I have decided to put my blog on hold for a while. Things happen. Dont worry about me please, Im a-ok, just a bit stressed about a family situation (nope, not with my grouchy hubbby who is actually a...
I think Im in trouble. Here it is, nearly the end of March, and Im only on project 9! Do I believe that Ill make it? I have too. For some odd reason, my family believes that I...
We took a trip to Seattle for a few days. "...feeling comfortable with the uncomfortable" is how our taxi driver in Seattle described Seattleites. I love that description. Seattle...
Hi ! I am excited about this project ! Can you guess? Nope, not sewing. Its a crochet doll ! For a long time I wanted to make one of those crochet dolls with a hood. Its my first so pleas...
Are any of you pinning to Pinterest? Upon checking my blog stats, I was surprised that Pinterest is driving traffic to my blog...and thats a good thing. Its not a whole lot but more...
My latest project, is a most adorable felt applique tote. I hesitated at attempting this project, with a seemingly huge lot of pieces to cut and hand sew, the effort seemed daunting. But ...
My HOLY MOLY I HAVE TOO MANY CRAFT BOOKS CHALLENGE : PROJECT 5 I daresay that this bag was a bit of a challenge. I always liked its silhouette .. casual and unassuming ...no fussiness.&nbs...
This book has been haunting me ever since I bought in Seattle about a year ago. I cannot tell you how many times I have looked through this book, drooling ... wanting so badly to make one of it...
A facebook friend, Jennifer, who wants to add a few Japanese craft books to her collection, asked a very challenging question : What are my top favorite Japanese craft books? Yikes ! It was ver...
Happy Valentines !I was gifted this beautiful lollipop bouquet by a third grade fellow. He found the project on the computer, then created this lovely with his own hands. A fellow after m...
For my third project for my HOLY MOLY I HAVE TOO MANY CRAFT BOOKS challenge, I decided to venture into new territory...smocking. &nb sp;The project comes from this book, Smocking for Beginners.&n...
I am sitting on the sofa, in my pajamas..and its 1:45 PM. Its cold, its dark, its dreary. I wish for a fireplace to warm me up...but a fireplace in Hawaii? A toasty cup of cocoa wil...
I feel elated to completed another project of my challenge. HMMMM...I think I need to give this challenge a name...lets see...I think Ill call it the Holy Moly I Have Too Many Craft Books chall...
Quite often after a project I find myself in a quandary as to what to make next. Its a bit silly to be in such a dilemma with nearly a hundred Japanese craft books in my collection! So I ...
!!! Happy Chinese New Year !!!the Year of the DragonFestivities were abound in the last 3 weeks in celebration of the Chinese New Year. We missed all of them because the grumpy man predicted th...
Last week I was determined to learn how to do a patchwork from my mom. But my oh my..it was as if I asked her to share a secret recipe for Colonel Sanders Kentucky Fried Chicken! Her expl...
A few months back I was tickled silly to share that I was part of Rashida Coleman-Hales latest book! The book is finally out !! Oh Yeah !Zakka Style: 24 Projects Stitched with Ease to Give, Use...
My mom and I spent the day playing scrabble and eating sushi. A delightful way to spend a Sunday, dont you think? She is a mischievous one at 96 years; often blocking me from using triple word square...
I found myself sitting on the floor, deep in scraps of fabric, organizing them by color, seeing the light at the end of the tunnel..only to find oodles more hiding in my Moomin suitcase stashed in th...
One cannot enter the new year without a thought or two to modify ones bad habits. I use the word thought instead of the word resolution because its all about the reality...a thought is fleeting; a re...
Remember my smelly pinata from my previous post? He finally dried out, is smell free, and ready to be transformed by the fairy wand ... cough....change that to fairy glue stick. I kinda sorta followe...
By the window is a paper mache snowman pinata; still soggy from two days ago; patiently waiting for a bit of sunshine to help it dry out. Aaa..it is starting to stink a bit and seems to have co...
I started on this post last night, lying in bed with my computer on my stomach. I was so very tired. I love the holiday season, but I would love it better if I could simply enjoy. N...
Here I was happily working on an IPAD sleeve with this most kawaii fabric when .... OOPS!!! ... ... the owls are flying upside down!!...po things...life is hard that way....Any hoo(t) I made another ...
I have a case of Pouch-a-litis. I heard the only cure is to remove ones sewing machine from the home. (hold on.. my husband is upsetting me at this moment..it drives me crazy when he talk...
I made two pouches adorned with tiny fabric appliques ... I named this one "Three Houses on a Hill" .. I know; how clever am I??? (sarcastic joke aimed at myself..heh)and this one is called &...
Hello All ~~I came across a very, very simple drawstring bento bag pattern; thinking it would be a delightful project to share as a tutorial. However, when the bag was complete, it seemed a bit...
Its funny what one remembers among all the minutes of ones life. Like so many, food is a trigger to a single point on the clock. For me, shortbread cookies arouses memories of grade schoo...
Oh what a week! Our roof is under repair...heavy pounding, nailing, and scraping for hours and days. And for that little extra irritation, a blaring radio and oh, the loud singing. ...
I have been in a terrible way with the holidays coming. Sad that I dont have any little ones to create the kind of chaos that makes for lovely memories further in time. What is a holiday ...
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