Change of (Blog) Address

I’m trying a new site for 2009. Although I certainly don’t NEED a paid service, and I have absolutely no complaints about wordpress- I love how easy it has been to use- what can I say? I wanted to try something new. I’ve moved to squarespace which seems to be tailored toward crafters, and [...]

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Tropical Coasters

I was thinking of making these Quilted Coasters, from Last Minute Patchwork + Quilted Gifts, as Christmas gifts this year. So I made them for myself to see how they’d turn out using cotton flannel for the stuffing, rather than cotton batting as the pattern in the book uses. I don’t have any [...]

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Finally joining the Green World

Simply Green Giving is one of my new favorite books. I’ve finally started to realize that crafting and being green (mostly through re-using) go hand in hand. I always brought old stuff to Goodwill or the Salvation Army if I didn’t use it anymore, but now I try to find ways to reuse myself [...]

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Craft Book Review – “Re-Creative”

I’ve been on a “green” kick lately, mostly because I’m trying to be more frugal. (Although you may notice that I buy A LOT of books- my biggest splurge).
I read about Re-Creative in the possibly-now-defunct Adorn (which I will miss dearly).
This book has lots of great projects using everyday items. Some of them [...]

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Craft Book Review – Cath Kidston’s “In Print”

I browsed this book in Border’s one day, and for some reason didn’t buy it. I kept kicking myself ever since, until I bought a used one on Amazon Marketplace. There are a few project instructions, but mostly I just like to scan the photos for inspiration. This book is perfect for [...]

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Craft Book Review – Craft, Inc.

I love this book, and have read it over about 3 times since I bought it this summer. Although opening a craft business is going to have to wait until I move back to the mainland, I certainly feel I learned enough to get started.

The best part of the book is the interviews [...]

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Oops!

Here’s a preview of my next crafting project. For some reason I tend to screw up the transfer patterns for my embroidery projects. I often try sooo hard to make sure the patterns transfer completely that I end up burning my fabric. But this mistake below is new for me. Hopefully I won’t [...]

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