Author Archives: sewtheday

Craftgawker

After learning more about lighting and taking better pictures… I’ve finally made it onto Craftgawker! This listing picture of my Blue and Green Set of 12 Gift Tags was accepted today!  *Happy Dance*  It’s my first time being accepted, after … Continue reading

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Rethinking My Papertowel Holder

For a while now I’ve been using cloth dishtowels instead of paper towels.  We do occasionally buy a roll of paper towels for the car or emergencies, but in general I don’t use them.  So my paper towel holder has been … Continue reading

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Sweater Kitty Bed

One of the first shopping trips to search for wool sweaters yielded a large creamy shetland wool sweater made by Columbia.  There was this little tag on the sleeve that said “Convert.”  I thought that quite an apt label. After … Continue reading

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Sweater Socks

While digging around google, I found a neat tutorial on how to make socks from wool sweaters.  How cool is that!  I see cashmere socks in my future. :) The Tutorial can be found at Grow the Change.

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Mini Case and Box Bag for Stuart

My husband Wargames and he wanted a new case for his minis to travel to and from games with.  He showed me what be wanted.  My eyes nearly popped out of my head.  Just the small one tray case was … Continue reading

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More Christmas Gifts

I saw a neat idea online somewhere for pot scrubbers made with a wooden button, so I thought I’d try it out.  I made these in blues and greens for my Mom, with a dish cloth to match.  I also … Continue reading

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Potholders for Christmas

Now that Christmas is over I can post all the things I’ve been working on for gifts. :) My Mom said that she wanted potholders… so that’s what she got! I made a few for my Stepdad too, since he … Continue reading

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Giraffe Clock For Bennett

Yesterday I received the clock I custom ordered from Timely Impressions.  I love it!  It goes wonderfully with Bennett’s room.  Here are a couple of pictures. I think that $18 is very reasonable for a clock like this.  And the … Continue reading

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Sweater Projects

Taking my charity shop sweater, I tried to make a smaller sweater for Bennett, 16 months old.  I realized only after I’d cut down said sweater that I should not have felted it if I was going to make a … Continue reading

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Wool Sweater

I’ve been seeing a lot in online blogs about recycling/upcycling wool sweaters into all kinds of things. So while I was out running errands today, I stopped in to a local charity shop and picked up a 100% wool sweater … Continue reading

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