Hi guys! It’s me! I’m back baby, yeah! This is the first new post on my renewed blog. I took a LOT of time off of blogging, over a year, and in the meantime ran a shop (and closed it) and started a vlog on Youtube. The way the new renewed blog will work is […]
Category: Crafts
What Size Hat to Make?
I’ve had this post sitting in drafts for a while and with hat season upon us I decided to share it now. Have you ever wanted to make a hat for someone but had no idea what size it needed to be? Maybe your family lives far away, or maybe the hats are to donate, […]
Geometric Flowers- FREE Cross Stitch Pattern
I designed this free cross stitch pattern some time ago with the intention of having it in the first magazine issue. Ever since I admitted to myself I didn’t have time for the magazine I’ve really been just reformulating, making things for the sheer joy of it, deciding where to go from here and where […]
Fun Magazine Flip-Through Videos
Several weeks ago on my Facebook page, I shared that Interweave had a magazine subscription sale. (It’s over now, but certain magazines were $15 a year.) I thought it would be fun if I took the three I subscribed to (Spin Off, Piecework, and Cloth Paper Scissors) and did a magazine flip through video. Just […]
A Flipbook Flip Through
I recently decided to spend a lazy Sunday working on some paper crafts. I have only recently been getting back into it and acquiring all the papers and bit and bobs required, so I really felt like “Could I pull of something nice? With what I have??” Of course to be playing around is the […]
Super Simple Crochet Cat Balls
This pattern is almost to easy to bother writing, but I want to share it anyway. If you are a more experienced crocheter you can no doubt make these without a pattern, but you may still be interested in my stuffing. Our Kismet is still quite playful and I often will whip up a quick […]
Easy to Make Simple Cards
When I recently got some new gelatos I knew I would be using them for all kinds of things. I saw a pack of simple “Thanks” cards in the value section at Michaels and one craft practically designed itself. I knew I would use the gelatos to take the simple plain cards and spice them […]
Faber-Castell Gelatos!!! Unboxing Video
I mentioned recently that I went to the craft store, and even that I had an unboxing to do. If you don’t follow me over on Youtube you may have missed some of the fun! I do post a few videos on my channel there that I don’t share here. One was the recent Craft […]
The Fiskars Boxmaker- How to and Review!
Quite a while ago I got a goody box from Fiskars. I was sent the goodies for free but was under no obligation to tell you about them. However, I KNEW I would love this tool so I recorded an unboxing video and a how-to video. The problem was that something was wrong with the […]
Leisure Arts- Knit Sampler Afghans – Book Review
I’ve worked with Leisure Arts before, especially on the Knook review, and have teamed up with them again! I was so excited that they were willing to send me this book, Knit Sampler Afghans, which combines 60 pattern blocks to make awesome sampler afghans. UPDATE- 12/04/2018- It appears this book is now out of print. […]
New Art Supplies- 5 Pounds worth, with an Art Supply Unboxing Video
Recently I have been watching quite a few videos over at Creativebug (affiliate link, I make a few bucks if you sign up, which I recommend because it is awesome and I LOVE it!) and several videos of illustrations that I liked used Goache. (pronounced like squash) I don’t have any gouache (well, actually I […]
How to Crochet Series- How to Triple Crochet! (Treble too!)
It’s time for part three of the how to crochet series, how to do the triple or treble crochet! The stitch is the same, some sources call it the treble, and some call it the triple. In modern US terminology anyway. In other countries the terms are different, and I have encountered antique patterns that […]
How to Double Crochet- And Where I’ve Been
Please don’t feel like I dropped a bomb on you and then disappeared. After posting about upcoming changes to my site I came back to visit my parents, and haven’t had much to talk about. I don’t usually pre-schedule many of my posts and just didn’t have content to share. I’d rather be quiet then […]
Troll Cake Hat- and Recipe for Troll Cake
I’ve mentioned that I’m a troll cook, but I also tend to be a troll crafter. The Troll Attitude tends to be “it is what it is.” A recipe makes the amount it is meant to make. A cut shape comes out the measurement it comes out, and in this case, a hat comes out as […]