I made it as a birthday gift for a friend. Bu, it was so much fun to make! I posted the project on one of my “get you through the week” projects. but you can also go straight to the source, liaspace, a great blog with tons of cute projects. I check in with her [...]

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I can’t show you all the things I’m working on this holiday season, but i can show you some!
kate’s acorn bird feeder

Party Flower

Softies Kit from Home Ec

Little boxy pouch (something similar to this, but a little different)

what are YOU making this year?

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i found this whole new wee world. and i love it. and i’ve just officially joined it. i made my first (and definitely not my last) wee bunny.
i think he turned out adorable. and i think the little boy who it was crafted for is going to love it.

go here and download your pattern and [...]

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i made some pillow cases! i used a pattern and instructions from Simple Sewing by Lotta Jansdotter. I LOVE Lotta! and this book. her instructions are clear and easy. the photos in the book are clean and playful.

i picked out this great fabric at michael levine’s in the fabric district.

and thought that it would match [...]

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i’m really into plush toys and stuffed things. here are some of my favorites that i’ve found for inspiration…
plush owl by vivika available on etsy
cherry popsicle by plushoff also available on etsy.
penguin’s by Jenni Harris of AllSorts
felt broaches by maximum rabbit design
i’m working on one right now! i’ll share photos soon.

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i never knew esty had a “how-to” section! on their really great and information-packed blog, storque, there’s a how-to section along with a “craftivism” section (a place where craft meets activism) and a bunch of other stuff. i could sift through it all day long!
i found this really cool tutorial esty for cloth lunch bags. [...]

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nui shibori fabric dyeing! shibori is basically the japanese version of tie dye. but, rather than hap-hazardly wrapping rubber bands around a few white tees, like we do, they have five very distinct methods for creating different effects.
kanoko shibori; aka tie dye, muira shibori; loop binding, kumo shibori; pleat binding, nui shibori; stitch binding [...]

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i finished my first two birds for the bird mobile that i’m constructing. for the “second official craft day”, i’m going to show the ladies how to make this adorable bird mobile that i found on spool’s blog.

for the “second official craft day”, i’m going to show the ladies how to make this adorable bird [...]

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i just found my next project! slipper flip flops. adorable. thanks Lady Havartine!

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