I thought the funniest thing to put into a book nook was more books. A lot of book nooks that I have seen are miniature alleyways, and after experimenting with this…
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One of the first things to think about in working with miniatures is scale. How small should you go? How do you make all the items the same proportion? I…
My friend asked me to try a new project after seeing my post on making a letter holder out of a book. She shared images of “book nooks” which are…
I made a letter holder using a discarded book cover. I’ve done this as a craft class before, using felt. If you use felt, you only need one layer. Using…
I’ve been making a lot of felt things for my Etsy store– Pokeballs, an axolotl, and many things inspired by my love for Terry Pratchett books. I started thinking about…
Now that I’m doing bullet journals I’m experimenting more with writing in different fonts and styles. I know that there’s a whole hobby around hand lettering. I certainly have seen…
One of the things about libraries I love (even before I became a librarian) is being able to take home piles of books. With craft books, that’s wonderful. Some books…
At my doctor’s appointment this July, we talked about keeping my hands busy in the evening so I don’t overeat. I told her about knitting in the winter. “Why don’t…
It started out as an experiment, just testing out the basics of Etsy so I could help my daughter, who wants to sell her necklaces. Now I have a shop…
So I’m watching all these Food Network Halloween shows: Halloween Baking Championship, Haunted Gingerbread, and Halloween Wars, and I start thinking about pumpkin sculpting. I’ve never tried it, and the…
