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last minute birthday gift

By On July 9, 2010 · Leave a Comment

I had planned on telling you about the lounge pants I made today, but while I was finishing them there was a knock at my door. Our new neighbors invited us to their daughter’s birthday party — this evening. It was quiet time and my daughter really needed a nap. I didn’t [...]

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my first handmade tie

By On January 1, 2010 · 1 Comment

Happy New Year! Here’s my very last project of 2009 — a men’s tie!

I was surprised how easy it was to make. This project was mostly hand sewn using the blind stitch. If you’re not a big fan of either, it might not be for you. I love the blind stitch [...]

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fabric beach balls!

By On December 11, 2009 · 3 Comments

These are great balls for playing indoors. I’ve made one for my daughter and a few for her friends. Everyone seems to love them. This one was a bit of a challenge when I realized that I didn’t have a lot of eight-year-old-boy-ish fabric in my stash. I grabbed a few men’s [...]

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birthday crafting

By On February 9, 2009 · 3 Comments

Last Friday was Brady’s birthday, and in keeping with my pledge, he received some handmade goodies from us. I had made him some Peanuts bibs for Christmas (which I forgot to take a picture of for the blog — you can see one in action here) and I decided to stay with that [...]

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