I’ve always been frustrated by the massive amounts of junk mail I receive each week. Hey, I’m trying my best to do my part to keep the earth full of trees and green and happy. Well, once it’s in my house I sure don’t want to just send it to […]
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Vintage Fix Up: A baby buggy into a bassinet!
Friends of ours had the surprise of their life about 8 months ago, a baby on the way! How exciting! While looking into what will be the best bassinet for their new baby, they came across a vintage wicker baby carriage. With the help of some glue and spray paint […]
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Personally, I love cutting paper
I know, a weird title for a post, but seriously, something about that “cuchunk” just drives me wild. After much thought, deliberation, and number crunching, I took the plunge. I bought a ream cutter so I could trim Craft Leftovers Monthly myself. Not to mention a million other paper based […]
Crafty Business
Crafty Business: “Maybe”
I’m sure I’ve mentioned my tendency to say “yes” to everything. “Can you help me do ________?” and “no problem” is my default response. This has lead to endless opportunities, good experiences, and an adventure of a lifetime. It’s also lead to being overburdened, tired, and “Miss Crabby Pants” as […]
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Enter to Win Elmer’s Glue–perfect for making our ebook projects!
Diane and I have a giveaway going for the next two weeks, compliments of the nice folks at Elmer’s. If you order a copy of Card. Paper. Ribbon. before Monday, March 8th, you’ll automatically be entered in a drawing for these Elmer’s products: Elmer’s Glue All, Craft Bond Tacky Glue, […]
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March Craft Leftovers Monthly!
This month Craft Leftovers Monthly is taking a nice long look into the world of plush! Recycled stuffing, knitting, crochet, stitching, and a little corned beef and cabbage for good measure! Lions, Tigers, and Bears, oh my! +Knit a panda bear +Crochet a Tiger Cat +Stitch a Lion from the […]
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ReRelease: Aceraceae Cowl
In fall 2008, I made this really sweet neck warmer inspired by the autumn trees. Since we are heading into spring, I thought it would be a good time to dust it off, spruce it up, and re-release it.
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Craft Leftovers Crafty Business!
Usually I use Wednesdays to post about crafty business in general, but today I’m going to write about my crafty business specifically. I just hit a few amazing goals I set at the beginning of the year. I want to share with you a little bit of the back end […]
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March CLM Preview!
Yes yes yes! It’s just about here! The March issue of clm will be in the shop and shipping out to subscribers in one week from today. I wanted to show you a little preview of the fun things going into this month’s issue. And don’t forget about the February […]
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Card.Paper.Ribbon + One more day to enter the DecoArt Paint Giveaway!
This past year Diane of the CraftyPod and I decided to collaborate on a short and sweet little ebook on what to do with those leftovers related to giving gifts. Five months later, this amazing ebook has turned in to a 63 page resource on paper making, collaging with fabric, […]
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Crafty Business: Making time for lunch
No one is forcing you to take a lunch. No government agency is going to fine you–as a self employed person–if your only employee (you) doesn’t take their lunch break. There are so many days where I forget to eat until I am past the point of no return. Or […]
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Handmade Home: Book Review
When The Creative Family: How to Encourage Imagination and Nurture Family Connections came out in 2008, I was intrigued. I loved the photos. I loved the concept. But, it’s just Jason and I here in our home. So I took a pass. I was so happy when Amanda Blake Soule […]
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Card.Paper.Ribbon::DecoArt Paint Giveaway!
One of the main projects in Diane’s and my new ebook Card.Paper.Ribbon. is taking wadded-up wrapping paper and fusing it to cloth, and then sewing into wallets and bags.
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Card.Paper.Ribbon. Craft Leftovers’ First Ebook!
I am so excited that this great book has made its way into crafterdom! It’s chock full of great projects and techniques for using up leftovers from giving gifts. We love to give gifts, no matter the occasion. We also love receiving them. What’s less lovely is the waste material left […]
Crafty Business
Crafty Business: Project Development
I’ve had quite a few people comment to me lately, “If only I was as adventurous as you, I could have gotten so much done by now.” Or “How do you do so much? How do you get so many opportunities?” I think the crafty business series is a good […]
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Redress: New Studio Check in Part 2
It’s been a month or so since I moved out of my home studio and into the office space. I decided to leave a workspace for myself at home so I could work on my painting and drawing there. Mainly my more messy crafts–dyeing, basket weaving, painting, paper making, collage, […]
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CL Challenge: 001
You see those zeros before that one? That means this is the first of many. Challenge 001: Fabric + buttons. That pink fabric, I love it! But, it’s so bright and busy that it’s been difficult to find the perfect project for. It decided to sprinkle in with it some […]
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Embroidery Pattern: Crafty Buddies: Hand Stitching!
More crafty buddies for your stitching pleasure! These cute little guys will jazz up any craft bag, knit basket, or make a nice framed embroidery piece for Your Crafty Buddies studio wall. You can get the Hand Stitching Crafty Buddy Set here and the original Machine Stitching Crafty Buddy Set […]
Crafty Business
Crafty Business: Part 4: Every once and awhile routines
I the last Crafty Business post, I went into how a weekly task list can be a really helpful tool for staying on top of those “not quite daily” tasks. Today, we are going to explore the options for those every-once-in-a-while tasks. In many ways this is similar to finding […]
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February Craft Leftovers Monthly!
I’m happy to tell you that despite an ice storm, Craft Leftovers Monthly is in the shop! You can get this months issue here or sign up for a subscription here. Available in Print and Digital editions in the Craft Leftovers Shop. This month is full of great tutorials, […]