Planet Nice Crafts

Looking back at the blog’s archives, I discovered that a January post has occurred EVERY year since Planet Nice Crafts' inception in 2018 and now 2025 with the 8 th is no different. The holiday season is wrapping up with Lunar New Year in a couple weeks and of course Valentine’s Day next month. We have had a wonderfully cold winter here in the Chicago area. I am completely serious, I much more prefer 20 degrees than 45 but I do have limits, single and negative digits are pushing it. It just feels right to be a little chilly and hopefully with experience and wisdom, I know how to handle it better and better. The sunlight has been spectacular and even now, the longer days are noticeable. On the other end of the emotional spectrum, the pictures of the wildfires in the Los Angeles area give a feeling of horror – thinking a lot about the people who have been affected. In January posts of the past, baking is a major topic and is no different in 2025. There were six fruitcakes, three t...

Welcome to the Planet Nice Crafts blog. Since this is the first blog post, pardon any construction dust. Just like any other planet, its evolving. I adore craft kits. A great photograph of the anticipated final product, all or nearly all supplies neatly packaged, and directions to inevitable success – what could be better. They could be simple or more advanced projects, the main objective is for the crafter to have enough fun so that they purchase more kits and spread the word to their friends. For this blog post, I did a quick search on the history of needlecraft kits, but was unable to find anything so I reached out to and received information from the kit brand Bucilla (owned by the Dyson-Kissner-Moran Corporation and directed by Plaid Enterprises). Bucilla made the transition from the once-popular instructional and pattern books to the kit format in the late 1960s to meet changing consumer demand. As a child of the 1980s, visiting Frank’s Nursery and Crafts was a highlight...