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Sewing Snippets

Happy Wednesday!  I can't believe that April is almost gone...it has seriously flown by.  And here comes May...full of last day of school events and all its business.  Things are probably seeming a little quieter around here but I can assure you that if you were behind the scenes with us, it would look a little like crazy town, because that's what it is. So, here's what we are doing this week: *Unpacking from SNAP.  SNAP deserves its own post and I promise one is coming...because it was ... View the Post

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DIY Hand-stitched Drink Coasters

These DIY coasters were another of our Spring Break crafts that kept us busy, but I think they would also be a great gift for Mother's Day that is quickly approaching.  And older kids can easily make them all by themselves! ... View the Post

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Chalkcloth pillow

Last Saturday I (liZ) went over to Elizabeth's house with a bag of scraps and supplies that she had left at my house and one of those scrap pieces was some chalk fabric left over from an earlier project.  And when Elizabeth saw the fabric her wheels started spinning and within 5 minutes we were putting together this crazy pillow instead of sitting down and planning what we supposed to be doing! And we could NOT stop laughing about all the different things that a pillow could say...or think...if ... View the Post

Tutorials

How to Use Yarn in Sewing!

  Here are some examples of how we love to use yarn in different sewing and crafting projects. Top Row: Spring Yarn Garland, Cross-Stitched Shirt Middle Row: Hostess Cupcake Skirt, Pom Pom Hairclips Bottom Row: How to sew Yarn onto a Skirt, Spider Web Skirt One thing people have asked is how these "yarn skirts" wash up and the answer is AWESOME!  We usually wash them in the normal cycle and then lay them out to dry (although they have accidentally gone through the dryer and have ... View the Post