Happy holidays! While I’m taking some time away from blogland, I’ve got posts scheduled to run on my regular routine so that I can show you the Christmas gifts I wasn’t able to write about during the year. Enjoy, and I’ll see you on the flip side! It seems I always end up making jewelry [...]
Jewelry
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Necks Bedecked
My Creative Space: Small Things & Giveaway
This week I’ve been working on small things. Literally. There are more crochet-covered river rocks: Mini prints of my sewing pin photographs: And more tiny quilt necklaces: And now that I’m wrapping up some of these small bits, I’ve got embroidery on the mind. These are all some of my very favorite things, so I [...]
The Fat Inchie
Isn’t this so cute? It’s a tiny (1.5″), sweet pinwheel quilt, or “fat inchie” as they’re known in the quilting world. It’s made with little bits of leftover fabric and hand stitched with a bit of embroidery floss. The chain is made of three long crochet chains and a clasp. I saw something similar on [...]
I’m Not a Jewelry Maker
Really, I’m not. I’ve never before had an interest in making jewelry. But when I saw this video tutorial for a crocheted necklace, I had to try it. People, this might be the coolest thing you can make in less than an hour! It’s a simple series of crochet chains with beads slipped in. Make [...]
Aftermath
Well, after an incredibly busy week and two very busy days, I am craving a return to normalcy. Normal sleeping and eating schedules, normal activities, just normal. We had a nice Christmas, a very full Christmas, and I love it that way, but I am exhausted! I received so many goodies—fabrics and floss and needles, [...]
Bits and Bobs
I’ve had this list of projects to finish. I purposely started with the biggest things so that if I got caught up in busy-ness in December I could squeeze in little projects here and there with minimal stress. But a couple weeks ago it started to really bother me that I had a list of [...]
