All posts from Susi

  • Iron Craft 14 Challenge 10 Round Up

    This week the Challenge was inspired by the letter “B”. So many clever crafters brought their best work forward! Lauren refashioned a bow dress. NY Star Cards made a Blue Butterfly Book.... May 20, 2014 - 1 Comment

  • Cleaning Tools

    I have some new brushes in the house. I love them so much that I wanted to share them with you. I am really excited about them. (Is this super dorky? Maybe.) First is the Evriholder Cutlery Cleaner T... May 19, 2014 - No Comments

  • JCE goes to Disneyland

    We are having our first Disneyland adventure. We brought SO many princess dresses (obviously). Among them, we brought the Belle towel dress that I made. This was worn as a cover up when we went to t... May 15, 2014 - No Comments

  • Graph a Picture

    Here is a cool web site! Patchwork pattern maker It is a place where you can graph a pattern. It is specifically for quilting, but I think you could do any kind of mosaic with it. I tried a few pict... May 09, 2014 - No Comments

  • Shrinky Dinks

    (In an effort to craft with my 5 year old daughter and turn off the TV, we do a lot of projects. We are running a series of posts about the kits that we did in our house. I’ll tell you all about... May 05, 2014 - 2 Comments

  • Making Mid Century Sofa Cushions

    I got this amazing couch (frame) off Craigslist. And I took it on as a personal mission. My challenge was to make new cushions in a manner that was in keeping with the piece, but make it fresh. I s... Apr 30, 2014 - 1 Comment

  • Project: Frozen Princess Dress

    I recently had my own private Project Project Runway challenge where I designed and sewed a Frozen Elsa dress in less than 24 hours. (4 hours in total) You can see the Sing Along event we went to here... Apr 29, 2014 - 7 Comments

  • Diagonal Scarf

    I have been working on  this  Multi Directional Diagonal Scarf.   It is a free pattern, published by Karen Baumer. On Ravelry you can see 4292 examples. I LOVE this feature on Ravelry! You get to ... Apr 28, 2014 - No Comments

  • Summer Pavlova

    I was inspired by this recipe in House Beautiful magazine:  Summer Berry Pavlova with Bourbon Whipped Cream I pulled the pages out of the magazine, and had them out on the counter. I was making this... Apr 25, 2014 - 1 Comment

  • IC ’14 Challenge #8 Lightning Fast Tablecloth

    We had people over for Easter and I wanted a different festive tablecloth. We were going to try to eat outside, so I was okay with “cheap and cheerful”, but I did not want a holiday theme.... Apr 22, 2014 - No Comments