Now that Thanksgiving is over, I am happily jumping straight into Christmas mode, and part of that is getting a tree up and decorated. A little Christmas cheer to start the season out right. So what happens if you open up your box of homemade ornaments, or hand-me-down extra special
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You may have read over the last week that the shop had some start up issues. We have them fixed now, hooray and thank you Jason! I have decided to have a redo of the initial shop sale since some of you may not have been able to order before.
Read MoreIt’s always great going home for thanksgiving. My parents pack up and freeze loads of yummy food for Jason and I, and his parents do the exact same thing. The end result is that our freezer is filled with turkey, packets of stuffing, sweet potatoes, and a bunch of other
Read MoreI’m going to be heading out of town today to see my folks for thanksgiving. I’ll be back on Sunday and normal posting will resume on Monday :) I do have a post scheduled for tomorrow already for you, but there will not be a post of Friday. Because of
Read MoreI always see pictures of people’s studios and everything looks so pristine. Their cuts of fabric in particular are in tidy mode. It makes me jealous. And drives me a little batty. No matter how hard I try, my fabric always looks like a very unsexy pile of fabric on
Read MoreThe couch totally needs a redress. I really want to make a slip cover, but wow that’s a huge project. I think I need a baby step first. I want to do something to jazz up this bag boy on bricks (literally, but that is a story for another day
Read MoreThe mail has been pouring in lately. On Friday I was so happy when Jason checked the mail and brought back the first package delivered to my new studio address: Lee sent me her awesome Quick Knits Club! The yarn is gorgeous, it’s recycled, respun, and over-dyed. An amazing amount
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If you are a sock knitter, you know of the little 10 feet to 20 yards that are left when you make them. This cute little mini sock was great for using up some of my leftover sock yarn!
If you are a sock knitter, you know of the little 10 feet to 20 yards that are left when you make them. Well, I’ve been knitting a Ton of sock. Okay, maybe not a “ton” but about 5 pairs down now — I love wearing them now that it’s
Read MoreThe new themes and deadlines for upcoming Craft Leftovers Monthly issues are now updated! You can see all the details on the Contribute page. Original articles and tutorials earn between $35 – $65 depending on complexity and if it’s on or off topic. Contributors retain all rights, Craft Leftovers Monthly
Read MoreWinter Issue of Craft Leftovers Monthly is in the shop and ready to ship! Box sets of Volume 1 and subscriptions and now available in the shop too! Horoay! Go check it out: https://craftleftovers.com/shop *sorry for the double post, I wanted to add it to the feature section and had
Read MoreEnchiladas are one of my all time favorite foods. It’s a tasty packet of yum and all the things you need in a meal. Once complex, now it’s a dish I can whip up in under a half hour! They are great to mix up in a large batch and wrap
Read MoreI’m so excited and I’ve wanted to tell you this for so long! I wrote a sweater pattern for the Winter Interweave Knits magazine! Hooray, go me! Life goal #5 met! It is hot off the presses and in subscriber mail boxes. I think it’s on the newsstands on the
Read MoreOkay so Jason kicks butt and resolved quite a few issues in a very short time. It is so nice having a tech smart partner. Some things he fixed ::You no longer have to create an account to check out, you can just check out by adding your shipping and
Read MoreHi everyone! So I launched the shop, everything was working smoothly… or so I thought. It seems that we are having some issues with the shop site running really really slow. I’m not sure what’s going on. If you have tried to purchase something and been frustrated by the slowness
Read MoreMonday was an exceptionally great mail day! A bounty of beads and neat fabric from freaking Africa from my buddy Amy (I was lucky enough to meet her while out in California this past summer). Wrapped in this amazing fabric. Aren’t these absolutely amazing! And these too! And these! I
Read MoreThe second gift certificate winner is: Aja of Colorado! Hooray and congratulations! You get $15 to spend in the CL shop on whatever your heart desires, and hopefully your heart desires some crafty goodies :) Now if you haven’t, go check out the new shop and pick yourself out a box set
Read MoreI really enjoyed the book 1000 Ideas for Creative Reuse: Remake, Restyle, Recycle, Renew by Garth Johnson; it is exactly what it says. With about 4-9 pictures per page it is the largest catalog of creative people I have ever seen. So inspiring! It’s grouped into 6 different categories: paper, collage +
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Hi all! I’m happy to announce that by completely random selection from yesterday’s orders I have a winner! Kelly C. of Texas is the happy holder of a $15 gift certificate to the Craft Leftovers Shop! And she has a year to use it :) So it can even be
Read MoreHooray it’s here! It’s today! The Winter issue of Craft Leftovers Monthly is on sale. Subscriptions are on sale! Box sets of Volume 1 are available! And everything in the new shop is 15% off today and tomorrow (calculated at checkout automatically, no code required). And when you place your
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