I teased you last week with a peek at the random collection of Goodwill items I’m using in today’s Goodwill craft. An ugly art print, a vintage pillowcase, and a tall shot glass. And what did I make? A vintage...
What can you make from an ugly framed print, a vintage pillowcase, and a shot glass? I'm working on the first of my Goodwill crafts for National Craft Month, and I couldn't resist a little teaser. The three items look...
Some projects are the result of brainstorming and hours of planning. And others just present themselves, happy opportunities just waiting to be seized upon. That's what happened the other morning on the way to church. We'd made it about a...
Wow, where did February go? I feel like a blinked an entire month just swept by. But no worries, because March is a good month. It's National Craft Month – and it's also a special month here at Orange Bettie....
It's been a few week sins my last post. Man, life got busy all of a sudden! But I'm here today to show you my new favorite way to clean up the stray threads and bits left on my sewing...
My father-in-law is impossible to buy for. He has few wants and simple needs. And on the occasion that he does want or need something, he goes out and gets it for himself. So when I was trying to figure...
I know I risk being known as The Cat Butt Lady with this project, but I just couldn’t resist… Here’s the backstory. I was in cat butt Christmas ornament production mode when I saw two of my cat pieces laying...
...or, nobody better touch my fabric scissors! I read a post at So Sew Easy all about cutting paper with your fabric scissors. As in, don't do it. (Her post also explains why it is that cutting paper will dull...
This is the story of a project started with good intentions, and then set aside and forgotten. We've all had those, haven't we? This particular project is a felted wool stitchery that depicts my mother's house. I have no idea...
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