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Author Archives: Emily
Gnomes & more gnomes
Have you heard of Rien Poortvliet? I grew up with his beautifully illustrated book Noah’s Ark, and he’s illustrated several more about animals and gnomes. Yes. A scientific look at their physiology, home habits, relationships with animals, and what they eat … Continue reading
Maga-trash: recycling magazines into a trash can
I don’t know about you, but every month we get several catalogs from companies we ordered one item from three years ago, and “magazines” that we barely read (I’m looking at you, AAA Magazine). I feel bad chucking them, but … Continue reading
Posted in home dec, tutorial, upcycling
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Rainbow Clutch
A few days ago, I saw this lovely triangle patchwork pillow that prompted me to play around with some triangles myself. I think what I particularly liked was that these were equilateral triangles, instead of half-square triangles. Half-square triangles are … Continue reading
Version 3, dolman-sleeved shirt
This version of my dolman-sleeved shirt has short sleeves (previous tops here and here), just in time for spring. Cute top + jeans is pretty much my uniform for work, and since it’s already hot in Hotlanta, it was time … Continue reading
Orange paisley dolman-sleeved shirt
After the success of my last dolman-sleeved shirt, I’ve been working on progressively more summery versions. This is an elbow-sleeve length in orange paisley cotton. I attempted to draft a pattern off the previous dolman shirt I had made, but … Continue reading
Posted in clothing, finished
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Cotton dolman sleeve shirt
It’s long been a goal of mine to make a shirt that 1) is made out of cotton/non-stretch fabric and 2) does not require zippers, buttons, or other fasteners. I have been generally disappointed by the selection of stretch/apparel fabrics … Continue reading
Posted in clothing
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Custom-made wall-hung bookshelf
Last time on La Casa de Crafts, we were cutting lots of boards. We’ve finally turned those boards (which we purchased almost 2 years ago!) into a custom-made, wall-hung bookshelf. For the almost-3-years that we’ve lived here, this entire wall above … Continue reading
This week at la Casa
…cutting wood, for two-years-in-the-making bookshelves. Finally possible due to the Christmas addition of a circular saw! …re-soling slippers …meeting the recipient of these booties …daydreaming ideas for a king-sized art quilt!
How to make magnets from a map
A few months ago, I saw a pin of a map turned into magnets, and thought it was a pretty nifty idea, especially in our geography-deprived country. However, after reading the article about this project, I realized that the map in … Continue reading
Posted in Etc, home dec, tutorial
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Baby Booties
The list of my friends that are having babies just keeps growing! For the past couple of years, my go-to gift for baby girls has been the Itty Bitty Baby Dress from Made by Rae (a few of my versions here and … Continue reading
Posted in childhood, clothing, fabric, finished
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