life lived creatively
I spent Saturday cleaning up my work space because it had become some cluttered I didn’t have a clear work surface. When I was finished, I realized my fabric stash needed a clean out as well. At the moment, there’s more coming in than going out – thus the stash overload! I needed to take […] Read more…
It’s time for the next ornament in the Merry Christmas Sew-Along 2018! I’m so excited to show y’all my new design – snowflake frills! As a reminder, I’m partnering again with my friend Monique of Farm House Quilts to bring y’all 6 ornament patterns we designed over the next 6 months – all for FREE! […] Read more…
At the beginning of the year I released a crochet pattern for a pixel & lace heart that was just a free-form kind of pattern. I was thinking about doing a tutorial video for that pattern, but then I thought of another way to use the pattern. Thus the pixel and lace heart scarf was […] Read more…
Time to see what I’ve been up to in between blog posts in August 2018! It’s been a month of sales & stash building for sure! I have covered most of these in podcasts this month & I will link to that below. There will be a monthly roundup podcast this Saturday to accompany this, […] Read more…
Time for the next Craft Room De-stash Challenge! This month it’s time for the next addition scrappy trees, the summer tree! Every month a group of bloggers are challenged by C’mon Get Crafty to create a new craft or project from their own stash of goodies! You are allowed $10 max for necessities, but must […] Read more…
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…
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…