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heart-shaped christmas card box

By On December 23, 2010 · 5 Comments

My daughter is still obsessed with this craft book. She reads it every day, carefully studying the projects and pictures.

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recycling a sweater directly into a blanket

By On May 3, 2010 · 4 Comments

Toward the end of last week, I wasn’t feeling very inspired. Maybe it was the high pollen count? Maybe it was the non-stop conversation with my three-year-old? Maybe I just needed a little creative break? I decided a few days on crafty autopilot would be good for me, so I grabbed a sweater and started [...]

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my creative space

By On April 7, 2010 · 7 Comments

I’ve got some tough decisions in my creative space today. I was given this beautiful hand-knit sweater from my friend Tana. It’s big. Really big. Too big to be refashioned with my ’80s sweater tutorial. She was thinking I could use it to make a felted tote bag. I can’t bear felting it. [...]

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tropical tablecloth tote

By On April 2, 2010 · 7 Comments

I’ve started making some things for my shop again. There is some thrifted fabric in my stash that needs to be repurposed before I can go garage sailing again this year. I used a little bit of this tablecloth to make a small sock knitting basket a few years ago. Now I’ve gone in [...]

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inspiration and paper cuts

By On March 30, 2010 · 2 Comments

I’m still spring cleaning my creative space. Last night I went through all of my knitting and crochet magazines. I was surprised how much paper I was holding on to for just a handful of patterns. I cut out the ones I liked and bundled up the rest to pass on to my friends at [...]

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wardrobe refashion: pj pants to nightshirt

By On March 8, 2010 · 5 Comments

When I was at my craft weekend away, one of my friends was serging a nightshirt for her daughter. Another friend was making dresses out of t-shirt scraps. I blame them for this crazy idea: a nightshirt out of a pajama top and bottom scraps.

This was a lot cuter in my [...]

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my creative space

By On March 3, 2010 · 7 Comments

I am becoming known as the Master Unraveler. A friend of mine had two knit tablecloths, but didn’t know how to take them apart. They were seamed together, ruffled and hemmed with elastic. I took the first one from this:

to this:

In my creative space today, I’ll be [...]

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wardrobe refasion:
adding long sleeves to a t-shirt

By On February 25, 2010 · 4 Comments

I was putting away laundry in my daughter’s dresser and found her preschool t-shirt. I can’t remember the last time it was warm enough to wear short sleeves. I don’t think it’s even been worn once. I decided to add some long sleeves so she can wear it before she outgrows it. [...]

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more crochet, more recycled sweater yarn

By On February 19, 2010 · 2 Comments

I know it seems like I crochet all the time now. I haven’t abandoned knitting or sewing. My daughter is going through what I call a “grabbie” phase. She’s always been very interested in my crafting, but now she’s all about touching everything. I joke that it’s like living with an octopus. [...]

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valentine’s day heart bunting

By On February 9, 2010 · 3 Comments

Last year I made a paper heart bunting for our kitchen window. When I went to hang it this year, it was gone. Maybe I stored it in a safe place? Maybe I recycled it? I wish I could remember. Anyway, it was a good excuse to make a new one. I forgot to [...]

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