Okay. I’m there. I’ve overfilled my Google Reader. I can’t read it all anymore. Well, I can’t read it alllll AND take a shower and feed my kids and sleep. Something has to go. And after trying to forgo the shower and the sleep… I’ve decided it might be best to remove some blog reading…
Archives for January 2010
DIY Pot Rack: Not Really a Tutorial at all
… but easy enough to do yourself in about half a minute. I was hating putting pots and pans away. Not enough space and too much stacking of heavy things. And it was probably costing me money (and calories) for takeout/delivery because it added to the weight of “I don’t want to cook and clean…
Two-for-One Tute: Part 2
So remember yesterday when we cut the pillow cover in half like this?: Well, now we’re going to use that upper half to make something else. My pillow cover was a nice heavy weight twill that was just calling out to be used as bottoms. I initially thought a cute a-line skirt with slashed pockets,…
Two-for-One Tute
Here’s a tute to show you one of the two things I made with this pillow cover from Ikea. I was inspired to make an apron because of the existing pocket and cute bias trim on the back. It’s a mini-tutorial because it doesn’t require much thought and it wasn’t even a true crafterhours project….
Crafting has One Natural Enemy
Yes, I’m talking about the toddler. Last night, I was up too late sewing strips and organizing them for a string quilt I’m starting. Thank goodness I took a picture, though it was early in the process: Because this morning, after getting 15 month old P out of her crib and shuffling half-blind to the…