“Thrifty” is the hot topic in the crafting world - actually, I think it’s a hot topic anywhere these days! I’m really putting an emphasis on thrifty Christmas crafting and sewing this year - it just makes sense to be a little more frugal.
One of the biggest things I’m doing to be a thrifty […]
I got a reader request on how to make basic yo-yo circles. They’re a technique I’ve mentioned quite a bit here, but I had forgotten to actually write a complete how-to for you all!
Yes, yo-yos are fun and easy and no, you don’t need any fancy plastic tools to make them :-)
Am I obsessed with […]
I got a call from my hubby this morning, asking if we were free to attend a concert this weekend.
Sure!
Oh, by the way - it’s black tie.
Eek!
Time for some quick thinking…
I’ve got several yards of this:
Or at least some embroidered black chiffon that looks awfully close to that (image: House of Fabric) I think it […]
I’ve been going through my archives to find my favorite Christmas craft patterns from last year for my lovely readers :-)
As always, these are my own original patterns & designs and are not to be copied or reposted elsewhere without my permission.
Here are two more fun embroidered patterns - the first is a machine-embroidered gift […]
Yes, I know that Halloween was just here, but I like to get an early start on my Christmas crafting!
I love making Christmas ornaments, and I ended up creating quite a few original Christmas ornament patterns last year.
Here are some of my favorite Christmas ornament tutorials and how-tos from last year. As always, these are […]
This is one of my favorite tutorials - I actually wrote it a few years back, but the photos got eaten - ack! I’ve re-written it and dug up all the photos from my old computer - boy, thank goodness for portable hard drives :-)
Click the image for the complete tutorial:
Fiber fusion is a great […]
I decided to make my hubby a custom t-shirt for his birthday, so I decided to try out a new product and see how it worked. There was one little problem - he prefers dark t-shirts and most ink jet transfer products are meant for use on white fabric.
I picked up a pack of June […]
Setting the pattern: Adventures in sewing and stitching and the artful use of fabric and fiber
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