Category Archives: craft

Reversible Fabric Headbands

Posted on February 1, 2011

I’ve been on a bit of a headband kick lately – especially because these fabric headbands are so quick to put together. Most hard headbands with plastic inside them hurt my head after wearing them for a few hours, and … Continue reading →

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Reliving Childhood Crafts: Melty beads

Posted on January 29, 2011

Melty beads, fuse beads, whatever you call them – I had totally forgotten about this craft until I saw packs of them in the dollar bin at Michael’s just before Christmas. I grabbed a cute penguin kit for my sister … Continue reading →

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Now I just need to buy some more thread…

Posted on June 9, 2010

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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Work in Progress: Thread Holder

Posted on June 3, 2010

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

Posted on June 1, 2010

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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Friendly Aardvantadillos

Posted on April 26, 2010

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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Finished: Itty Bitty Baby Dress

Posted on March 17, 2010

Adorable, if I do say so myself. This is the baby gift I posted about a couple of weeks ago. Now to mail it off to the parents! This pattern is fun to make and comes together really easily. It’s also … Continue reading →

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90 minute shirt (theoretically)

Posted on March 6, 2010

I always get nervous sewing without a pattern. I think it’s my hate of wasting anything – what if I cut wrong? What if I make it too small? I’ll have wasted that dollar I spent on a t-shirt from … Continue reading →

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Quick & easy baby gift

Posted on March 4, 2010

It seems like another friend of mine has a baby every month or two! Most recently have been little girls, and this pattern has quickly become my go-to gift: Itty Bitty Baby Dress. Brought to you by my cousin Rae, a fantastic … Continue reading →

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Finished: Tandem Bike T-shirt

Posted on February 10, 2010

The recipient: the parents W The craft: a pair of black t-shirts with an appliqued tandem bike – half on one shirt, half on the other.The process: After measuring the combined width of the t-shirts, we drew out the applique … Continue reading →

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