Author Archives: Emily

Black Bar Clock

This clock is a very belated wedding gift to one of Ryder’s cousins. We got a chance to see their new home and wanted to give them something that hopefully would fit in with their aesthetic. Ryder originally designed this … Continue reading

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Chicklets in a Tree

My brother’s girlfriend made oodles of these adorable knitted chicklets and stuffed our stockings with them. Ryder & I came home with several that have now taken up residence in a pottery dish. If I knew how to knit, I’d … Continue reading

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Shades of blue

This shades of blue clock was a birthday gift for my mom. I’ve now made a clock for every member of my immediate family… I guess it’s time to think of a new theme for my gifts! This one was … Continue reading

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Now I just need to buy some more thread…

Finished: one sewing-machine-shaped, wall-hanging, wooden thread holder: It looks much less creepy with thread actually on it – something about all those pegs sticking out just looked rather sinister. It probably didn’t help I was taking these photos in the … Continue reading

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The real deal

I was going to post a picture of the current status of my thread holder project, but I went to the zoo yesterday instead of working on it… But one of the special animal events at the zoo was an … Continue reading

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Work in Progress: Thread Holder

This is where we are with the sewing & saws project: cut, drilled, sanded (every single hole), and painted. It got another coat last night so it’s bright & white. Next up is to cut a dowel into 30 bits … Continue reading

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Sewing & Saws

I am, shall we say, an easily distracted crafter. Not in the sense that I get distracted from crafts, just distracted to other crafts. Over the past few years, I’ve collected a small assortment of spools of sewing machine thread. … Continue reading

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Frock by (Next) Friday

Via the inspiring blog MADE, I discovered Grosgrain, another lovely blog (my favorite part is her header image with the spools of ribbon). She’s hosting a “frock by friday” sew-along this week. My week was a bit too busy to actually start … Continue reading

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Craft Fair Recap

The craft fair was a tad… disappointing. Our table was inside, but the pouring rain on Saturday kept people at home. We were hopeful about Sunday, which was a nice and sunny day. A good number of people stopped by … Continue reading

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Friendly Aardvantadillos

At the craft fair this weekend (a post about that later, perhaps), these little guys got called multiple names (and our hedgehogs also got referred to as pigs – “these are pigs, right?” “umm, not really…”). What would you call … Continue reading

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