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favecrafts blog hop: st. patrick’s day outfit

By On March 15, 2011 · 5 Comments

Tomorrow my daughter’s preschool class is having a St. Patrick’s Day party and everyone has to wear a green shirt. Over the past week, we’ve gone from her insisting on wearing her only green (too small) gumdrop shirt to her requesting an entirely new outfit. She rarely asks me to make her [...]

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tea towel apron

By On March 14, 2011 · 3 Comments

This tea towel was spared from the coffee experiment. I’ve been planning to turn it into an apron ever since I saw the project in Amy Karol’s first book. I love how it turned out, especially the pleats. I can’t wait to make more! Here’s a view of the tie.

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my creative space

By On March 9, 2011 · 4 Comments

I’ve been trying to regain some control over my daughter’s closet. Lately she just wants to empty everything onto the floor to build a giant mountain of toys. Getting her to put away the toy mountain when she is finished has given me quite a few gray hairs.

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how to fix a stuffed animal’s nose in 4 easy steps

By On March 7, 2011 · 3 Comments

What is it with the noses on stuffed animals? I know my daughter isn’t chewing on them, so how does something like this happen? If you look closely, you can see the original torn nose and the remains of my first patch. I’m becoming an expert on fixing these, so I’m [...]

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fused plastic grocery bag lunch bowl

By On March 5, 2011 · 1 Comment

So here’s the plastic bag project that feels like it’s been taking forever to finish. Some history on the idea: my husband has started taking salads to work. He throws everything into a plastic zipper bag* for easy transport, but said it’s not very easy to eat out of the bag.

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my creative space

By On March 2, 2011 · 2 Comments

In my creative space today I was in serious need of a finished project. Remember last year’s Spring scarf? I made another fabric scarf today, only no ruffles. Just a simple, long rectangle.

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nature hike tote bags

By On February 22, 2011 · 5 Comments

You knew I was going to turn those capri pants into tote bags, didn’t you? Not just any bags, however, but bags with a purpose: keeping nature out of my pockets and my purse.

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fleece football scarf

By On February 21, 2011 · Leave a Comment

This weekend was filled with birthday celebrations. Saturday we attended a surprise party for my friend Wanda, who is a serious Green Bay Packers fan. She loves scarves so the decision to make her a football scarf was an easy one. I knew exactly how I wanted this to look and it [...]

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finished: red comfy shorts

By On February 18, 2011 · 2 Comments

These poor shorts have been sitting in my pile for a long time (note the wrinkles). I made these just like the first pair,* but this time I tried to add pockets. It didn’t go so well. I figured they were ready for the donate bag, but my husband said they [...]

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my creative space

By On February 16, 2011 · 2 Comments

In my creative space today, I’m cooking up some ideas for some old capri pants. Can’t say much more because the end result may be a surprise.

stash: Pants saved from a clean sweep of my closet.

More creative spaces over at Kirsty’s.

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