Surfing is a big sport in Northern California, but, unlike Southern California, it can be cold up here. Surfing is done in a wetsuit. Then, when you get back to your car, you need to get the wetsuit o...
Aug 21, 2012
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When I watch Project Runway, one of my favorite parts of the episode is the fabric shopping trips. Once we have seen the designers’ sketches and heard a little bit about what they are shooting f...
Jul 25, 2012
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In honor of summer travel, in all of it’s glorious forms, I have made some whimsical luggage tags. These tags are made with naugahyde and vinyl which makes them strong. The bright glitter would ...
Jul 25, 2012
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I don’t know why, but I really had a desire to try making an evening bag using a purse frame. Maybe it’s because I’d never done it before, so it would be a new challenge to me. On to...
Jul 24, 2012
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I just wanted to share with you all my glorious moment of success!
Loyal readers, you will remember back to this post when I made a sweet dress for my daughter. She never wore the dress after the pho...
Jul 19, 2012
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This time around on Iron Craft, we asked everyone to make projects using denim. For me, it was a good excuse to go through all the old pairs of jeans crowding my drawers. Most will go to charity, but ...
Jul 17, 2012
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(Every week until December 1st we will be making a small Christmas ornament that can be used in our Pocket Advent Calendar. Join us in making all 24 or just pick and choose your favorites.)
This week&...
Jul 06, 2012
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I saw a door-stop that was in the shape of a pyramid over Christmas (in England) and I have had that shape in my mind ever since.
With that inspiration (and sewing challenge) I added a zipper, and ma...
Jun 27, 2012
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Update: The contest part of this post is over but please enjoy the free knitting pattern.
A lot of people think of knitting as only a cold weather activity, they think of wool sweaters, mitten and hat...
Jun 26, 2012
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After seeing some cool ones around the web, I’ve been wanting to try making a pillow using one of my photographs for awhile. So this week’s Iron Craft photography challenge seemed like the...
Jun 19, 2012
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