If you love crafting as much as Heidi, Tiffany,

and I do, you ll enjoy the wealth of beautiful

designs featured here. My daughter Heidi has cre-

ated a treasure trove of designs that offer you a

world of ways to express your creativity.

You may have seen Heidi on "Aleene s Creative

Living," a television show about crafting produced

by my daughter Tiffany. Heidi specializes in what

I call junk crafting. I think she is the foremost

authority on turning things you would normally

throw away into gorgeous crafts. Brown grocery

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bags and empty boxes are just a couple ot tras

items that you ll see used in these projects. So

gather your supplies and get ready to turn your

trash into treasure.

Heidi has organized these special designs into

four chapters. The first chapter, "Quick Decorative

Accents," features crafts you can make and use to

decorate your home. You ll find lots of ways to

add handmade touches to any room with these

projects. Be sure to look at the Burnt Brown Bag

Wind Chimes (pages 26 and 27). Wind chimes are

a great housewarming gift, but they cost a fortune.