I love my down throw (you know, a small down blanket perfect for being cozy all year long) but I’m not in love with the snowman pattern on the throw. They are cute, but get tiring after awhile. This fabric makes the perfect cover and now the down throw is all season and just as [...]
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duvet cover and striped socks
Posted in handmade, home, sewing, tagged duvet cover, handmade, sewing on September 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Felt
Posted in books, handmade, knitting, sewing, tagged knitting, Martha Stewart, felt, needle felting, Sewing Green, Purl Bee, Willamette wrap, market bag, Alterknits Felt on August 14, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I have been drooling over this book for a long time, and now it’s mine. Needle felting always seemed nice but this book has really made me want to do actually do needle felting. My favorite pattern in the book is the Willamette wrap, because it is stunning and so geographically appropriate. The wrap is [...]
the birds are everywhere
Posted in handmade, sewing, softie, tagged birds, camera, mobile, sewing, sofies, Spool on February 15, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Birds do seem to be everywhere in the crafty world. Even though I think of someone that doesn’t like to follow trends (I learned the viola instead of the violin in 5th grade because it seemed unique and unconventional) I really like the birds. Eventually the birds will fall out of hipsterdome, but for now [...]
I heart cute (practical) things
Posted in sewing, tagged Good Things, magnetic, Martha Stewart, owl, pins, sewing on February 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I have been looking for a cute dish to use for this idea and could not resist the owl. Really who could? I think it’s for your soy sauce because I found it at the grocery store and there were matching chop sticks and other sushi dishware items. The little feet don’t completely conceal the [...]
Thank goodness for snow days
Posted in Portland OR, food, handmade, knitting, nature, sewing, travel, tagged cards, Christmas, cross country skiing, fingerless mitts, gifts, handmade, Knitpicks, plein air, pumpkin butter, reusable, snow, swish dk, yarn on December 26, 2008 | 3 Comments »
(left) Our street on the second day of snow in Portland. It was mostly ice by then on the street, and was latter covered with more and more snow after we left town. (right) Me attempting to cross country ski in the park in Spokane last Saturday. The best part was making tracks in deep [...]
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