life lived creatively
This weekend I was thinking about things I needed to make for my kitchen. The first thing that came to mind was hot pads! I have a set of cast iron enamel pots & several cast iron pans that can get too hot to handle real quick. Usually I just wrap up a dish towel […] Read more…
It’s the first Friday of February & there’s lots of fun things happening this weekend! We get to watch the groundhog “predict” how long winter will last & if you’re in to football you’re probably hoping to predict the winning team for the Super Bowl. I decided to do a little roundup of other fun […] Read more…
It’s time for the next challenge in the 2019 Maker Finish-Along! January was all about organizing our maker spaces, so we could focus on those UFOs floating around us. For the February challenge we will be picking a UFO to finish & focusing on crafty stretches. That would be stretches for crafters not stretches that […] Read more…
I’ve been trying to learn to knit for many years. I would always get frustrated with the process & eventually give up, never finishing anything. It seemed so much more complicated than crochet! You have two needles with points versus one with a hook. I felt I would never be able to get the process […] Read more…
Today I decided to tackle one of my quilting UFOs, or unfinished object for those that don’t know. This started with blocks from a quilt along circa 2017 & ended with me including blocks from a QAL circa 2017. They both had a similar theme that involved stars so it was meant to be! The […] Read more…
Welcome to the January Pinterest Challenge Blog Hop, hosted by My Pinterventures. The purpose of this Pinterest Challenge is to motivate all the participants of this hop {and y’all too} to not just pin, but to make it happen! My last challenge of 2018 was Crayon Art with Recycled Bottles. You can find a list […] Read more…
I’ve been cleaning up my craft room the past few weeks, trying to bust through some unfinished objects. I realized I had a HUGE pile of knit scraps that were taking up more than their fair share of my craft room. That lead me to start another project, but only in an effort to free […] Read more…