Challenges category

  • Iron Crafter Feature – Marri

    Hi everyone! I’m Marielle – or Marri for short – or some of you might know me as subliminalrabbit. I live in sunny Santa Monica, California with my fiance, two cats, and a rabbit,...
    Mar 07, 2011 2 Comments

  • One Idea

    For some of you a “Fat Quarter” is a foreign term. We could be talking about pizza for all you know! I thought I would offer one little idea, and see if it brought inspiration to you if ...
    Mar 05, 2011 5 Comments

  • Challenge #9 Round-Up Part 2

    More wonderful project inspired by the movies….                    Poster Girl                   &...
    Mar 04, 2011 No Comments

  • Challenge #10 – FAT Tuesday in the QUARTER

    Ok, are you guys ready for how my brain works? It’s a little scary… I was thinking about the fact that next Tuesday is Mardi Gras, also known as Fat Tuesday. Now here in the States, the bi...
    Mar 03, 2011 19 Comments

  • Summer Holiday!

    We’re all goin’ on a Summer Holiday…. !!! My English Husband introduced me to Cliff Richard‘s movies. The highlight in the set is a musical called Summer Holiday. A twenty-some...
    Mar 02, 2011 No Comments

  • Iron Craft at the Oscars! Really!

    This week’s Iron Craft challenge was to create a project inspired by a movie. Well, who knew that one of our Iron Crafters, Angela at Ferntree Studios, would actually have her craft walk down th...
    Mar 02, 2011 8 Comments

  • Challenge #9 Round-Up Part 1

    Other than getting to see a lot of the lovely Colin Firth, this year’s Oscar show wasn’t very exciting. Luckily, the Iron Crafters movie inspired project are. Kathy was inspired by the cos...
    Mar 02, 2011 6 Comments

  • Iron Craft Challenge #9 – An Austen Heroine

    This week in honor of the Oscars Susi challenged us to create something inspired by a movie. I knew right away that I wanted to sew myself a top based on the beautiful Regency style dresses in the Emm...
    Mar 02, 2011 6 Comments

  • Choices in the work room

    Each week, when the challenges are posted, I get stuck for a few days in the ‘idea’ phase. The trick is not thinking of something to do. For me, the trick is figuring out what to do in th...
    Feb 28, 2011 No Comments

  • Iron Crafter Feature – Amanda

    What is your name?  Amanda Where do you live?  I live in Silver Spring, Maryland just outside of DC. What kind of crafts do you do?  I love all art and crafting. I started out paintin...
    Feb 28, 2011 3 Comments