crafting

Turn a Yarn Box Into a Gift Box

Since I’ve joined a few new yarn clubs, I’ve accumulated a little collection of small cardboard boxes. These boxes are the fold over & tuck in kind, which are perfect to upcycle for a gift box. Way back in 2016 I did a similar post about re-purposing a tea box for a care package. This […] Read more…

Taking in Pants at the Waist & Raising a Waistline

Today I’m talking about altering pants! I made both pairs of pants in this post, but you can apply these alterations to store bought pants as well. Why am I having to alter pants I made for myself? Well, we’ll get into that down below, but it’s mostly because of pattern planning problems. Either way, […] Read more…

The Dos & Don’ts of Using Stencils

  This post started out with a much different title when I began this project! My project did involve stencils, but this wasn’t supposed to be about using stencils. It was supposed to be about the project itself! All I can say is y’all get to learn what can happen when you throw the rules […] Read more…

How to Wind Scrap Yarn Into Cakes

  As a crocheter & yarn enthusiast {yeah that’s a thing!} I tend to accumulate lots of yarn ends & leftovers from projects. A great way to utilize these is to join them all together & make your own custom yarn! In this post I’ll show you how to wind scrap yarn into cakes & […] Read more…

Pegboard Storage for the Craft Room

  Today I’m going to give y’all a close up of the two pegboards in my craft room. You’ve probably seen them in pictures here on the blog or Instagram or maybe even in my YouTube videos. Pegboard storage is a great way to organize things & utilize vertical space. They help keep me organized, […] Read more…

Monthly Roundup ~ July 2018

Time to see what I’ve been up too in between blog posts in July 2018! Y’all, I’m editing this to mostly links & less talking because there is a YouTube podcast to go along with this. That’s where you’ll see all the talking! This month is exploding with maker goodness, so get some coffee & […] Read more…

Procraftination Problems

  In case you’re thinking I made a typo in the title, I didn’t! Procraftination is a term invented by crafters that basically means you’re working on crafts when you should probably be doing other things. As a maker, I am a proud procraftinator! Here lately, it seems that those “other things” are interrupting my […] Read more…