Crafts category

  • Twins meet the twins

    My last set of handmade dollies have found there home with these two sweet little girls…I love the fact their dresses match their doll’s If you are not reading this post in a feed reader o...
    Jun 01, 2007 4 Comments

  • the felting tests

    So, last night I decided to try wet felting beads as was suggested to me on flicker as being much faster than needle felting them. Here are my oh so scientific results… First, I just took a bit...
    Jan 31, 2007 3 Comments

  • Stitch markers

    Decided to try my hand at making stitch markers. I never have up until now because I have been gifted some beautiful handmade one by some of you out there. I’m making the kind that tell you wh...
    Jan 27, 2007 11 Comments

  • some new little projects

    I continue to work on Matt’s blanket but have also done a few other new projects along the way. Last night I made these felted beads after seeing some cool ones at TNNA. They are strung on elast...
    Jan 19, 2007 10 Comments

  • boiled wool?

    I had read in Knit One Felt Too that you could felt something by boiling it on the stove & alternating with cold baths for about an hour. So, since I live in an apartment building & have to...
    Jan 09, 2007 8 Comments

  • Cast Iron is a wonderful thing

    for blocking that is. I never thought the curl would come out of this sweater but two days under the skillet & it is flat.so now I don’t need to knit up a different pink sweater & th...
    Dec 20, 2006 6 Comments

  • freezer paper

    A couple people had questions about freezer paper after my last post. I think freezer paper was a paper originally used by butchers but crafters have discovered it. It is matte on one side & wa...
    Dec 11, 2006 8 Comments

  • santa’s workshop

    it was a cold rainy day in san francisco. a perfect day to turn our apartment into an annex of santa’s work shop. First matt & i worked on stenciling t-shirts using freezer paper for all o...
    Dec 10, 2006 11 Comments

  • Whiplash December

    The December theme for Whiplash is gifts & decorations. Here’s my entry..I wanted to make this sweet girl something special for Christmas.I was inspired to try a handmade doll by Martha St...
    Dec 06, 2006 15 Comments

  • doll making

    yesterday i got out the sewing machine & dove into my new doll project. i forgot how fun sewing can be (though my back hurts a little today from leaning over the machine).first i drew a pattern....
    Nov 19, 2006 4 Comments