Making a t-shirt rugI made a braided rug out of the t-shirt scraps left over from my t-shirt quilt project (which I haven’t finished yet). The process is pretty simple. First, make long strips of fabric. The strips are knotted together to make balls of ribbon. Then you take three strips and braid them together, making a long rope. You can either keep going or put a clothes pin at the end and start sewing the rug together, to test the length.
Pumpkin Carving I’ve made many jack-o-lanterns out of real pumpkins. This time I tried out carving a fake one, thinking it would be just the same. It is in some…
Figurine shelf Let me just start by saying that this didn’t work. In the night, it came down with a crash. Do not make this. It started out with a…
“I said ‘allo!’ but that’s close enough.” So now that I finally gave my gift to my friend, I can show it off! Here’s the worm from Labyrinth. I made…
I can’t show everything I’ve made yet, since I’m giving some gifts at New Years, but I thought I’d do a quick post about some of the things I made…
Book Spine Letter Holder (Before anyone gets upset about ruining books, this was made from a Reader’s Digest condensed book, by definition not a first edition, rejected by most book…
Sometimes Mommy is the one that needs a time out. So I made a coloring book for frazzled moms. Whether you have another job or are at home with your…
So now I’ve given out my gifts I can show off some of my creations. I forgot to take a picture of the bird I made, and I wasn’t happy…
Starting a Creativity Support Group In Felicia Day’s memoir, “You’re Never Weird on the Internet (Mostly)” she talks about joining a creativity support group. She kept coming to the meetings with…
I made my son a Mario costume for Halloween. It was both easy to make and comfortable for him, which is great. It consists of a red, long-sleeved shirt and…
