Sewing, Crafting, & General Creative Fun
This weekend, I had to give Oliver (our Shorkie puppy) a pretty short haircut. And, as you might expect in November, he suddenly got very chilly. We went out and bought him a sweater and a coat, which helped a lot. He’s currently wearing something warm all day every day, rather than taking it on… [Continue Reading]
I’m struggling to finish decorating the master bedroom right now. Of all the rooms in this house, it’s always been the one that is most glaringly too small. No matter which way I turn the bed, one of the two windows makes it too tight of a squeeze for two normal night stands. And forget… [Continue Reading]
You don’t need to be an artist to make your own hand carved rubber stamp. With an ink jet or laser printer, you can simply print out and iron on any design that you want to carve. From there, it’s just a matter of keeping a steady hand and patience as you carve it out.… [Continue Reading]
This piece was a collaboration between my husband and me, though he’s been in Chicago for work this week. He did his part a while ago – creating an art print for his store on Society 6. After I embroidered a storebought pattern the other day, I realized that some of his hand drawn type… [Continue Reading]
I’m lucky to have a husband who shares my love of creating things. Our crafty and artistic pursuits are usually different. He makes things out of leather (check out his Etsy store here) like wallets, keychains and bracelets. He illustrates and does very cool typography (which is also for sale on some very cool items… [Continue Reading]
It’s finally done! The board & batten is up on the walls in the entry hall, and I LOVE it. I know I’ve posted a few sneak peaks before, but it wasn’t finished yet. And I didn’t go into details on how I did it. So here are the full details. I think that it… [Continue Reading]
I’m painting the door red today, to match the Photoshop mock-up I posted yesterday. The worst part of the door wasn’t the color, though. The hardware is in really terrible shape. My first thought was spray painting it a nice oil rubbed brass (ORB) finish. Plenty of other people have sprayed doorknobs and blogged about… [Continue Reading]
How had I gone 31 years without pretty pillows in my living room? (well, granted, some of those years I didn’t have my own place) They’re one of the first projects that many people make when they begin to sew. I dove headfirst into sewing clothing, and it’s only been recently that I’ve discovered how… [Continue Reading]
This fun little Valentine’s necklace started its life at a local restaurant, carrying french fries home inside. Those #6 plastic containers make perfect DIY shrinky dink materials! To make your own heart charm necklace, pick up the largest container you can find like the one above. The plastic should have a “6″ inside the recycle… [Continue Reading]
Am I being too bold by claiming that this is the best DIY cleaner? I really do think that it’s the best! If you were here at my house talking about non toxic cleaners, I’d probably try to give you the recipe to take home. If you have your own recipe that you love, I’d… [Continue Reading]
