Unicorn Shaker Card
Today I have a Unicorn Shaker Card for The Crafter’s Cafe Challenge design team. The theme was “favorites” and I was able to incorporate several of my favorites. Bright Colors Simple Design Shakers (which I love, even though I realized I do surprisingly few of them) It also incorporates fun folds, which I also love […]
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Pocket Card with a Winter Wonderland Theme
I just LOVE the way this winter wonderland pocket card came out! This was a design team project for The Crafter’s Cafe so the image was provided to me free. It’s the Winter Wonderland Bestie from My Besties, and is available HERE. I knew that I wanted to do something different with the digital image […]
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Sloth Folder- Handmade Mini Slothfolio
Hello all! Welcome to My Workbasket! Today’s project is a mini folder with a sloth theme for the Crafter’s Cafe Challenge Design Team. The image was provided for me free, as a design team member by Beccy’s Place. If you know me at all you’ll know that if a sloth is an option, that is […]
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I’m Doing December Daily!
I’ve decided to do a December Daily scrapbook/journal this year! I’ve posted a video about it and some of why I’m doing it, and what I’m doing to prep. If you don’t want to watch a video though, I’ll just tell you! Why- 1. Because times change, and this year will be greatly different than […]
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Gnometastic Key Clip
Hello all!! Today’s design team project is pretty simple even though it isn’t a traditional card or any papercraft at all, so I didn’t do a video of it. It’s a bit too self-explanatory to spend time doing a video, but this week I have a fun gnome craft for you! So, let’s get to […]
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Undead Fred- Halloween Goody Box
I had so much fun with this Digi image for the Crafters Challenge Design Team! I knew as soon as I saw it that I wanted it and wanted to use it to make a goody box. I just love this character, the image cracks me up. This image was provided to me free for […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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Gelatos cards- 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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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. […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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