27
Apr
Posted by Jenny in Books, Music, and Media, Crafts, sewing. Tagged: book club, Craftevolution book club, Crafts, Crafty daisies Craft Book Club, Sew Darn Cute. 3 Comments
This months book for craftevolution’s book club is Sew Darn Cute by Jenny Ryan.
How it Works
Every 4-6 weeks we “discuss” a craft book as follows:
Make one project out of the book that is due for the next book club meet-up
Explain why you chose that project
Discuss the clarity of the instructions, the layout of the book, [...]
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14
Jan
Posted by Jenny in Crafts, Penny Pinchers, sewing. Tagged: Dog Bed, fabric scraps, Pet Bed, recycle, reduce reuse. 3 Comments
I have purchased numerous dog beds over the past 4 years. Inevitably, they end up being torn to shreds. I think it is there way of telling me they don’t like it. I bought a pet bed about 6 months ago and I am happy to report it is still in one piece. I must [...]
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16
Dec
Posted by Jenny in Crafts, Old to new, sewing. Tagged: cheap gifts, christmas gift ideas., Crafts, easy sewing gifts, Gifts, jean pocket purses, kids crafts, no sew gifts. 3 Comments
These little purses were made for two little girls I know. I just mailed them out yesterday, so hopefully they will be getting them soon. They are very simple and fun to make. This also could be a great kids craft. All you need is an old pair of jeans and something fun to decorate [...]
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25
Nov
Posted by Jenny in Crafts, sewing. Tagged: christmas gift ideas., easy sewing, fabric, Gifts, scarf, scarves, sewing. 2 Comments
Here is an easy sew gift idea.
You will need about 2ft of fabric all together.(lenghtwise) You can make it as wide as you want but in order to wrap it around your neck and still have it hang right you need it to be about 2ft. The sewing part of it is very easy. All [...]
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27
Sep
Posted by Jenny in Books, Music, and Media, Crafts, sewing. Tagged: Books, Music, and Media, pillows, sewing, The Pillow Book. Leave a Comment
If I haven’t mentioned, I have been on a craft book kick. Today I made a pillow from ‘The Pillow Book’. The Button- enclosure Pillow was very simple. There was very little cutting and sewing. I wish I would have had better buttons but all and all I was very pleased with the outcome. The [...]
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16
Sep
Posted by Jenny in Crafts, sewing. Tagged: Crafts, felt, flannel, sewing, sleep mask. Leave a Comment
Have you ever had one of those nights where you just can’t fall asleep. Well, last night was one of those nights. I decided that I would craft with sleeping in mind.
This sleep mask was very easy. All you need to do is cut out 2 pieces of fabric(I used flannel because it’s soft on [...]
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