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We’ve got a few budding artists in the house and so many piles of finished works. Our house already resembles the louvre with stuff piled from floor to ceiling, so we can’t handle much more. What to do? I’m making a book using IPhoto filled with pictures I took of Will’s artwork from his most […]
I’ve been wondering if there were a program out there for people with a fabric abuse problem. It seems like everyone is in on the game. I changed jobs in March, moving to an office that is 20 minutes from my home versus 1.5 hrs, but it is RIGHT NEXT DOOR to Joanns. What I’m […]
When I was in India last year I found it interesting that in my 2 weeks, I didn’t see a single manufactured looking broom – at least none of the flat bottomed, plastic holstered type that we import from China. Theirs looked like witch brooms. Walking home from school one Friday, the kids and I […]
One of two I made last night before… the mishap. (the other is pink)
SkiptoMyLou.org is having a book and craft-a-thon to benefit Heifer International. Over the next little while, daily, they’ll be promoting a favorite book and a crafty project. Today’s project is a tutu tutorial. I’ve made a tutu before, and have the makings for many more, but this tutorial is for a practically no-sew, but very […]
I’ve seen a lot of traffic come through my site looking for “how to measure fabric for a reupholstery project” or “how to estimate how much fabric I need to recover…”. My approach is to measure the old fabric covering before buying the new fabric, as you’ll find that you actually need more supplies than […]
A great tutorial on Cocoa Knits for making rag yarn for knitting something like this: (I was drawn in by the cool bath mat, too.)
We’re pooped. A bunch of rowdy pirates came by our house to dig for booty. Blowing the cannons: (Amazingly, we didn’t burn down the ship!) Party Details: I baked for 10 hours, yesterday. Doug swabbed the deck. And the kids followed us around sticking fingers in freshly piped icing, leaving smudges on anything shiney, and […]
We’ve been making birds nests from the angel grass in the neighborhood then leaving the tiny nests in bushes as tho a tiny bird had been there. Angel grass turns brown and lets off long sticky seeds during it’s dormant months. When you run your hand (or clothing) through the grass, you collect a wad […]
We were busy swinging the lead and swabbing the deck in preparation for Captain No Beard Will’s big celebration next weekend. Lots of pirate activities afoot. Doug made some awesome daggers out of PVC, electrical tape and gold spray paint. Here’s how: Materials: – Gold Spray Paint (or silver if you aren’t a dandy) – […]