All finished! Today I went to the hardware store and picked up a curtain rod and something to hang the curtain with. I thought I knew exactly what I wanted, some simple metal shower curtain hooks, but then I got to the “curtain isle” and holy moly what a selection. […]
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Kits-a-Making
I am trying out something new today, working ahead! Hooray! All the kits Jason and I put together for the shop have been sold (expect two stragglers). So I went to the copy shop today and printed out what I needed to: Restock the shop (will start listing things after […]
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Apartment ReDress :: Studio Curtains II
Ah, phase one finished. Window measured – check! Dimensions of curtain determined – check! Fabric ironed – check! Fabric cut – check!
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Updates :: Going on’s in the studio and around town
Oh, a few random updates. I taught a book binding workshop yesterday and it was awesome! It was the biggest workshop I’ve ever taught and it went off without a hitch. I also had the first ames c.art community art discussion group and that also went really well and I’m […]
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Re-Release:: Zip It!
I have always really liked this pattern because it’s so simple to make. And when you are recycling a skirt for fabric, it uses up that part that is hard keep in tacked. Use a little bit of bias or hem tape or ribbon to cover up the raw edge inside of the clutch and you have one really nice finished clutch in just a few minutes. Perfect.
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Editting Life :: The Perfect Day
“Hmmmm, what is my perfect day?” is what instantly ran through my mind when I read a Zen Habit’s post “Your Life, Simplified“. And I was shocked by and pleased with the images that instantly ran through my mind. It wasn’t being rich or famous or busy all the time, […]
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Apartment ReDress::A new Start+Curtains for my Studio
Since getting back from San Francisco I have slowly been catching up and getting things back on track. It is so annoying how 2 weeks away = 2 months of catching up. I feel like my schedule is getting under control again and my calendar is starting to get fully […]
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How To :: Make Your Own Canvas Panel
It has finally happened, the first ever video tutorial for Craft Leftovers! This morning as I was searching around for things to post about I realized I wanted to show you the process of how to make your own canvas panel from start to finish and that photos just wouldn’t […]
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Free Crochet Pattern :: Tribble Trivet
One of the things I like the most with crochet is that it works up to be a nice thick fabric. Unfortunately it can be a little holey if it’s not worked tightly enough, so what would ideally be a nice pot holder is better served as a trivet. And really, what do you need more than 2 pot holders for – trivet though are what you really need a ton of – one for each dish you put out on the table actually. And since they are part of the dinner spread, why not fancy them up a bit? Plus, but using two colors instead of just one, this pattern works nicely for using up those last 10g of kitchen cotton.
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Stitching up a Storm::Book binding on the Brain
For the August issue of Craft Leftovers Monthly I picked the theme of Drawing – so in the spirit of that I decided to have a book binding kit. Well, in the process of writing up the instructions for it I made myself a little quarter sheet sketchbook – the […]
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Book Bounty :: Crafty Goodness from a Crafty Friend
My friend Linda and I have started meeting up once a month to discuss business and goals and help keep each other on track – for instance she pushed me to sit down and map out a quarter (3 months) of themes for craft leftovers monthly + is holding me […]
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Weaving and Spinning :: Folklore Themes
Folklore is one of my favorite places to draw inspiration from, so when the Octagon Center for the Arts asked me to participate in a “Folk Lore Summer Art Camp” I jumped on it. I packed up my spinning wheel, tapestry loom, weaving and spinning samples, drop spindles, carding paddles, […]
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Craft Leftovers Summer Shop Sale!
Well, exciting things are underway and I finally get to share with you what I’ve been working on all weekend. First, if you are on Ravelry, I’ve started to add the all cl patterns to Ravelry for download! And I’ve also started going through all the cl patterns and updating […]
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WIP Thursday :: Showing and Telling
Well, I’ve had quite a huge pile of wips building up over the last 6 months and I decided to go through my yarn ones today and try to figure out my plan of attack – getting them finished up and out of the basket so I can start wearing […]
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Toothpick Pocket Tutorial
I was going to show you a bunch of wips today, but then I realized most of them are still under wraps or thing already for later posts. So when Carolyn emailed me a link to this tutorial over on Snippets I knew it was just the thing to post […]
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Giving up room on the plate for a tastier dessert
Two weeks ago I posted about being overwhelmed and drawing in a bit and focusing on what we need in order to be healthy and stress free. It was not to say so much “everything should be about me” so much as “I need to get healthy so I can […]
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How to Make a Table Runner from Scraps
by Alyssa Devanny from Refashion
My addiction to fabric means I have accumulated quite a stash of leftover scraps; pieces too small for most projects but too lovely to throw away.
All this leftover goodness can be utilized by making a table runner. As well as making your table look chic, a table runner is useful for protecting your table from hot pots.
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Drumming up Drawing
This month’s issue of Craft Leftovers Monthly is all about drawing, so when I saw this flashback to issue 6 of Craftzine I just had to link up. In fact, using this method is how I made the coloring pages in the zine! I used watercolor pencils for the first […]
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August Craft Leftovers Monthly in the shop!
Drawing is my primary language. I have been drawing since before I can remember and before I could read or right most definitely. I am so happy to present this issue to you because it’s all about drawing. Yes of course there will be some instruction on drawing, but there […]
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Outdoor Weaving
Weaving is such a versatile craft. Yes, you can make throws and rugs and tapestries. But you can also make clutches and badges and, like in Weaving Unloomed by Diane Gilleland – patches and pillows and all sorts of other things. And that’s just with yarn. There is so much […]