I could I would post a video of me crooning out a few bars of The Way We Were to accompany today’s roundup. I’ll spare you the singing for today and celebrate those memories in a little different sort of way. Over the course of 2013 there…
To keep things interesting, Toile includes a few video tutorials using some of my favorite crafting projects like PanPastel Artist Pastels which are super easy to use and make your projects look mucho professional. Here’s a peek at the PanPastel project featured in Toile. For each published photo in Toile, I took roughly…

About Amber
Hey, I’m Amber Kemp-Gerstel - the crafty brain behind Damask Love, where creativity, color, and a little chaos come together. I’m a suburban mom of two, known for turning up the volume on everyday DIYs and showing up like your colorful, crafty BFF. Over the years, I’ve gone from psychologist to full-time content creator, TV host, and brand partner, with appearances on Making It, Today, and HGTV. When I’m not making stuff or on set, I’m chasing around my two boys, Markus and Maxwell, and laughing my way through the mess.