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Felted Sweater Laptop Cozy Tutorial – on the Canadian Living Blog!
I was featured on the Canadian Living blog today!!! I enjoy the Canadian Living craft blog and was so excited when I was asked to contribute! On top of the interview, I also created a tutorial for a laptop cozy … Continue reading
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Monkeying Around
A customer recently asked me to make her a sweater friend that looked like a sock monkey. Having never made a sock monkey or a sweater monkey before, I did a little experimenting and this was the result! I must … Continue reading
The Rabbits are Multiplying
The bunnies in my sewing room have been multiplying (as bunnies are wont to do). I’ve been having a lot of fun playing with wool sweaters and making puffy little tails. Here is the newest member of the family: This is … Continue reading
Hippity Hoppity Easter’s On It’s Way….
Can you believe that Easter is only a month away? On a snowy blustery day like today it doesn’t seem possible that spring is almost here. The sewing room has turned into a bit of a bunny workshop over the … Continue reading
It’s Giveaway Day!
Happy Giveaway Day! And welcome to all who are visiting today! Today I am giving away this corduroy satchel. It is upcycled from a pair of corduroy pants, and lined with new fabric. To enter, let me know what great … Continue reading
Pretty Fabric Necklace Organizer
I love necklaces. I could live without earrings, I usually forget to wear the rings I own, and I have yet to find a bracelet that sits nicely on my small wrists, but an outfit seems incomplete without a necklace. … Continue reading
The Family is Growing
I have become quite excited about sweaters lately. The more I look at them, the more I see animal personalities trying to break free. Here are a few new additions to the sweater friend family: I must admit that my … Continue reading
A few More Satchels
What a great week-end for sewing! I locked myself away all day Sunday and got a lot of things made, and came up with a whole list of other things I want to tackle. I woke up this morning with … Continue reading
When Pants Become Purses and Sweaters Become Pigs
I tucked myself away in the sewing room for as long as I could yesterday (if only cooking and eating didn’t take up so much time I’d have more time to sew!) Sometimes I think my sewing room is a … Continue reading
Recycled Denim Pillows with Pockets
After being inspired by sweaters I thought it was time to do something with the old jeans that were piling up. I knew I wanted to make pillows, and then I came across a picture of a pillow with a … Continue reading
