Having your own home based business has many challenges to it and, unfortunately there is no perfect solution to any issue. Every home situation is it’s own environment and has its own dynamic. And each home business owner has their own experiences and tendencies – both good and bad. I […]
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ReRelease :: Old Patterns, New Look :: PinTin Canny & H2O Slinger
I updated two patterns this week, the H2O Crocheted Slinger and the Pin Tin Canny! The H2O slinger is a great pattern to make for the spring – just in time for all those long walks you are promising yourself you will take. And the Pin Tin Canny is just […]
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Lost in Space :: Server Suckage End in Sight
I’m not sure if anyone noticed the lack of current posts, or that they were there and now they aren’t and then they came back again. Well I have some good news and some bad news. The good news is that the server finally moved to its new physical space […]
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Make Your Own Drawing Charcoal
Let’s face it, art supplies are expensive. And at first look, sure charcoal seems to be on the low end of things – but I blow through a stick and a half for each drawing I do, sometimes more and sometimes less. Today I was digging around on how to […]
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Delay of… Everything! Flick off my Own Finger!
Hi ya folks! I just wanted to give you all an update on the ol’ hand O. It’s doing pretty good, but is general throbbing and gross looking – bandages came off today to clean it up for the first time since getting stitched up. I feel like flicking off […]
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Studio Safety :: Keeping all my fingers on my hand
This morning I had the awesome pleasure of getting acquainted with my local ER staff, haha. I cut my finger with the rotary cutter and I yelled a whole lot and immediate clapped my hand around it to stop the bleeding. And then when I looked at the actual cut, […]
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Winner of the Button it Up mail in contest!
And the winner of the Button it up Mail in contest (by completely random selection by Jason) is Brendalea of Prpldy! Check out her Etsy shop here and her blog here. In response to the question of what she likes to with buttons she wrote: “I love to make jewelry […]
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Snowdrop Gauntlet :: Free Pattern :: Knit or Crochet!
I have been wanting to make gauntlets for a long time now and, guess what? I did! And then I made another one! Haha. One is knit and one is crocheted, so a little something for everyone (well, unless you are a sewer only, in which case, I might make a sewn one soon).
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Craftzine Mending Month!
Being that I am all about mending and using what you have on hand for as long as you can, I was really excited about CraftZine’s March Mending Month. I know after a long winter of hard use a lot of my winter clothes need some repairs before putting them […]
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Spring Fling :: Part II
Of course the first step of any pattern is getting your measurements correct. Using the Measure for Measure section, I pin pointed my size as a medium.
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Spring Fling :: The Altering of a Skirt Pattern :: Part I
I’m going to do a two in one post today so I don’t slam you with one huge post later tonight, haha. A preview of sorts of what I’m working on and where I’m going to be taking it. After the post about organizing my fabric and wanting to make […]
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Personal Day :: Spring Clean Your Machine
I’m feeling pretty crap tastic today, and I have been saying “do the cl post” for the last 4 hours. So I’m giving in to my headache and turing in early tonight. I’ll do a double post tomorrow to make up for it :) In the meantime, check out this […]
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Enveloping Organization :: Free Needle Envelope Templates!
I really like these envelopes because 1)They are just the right size & 2)They have folding tabs that lock into place and unlock with ease. Oh and they are made with old paper bags! Even Better! Download the free template….
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I wanted fabric for a skirt…..
So I went to my fabric stash, which is all too massive and out of control in my bedroom and I found amazing things. I had all this great fabric in there that I had been “saving” for when I get “good” at sewing. Well, I am good at sewing […]
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Get Connected :: A Few of my Fav Online Friend Clubs (communities)
There are places I’m always going to when I search for how-to’s, inspirations, and the like. And recently I’ve looked around and found some more that I didn’t even know existed, or how vibrant they were.
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ReRelease to the wild :: Proper Picnic Napkins :: Free Sewing Pattern
I really like cloth napkins, I always have and I always will, but I don’t care much for full out white ones. I understand the logic behind them as they can be bleached back to perfection, but for me, well, I don’t use bleach, so I need a different alternative to that pristine white.
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MacBook Blow Out
Well, it didn’t blow out, but it did crap out. First it stopped charging. Then it died. Then my user account was deleted so I couldn’t log in when I plugged it in. Jason got it back up and running on Saturday, but my folks were in town so no […]
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Make a Needle :: Free Guest How To
Su of Tangled Crafts has sent us all another great how to! How to make your own weaving needle from old gift cards. Here is what she says about it: “My usual suggestion for a makeshift weaving needle is to use a hairclip. But what if you don’t have a […]
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Rejuvenated Jewels :: Book Review!
I was delighted to receive Rejuvenated Jewels in my mail box about a week and a half ago. I was going to post about it right away, but I wanted to give the book a little time to ferment and get a real feel for it. You can check in […]
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Newspaper Yarn :: How To Link
I saw this while looking for Knitting Baskets or some such thing (I’m actually not sure how I came across this at all now that I think of it), but anyway, I found this great tutorial on how to spin yarn from newspaper using a drop spindle. Excellent! I really […]