crafts

  • Craft Corner

    Happy Saturday everyone! I have started on a little bit of handmade cuteness for my daughter’s birthday. She loves to read, so when I saw this tutorial I couldn’t resist: https://www.theyellowbirdhouse.com/diy-embroidered-felt-book-bag-charm/?utm_source=Pinterest&utm_medium=organic It shows how to make the cutest felt book… Continue reading

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    Well, crafting and everything else, including my daughters’ first day of school got put on hold when northwest Indiana experienced a deracho. If you don’t know what that is, I didn’t know either, until we had one. Basically it is… Continue reading

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    I am moving along slowly but surely with quilting my quilt, with 9 of the 55 rows done. I also decided to make a different quilt label. The first one I was trying to do was just too intricate and… Continue reading

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    I am almost done adding my border to my quilt, and it definitely adds something! Now I need to think about what sort of binding I want. What do you think? I also made a water bottle holder for my… Continue reading

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    I have returned to my quilt, with 3 out of 27 rows quilted, and then 27 perpendicular to do after those. I am still hoping to complete this first quilt by the end of the year. I also spent some… Continue reading

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    I needed a road trip craft, and I chose these crochet rings. I made a chain of around 15 stitches, depending on the thickness of the yarn. I used size 1, 2, and crochet thread. I made three rows of… Continue reading

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    I saw this Pinterest pin and couldn’t resist trying it myself. https://pin.it/Gq5DbUJOB I also attended for the 2nd time an Amish auction in Shipshewana and bought this amazing sewing table for $5!! My husband had been looking for a writing… Continue reading

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  • Craft Corner – Happy 4th of July!

    I have been having fun with little projects this week. My step mother-in-law’s birthday is July 5th and she loves Americana, so I made her a pillow just like the one I made for myself a few months ago. I… Continue reading

    Craft Corner – Happy 4th of July!
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    This week I tried a different sort of creation. My mint plant has been loving our cooler, wetter weather and I have been trying to drink more water, so I put the two together. I picked 10 leaves and gently… Continue reading

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    I spent this week traveling with my family, so I didn’t have much time for crafting. The rest of my family considers a vacation day a failure if we don’t drive at least 10 hours or get at least 20,000… Continue reading

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