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What are you working on!??
What are you making for gifts this season? I am making cookies from an old family recipe and pairing them up with a cute reusable shopping bag. You can make a bunch of simple shopping bags from simple easy to … Continue reading
Posted in DIY, sewing, Stuff
Tagged crafts, DIY christmas gifts, instructables.com, project ideas, sewing
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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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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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My pile!
Zoikes! I have a good pile of work right now! Making stuff for a December craft show and working on custom orders! Need to design sewing patterns too at some point!
Posted in accessories, art, crafts, creative, Designer, DIY
Tagged fabric, holiday gift show, santa cruz, seamstress, sewing
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OMG!
This is a super cute little sewing project I saw on Craftsy today!!! Check it out and make one of these little birdie Pincushions!!! I need to make one, two or three………………………………
Posted in crafts, creative, DIY
Tagged bird pincushin, craftsy, free sewing projects, pin cushion, sewing projects
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Big Quilter’s Sewing Table for SALE!
I have this nice and big table for sale. Very solid and sturdy. I need to sell it because it’s just too big for my sewing room. Was great in my big studio space that I was renting years ago … Continue reading
Posted in crafts, Design, DIY
Tagged craigslist, for sale, quilters table, santa cruz, sewing room, sewing table, shelves, storage, work table
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Fixin Stuff!
So I did it! I tore up the old chaise lounge after my cat Harper had tore the living shite out of it and recovered it up with this lovely beige and green upholstery fabric. Both fabrics were donated to … Continue reading
Posted in crafts, creative, DIY, Uncategorized
Tagged cat claws, cat destroyed chair, cat destroyed couch, chair, chaise lounge, fabric, friends, recovering a chair, sacrifice, staple gun, staples
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