I’m sitting on my friend’s couch right now…. no big… except that my friend’s couch is in San Francisco! Jason and I packed the car […]
journal - wips
WIP: Cozy Colorful Plethora of Pillows!
Since we purchased our first piece of grown up furniture I’ve really been wanting to make some pillows for it. Dashes of colors, coziness, and […]
howto - nosew - patterns & tutorials
How To: Craft Stamped Thank you Cards
The littlest of leftovers are often the hardest to work with. What do you do with one foot of yarn? A single lone button? Well, I came across these two fun ideas and decided to join them together to make my own leftovers project that uses up those littlest of bits.
I still owe some family members thank you cards from my birthday in April so these will be going into the mail as soon as this post is up!
round up
Holiday Crafting Round Up: Loving me some felt!
There is so much holiday cheer and happy crafting going on right now I can hardly stand it. I do love it all so much. […]
clm - vol2
November Craft Leftovers Monthly & Holiday Card Pre-order!
I have two fun things to tell you about today. First, the November issue of Craft Leftovers Monthly is in the shop. Order it before […]
wardrobe redress
Redress: Butterick Dress Part 2
Hopefully this will be the last part before the finishing post. Taking your generous advice, I went with option 3. After thinking about it, the gathers with the gathered fabric would have looked frumpy for sure. I think the nice, straight cotton is perfect. Plus, once I cut it out, the landscape of flowers was just too perfect.
clm - journal - vol2
April Craft Leftovers Monthly!
March and all its dreary weather has flown by with the help of some plushy goodness. Now April is just around the corner and Craft […]
clm - vol2
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 […]
clm - vol2
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 […]
fabric - patterns & tutorials
Pattern::Sewn Christmas Stocking!
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!).
journal - nosew
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 […]
howto - nosew
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 […]
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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 […]
journal
Handmade Greeting Cards Workshop
There is nothing I love more than getting together with a bunch of people and make things together. Yesterday my friend Sarah co-hosted an Ames […]
clm - vol 1
November Craft Leftovers Monthly!
November is all about entertaining, having fun with friends, and some good fall just about winter crafting, oh and a great selection of christmas gifts […]
book review
Handmade Recycled Paper
During my last year at NIU I started a project based on the idea of converting junkmail into something with utilitarian and aesthetic value. I […]
clm - vol 1
October Craft Leftovers Monthly!
October is such a great month to write a zine for – fall is so close, a touch of halloween, and the last bit of […]
clm - vol 1
September Craft Leftovers Monthly
In the shop! Check it out! now. do it. Check it. out. Get a one month zine+kit bundle. (etsy :: artfire) A three month subscription […]
journal
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 […]
clm - vol 1
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 […]