What Do You Want to Make Today?
I like using cross stitch in unusual ways, and I decided a perfect little cross stitch project for spring (or any other time) would be some cross stitch napkin rings. The finishing is a little time consuming, but the cross stitch itself doesn’t take that long, and it’s a fun way to use different colors […]
Today’s challenge was inspired in part by the paper cutting book I was reading and in part by a super simple Valentine’s card I once made with a drawing of the girl’s. It’s easy to cut paper in simple shapes — or even not-so-simple shapes — and use the cutout as a sort of frame […]
I really hate that I’m not good at drawing. Today’s challenge was meant to be drawing flowers, but I just could not get it even close to right. Laughably bad. And while I don’t have time to learn to draw right now, I would really love to, so I hope I can make myself make […]
Here’s another creative idea that was inspired by a book, though the book version is immensely more detailed and cuter. The inspiring project is the Cut Tissue Paper Greeting Card by Cynthia Shaffer in the book Beautiful Paper Cutting. Hers really is beautiful, with pretty layers of flowers and cardstock cutouts of stems and a […]
There’s always an Iron Craft Challenge around Valentine’s Day to make something involving hearts and/or flowers. Last year I made these adorable crocheted hearts and a little felt envelope to put them in. They have been a huge hit and were perfect when the girl transitioned to kindergarten this year. Anyway, I decided I wanted […]
This week’s Iron Craft challenge was to make something with string. Since knitting is my job, I usually try not to knit for these challenges, because I want them to be fun and to be something different from what I usually craft. I’d been reading the super fun book Arne & Carlos Knit-and-Crochet Garden and […]