Making the best of what's on hand.
Another great face cloth from the yarn I recycled last month, this time though, it’s crocheted!
I have some bad news and some good news. The bad news is that I won’t be posting tonight. I’ve been trying to edit photos for the post and nothing is working. Photoshop is being really buggy. I think my poor computer is as tired as I am. The good […]
I first learned how to make these great little bobbins in my beginning weaving class at Northern Illinois University. They are great for weaving, especially tapestry weaving, but also when working brocade on the floor loom. The thing is, they are great for knitting and crochet and pretty much any […]
Today was so rainy. I actually really liked it. I worked on crochet stuff earlier, and then was a kit making machine for the rest of the morning. The rain was nice but completely foiled my plans for the Lamp Remake today. You see I picked out my spray paint […]
I have waxed poetic about my love of Erika Knights books before and here I am again. She edited this great series of books called the Harmony Guides and after purchasing Harmony Guide: Basic Crochet Stitches: 250 Stitches to Crochet, I am considering buying the other guides. I feel like […]
I have been making quite a few clutches lately for Green Prairie Fibers and from that I wrote up a pattern for Craft Leftovers. Well, I wanted a clutch just for me for my accessories. And I also had all of these great 9” X 9” squares paired up for a kit that ended up not selling. So how do I get a cute clutch for craft accessories out of just 2 small squares of fabric that isn’t just a plain liner and an outer with a zipper.
I just wanted to post really quick to let you know that I won’t be getting the pattern up until tomorrow night. I didn’t realize that they would have me filling in so soon and I am working tomorrow at 8am, so again I need to be up at 6:30. […]
Lamps are expensive. This one is free and in our possession already. It’s not half bad either, just a little, well…. “out dated”, not in a fun funky interesting vintage way either. Jason also needs a lamp for his work area, but this one isn’t so great because the shade […]
There will always be bizarre units of measurement like the foot (US) in common use. I can only guess that when people were measuring the trees they had just felled, walking the length of the tree and saying “Hey, this is 10 foot lengths long” made a whole lot of […]
I am so happy that I decided to do the Apartment Redress series. It has really kept me motivated to keep improving my space. I think that if it weren’t for you, not only would I have not started reupholsterying this chair, there is no way I would have finished […]
The last Give Away was for two issues of CRAFTzine (vol. 07 & 08). And well, I only had one entry! Haha. I’m not sure what happened because the last giveaway had a dozen or so entries. That’s okay. It must have just been lost in all the posting I’ve […]
These boxes are great to add a little extra something special to any small gift. I like them for any kind of jewelty, stitch markers, and other small handmade goodies for friends. I love these boxes and have been making them for quite awhile. I figured it was about time […]
Well, really they are one and the same in a way of cause and effect. And Update: I’ll be posting the pattern for today, tomorrow afternoon.
I forgot to show you the best part about this chair! And here it is, hidden spool treasure.
I love printing, just about any kind really. From the copy machine to silk screening to block prints and monoprints. I love it all. And one of my favorites, that’s the easiest, quickest, really fun and super easy to clean up is potato printing. You can print about on anything with them and they are cheap and the supply list is short unlike silk screening or even block printing really. Granted, you can’t get realllly detailed, but it’s great for greeting cards, pots of plants, even fabric really.
I had the highest of high hopes that I would have time to clean our bedroom and take a picture of the dresser where is should be… well… that didn’t really happen. I did manage to start cleaning in there, so that is good. I also did finish the dresser, […]
I fell prey to the Martha Stewart Living craft a day and recipe a day email newsletters. I started clicking on the recipes and the crafts and ending up on her website more and more. Well I started reading about her more… then I started picking up back issues of […]
I worked mine up using two strands of sport weight yarn and it is just perfect for putting all my scraps of yarn into and hanging up on my tool rack. I’m loving hanging things up on my rack lately. I use the yarn scraps to tie tags to my hand dyed yarns and handmade goods. Enjoy this sweet little project!
I’m so happy that it’s just about finished. I put on the first two coats of paint today. I’m letting it dry overnight and I’ll give it coats one and two tomorrow.
I’m not sure why I never thought about writing about this before, but today as I was ripping back 8+ rows for the 1 millionth time I did. I worked at a yarn shop for almost 2 years (just ending this past May when I moved to Ames) and helped […]