First recorded in 1885–90
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"Reminder: HOV occupants need to be actual people, not your arts and crafts project," California Highway Patrol in Haywood posted on their Facebook page on Tuesday.
From Barron's ● May 13, 2026
It educates us in many arcane worlds of arts and crafts, quilts, chairs, pickle crocks and other items whose value really can be in the eye of the beholder.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 16, 2026
When she is at home, Fahima said her daughter is "very sassy, very loud, loves singing and dancing", with a love of music, Disney films and arts and crafts.
From BBC ● Dec. 13, 2025
The school will stay open during winter break, offering sports, video games and arts and crafts so students have a safe place to go.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 9, 2025
Which was stupid and didn’t make any sense, because it’s not like their camp had arts and crafts days.
From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken
They whittled down the list to more than 200 homes with Arts and Crafts tile, many by the famous Pasadena artisan Ernest Batchelder and one of his main competitors, Claycraft.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 18, 2025
Described as a "charming" Arts and Crafts influenced building, it is also a "particularly good example of the bungalow-with-veranda form of sports building which epitomised the late Victorian and Edwardian period".
From BBC ● May 29, 2024
For sale: The Stacy House, a landmark classic Arts and Crafts home built in 1921 in Austin, Texas, with views of city skyline, 3,075 square feet.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 15, 2023
Martin Ware is associated with the Arts and Crafts movement, which arose in the late 19th century in opposition to the industrialization of decorative arts.
From New York Times ● May 30, 2023
In history we learned about the Arts and Crafts movement, and there were all these ideas I liked.
From "We Are Okay" by Nina LaCour
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