Well, today’s post is totally defunct. I’m going to call it a night (kind of) and regroup with a new way to approach the planned post tomorrow.
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Scrubby Bumpy FaceCloth Kits! In the shop!
I’m happy to get this kit into the shop! Check it out here! The yarn in the kit is recycled yarn from a big cotton sweater! It’s a duo kit, so you can knit or crochet it! I’m testing some new recycled yarn out to see how much the pattern […]
book review
Book Review :: Sweater Surgery!
I first saw this book quite a few months ago. I was instantly in love. A book after my own heart. A book I would write if given the chance. There are so many great aspects to the Sweater Surgery that I’ll just start with the physical aspect of the […]
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Cherry Loves Honey in the Shop!
I am happy to announce two new kits and a redo of an older kit today! It’s been a long time coming because the before mentioned errors in the Cherry Chirp Pattern, but no more waiting, they are now available in the shop! The Cherry Loves Honey kit (two pattern […]
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Re-Releasing to the Wild :: Cherry Chirp :: Free Knitting Pattern!
Quite some time ago I first wrote and posted the pattern for the Cherry Chirp Bird. I love this pattern and think it came out really cute. Standing about 8 inches tall, 4 inches wide, and 8 inches long they are a quick knit and takes a mere 40gram of […]
howto - thrift kitchen
How To :: Hemming the Asymmetrical Skirt
I was going to do a different how to today, but after seeing the skirt I worked on for so long in the “to fix” pile, I made up my mind to just get it done. And then I thought to myself – I should post about redoing the hem […]
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Central Iowa Sewing Rebellion!
I’m really excited to tell you about a great project I’ve become involved with and will now soon be the host of here in Central Iowa! It’s called the Sewing Rebellion! I first joined the Stop Shopping, Start Sewing cause 2 years ago when I did an art history (contemporary) […]
book review - journal
Interweave Stitch :: Making the Asymetrical Skirt
Yesterday morning while running errands I stopped in to Borders to use up the rest of my gift card from Christmas. I wanted to get a magazine and a coffee. I passed on knitting magazines because as much as I love them I tend not to use the patterns because, […]
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Sucked into Sewing
I’ll post in the morning. I just realized it was past midnight when infomercials clicked on – no workout needed! flat abs in 15 minutes a day! The plan was to post pictures of what I was sewing once finished, but time just got away from me. I’m happy to […]
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Coffee Sweater :: Free Knitting Pattern!
I was pretty put off by all the leather sleeves on my coffee mugs and at one point I had finally just had enough. I just didn’t like the idea of it. So I knit a new cozy for my coffee mug from the no kill alternative – wool. And best of all, you can also use this sleeve on those paper coffee cups instead of using the card board ones or double cupping. Perfect!
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Merry Christmas!
I just wanted to pop in and say “hello” and that I was thinking of all of you today (and last night). I actually got some ideas hashed out for next week and can’t wait to get started! I had a great Christmas Eve dinner last night with my family […]
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The Weekend Before Christmas…
…and all through the house, there were piles of craft supplies and disenchanted sighs… ‘oh why, oh why did I not start these projects in July!?’ Here are some of my Favorite Craft Leftovers Patterns that can all be made up in a snap and would be great gifts to […]
book review - journal
This Week at the Library
I work just a block away from the library, so I go there pretty often. I shuffle through craft books pretty quickly, about 10 or so a week. I pick up 4, return 3, that sort of thing. So I decided that I should show you my favorites and that […]
fabric - patterns & tutorials
Spruce :: Sewn Fingerless Gloves :: Free Pattern!
I had pulled out a few different scraps from my fabric bin to play with. I was thinking a small something something. Nothing big. Quick. Easy. Small. Well, my hands were cold. Really cold. And it hit me! Sewn fingerless gloves! Not exactly the easy peasy tiny project I planned, but very well worth it. I dug around in what I had pulled out of the bin and bingo! Felted sweater scraps. Perfect. I had one that was the shoulder section, then another that was the bottom ribbing and a sleeve. Hmm, how to make this work. Well I figured it out and work it did! Now my hands are all toasty while I work! Spruce as in the color as well as sprucing up some old sweaters!
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Craft Leftovers Monthly! Seeing Clearly!
I am happy to say that I reshot all the pictures for the listing of Craft Leftovers Monthly and it looks a millllion times better! And you know what I found (which I knew all along): I don’t really need to worry about taking it during the day, I just […]
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Feltstorm!
Well, brain storm with felt! So I sat down after work with a bunch of felty sweater scraps and was planning on making a cute little easy project for all to love and enjoy and became totally inspired and now I realize it’s 11:30 and I need to go to […]
clm - vol 1
January Craft Leftovers Monthly :: In the Shop!
I’m happy to say that the January issue of Craft Leftovers Monthly is in the shop!
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Woven Greetings :: Weaving Cards :: How To!
Quite some time ago I was in a Knitter’s Tea Swap and my swap buddy sent me this amazing card that was a little tapestry weaving in a card. I had always wanted to make my own and when I picked up Time to Weave at the library 2 weeks […]
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Felting Experiments Part II
I wanted to do a follow up post of these little wet felted ornaments after embroidering and putting little loops on them:
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January Craft Leftovers Monthly Preview
Last month a strange thing happened at the printers and although I’m still not sure how it happened, I ended up with 60 extra copies of the Holiday issue. So I put it up in the shop for the first time by itself. It did really well! I enjoyed selling […]