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HERE AT AMERICAN CRAFT
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up m o re w a y s to ad d v a lu e
to th e c r a ft c o m m u n ity . W e
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re sp o n s e s
th a t w e r e c e iv e d , and w e ’d lik e
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p e rc e n t
m a k e y o u r liv in g as c r a ft a rtists,
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p e r c e n t m a k in g
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T h e m a g a z in e h as a fa n b a se ,
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p e r c e n t o f
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s c rip tio n to
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p e r c e n t c ite d m e m -
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c r a ft s h o w s .
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p u b lic a tio n s and fa c e -to -fa c e
in te ra c tio n s , an d y o u o fte n
a tte n d e x h ib itio n s as w e ll.
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p e r c e n t o f y o u are
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th o u g h t A C C c o u ld m a k e th e
la rg e s t im p a c t o n th e c r a ft fie ld
b y c u ltiv a tin g th e n e x t g e n e r a -
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ed to share o u r v isio n w ith y o u .
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W E S T C H E S T E R ^
FIN E
C K A F T
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o u n t y
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a l t e r
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a s h i n g t o n
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o n v e n t i o n
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