CRAFT ON THE HOME CHANNEL

Creative new ways to preserve family memories.

Converting an old book into a hip baby album; sewing family heirlooms into homemade paper; creating an incognito shadowbox; hot ways display old matchbooks! Looking for a new creative way to preserve your family memories?

On The Home Channel (DSTV Channel182), professional scrap booker and archivist, Scott Petti shares untraditional techniques to take traditional paper crafting projects over the top! Starting with one of the coolest baby books ever, Scott cuts up a used book and creates pockets for everything from booties to a lock of baby hair. Then award-winning paper crafter Laurie Stamas teaches Scott how to use a sewing machine to create a paper shirt, perfect for displaying heirloom textiles. Then Scott and his nephew Mason pay tribute to his grandfather's World War II medal in a custom shadowbox album which hides in plain sight.

Finally, Scott takes viewers on a ride to his private studio and shows off his giant wooden matchbook collection which is unlike anything they’ve ever seen! Host Scott Petti shares untraditional techniques to take traditional paper crafting projects over the top, including a cool baby book, a paper shirt scrapbooking page and more.

Programmes will be screened on January 5 (11h30); January 6 (15h00); January 8 (19h30) and January 9 (22h00)