On Saturday, April 27th Juniper Village at Forest Hills hosted their first Spring Vendor Show and Sale. The event featured over ten local craftsmen and vendors offering a variety of items including homemade jellies and jams, baked goods, candles and soaps, seasonings, knitted items, floral arrangements, clothing, and jewelry items. Along with the vendors, there … Continue reading "Getting Crafty"
Much like myself, Lila has a special fondness for all things crafty. I have zero confidence that she could pick a tennis ball out of a line up, but she can distinguish between my pinking shears and my scallop shears in seconds flat. In fact, it's really my craft supplies that she prefers, and she…
I couldn't resist this simple and fun spooky light project from Pinterest . It only requires some ping pong balls, Sharpie markers and bat...
Now that winter is here, I finally have some time to dust off my sewing machine and get crafting. I never have time to sew the rest of the year. I've been
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Today on Sunday Sweets we are exploring the world of crafty cakes. And when I say "crafty," I don't mean like "Hey, that is some serious cake craftsmanship!" I mean actual crafts. With yarn and stuff. Woo! Submitted by Betsy D. and made by Penny Steele Custom Cakes
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Easter is right around the corner. I love the new Suite Soiree suite with this specialty Silver Foiled Designer Series Paper that reminds ...
In my last posting about library sales I gave some common suggestions for things to make from old books. After that I decided to do some sea...
The holidays are in full swing, and we are getting crafty with ways to decorate your home for the holidays. As some of you may know, our shop is well known for the varieties of succulents and airplants we carry. This year we decided to take a bit of an unconventional approach to dressing a your holiday wreath.....with
I have been so excited about this new craft paper I finally got a chance to sit down and make up something. I did use some as an accent on...
So, when's the last time that you wore hardware around your neck? :) At my last scrapbook retreat, one of the gals made a really cool neck...
Happy Labor Day!! I hope you're able to enjoy the extra day off from work with some fun things! I don't know about you, but I've collected quite a few bibs from running in races in just the past few years. When I used to work in a cubicle, I would display my bibs on…
I pulled some yarn out of my stash to create a snug-fitting crochet tissue box cover. It came out well, so I'm sharing a pattern for it!
Want to learn how to make one?
You can’t throw a sugar packet in a Seattle coffee shop without A. Hitting a knitting group or B. Being chastised for mishandling some of our Earth’s precious resources (sugar, paper). Knitting has gotten quite trendy here in the last decade, thanks mostly – I think – to the catchy moniker “Stitch ‘n Bitch.” Well,…
Sometimes I get up to doing simple little crafty projects that, on one hand, are so simplistic that I think, should I be sharing this with the public, admitting I get up to menial tasks in my spare time? Like, really, does anyone need to know that I completed a do-it-yourself project that a grade-schooler could have…
NASA's Karen Nyberg is representing the USA and the crafters right now in her six-month stint on the International Space Station, and she just might do some quilting while she's there!
My Month of Adaptability Wow! It’s been a while since I have been able to blog, but I’m thankful that I have the opportunity to sit down and write. This blog post may seem a little all over the place, but that’s been my life lately. If this month had a theme name, it would be ADAPTABILITY! Each week’s schedule […]
One of the best things about Reykjavík is the many little local shops you can pop into. Foodies can forage through Búrið in Reykjavík’s Grandi Harbor (Old Harbor) and shoe fanatics can try on different soles Cinderella style at Kron. There's one super hip entrant on the local Reykjavík fashion scene that is a collective…
