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  • Handmade Holiday Gifts for Anyone

    Let’s continue with our handmade gift guides. Last week we showed you gifts to make for her and for the young (or young at heart). Today’s guide contains gifts that could work for anyone....
    Nov 11, 2013 1 Comment

  • Advent Calendar Project ’13 – Week 22

    (For the 24 weeks leading up to December 1st, we’ll be making a Christmas ornament. Each one will be traditional to or inspired by a different country) This week we are headed to the Philippines...
    Nov 08, 2013 7 Comments

  • Handmade Holiday Gifts for the Young and Young at Heart

    Today we continue our Handmade Gift Guide. Lots of fun things here from Lego shaped soap to princess dresses made from towels. 1. Lego DJ T-Shirt 2. Lego Soap 3. Princess Towel Dress I 4. Princess T...
    Nov 06, 2013 1 Comment

  • Iron Craft ’13 Challenge 22 – Lit Frosted Ball Wreath

    For this Iron Craft challenge we were to make something using light or pertaining to light. I had an idea for a modern wreath for my mantel. The original idea was to cover a metal wreath form with cle...
    Nov 05, 2013 42 Comments

  • Handmade Holiday Gifts for Her

    Christmas is less than two months away! But there is still time to make a thoughtful handmade gift. Over the next week we’ll be giving you lots of ideas from our archives for gift you can make f...
    Nov 04, 2013 2 Comments

  • Advent Calendar Project ’13 – Week 21

    (For the 24 weeks leading up to December 1st, we’ll be making a Christmas ornament. Each one will be traditional to or inspired by a different country) This Halloween week appropriate ornament i...
    Nov 01, 2013 3 Comments

  • Halloween Mantel 2013

    Even though we still don’t have most of the furniture in our new loft, (It’s being delivered next week yea!) I still decorated the mantel for Halloween. I made a few new things, the snake ...
    Oct 30, 2013 1 Comment

  • Project: Zombie Siamese Twin Dolls

    One of the Iron Crafters, Tawny Bee, did this great siamese twin embroidery for our Iron Craft Halloween challenge and it reminded me of a party I threw years ago for the release of the Smashing Pumpk...
    Oct 15, 2013 35 Comments

  • Iron Craft ’13 Challenge 19 – Snake Candleholders

    For this Iron Craft challenge we were asked to create something for Halloween… Halloween is such a great time to shop at the Dollar Store for craft and decoration supplies. C’mon, last yea...
    Sep 24, 2013 7 Comments

  • Advent Calendar Project ’13 – Week 15

    (For the 24 weeks leading up to December 1st, we’ll be making a Christmas ornament. Each one will be traditional to or inspired by a different country) Let’s head to Finland for this week&...
    Sep 20, 2013 No Comments