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recycle: how to make felted beads from yarn scraps

By On December 1, 2011 · 7 Comments

I’m going to say something silly, but I’m sure there are others out there feel the same. I have a hard time throwing out wool scraps. I don’t feel the same about cotton or acrylic yarn and I’m not sure why. There’s just something about the wooly ends. It pains me to toss them.

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thanksgiving thumbkin pumpkins

By On November 24, 2011 · Leave a Comment

It never fails. Whenever I make pumpkin pie, I always have a little bit of squash and pie crust dough left over. I save the squash for muffins, but there’s not much I can do with the dough.

This year my daughter suggested we make thumbkin pumpkins with the leftover ingredients. She made them [...]

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halloween crochet fun!

By On October 27, 2011 · Leave a Comment

Halloween is in just a few days. Do you need a quick, fun and spooky crochet project? Here are some of my favorites.

julie-k tiny crochet pumpkin

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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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how to: blind hem stitch without a special foot

By On May 27, 2011 · 4 Comments

Last week I had to hem a pair of pants and I was so excited to use the blind hem stitch for the first time. I checked out a few online tutorials and everyone started out with the same thing: you’ll need a blind hem foot, switch to your blind hem presser foot, first you’ll [...]

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diy hair elastic holders

By On May 24, 2011 · 2 Comments

If you have long hair, how do you store your hair ties? I used to keep them on the original cardboards, but they are kind of flimsy and tear easily. I wanted something more sturdy.

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how to: color your own chenille sticks

By On March 29, 2011 · 5 Comments

I’m not sure this is really a “how-to” or more of a crafty public service announcement. We recently had a purple pipe cleaner emergency in our house. (Does anyone else have trouble calling them chenille sticks?)

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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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how to adjust the waist of your pants/jeans in
4 easy steps

By On February 6, 2011 · 17 Comments

My “Finished on Friday” project this week has turned into a tutorial. I think you are going to love it. I had written a similar tutorial about a month ago complete with pictures. Something just didn’t feel right about it, though. I figured there must be an easier way to tackle this problem. Then I [...]

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how to make mini race flags in 3 easy steps

By On January 4, 2011 · 3 Comments

My daughter didn’t ask for many things this Christmas. I wasn’t surprised a race track was one of the few items on her list, but I wasn’t expecting a request for a set of racing flags. I figured they’d be easy to make, but they couldn’t look homemade. They were coming from [...]

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