Since I am so new to crafting, I must steal [read: borrow] ideas from the web. But, I mean, that’s what they’re there for, right? And I find a lot of great ideas and projects for the likes of me. A real bonus is when I can find projects that also satisfy my inner geek.Continue reading “Twofer Tuesday 1: Site Review, Geek Crafts [dot] Com”
Category Archives: In the Craft Room
Stick a pin in me; I’m done
When I woke up yesterday, I had already decided to take onat least three projects, one of them being a sewing project I have been putting off – a pin cushion. It seemed easy enough, and I thought it would make a good pause between other projects. Hand sewing, for me, can be almost aContinue reading “Stick a pin in me; I’m done”
Wind Chimes
Married! I have a plethora of fun crafty things that I did for my elopement/wedding ceremony with family that I hope to post here over the next few days, but suffice it to say, I was too busy to be posting anything. Before I get to the wedding themed things, though, I wanted to makeContinue reading “Wind Chimes”
While at sea…
This blog has fallen to the wayside in the wake of “This Ship is Sinking”, my blog about TFA and being a first year teacher. But life happened, as it is wont to do, and I am no longer in the classroom. Instead, I have joined the ranks of job hunters, and I have beenContinue reading “While at sea…”
Officially a Stitched Bitch
Unlike most of my previous endeavors, which often took on the following pattern: diving in head first, realizing the water is too deep, and desperately clawing my way up, I have taken this project of learning my sewing machine at a comfortable, steady and very slow pace. When E presented me with the sewing machineContinue reading “Officially a Stitched Bitch”
The Long and Winding Bobbin
I have put off sitting at my sewing machine again, but today I had a few hours to spare, since E was playing Xbox with the guys. I also feel like absolute crap with a throat/chest/nose congestion thing, so sitting in front of a machine seemed like a doable feat. In speaking with my mom,Continue reading “The Long and Winding Bobbin”
Chapter 1: Knowing Your Sewing Machine
The first time I ever made a B on a school assignment, I had a mini breakdown that involved writing the letter B on a sheet of paper multiple times and doing whatever I could do to that paper to destroy it. I think toothpaste was involved. Over time, I came to understand that aContinue reading “Chapter 1: Knowing Your Sewing Machine”
Living a Line
One of the first sewing projects in my Sew Everything Workshop book is to “sew” on paper. It is a project you can do without winding a bobbin or threading the machine, and it is meant to show you how to sew in a straight line. This is what I learned on three sheets ofContinue reading “Living a Line”
WWMD
My first craft project was a cross stitch pattern from my “Sew Everything Workshop” book that E got me for Christmas. The pattern is simply letters –WWMD. The letters are supposed to stand for “What Would Martha Do?” because the author is a fan of Martha Stewart when she was a no-excuses craft-master. I amContinue reading “WWMD”
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