Welcome to the blog

A string of thoughts, DIY, thrift scores, geeking out, sewing, crafting, and so on....

Welcome to the blog

A string of thoughts, DIY, thrift scores, geeking out, sewing, crafting, and so on...

Welcome to the blog

A string of thoughts, DIY, thrift scores, geeking out, sewing, crafting, and so on...

Welcome to the blog

A string of thoughts, DIY, thrift scores, geeking out, sewing, crafting, and so on...

Welcome to the blog

A string of thoughts, DIY, thrift scores, geeking out, sewing, crafting, and so on...

Friday, September 18, 2009

New Book for the New Baby


OK, we have recently found out we will have our 3 child... and baby is due on April fools day. But mama don't raise no fools! Anyways Im so excited to make stuff for the babe so I got the Simple Sewing for Baby book complete with patterns- like real paper patterns, not one of those 'enlarge a tiny drawing on your computer' patterns. Here is a sample project:I cant wait to try these out! I also love that Fall is around the corner...I tend to be more crafty when the weather is cooler so hopefully I'll get a lot done!

Friday, September 11, 2009

Sewing & Craft books I want...now!

Ok, I was killing time with the kids over at Borders today and love to peruse thru the sewing/craft section...I could spend hours looking at these books. Some that caught my attention are the following:
Zakka Sewing- How cute is a squirrel shaped tea cozy!? This book is filled with cute and unique projects from pot holders, pillows and pouches.

Sewing Green - This has a bunch of cool "green" projects I want to try...just look at that way cool scarf! Who wouldn't want to make that?

Another good repurposing book is Handmade Home - they got kids stuff and other cute ideas for the home - I love stuff like that.
Chic and simple Sewing - I've been in dire need to use my dressform Morgan got me for Christmas last year, mainly cuz he keeps pressuring me to use it..but I thought this would be a perfect book to help kick-start some dressform usage.
One I saw and instantly loved was CROBOTS - now there's something I don't see everyday! Tho I do crochet, I cant read a pattern to save my life...I mean I can - but I could never master the Amigurumi.Another amigurumi book I thought would be perfect for Halloween time was Creepy Cute Crochet - adorable and its pretty cheap over at Amazon. Again, I wish I could create these...I just need a really patient teacher to teach me all this.

Well, thats it for now. If anyone has these books and has any feedback, it would be appreciated!

Thursday, September 10, 2009

Renegades Unite!

Wow I had no idea that Renegade Craft Fair was this weekend..it just crept up behind me. I do hope to make it there since we are having a garage sale with our friends on Saturday in Oak Park, IL. I also saw that Craft Social is having a holiday event Friday, Nov. 13. 7:00-10:00 for holiday crafting and gift-making! The last 2 Ive been to were awesome...who could argue when you get endless crafts (that are really cool, not summer campy at all!) delicious food and wonderful company for a mere $5! AND they now put out a table for your business cards and samples. It was a ton of fun.

Monday, September 7, 2009

A ton of Cute Hand Sewing Projects



Over at one of my favored blogs Sew, Mama, Sew they dedicated an entire month to some real nifty hand sewing projects that you can find here. There are printable PDFs and the projects include :
Have fun creating! I'd love to see any completed projects. I'll probably take on a few myself!

Sunday, September 6, 2009

Morgan's Manly Treasury

Morgan got his first treasury up since he opened his shop. Its all manly vintage stuff and the link to it is here . Enjoy!

Sorry, sorry, sorry!


Life has been to hectic...or maybe i've just been lazy, either way, new posts to come! Sorry for the delay. I have much to blog about, just need to get down to it.

In the mean time, make some things to help get yourself organized with these fun

Cereal Box Organizers !

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