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DIY Conversation Heart Pins for Valentine's Day
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Conversation Pins with Lifestyle Crafts

My mission for a candy free Valentine’s Day continues! Even though, in the last few days, I have guzzled more jelly beans that I’d care to admit – I am bound and determined to ONLY share Valentine’s Day projects that are candy free! Today, I’ve got a cute, simple idea…
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Valentine's Day Advent Calendar
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Style Watch: Valentine’s Day Advent Calendar

  I told myself that I would make an advent calendar for Christmas. That didn’t happen. It’s not because I’m a slacker or anything (ha!) – it’s really because I’ve decided that advent calendars make a lot more sense for Valentine’s day. (See how I rationalized that…I’m good at coming…
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Style Watch: Double Embossed Notecards

  Flat notecards are my new obsession. Something so simple and awesome about them. Since there is a limited space for writing the notes on them, I love that the designs are typically striking but still beautiful. For today’s Style Watch, I tried to capture the simple beauty of flat…
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Paper Crafts Creative Card Challenges Blog Hop

I’m a creature of habit. When I like something, I use it until I’m sick and tired of it. For the last few weeks, I’ve been playing Diamonds by Rihanna over and over…and over. It’s pretty annoying actually. Luckily for those around me, I’m reaching the end of my love…
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Style Watch: A DIY Busy Book for Little Hands

One week ago, I launched Drawn Together, a creative effort to bring healing to the children and families of  Newtown, Connecticut. If this is your first time hearing about it, Drawn Together is a project that will provide tote bags filled with brand new art supplies to the children of…
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CSS Style Watch: A Very Candy Cane Christmas

Remember the whole debate on candy corn? Well, I pretty much have the same opinion of candy canes. Don’t like em. At all. I do think they make for adorable decorations and if you dip them in chocolate, they are a little more bearable. I came up with a trio…
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2013 Hero Arts Catalog Blog Hop

What can I say. I’m blog hopping with Hero Arts today and it’s awesome. I generally steer away from the topic of bucket lists…but I’ll be honest, this is on my bucket list. Check. The 2013 Hero Arts Blog Hop includes a long list of craftygalgeniuspeoplefolks who know how to…
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Style Watch: Faceted Star Stationery

Neutral shades meet glittery sparkle once again in today’s issue of Style Watch! I created a set of four cards, using a really simple technique that turns flat star dies into beautiful dimensional faceted stars. At the end of this post, I have a video that will walk you through…
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Craftroom Crush: Lil Inker Bow Dies

Do you like me? Check “yes” or “no.” Remember those notes from grade school? Well, when it comes to the Lil Inker Bow Dies, I am totally checking “yes.” I’ve got a serious crush on these things, and I’ve lusted after them for months! I’ve finally got a complete set in…
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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.