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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We Have a Winner!
Kathleen of Germany won the December issue of Craft Leftovers Monthly from the Craft Sanity drawing! Congratulation! There are still quite a few subscriptions left in the shop, so make sure you don’t miss out! All subscriptions ordered by tonight will be mailed out on Wednesday, plenty of time to […]
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Happy Thanksgiving!
Hey folks, I just wanted to tell you all happy thanksgiving even if I am a day late. Horrors of horrors I have not had Internet for 2 whole days! Gasp! This will most likely be the only time I am able to get online until I get home on […]
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Craft Leftovers Monthly – December
This issue is so packed full of crafty goodness! It’s up in the shop now and will be on sale until Monday, November 26th at midnight central time and sent out on Wednesday, November 28th. What was up in the air and to be decided about next year has been! […]
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Recycled Peace Ornaments
I have never really been a fan of decorating for holidays though, so I wanted something that could be used for a season. Winter Season. I like decorating for the season instead of the holiday. I guess I feel like it allows me to enjoy what I’ve done a little longer.
This project calls for felt and just about any will work great, but I really like using recycled sweaters and hence the name. I have a stash of old felted sweaters and this just seemed to call for soft white and red cabled felt.
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Welcome Home!
Welcome to the new home of Craft Leftovers! Make sure to update your rss feed address to https://www.craftleftovers.com There are several reasons why I have decided to move Craft Leftovers to its own server and whatnot, but mainly it is the ability to have static pages. There are now several […]
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Lady Moss Mittens
I usually start the summer to fall to winter layering with fingerless glove, a light scarf, and a jacket or thick sweater. Then it goes to a hat, thicker scarf, full gloves, and a medium coat. Now I’m moving into the winter coat, thick wool hat, long warm scarf, and […]
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November Craft Leftovers Monthly
Happy Halloween everyone!It’s two days late going out the door, but it’s on its way to you now. Thank you so much for waiting, and I promise it will be well worth it. I have to say I feel this has been the best issue yet. Or at least it’s […]
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Delay of Game
I’m really sorry to say that due to some out of my hands situation I wasn’t able to get clm sent out today as promised. No power outage like before though (thank goodness). I would like to say that it will get out by tomorrow, which is my hope, but […]
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Handmade Chicago and Updates!
Hey everyone! Sorry I took so long to post after the market this weekend, I’ve been recouping. But now I’m recouped, so here we go. Here is a picture of my booth this past weekend:It was pretty dark in the place so sorry about the shoddy photo quality. It went […]
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Ode to Phyllis
I have all of my grandma’s knitting needles, and let me tell you, for a woman who said “oh I don’t really knit” she had a ton. I guess I’m just like her. I don’t tat, but I have 3 shuttles! I don’t really silk screen, but have a print gocco, photo emulsion, screens, filler, and like 5 things of silk screen inks. Geeze. I knit all the time, but honestly, I can’t use aluminum needles because they make my hands cramp up. I really want to use them for something more than just a bouquet of needles on my craft table that they are right now, something to remember her by. My friend mentioned using my needles as handles for a tote, I took it just a little further and bent them into a handle shape and volia and presto chango! Knitting needles into perfect handles from my grandma’s perfect stash!
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They are on their way! Hooray!
I’m so happy and relieved to let you know that:1) my power is back on, it was only out for a few hours, but it was just long enough to make me miss the post office.2) I totally messed up the layout and had to reprint and cut and staple […]
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Kristin’s Power is out
Hey everyone this is Jason again, Kristin’s power is out and she can’t print out the postage and zine as well, hopefully the power will be back on tomorrow and she will have them out then. Thanks for waiting everyone.
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Pain in the Neck
Literally! So, I’m finally at a point where I can give you an update. This morning I completely through my neck out. I can barely turn my head side to side and there is no way I can sew (mooooan… woe is me!). I have the pattern all mapped out, […]
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Fall Knit Head Wrap
We received a nice arctic blast this past week that made me think about fall and winter knitting. The Summer Knit Head Wrap just wasn’t going to cut it for those cool days and cold nights ahead. So, a Fall Knit Head Wrap seemed to be in order. It’s wider, […]
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CraftyPod Goodness
Sister Diane of the CraftyPod contacted via email about a month or so ago with some questions on craft overload. We did a follow up interview just 2 Sundays ago and now the show is up, wow she is fast! She interviewed quite a few crafty ladies for the show […]
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Dynamic Duo
My couch is well, a broken down futon inherited from a friend who got it from a friend and so on. It doesn’t stay in the grooves, so is perpetually sunk in with the bend resting on the floor. When you sit on it your knees can be all the way to your chest (or at least that is how it feels to me anyway). Needless to say it’s okay for sitting cross legged on or on the edge if I’m working on things on my coffee table, but not really just for sitting. My friends avoid it. I don’t blame them. So I need to fix that, or get a new couch, but the latter won’t happen. So the solution? Pillows! I didn’t have enough of the same yarn to make a full knit/crocheted pillow, so I backed them with a sturdy decor fabric. I needed more than just one, so two it is. One is knit and one is crochet.