life lived creatively
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…
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…
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…
Did that title confuse you? Well, today is the day I usually do my monthly gardening post, but there’s not much gardening going on around here – it’s too dang hot y’all! I do have a few nature-y pictures to show y’all, which are really not that interesting. I did finally try dying rope […] Read more…
Welcome to the first installment of the Merry Christmas Sew-Along 2018! I’m so excited to show you my design & hope y’all enjoy it as much as I do. 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 – […] Read more…
This past Friday I had a blast spending the day with my mom & a very crafty family friend. We spent the day shopping, lunching, & laughing! I gave a tote full of yarn to our family friend & she really wanted the tote too. That was something I just couldn’t part with, so I […] Read more…