When I was in Ireland recently, I saw these cute little embroidered people pillows/dolls in a gift shop in Dublin. I loved the idea of them and thought I could make more personalized ones for Matt and...
Jul 02, 2013
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Recently, I’ve lost close to 25 pounds (don’t worry, I meant to, I’m not sick or anything). That means a lot of my clothes, especially my pants are starting to feel too big. I don...
Jun 25, 2013
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Can you believe it’s almost time to start this year’s advent calendar project?! What is an advent calendar project? Well, every Friday through December 1st we’ll have a tutorial to t...
Jun 07, 2013
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I was commissioned to help make a pillow for a window bench. The trick was, this is the second try. Someone else did it first, but it wasn’t quite right. There is an angle at one side of the ben...
May 17, 2013
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I am brewing ideas for a puppet theater for in the house.
This one comes from Land Of Nod
And this one, which has two levels, is on Etsy
This fun polka dot number is by Melanie, at the Crafty Cupbo...
May 13, 2013
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This Iron Craft challenge was to use sewing notions in a project. I found these cute polka dot buttons for something like $1 a package and knew I had to do something with them.
I’m one of those...
May 07, 2013
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One of our most popular presents with the little people has been the mini pillow.
It has been a real hit. Its popularity continues to surprise me. So, when we were invited to the birthday of one of...
Apr 30, 2013
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On Tuesday, I showed you how to make a quilted laptop sleeve using the lovely HGTV Home fabrics from Jo-Ann. Today, we’ll make the matching tote bag that holds it.
This tote bag is lined with t...
Apr 18, 2013
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Recently, I was contacted by Jo-Ann about whether I wanted to check out their new exclusive line of HGTV upholstery fabric. (If you watched any HGTV lately, you may have noticed they have started prod...
Apr 16, 2013
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This pillow from Crate and Barrel is a great way to show off some pretty ribbons.
It appears to just be different colors of ribbon woven together. I’m not sure I would have chosen these colors,...
Apr 15, 2013
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