Tutorial: Serged scrap wrap bracelet
I have a hard time throwing away scraps. I can make a good case for saving my tiny bit of quilting cottons, because I can use them for all kinds of scrappy projects. But those smaller bits of knit fabrics...
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Pattern testing the Paulina by Itch to Stitch
So I’ve been absent for a couple of weeks… at least from this blog. I’ve been busy, busy, busy behind the scenes. Building. That word again. I’ve been playing around in my studio and have a couple of tutorials planned. ...
A new theme for this blog, and my mini crisis of confidence
Building. Warning: This is a long, rambling kind of post. I actually hesitated to write it, but I want a good part of this blog to be about the journey of building my business, so I'm including it anyway. Who...
Dreams of houses
Two days into 2015 and I’ve had two dreams of houses. In both, I’m a young 20-something single person leaving my mother’s home and striking out on my own. One of my friends told me that having this dream twice...
My One Word for 2015
So my friend Laurie turned me on to One Word. The idea is to choose one word - just one little word - to be your focus for the coming year. (Read her post about the word she chose here.)...
Tutorial - Reversible banner to welcome the New Year
I rarely decorate for New Year's. Like, ever. But this year I thought it would be fun to make a banner to welcome the new year. It was one of those random. "Hey, you know what would be neat..." thoughts...
The Crazy Cat Lady Christmas Tree felt cat softie pattern is now available
Remember this? And how I was going to make a pattern? Just finished it! Wow, that took me longer than I had expected. But what was I thinking, it’s December y’all. That’s crazy schedule time! Those two weeks were spent...
FREE PATTERN - The Crazy Cat Lady Christmas tree
**This post was edited to add the free pattern. Read on for the free pattern download!** It was getting close to Thanksgiving when I started thinking about Christmas decorations. It's hard not to, every store is often piled high with...
How we do holiday tradition at our house
Last night Liv comes to me and reminds me that it's December 1st and can we get the Advent calendar down. Oh, crap. The Advent calendar! That damn Advent calendar will be the death of me, I swear. 25 little...
A sneakie peekie of what I'm working on
I've been absent from this blog these past few weeks, mostly with mom and Girl Scout leader stuff. But I've been crafting, too, and I'm dying to show you what I've been working on! I don't want to give too...