Holiday category

  • Advent Calendar Project ’14 Wrap Up

    Well, this year’s Advent Calendar Projects is all done! And here they are, all of this year’s twenty-four DIY ornaments. 1. Tiny Knit Bear Ornament 2. Felt Gingerbread House 3.  Mi...
    Dec 01, 2014 2 Comments

  • Advent Calendar Project ’14 – Week 24

    (For the 24 weeks leading up to December 1st, we’ll be making a Christmas ornament, giving you enough to fill an advent calendar.) Here we are at the last of the ornaments for 2014. (Well, for this ...
    Nov 28, 2014 2 Comments

  • Crafty Head-to-Head Challenge – Felt Christmas Tree

    So, here’s a typical interaction between Susi and I… I’m sitting on my couch in Minneapolis knitting away and get a text from Susi in San Jose with this picture. And a note saying &...
    Nov 26, 2014 No Comments

  • Advent Calendar Project ’14 – Week 23

    (For the 24 weeks leading up to December 1st, we’ll be making a Christmas ornament, giving you enough to fill an advent calendar.) A few years back I collected a bunch of pinecones to use as Christm...
    Nov 21, 2014 1 Comment

  • Advent Calendar Project ’14 – Week 22

    (For the 24 weeks leading up to December 1st, we’ll be making a Christmas ornament, giving you enough to fill an advent calendar.) Some of you might remember that this past Easter I did an antiqued ...
    Nov 14, 2014 1 Comment

  • Advent Calendar Project ’14 – Week 21

    (For the 24 weeks leading up to December 1st, we’ll be making a Christmas ornament, giving you enough to fill an advent calendar.) This week’s ornament is another one that was inspired by some...
    Nov 07, 2014 8 Comments

  • Advent Calendar Project ’14 – Week 20

    (For the 24 weeks leading up to December 1st, we’ll be making a Christmas ornament, giving you enough to fill an advent calendar.) Sometimes the idea for a Christmas ornament comes from the stranges...
    Oct 31, 2014 2 Comments

  • Project: Halloween Boots

    In the Halloween mix, my brother learned that they dress up at his new company. In fact, they dress up in by department, and have a contest! His department had narrowed it down to a Pirate Theme and h...
    Oct 30, 2014 No Comments

  • Advent Calendar Project ’14 – Week 19

    (For the 24 weeks leading up to December 1st, we’ll be making a Christmas ornament, giving you enough to fill an advent calendar.) Last weekend Matt and I were at the Mall of America Christmas shopp...
    Oct 24, 2014 5 Comments

  • Iron Craft ’14 Challenge #21 Round Up

    For this last challenge the crafters were asked to create something for Halloween or Day of the Dead. This is always one of my favorite challenges! Click on the name above any project to see it bigger...
    Oct 22, 2014 No Comments