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angry bird

By On December 27, 2011 · 2 Comments

I’ve never played Angry Birds. My husband and daughter have, though. It’s not my first choice in children’s video games, but once my daughter was exposed to mean pigs stealing eggs, there was no going back.

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craft book giveaway: gifts to sew for special occasions

By On December 5, 2011 · 15 Comments

Comments closed. Congratulations Lawana!

Let’s start the week with a giveaway!

Gifts to Sew for Special Occasions is filled with lots of different great stuff. First off, if you’ve been swooning over the teepee on the cover of Growing Up Sew Liberated, you’ll find a very similar pattern in this [...]

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felted wool sweater mug cozy

By On November 15, 2011 · 2 Comments

Why yes, I did make a wool sweater for my mug.

Even though the Autumn temps are still beautiful here in Nebraska, the mornings are a bit chilly. My tea needed some help staying warm.

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craft book giveaway: so easy home sewing

By On November 10, 2011 · 14 Comments

Comments closed. Congratulations Erica!

I’ve been decluttering a lot lately. The past few weekends I’ve focused on paper: books, magazines and outdated files. Yes, you read the first one correctly — books — and there are quite a few craft books. I pulled them from the donate pile and decided it would be much more [...]

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how to make a cat costume in 3 easy steps

By On October 31, 2011 · 2 Comments

I tried to be proactive this year and started the Halloween costume conversation at the beginning of October. My daughter insisted she wanted to be Abby Cadabby again. I encouraged her to try a different costume and brought it up several times. Nope. She was sure. Abby Cadabby.

So I [...]

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birthday superhero cape

By On October 24, 2011 · 5 Comments

My daughter’s friend Mason loves Batman. We got him some superhero books for his birthday, but they didn’t seem fun enough. I thought maybe a special cape would make his gift more exciting.

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how to: sew a reusable filter for cold brewed coffee

By On September 28, 2011 · Leave a Comment

When I first moved to Lincoln, it was a no-Starbucks town. As I explored the local coffee shops for my daily iced latte, one of them recommended an iced toddy. It was love at first sip.

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easy kids bike shorts pattern

By On September 14, 2011 · Leave a Comment

The bike shorts pattern is finished and ready for download! It’s been over two years since my original Easy Kids Shorts pattern and I do a few things differently now.

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after: hello kitty lunch bag + some helpful tips

By On August 26, 2011 · 6 Comments

So, I survived this crazy project. Actually, the only thing that was really difficult was the bias trim, especially around the corners. But I’m not very good at bias trim to begin with, so there’s that.

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before: hello kitty lunch bag

By On August 24, 2011 · 2 Comments

I am crazy. I normally have no problem taking a seam ripper to anything. I cut up stuff and turn it into something new all the time.

Except for this lunch bag.

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