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  • Home Ec Sewing Project: Pincushion
    Posted by christy Sep2
    The pincushion was a bonus project in my online Home Ec class.  This project took me 15 minutes and I spent at least 5 of those minutes just deciding on which fabric to use.  I think I chose well.  I love the look of the pincushion. Even the bottom of it is cute!  So, if I get tired of one side, I can just flip it over.  I think I'm going to make a few more of them this afternoon and give them away. Want one? I'll put the details on my Facebook page once they are finished with detai... more »
  • September is National Sewing Month
    Posted by christy Sep1
    I'm pretty excited for September.  It is quite possibly my favorite time of the year.  The weather is great, college football starts (BOOMER SOONER), and a new school year begins.  Let's add National Sewing Month to that list. Thanks to my Home Ec sewing class, I've got quite a good start for the month.  I've been sewing every day for a week and I'm going to continue that on through September. Be sure to check out the National Sewing Month website. They are doing a giveaway a day and t... more »
  • Art of Rock Festival: Chalk Art
    Posted by christy Aug31
    Earlier this month a couple of groups I'm involved with participated in the Art of Rock Festival.  It is put on by the Academy of Rock and we hope it will be a yearly event.  My son went to the summer camp and will be continuing with the program during the school year.  It was such a great experience and I knew I wanted to be a part of the festival. Our group of local crafters, Lincoln Handmade, worked on some squares for the chalk art portion of the festival. Crafterella worked so hard... more »
  • Home Ec Sewing Projects: Part I
    Posted by christy Aug30
    I started working through the projects for my online Home Ec class this past week.  I'm on my fourth project but I'll show you my first two in this post. I'll admit...I wasn't too motivated to make cloth napkins.  It was a super easy project and I didn't really need to learn the "lesson".  However, when I signed up for the course I was determined to make every single project in order.  So, I bit the bullet and did it. I used some green cotton fabric from my stash and white thread. ... more »
  • August Craft Challenge Voting
    Posted by christy Aug26
    VOTING IS NOW CLOSED!  Congratulations to our winners!  Sandra with the Haunted Art Gallery wins the grand prize (Glue Arts package and free month of the challenge) and Alison with the Elephant Wall Hanging wins the blog prize (free month of the challenge). It's time to vote for your favorite!  This month, participants had some great supplies to work with.  Here's a reminder of what was in the package: Special thanks to our sponsor for the month, Glue Arts!   The participant with the ... more »
  • Learning to Love My Veggies: Green Beans
    Posted by christy Aug25
    A couple of weeks ago our friends, The Cooks, came through town and stayed at "Hotel Nelson".  During their last visit she had given me a few veggie recipes since she knew I was working on this project.  I decided to have one of the salads when they came to visit.  She even made it for me! Green Bean and Walnut Salad Recipe 1/2 cup ground walnuts 2 medium-size cloves garlic, crushed in a garlic press 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar, or more to taste 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice ... more »
  • Faux Leather Cuff Tutorial
    Posted by christy Aug24
    I had some leftover vinyl from the table project and I thought it would make a really amazing cuff.  I think I was right. Let me show you how I made it! Faux Leather Cuff Tutorial Supplies: vinyl (faux leather) fabric   2" X 9" strip, two 4" X 4" squares coordinating cotton fabric  2" X 9" strip Fabri-tac fabric glue sewing machine, scissors, thread Sizzix Big Shot (or other die cutting machine or punch-mine is the Big Kick which is hard to find now) Flower Layers #2 ... more »
  • Summit Knitting: Take 2
    Posted by christy Aug23
    You  might remember this picture from a post I did from my trip to Italy/Switzerland.  I took this picture on the train from Venice to Geneva.  I knit happily on that scarf for several more hours over the course of that trip.  Somewhere over the Atlantic, something went dreadfully wrong and I didn't notice until I came home. See the mistake?  There is an extra big hole off to one side.  Oops.  I know exactly what I did wrong and how to fix it but I lost my motivation.  Plus, I decid... more »
  • Nanny McPhee Returns Review
    Posted by christy Aug20
    I was able to take my kids to an advanced screening of Nanny McPhee Returns this week.  My daughter, especially, loved the first one so it was nice to be able to treat them to this on their last day of summer break. The movie was cute.  It had the right amount of poop jokes, burping, bumbling villians, and animals to keep the kids happy.  It was a little long for my taste but I wish there would have been more Ewan McGregor (hubba hubba).  They've got to keep the moms happy, right?  Some ... more »
  • How to Thread a Serger in Seconds
    Posted by christy Aug19
    I love my serger. One of the main reasons I didn't get one sooner is because I was scared of threading it. FOUR cones of thread? Yikes. Well, never fear. Here is a quick way to switch out the thread on any serger. ... more »
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