This project started with a pattern book, More Altair Design by Ensor Holiday, which I’ve been coloring in since junior high school.
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Remember This?
Memory games are fun for kids and families, no matter their age.
Birthday Gag Gift
This is a birthday gift idea that everyone may not appreciate, but the more I age, the more I try to find humor in the aging process. Here’s one of my attempts at poking fun at the exercise of aging. And yes, I did mean exercise! Aging isn’t easy, and it entails more work with each passing year.
This lunch box includes some helpful items for that special friend or family member who’s starting down the other side of the bell curve.
Bleach Tie-dyed / Indigo Over-dyed Napkin How-to
As promised, here’s how I made thirty, 19 x 19 inch, bleach tie-dyed indigo over-dyed napkins out of a king-size sheet that my cat damaged with his back claws.
Seashell Macramé Napkin Rings
This project was inspired by an activity book on seashells from my childhood, a set of new king-size sheets that my cat, Magellan, ruined shortly before he passed away, and a collection of seashells my sister gave me from a trip she took to the shore.
Just a Little Monkeying Around
I found this crazy t-shirt on a clearance rack at Bershka. It was the last one they had, but it wasn’t my size. Orange doesn’t happen to be a great color on me either, but that didn’t stop me from buying it, and I am so glad I did. I ended up ironing fusible interfacing to the back of the orange monkey t-shirt, cutting out the monkeys, and sewing them to JW Anderson/Uniqlo linen t-shirts. The resulting three t-shirts are more wearable than the original and surprisingly on-trend for Summer.
Embroidered Jeans
I gave these old jeans new life with crocheted doilies and embroidery thread.
Revisit the 80's: Friendship Pin Napkin Rings
Here’s a new way to use an old idea. These napkin rings are made out of friendship pins.
Put Some Spring in Your Step
These newly felted, daisy boots make me so happy!
String Jar How-To-Video
I have gotten a lot of requests recently to make videos for some of my older blogs. This is the first of those videos. It is a How-To on making “String Jars”.
Making 2D & 3D Butterfly Garlands
Say hello to Summer!
May Day Flower Puzzle
May Day is just around the corner, and I am dropping flower puzzles off at my friend’s front doors this year instead of delivering flowers.
Cloud Mobile for a Child’s Room
These are Folded Paper, Cloud Mobiles, and they are a perfect addition to any nursery or child’s room.
Hoard the Cord Keepers Not the Toilet Paper
These cord keepers are made out of toilet paper tubes, and I got this idea from my mother. She has been using toilet paper tubes to wrangle her hairdryer and curling iron cords for decades. I never really considered it a particularly brilliant idea, because my mother was always ingeniously, well organized in aberrant ways.
Four Furry Feet in a Seat - IKEA Hack VEDBO Chair
This is a cat approved IKEA Hack
Rock Steady
“Rock Steady” seemed an apropos analogy for how we should navigate through this incredibly trying time and a fitting title for this project.
Block Your Calendar
A "Happy Birthday" canvas is a perfect gift for the kid who has everything or any adult who loves having fun!
Crafting Through Crisis: Coloring Book Envelopes
Turn coloring book pages into envelopes and use them to send a note to your family and friends. Let those closest to you know that you love them, and you are thinking of them during this stressful and unsettling time.