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A Cuttin and a sewin!
Making Cat post surgery recovery collars to sell at the upcoming Bay Area Pet Expo on Feb 4th!
Posted in cats, crafts, creative, DIY, sewing
Tagged Cats, collars, fabric designs, Pet recovery collars, post cat surgery
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Sewing/Craft room ideas
I finally sold the overly large quilters table! Yeah!!! It was nice but too big for my wee little work space. I need to organize up a fabulous room of creativity! I can’t work in chaos! I need a tidy … Continue reading
Posted in crafts, creative, Design
Tagged cabinets, chopping block, craft room, cutting table, furniture, sewing room, shelving, storage units, wood tables, work space
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Stuff
Working on ideas for the upcoming Bay Area Pet Expo on February 4th at the Santa Clara County fair grounds from 11 am to 6 pm! I will be a vendor there with my Gimpy pet’s products. I will also … Continue reading
Craft show crazy
This weekend will be nuts with all the Holiday Craft Shows going on! Please come to the Westlake school craft fair this Saturday if you can 11 to 4pm! Also there will be a everything under $25 show downtown Santa … Continue reading
Holidays are coming up!
Gift givin on its way people!!! So why not start now and make some Mackerilla bags for gifts! My patterns are easy to follow. I am not a good pattern reader myself so I designed them with someone like me … Continue reading
Posted in crafts, creative, DIY, sewing patterns
Tagged bags, christmas, Christmas gifts, easy crafts, fabric, holidays, mackerilla bags, make christmas gifts, projects, sewing, sewing patterns
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Have you heard of Pinterest?
Pinterest is a pretty cool site where you can post things you love. Set up some “Boards” with different catagories and start Pinning things to your boards. Pinterest lets you organize and share all the beautiful things you find on … Continue reading
Recycle, Upcycle, Repurpose………..
I have gone through my closets and picked out a bunch of things to either give to good will or recycle into other items. Old T-shirts are being cut and silkscreened with my gyms logo on them for gym members … Continue reading
Posted in crafts, creative, DIY, sewing
Tagged crafting, Knitting, old sweaters, recycle clothing, repurpose, sewing, Upcycle, vintage clothing
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Zippies!
One month til holiday craft show season is here! My friend Debbie and I have been collaborating on some items for upcoming shows! We are striving to upcycle the coolest fabrics into zippered pouches and totes!
Wool and the Gang!
Attention all you Knitters out there! Wool and the Gang is a cool online Wool Yarn Shop with Knitting Kits for Sale, Video Tutorials as well as finished Ready to Wear knitted items for all you who are too impatient … Continue reading
Posted in crafts, creative, DIY, knitting
Tagged books, Knitting, knitting needles, ready to wear, tutorials, wool and the gang, wool yarn shop
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FabMo!
FabMo rescues designer materials for repurposing. Located in San Mateo. Get on their email list to be notified when their next swap meet is. I have not gone yet, but plan to soon. You can bring your scraps and notions … Continue reading
Posted in crafts, creative, DIY
Tagged crafts, DIY, Repurposing fabric, San Mateo California, swap meet
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