Make Pokeballs The first thing my son did when I gave him one of these was throw it at me and say “I choose you!” Thanks, kid. That’s why they’re…
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Replacing mittens if you’re snowed in We are perpetually losing gloves and mittens around here. We even started buying multiples of the same kind to prevent the “only one” problem,…
Sewing a china doll I sent a message out to my friends asking what they’d like me to make for them. One friend spoke up and said she wanted a…
Paper- cutting, not as easy as it looks Paper Cutting seems like an easy craft. You don’t need many supplies- just paper and scissors, maybe a cutting mat and knife.…
Paint n’ Sip It was never about the alcohol. It’s not about creating a masterpiece. The ladies just want to have fun and socialize. I did it again. I was…
Mermaid Tail Blanket I sewed a mermaid tail blanket for my 3-year-old honorary niece. I had left-over fabric from the “Boo” costume I made her (sorry, no picture of that,…
Cohoes Public Library I’ve been in Cohoes quite a few times, sometimes even intentionally (it’s where you end up when you keep going on 787 North instead of turning off…
Making a t-shirt rug
I 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.
RCS Library
The Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk Library, which has very sensibly shortened its name to the RCS Library, has a checkered past which reminds me of swamp castle in Monty Python’sHoly Grail (and that fourth one stayed up!) That’s not something I’m explaining, just that things are looking up for them- they are in a wonderful space and in the process of expanding.
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…
