Make your own felt Easter eggs that you can reuse year after year as a DIY alternative to plastic eggs! Making felt eggs is an easy hand sewing project kids or adults can do. Materials First you’ll need some felt to make felt Easter eggs. I made two eggs that are the same color on […]
How to Thread a Needle
Of all the basic sewing and mending skills out there, the most basic is knowing how to thread a needle. If you know how to do it you might wonder how you could not know, but I’ve encountered plenty of people who weren’t exactly sure or had trouble threading a needle, so let’s get into […]
The Magic of Being a Craft Evangelist
I love getting to be a craft evangelist, and I recently got to share a day of crafting with my coworkers, which was amazing. One of the wonderful things about life right now is that it’s possible to work (in some careers, anyway) completely remotely. It’s great to be able to live and work anywhere, […]
Hand Sewing {Craft Challenge, Day 104}
Because I had scraps of fabric out yesterday while I was working on the circle bag, the girl asked if she could sew two pieces of fabric together. We’d talked about starting her on a real sewing project, instead of just stitching on plastic canvas, during spring break but she wasn’t interested, so I jumped […]