I was wandering around Target the other day and came across these felted heart wreaths and garland in their holiday section.
(Excuse the bad iPhone shot there, I was trying to get a shot quickly b...
Jan 31, 2013
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We live in San Francisco, near Precita Park. On the cross streets that boarder the park there are some little shops. Three years ago, there was a grungy, smelly “convenience” store that so...
Jan 30, 2013
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Challenge #2 for Iron Craft ’13 was to make something using the orange, either the color or the fruit. I really struggled with this challenge, which is funny as I’m the one who posed it. I...
Jan 29, 2013
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My friend Daria recently celebrated a birthday and asked me to make her some new handwarmers with a “crazy cat” on them as a gift. I think my cat came out a little more mad than crazy, but...
Jan 24, 2013
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In San Francisco, all plastic shopping bags have been banned. I am glad about that in principal. But it has fueled my obsession with bags! I need to really get some new habits cemented. The bags need...
Jan 22, 2013
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I love fairy lights. I’d have them up around our house all year round if my husband let me. They make me feel like an ordinary day is special. I was inspired to make this Valentine’s Day t...
Jan 18, 2013
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This is the third hooded towel that I have done. (To follow my progress, first was the plain version and next was the shark hoodie.) This one is done for a little dinosaur lover that we know.
Ste...
Jan 16, 2013
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For the first Iron Craft challenge of the year, we were told to make something with cotton. That is a challenge that has pretty much limitless possiblities. I went back and forth with a few ideas and ...
Jan 15, 2013
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Both Susi and I have plans to clean out and organize our craft spaces this year. She got a good start yesterday, but brought up a problem that we both share. We just can’t throw away those scrap...
Jan 11, 2013
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It’s National Knit Mitten Month, so let’s celebrate with a new mitten pattern…
After I made my flying pig mittens, my friend Elle of Elle’s New England Kitchen and I were discu...
Jan 09, 2013
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