Made By Humans
I guess I should call this faux origmai (fauxgami?), because this felt origami Valentine bag/decoration isn’t really origami. There is folding involved, but also cutting to make the heart shape, which is pretty much frowned on in real origami. Plus it’s felt, not paper. This design was inspired by the heart shaped corner bookmark from […]
If you were inspired by my call to #givewarmth this holiday season, I want to help make it as easy for you as I can. Even if you don’t consider yourself very crafty, it is possible for you to quickly and easily (and rather inexpensively) make a whole heap of scarves you can give to […]
This weeks’ creativity boost theme is upcycle, but instead of writing all about the different ways you can use old items in different ways, I wanted to share a specific project I made in honor of Election Day. No matter who you are voting for, if you are a woman, this is a historic election […]
I am an affiliate of Leisure Arts and was sent a review copy of this book. All opinions are my own. When I was teaching fiber arts to kids at my daughter’s school last month, I wanted to offer them a lot of potential means of entry into different crafts, and part of what I […]
I’m a day late on my project for this week’s Iron Craft challenge from Just Crafty Enough, but it’s a good one. A few months ago I had a couple of major craft fails right in a row. One I talked about (my total lack of iron-on transfer skills), but the other I didn’t. I […]
There are a lot of things I hold on to just in case they might be useful for some crafty purpose later, and one thing I cannot possibly get rid of is old jeans. There’s a lot of fabric in jeans, and I have this dream that one day I will make a denim quilt, […]
Once I had all my paint down I wasn’t entirely sure what I wanted to do next with my slow art project. I started thinking about fabric scraps or more paper to give it a collage look. I went through my fabric drawer, where all the little random bits end up, and found a couple […]