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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 »
  • 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 »
  • 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 »
  • DIY Wipe Down Kids Table
    Posted by christy Aug12
    I bought a few wood end tables at a garage sale a couple of years ago.  The kids use them for coloring, eating, playing, kicking, etc...  They've been well loved.  I think I only paid $5 for both of them and they were already a little worn so I never really worried about them. We've been restructuring our downstairs area and those tables were getting a lot more use and were getting harder and harder to clean off.  I decided to come up with a solution.  I've been thinking about it for... more »
  • “My Own Monster” from SEI Crafts
    Posted by Refibered Aug2
    [Hi, I’m Kelly/refibered. My "day job" is being mom to a darling 4 year old, and creative genius behind "refibered" -- sewing aprons and clothes for kids and making quilts. This past week I was Christy’s minion/assistant at the Craft & Hobby Association Trade Show in Chicago, where my mission was to seek out interesting booths and report on new products. ] SEI crafts has a fun new line called “My Own Monster” --  it’s a sheet of pre-printed iron-ons with a monster theme. There... more »
  • Dinotalk Scrapbook Invitational
    Posted by christy Jul30
    Guess what?  I've got some of my projects in the Dinotalk Scrapbook Invitational contest.  Could you take a moment and vote for me or one of the other participants?  We are competing to win $100 gift card for us and $100 gift card for the charity of our choice.  Many of you know that my oldest son has autism.  If I win, I would donate my prize to the Autism Family Network.  It is an organization that provides support and help to families and friends of people with autism.  I can't tell ... more »
  • The Six Be’s in Vinyl
    Posted by christy Jul20
    Several years ago, President Gordon B. Hinckley (of the LDS Church), gave a talk where he outlined what are now known as "The Six Be's".  He later added a few more but I decided to use the original six for this project. Using my Gypsy, I laid out all of the text (from the Simply Sweet font cartridge).  To make it big enough for my wall, divided the saying into two parts. The first bit of text goes until "Be humble".  I used brown vinyl, my Cricut, and a 12" X 24" cutting mat. This photo... more »
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