Inspired by this post, I made some little cardboard houses for under the tree. All the goods are either recycled or were gifted to me (excluding a couple pieces of felt I purchased). The great holiday fabrics were sent to me from Creative Thursday and the sequins my friend Mary shared with me. Everything else … read more
Recently, the folks at French General sent me goodies to play with and I was just waiting for a rainy day and some inspiration to get started with them. That happened the other day. As I have shared, I am on a bent to re-do my tree with all homemade decorations this year. I’m not … read more
The past couple of years I haven’t been all that into decorating for the holidays. I know, hard to believe?! Although I am a non-religious person, I culturally celebrate Christmas and it has been my favorite holiday all of my life. The past few years though, I’ve felt more like the Grinch than Cindy Lou … read more
Last week, I was poking around my friend Kris’ Pinterest page and I cam across a pin that led me to this blog post. I had no idea what it said (it looks like it’s written in Spanish…I took French), but it’s clear that there was cuteness, there were toilet paper tubes and there were … read more
A couple of weeks ago Marissa from Creative Thursday sent me some samples from her fabric lines. And they’ve been sitting there taunting me every since, calling me to make something. I’ve had a few ideas, but never the time to sit down and get my crafty on. Well, Hurricane Sandy suddenly opened up my … read more
Yesterday I met with a group of women for our new regular creative gossiping sessions. My friend Kris came up with the name C3 (Cunt Craft Collective) for them. We are using the time to socialize, work on art and craft projects, talk politics and activism and to offer inspiration for each other. With a … read more
I have a wall that I am trying to cover with handmade embroidery projects…I have four displayed as of now. This is my latest project. It’s not based off of a pattern, I just winged it, so to speak. Do you like it? Also, got any recommendation for future projects? Patterns or kits? I am … read more
I decided to make my own chevron necklace after featuring the trend a couple of weeks ago. I was inspired by some Japanese happy tape that was laying out on my desk, so I got the idea to make a happy tape chevron necklace using some scrap cardstock and ribbon. It was wasn’t that difficult … read more
As promised, here are more chevron inspired diy projects. This time around I am sharing my favorite crafty how-to’s for clothing and accessories. I’ve already got my wheels turning…what about you? Crafty Cupboard’s Pleated Chevron Skirt » Sewing In No Mans Land DIY Chevron Necklace Delighted Momma: DIY Painted Chevron Bracelet Fabric Paper Glue: Try … read more
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