I haven’t been around much. The truth is I haven’t felt like being remotely close to a computer screen. We are expecting another baby in November. We are totally thrilled and can’t wait to greet this new life into the world. But I must admit, the first three months were somewhat rough on me, and at times [...]
Entries Tagged as 'crafts'
Knitting Therapy
October 28th, 2007 · 1 Comment · crafts, life, personal development
I finally did it! I bought some yarn and knitting needles and started knitting a cute little scarf for myself. I learned the basics of knitting back when I was a 10 year old kid. I’ve been thinking about picking it up again, for years now! but just kept the idea tucked away in the [...]
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Sources For Buying Japanese Craft Books
August 25th, 2007 · Comments Off · books, crafts
Until I started blogging several months ago, I had no idea about the craze going on over Japanese crafts books. In reading many other crafty blogs, I repeatedly read about bloggers’ love for these books. I could see why just by looking at the book covers. They do seem to have amazing craft projects and in [...]
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Cute Card Wallets
August 11th, 2007 · Comments Off · crafts
There is a cute and quick craft project over at the Country Living website. Melissa Neufeld designed vintage postcard wallets from her collection of postcards .The postcards are divided in half and sewn together. I love the detail from the stitching. These little wallets are perfect for holding gift cards to give to loved ones and make the experience [...]
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Sashiko- Japanese Embroidery
July 23rd, 2007 · 2 Comments · crafts
I often go to my nearest bookstore to see what’s new in the book world. Several weeks ago I came across a french book on Sashiko. I was intrigued by the cover, I picked it up to have a better look and I was instantly fascinated by this art form I had never heard of [...]
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Top 8 Digital Scrapbooking Sites
June 27th, 2007 · Comments Off · crafts, inspiration, scrapbooking
Digital scrapbooking is becoming increasing popular as a alternative to traditional paper scrapbooking. I naturally gravitated toward it because of my years working with photoshop and other design programs. But besides that, it will save you loads of money, it’s fast, fun and the creative possibilities are endless. I still have boxes full of photos sitting [...]
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Make Your Own Summer Bag
June 26th, 2007 · Comments Off · crafts, things I like
Make your own summer bags and totes with patterns available at Indygo junction. I really like the one featured above. The pattern name is “Color me Crazy”. It comes with instructions for hand-coloring the flowers on the fabric, from the MIY So you, Sew Fun Too line of fabrics by RJR Fabrics.
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