Projects category

  • Advent Calendar Project – Week 4

    (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 13, 2012 73 Comments

  • Advent Calendar Project – Week 3

    (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 1 Comment

  • Iron Craft Challenge #13 – Stars and Stripes Rope Wreath

    My Iron Craft project for the Red, White and Blue Challenge could also be called “turning lemons into lemonade,” since it was not the project I planned at all. Originally, my plan was to c...
    Jul 03, 2012 16 Comments

  • Advent Calendar Project – Week 2

    (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.) Since so m...
    Jun 29, 2012 20 Comments

  • Bag of the Month – Pyramid Bag

    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 3 Comments

  • Knit Stripes Pillow Pattern and a Giveaway

    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 29 Comments

  • Project: Knit Saguaro Cactus

    People really showed us the love for the knit pin cushion cactus. So I thought I would give you the next in the series, The Saguaro Cactus. This pattern is a little bit more in depth than the last o...
    Jun 18, 2012 1 Comment

  • The Advent Calendar Project

    Every good crafter knows it’s never too early to start working on things for the holidays. To that end, we are going to launch The Advent Calendar Project. It starts today, and runs through the ...
    Jun 15, 2012 6 Comments

  • Project: T-Shirt Make Over

    As the weather changed, I took stock of my wardrobe, and felt like my t-shirts were a little tired. I have loved some of them near to DEATH. So I set about to make some of my favorites over again. On...
    Jun 13, 2012 4 Comments

  • Iron Craft Challenge #11 – Glitter Letter Bunting

    For this Iron Craft Challenge we were asked to make something incorporating letters or words. My project was inspired by glitter letters I saw for sale in the Pottery Barn catalog a year or so ago. Th...
    Jun 05, 2012 2 Comments