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9 Things You Didn’t Know…

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…
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Style Watch: Hot Cocoa to Go-Go

Last year, winter temps here in Miami got down to the mid 50’s. People brought out their furs. Yeah. That’s how we roll. As always, winter is about to roll into Miami at a balmy 80’s, which means I have to make special efforts to remember that the rest of…
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Holiday Cafe Mugs with 12 Months of Martha

I know, I know. It’s the middle of summer and I have the nerve to be posting a holiday project! Truth is, as a crafty blogger, I’m usually planning posts three months ahead of the current season to make sure that you have plenty of time to start making your…
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Decor
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Style Watch: Christmas Banner in July (and winners!)

I could not let this month go by without squeezing in a “Christmas in July” post. Quite frankly, I have no clue where the whole “Christmas in July” thing came from, but when you live in South Florida Christmas in July isn’t very different than Christmas in December. Either way,…
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Seasonal
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Style Watch: Rustic Winter Gift Packaging

Being a Miami girl, I don’t really have a great reference for winter. My best resource is Pinterest…until now. Being up here in Connecticut for the Drawn Together Project, I’ve seen winter at it’s best. Bright red barns, snow covered hills – it’s really beautiful…albeit intensely cold. Today’s Style Watch…
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DIY Christmas Candy Bars

Presently, ChezKG is a pitiful display of holiday cheer. The tree is up and the ornaments are hung; we did get that far. Our menorah is missing a candle, and I’m not sure what happened to it. It was there a few days ago. There are a few remnants 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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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.