Projects category

  • January Mittens Finished!

    Last night I finished up the thumbs and wove in all the ends, so these mittens are officially down. They may still get a little blocking, but they look pretty good without it. You can get the free pa...
    Jan 10, 2014 5 Comments

  • Mediterranean Chicken Stew

    Some of you may know that I have written a food blog for years. Recently though, I have spent more time writing about crafting and ignoring that blog, but from time to time I still have a recipe I wan...
    Jan 09, 2014 8 Comments

  • Project: Quick Needle Case

    This knitting needle holder is so quick and so easy. It is the perfect solution to the needle chaos that reigns at my house. This one is specifically for double pointed needles. And there are lots of ...
    Jan 07, 2014 3 Comments

  • Project: January Mittens

    As I mentioned on Friday, I have challenged myself to design and (hopefully) knit a pair of mittens for each month of 2014. I have been furiously working away at the January mittens (while re-watching...
    Jan 06, 2014 13 Comments

  • Iron Craft Challenge 26 – Hanging Hearts Wreath

    Oh my, it’s the last Iron Craft challenge of 2013 and it’s during one of the busiest times of year. Luckily, the challenge was to make something that could be done in an hour or less. You ...
    Dec 31, 2013 3 Comments

  • Shopping Bags. Inspiration.

    As we say goodbye to 2013, many of us will also say goodbye to free shopping bags. Come the new year, if the store hasn’t started charging already, there will be a charge for bags. Some of the ...
    Dec 19, 2013 3 Comments

  • Iron Craft Challenge #25 – Potted Christmas Tree

    For this Iron Craft challenge we were allowed to choose from any of the 2013 challenges to repeat. I didn’t go very far back and repeated challenge #24 Holiday. My husband Matt and I collect Chr...
    Dec 17, 2013 1 Comment

  • Project: Bringing Home the Tree Pillow

    Here is a cute little project from Jenny. She had seen a throw pillow at Target that featured a station wagon with a tree on top silkscreened on it. She wanted to make her own version, but with a Jeep...
    Dec 11, 2013 9 Comments

  • Project: North Woods Wreath

    My parents recently moved back from Memphis, TN to Duluth, MN. They did a lot of downsizing in the move including getting rid of most of their holiday decorations. At their new building people decorat...
    Dec 06, 2013 3 Comments

  • Project: Snowflake Christmas Tree Skirt

    Some point over the years the tree skirt Matt and I had was ruined by water. I’ve been meaning to make a new one for us, but haven’t been really inspired. Then I saw the tutorial for Flann...
    Dec 05, 2013 19 Comments