Last night I finished these fingerless mitts from a pattern in Weekend Knitting. They knit up really easily in a couple of hours and they are so warm. I was just on time in finishing them as this was my view in waking. Yes, I will definitely be needing all the warm winter wear I [...]
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Fingerless mitts and a snow day
Posted in crafts, life, tagged fingerless mitts, snow, snow day, waffles, weekend knitting on February 3, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The joy of repurposing
Posted in crafts, life, tagged antique, repurposing, thrifting, vintage on February 2, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I know it’s a bit odd… but I take great pleasure in repurposing objects. It’s so much fun to come upon some random object in a thrift store and find the perfect use for it in your home… Case and point: Lampshades and clothespins=great spot to hang meaningful notes Antique yarn spool=paper weight Mason jar=pencil [...]
Seashell garland
Posted in crafts, tagged make your own shell garland, seashell, shell garland, shells, west elm on January 29, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
A few months ago I was looking through a West Elm catalogue and saw drift wood garland for sale. I really liked it, but could not fathom paying $30 for some driftwood with holes and twine… but it did give me an idea. We have a ton of shells, shells we’ve collected on trips, [...]
Hand dyed wooden beads
Posted in crafts, tagged beads, dyed beads, necklace, wood on January 26, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Today I got the crafting bug. I have been cooking and baking a lot lately, but have done very little crafting. I decided I wanted to make myself a new necklace, but had no beads on hand that I really liked, just some old round wood beads (boring!). Then I had an idea… what if [...]
A new hat and dog lovin!
Posted in crafts, tagged hat, knitting on January 19, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve been knitting since I was in high school, but somehow managed to avoid double pointed needles until recently. I had exhausted every object that could be knit with a rectangle… I needed to move on. So I went to the library and took out a book with a hat pattern. It was actually [...]
Repurposed Flour Sack
Posted in crafts, tagged flour sack dish towel, repurposing flour sack, vintage flour sack on January 15, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
A couple weeks ago I came upon a large bag of fabric scraps. In this bag I found a vintage flour sack. I was immediately excited and began to research traditional repurposing of flour sacks. During the Great Depression they were actually used to make dresses. In fact, many flour sacks came in flowery patterns [...]
Getting your hands dirty with clay pendants
Posted in crafts, tagged ceramic jewelry, ceramic pendant, clay jewelry, clay pendant, how to make clay jewelry on January 11, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
As an art teacher I create all day with wee ones, but I still love to create for myself! My medium of choice this week: clay. I’ve been working in clay with the kids all week and having been dying to get my hands dirty! I may love clay as much as the kids I [...]
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