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Or, the one in which I introduce my sister, and let her take over my blog.
Sister really makes me laugh. A lot. She is (aside from my husband) my very best friend. Just to give you an idea of how awesome she is, I recently asked her for some Mod Podge and the conversation went like this:
I had the idea one night to add some napkin rings to the place mats I made for my partner in the Spicing Up The Kitchen Swap. I was throwing ideas around in my head until this one popped in. I think they turned out fabulous, so I thought I’d share with you how to make them!
They are pretty simple, but pack a big punch. And all you need is a few strips of fabric, felt, 1″ webbing, a sewing machine and a glue gun.
Tags: napkin ring, sewing, tutorial
I’m in a fun swap on Flickr, Spicing up the Kitchen. It’s been fun to look online for new things to make. My partner really wanted placemats, and I happened to have a charm pack of Bliss by Bonnie & Camille in my stash, which was the perfect color for her kitchen. Here’s what I came up with for her.
And a little tutorial for you!
What you need to make four placemats:
One Charm Pack
3/4 yards of coordinating fabric for front
1 yard backing fabric
1 yard fleece (for batting)
1/2 yard binding fabric
My mother-in-law is awesome. She remembered me saying one time that I love Art Gallery fabric. So, for Christmas, along with a few cool crafting tools, she went to the fabric store and asked what they had from Art Gallery. I was ecstatic on Christmas morning to open a box with this in it:
I decided right away that I would make myself a skirt with these fabrics from the Botanica collection. And I set out to find myself the perfect pattern to use. That’s where I’m stumped. I still can’t decide!
Tags: felted wool, sewing, skirt, tutorial
I find myself asking that a lot. It’s not that I don’t cook – I love to cook. It’s that I never plan ahead. I find myself staring into the pantry (which is actually full of food) thinking that I don’t have anything to make for dinner. Maybe it’s because I start staring into the pantry at about 5:30 every night (or 7:00). At that point, my creative mind is gone.
Tags: home decor, tutorial
If there’s anything a good crafty blog has, it’s some tutorials. This is new to me. I’m not new to blogging – I’ve been keeping my family blog for quite a while now. But crafty blogs are new to me. I discovered them just last October (I know… I must have been living in a cave before then). See, I had my second daughter in September. And the day before I had her, my husband gave me an iPhone. Hours a day cuddling and nursing a newborn + an extra hand with an iPhone in it = bloggy goodness.
