I recently made a book from my favorite papers and envelopes using the codex binding method, but the only thing I had for the cover was some thicker paper. So, the first step in fixing up my book, is giving it a bit more stability.
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Apartment Redress: Basket Touch Up
Two weeks ago I posted about the color dilemma with the basket. Dilemma 1: the basket is not a color I like. Dilemma 2: what color to paint it! I decided to go with the yellow over the red. Often, with cheap spray paint (which is what I have), it’s so […]
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Test Post, No Wammies!
I’ve been trying to stay calm and not stress about the wp kiss of death error and just work though it. Calmly examining and trying all options and most imporantly, not spending all day and night working on it (though I did have some weird dreams about laying out the […]
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The Uploaded File Could Not Be Moved To
It’s like a wordpress kiss of death. Thankfully it’s not happening here on Craft Leftovers. Unfortunately, it is happening on the Craft Leftovers Shop I’m trying to get going. A behind the scenes work in progress for Craft Leftovers for the past 2 months or so has been integrating a […]
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On the Needles: Changing Yarns Around
It’s been awhile since I started a new knitting project, so I wanted it to be really great. Something I would want to wear all the time. And something that would be brainless to knit so I can take it everywhere for me. At first I was going to do […]
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Taking A few days Off… to pull all nighters.
I don’t normally like to do this, but it’s been a very strange week and I need all the extra time I can get to get the November issue out the door as promised. I’m going to take today and tomorrow off posting, but I’ll be back on Friday with […]
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Last Day to Get November Kit+zine bundles! + Awesome News!
And some freaking awesome goodnews. Can I swear? I’m swearing. I got my hands on a sweet ass crazy awesome, zine maker’s dream come true copy machine! Jason and his two friends went down to the ISU surplus sale last week and found, I kid you not, a Canon ImageRunner […]
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Finished Objects, stash busting, and using up leftovers
Quite some time ago I posted about how I was working through my stash of works in progress. I thought (unrealistically) I would be able to post progress on this pile of wips each week. Ha! Yeah right. Let’s see that was how many weeks ago? 12 weeks. Yep, twelve. […]
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Analogous Striped Delight: Knit ReRelease Pattern
It is always so satisfying to use up stash yarn I must say. I’ve had this nondescript bundle of bulky super wash wool for quite sometime. It was given to me by a friend who was de-stashing. Known as the “Craft Leftovers Girl” I often get donations of leftovers from […]
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Free crochet pattern::The best part of waking up
I love my coffee first thing in the morning. And I love my second cup just as much… except by the time I get to it, it’s already cold. A cozy is so in order! Order up!
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Crafty Buddies Embroidery: Freebie Preview Design
I’m really excited to announce a new series of Craft Leftovers embroidery designs! Crafty Buddies! You can get the first set in the shop today! And to get you started on your stitching, here is a free preview pattern – Your Little Crafty Buddy Thimble! He keeps your finger safe […]
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On Blog Writing
This past month I’ve been contemplating the question of “am I professional writer or a blogger or is there a difference?” It’s an interesting question for me because more and more I’m writing for my living: through Craft Leftovers, Craft Leftovers Monthly, the Ames Progressive, on other websites, and various […]
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Guest Blogging on CRAFT
Last week I was so excited to start guest blogging on CRAFT. Whenever they have guest bloggers, I always think “wow those people must be so cool”. And now I’m one of them. Although I still have doubts of my “coolness” I do feel like one pretty crafty lady. Check […]
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Apartment ReDress:: The plan behind the series
A key factor in choosing colors for any project is to think about the overall color scheme of your apartment. What color are the walls, what accent pieces do you have? What are the large pieces of furniture – patterned, solid, bright red, beige? Since Jason and I have been […]
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Roxy Craft: Crochet A Long on CRAFT
I really hadn’t heard about Roxy Craft, just indirectly over time, until a friend of mine said “you should really check this out” and sent me a link. I love her patterns! I particularly like this pattern bundle, which is such a great price for all that you get. And […]
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Making Waxed “Linen” Thread
There are many great reasons to have waxed linen on hand – coiling, book binding, jewelry making, and braiding just to name a few. Here is a really easy way to use up some bits of embroidery floss and get that elusive waxed thread into your tool kit (the only […]
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October Craft Leftovers Monthly
Just two more days to get an October Craft Leftovers Monthly zine+kit bundle! And just 5 left! Once 5 more are sold the zine+kit bundles will be removed from the shop. I can’t handle more than 50 going out :) Thank you everyone for another amazing month! Today I finished […]
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Free Tutorial: Make Your Own Pendant Necklace
Last week I showed you my favorite way to make pendants {link} and today I’m going to show you how string it up into a necklace using a fisherman’s daughter’s knot! I love necklaces like this and you can use this method for anything with a hole in it. Many […]
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Pesto Pleasures
I went through two book shelves this week (very hard work for me) and found a box of books I know I will never read. And I did something for the first time – I took them to FireHouse books and exchanged them for $12 in store credit, which I […]
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Slip Stitch Strategy :: Using Up Yarn Bits
Often it’s those last 10 yards that are the hardest to find uses for. What the heck do you do with those? Thankfully there are many answers to that question! But today I am going to just focus on one: Slip Stitch Knitting! Traditionally, fair isle work using up more […]