Note: link is affiliate link I had every intention of making the girl some peg dolls for Christmas. I actually started them, getting so far as painting the heads, drawing on faces and making/painting hair onto them. Then the girl noticed them on my desk, said she thought they needed arms, and that was the […]
Vintage Patches for a Stained Skirt {Iron Craft Challenge}
The challenge from Iron Craft this week was to make something with something vintage or inspired by something vintage or retro. I immediately thought of this pillowcase from my childhood, because anything as old as me is definitely vintage. I didn’t want to make a pillowcase dress out of a white pillowcase, and this one […]
Things I Learned from the Skirt that Went Awry {Summer of No Pants}
If I were going to write a tutorial for I made my latest skirt it would go something like this: Measure skirt you’re currently wearing. Marvel that it actually fits you when you know your waist isn’t that small. Measure where you think you want the skirt to fall on your body. Cut two pieces […]
Pop of Orange Circle Art {Iron Craft ’13 Challenge}
The Iron Craft challenge for this week was to create something using the color orange (or the fruit, I suppose). I immediately thought of some orange fabric I have, though I ended up using some less-dramatically orange fabric. I wanted to make a little organizer out of an embroidery hoop, but I don’t know where […]
Upgraded Canvas Shoes {Iron Craft ’13 Challenge}
I told you a couple weeks ago that this year I’m really trying to embrace creative challenges that come my way, and one of the projects I said yes to was Iron Craft. This is a challenge put on by Kat at Just Crafty Enough, which I learned about because she’s a knitter and she […]