Craft Leftovers – Page 24 – Making the best of what's on hand.

Playing Around the Christmas Tree: Mini Tree Skirt

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I nabbed this super cute piece of Christmas fabric while I was at the Ames C.art Sew n’ Swap. I had entertained many project ideas. This week I finally made the leap and jumped feet first into tree skirt making.

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Snow Day: Getting Back to the Studio

I am so happy I live in an apartment right now. You know why? I’m bundled in a quilt with a cup of coffee and eating warm spoon fulls of oat bran with apples and honey. Outside my sidewalks are shoveled and my feet are not even wet. When we […]

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Playing with Paper

Lately I have been loving paper crafts. Maybe it’s that you can get a lot done in a short period of time. Or that it combines my love of illustration, xacto knives, and glue of all types. Or that there have just been some really freaking cute projects floating around […]

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Pattern::Sewn Christmas Stocking!

xmasstocking-feature I’ve been in such a holiday crafting mood lately. I need a larger tree–it’s getting loaded down with handmade ornaments. Time to switch to home decor Christmas crafts :) Here’s a free sewn stocking pattern just for you (and for me too!).

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Thrift Kitchen: Spinach Lasagna Done Right

Over the course of my life I have tried many lasagna recipes. Think of Garfield the cat’s love of lasagna, that’s me. Ever since I was a kid. And spinach lasagna is my favorite. A few weeks ago I finally tried my hand at my own recipe for lasagna. You […]

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A few of my favorite things: Ornaments!

I love making handmade ornaments and this week, the internet craftdom has been ripe with great ornament patterns! Aren’t these just beautiful? The way the fabric is cut up and pinned makes them wonderful for using up scraps. You can get the tutorial on Knitty Gritty Thoughts. This one is […]

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Apartment Redress: Woven Scrap Pillow

I’m excited about this project. It’s such a great way to use up scraps – this whole pile was from my “end run” type pieces. And then there is also the fact that it’s the first push towards re-doing the living room area… one area I have yet to tackle. […]

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Past Perfect: Fixing Broken Ornaments

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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Shop Sale!

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. […]

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Thanksgiving Leftover Pick-Me-Up

It’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 […]

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Holiday Update: heading out of town + shop stuff

I’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 […]

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A pile of fabric = a pile of fabric

I 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 […]

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Apartment Redress: Pillow Punch Out

The 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 […]

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Quick Knits Club: Another awesome mail day!

The 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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Free Pattern: Earth & Sky Mini Sock Ornament

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!

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Free Pattern: Earth & Sky Mini Sock Ornament

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 […]

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Contribution Page Updated!

The 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 […]

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Winter Craft Leftovers Monthly

Winter 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 […]

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Thrift Kitchen: Enchiladas for freezing and eating later!

Enchiladas 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 […]

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Miss Michelle in Interweave Knits – That’s my pattern! Hooray!

I’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 […]