Category: Crafty
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Crafty night
Last night I spent some time at my friend Shara’s place, knitting away. I’m working on a dishcloth…yes, ONE dishcloth. I don’t know how people can knit a few so easily…I’ve been working on this one forever! Anyway, it’s still not done, so you don’t get to see it. Shara, Miss Nimble-Fingers, embroidered a cute…
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Books from my sister
I love birthdays! I received an early birthday present from my sister…a book I’ve been wanting for a while, Denyse Schmidt Quilts. I love it! Aside from having a lot of basic quilting how-to, it has such fun ideas for piecing fabric together. Take these cards, for instance… Or maybe these adorable kitties… The book…
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Mail!
Today I had the most wonderful mail day ever. I received my very first Japanese craft books! I ordered them a few weeks ago through YesAsia (ISBN4277311474, ISBN4579110439, and ISBN4579109724). These books are simply gorgeous. The ideas in them are just amazing, and the photography is beautiful. Here are a few images from the books…
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Birthday gift reveal!
I FINALLY gave my friend Lindsay her birthday gift, over two months after her birthday. It took a while to get everything together, and to get Justin to sit down and work on it with me. We created her own line of teas, which we named Lindstea. I gathered lots of ingredients, including dried fruits,…
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For girls only
Here’s another crafty thing I did a while back. I decided that I needed a little pouch for carrying tampons in my purse. I tend to just drop them in, which can result in an unpleasant surprise later when I’m paying my bill or grabbing my keys. Pulling this out of my purse is much…