All posts from Kat

  • Project – Chocolate Whiskey Shamrock Cakes

    Tomorrow is St. Patrick’s Day and we will be celebrating with a dinner of home-cured corned beef and colcannon. I wanted to make something special for dessert, so I whipped up a Dark Chocolate W... Mar 16, 2012 - 2 Comments

  • Project Project Runway Challenge #10 Runway

    For this last runway before the finale the designers were asked to create an classic, feminine, ready-to-wear work with a budget of $4.65. Looks like they all did a great job of bringing in the fashio... Mar 15, 2012 - No Comments

  • PPR Challenge #10 – Kat’s Design

    This week on Project Project Runway we were told to make a classic, feminine, ready-to-wear look. The trick was we only had $4.65 to spend. I was afraid the budget was going to kill me, but thanks to ... Mar 15, 2012 - No Comments

  • Iron Craft Challenge #5 Round Up

    We all know that the Iron Crafters are fabulous at making things, but can they be thrifty and creative? For this challenge we sent them to the dollar store to see what they could dream up. (click on a... Mar 13, 2012 - 2 Comments

  • Iron Craft Challenge #5 – Flower Pot Pincushions

    So a little confession here, often when I am posing an Iron Craft challenge I already have an inkling of what project I might do to meet it. This time with the dollar store challenge, I went in withou... Mar 13, 2012 - 7 Comments

  • Weekend Eye Candy

    Let’s Play! Super Mario Brothers Coin Block Lamp from Instructables. It lights up and makes noise! For the geeky baby a Luigi blanket and matching coin block pillow from Rapunzel’s Tower... Mar 10, 2012 - No Comments

  • Chick’s Grumpasaurus

    One of the things I love about designing knitting patterns, especially those for toys, is seeing how other knitters adapt the pattern. This morning the perfect example of this was brought to my attent... Mar 09, 2012 - No Comments

  • Project Project Runway Challenge #10 – Let’s Get Down To Business

    Designers, if you haven’t entered out discussion about the finale being judged, please let us know your two cents here on Flickr. We need to make a decision soon, so we can get the judge lined u... Mar 09, 2012 - No Comments

  • Project Project Runway Challenge #9 Runway

    Quite an eye-catching runway this week as the designers were asked to design an avant garde outfit using lighting technology. It was quite a challenge on our smaller models,but everyone stood up to th... Mar 08, 2012 - No Comments

  • PPR Challenge #9 – Kat’s Design

    This week’s Project Project Runway challenge was particularly tricky with our doll-sized models. We were directed to use lighting technology to create an avant garde look to be shown on a runway... Mar 08, 2012 - No Comments