One more big thank you to everyone who voted for my “Castle Fit for Little Kings” in round two of SYTYC. I had such a good time making this, and hope the following tutorial brings you (and your little ones) lots of fun! Now let’s build sew ourselves a castle! Step 1: Measure your table. To create each panel you’ll …
Today I’m sharing the tutorial I wrote for Pink Persimmon’s free holiday craft ebook. You can download the entire e-book full of craft ideas here, all you have to do is sign up for Pink Persimmon’s email newsletter. This Antiqued Jewel technique creates a ghosted image inside a colored jewel. It takes some practice, but using Alcohol Inks allows you …
I don’t think I even knew these things existed until last week. Apparently they were released at Winter CHA this past year, but I was kinda busy having a baby right around then. It’s a shame I didn’t discover them sooner, because I kindof love them. Much like regular Distress Stains, these are water-based fluid inks that are great for …
What I’m about to show you is the best thing ever. No, really. If I had to pick one childhood tradition/memory/object/whatever, it would be this little strip of felt right here. This exact one, in fact. Yeah, I’m cheating a little here and posting a craft that I didn’t do myself. Rather, my mom made this 30-something years ago. The …
Remember back in September when I made this bag for my sister? My sister gets tons of compliments on it, as she should. A few weeks ago a couple of those compliments turned into requests. (FYI, you too can request this bag just by visiting my Etsy Shop! Christmas is coming, hint hint!) So last week I made 2 more …
I finally got a chance to bust out my screen printing kit from Jacquard Products today. Of course, as always when I set out with a plan, Murphy’s Law kicked in and I haven’t gotten nearly as much done as I expected. First, my little one decided to catch the cold that I’m just getting over. So that’s been awesome. …