Holiday category

  • Iron Craft Challenge #13 – Stars and Stripes Rope Wreath

    My Iron Craft project for the Red, White and Blue Challenge could also be called “turning lemons into lemonade,” since it was not the project I planned at all. Originally, my plan was to c...
    Jul 03, 2012 16 Comments

  • Advent Calendar Project – Week 2

    (Every week until December 1st we will be making a small Christmas ornament that can be used in our Pocket Advent Calendar. Join us in making all 24 or just pick and choose your favorites.) Since so m...
    Jun 29, 2012 21 Comments

  • Advent Calendar Project – Week 1

    (Every week until December 1st we will be making a small Christmas ornament that can be used in our Pocket Advent Calendar. Join us in making all 24 or just pick and choose your favorites.) I think th...
    Jun 22, 2012 1 Comment

  • The Advent Calendar Project

    Every good crafter knows it’s never too early to start working on things for the holidays. To that end, we are going to launch The Advent Calendar Project. It starts today, and runs through the ...
    Jun 15, 2012 6 Comments

  • Iron Craft Challenge #11 – Glitter Letter Bunting

    For this Iron Craft Challenge we were asked to make something incorporating letters or words. My project was inspired by glitter letters I saw for sale in the Pottery Barn catalog a year or so ago. Th...
    Jun 05, 2012 2 Comments

  • Advent Calendar Project

    In the twenty-five week’s leading up to December 1st we’ll be doing the Advent Calendar Project. The project started with sewing a pocket advent calendar and now we’ll making an orna...
    Jun 01, 2012 No Comments

  • Egg-cellent Easter Table Top Projects

    I found these wooden robins’ eggs on clearance for $.50 for three earlier this year, so I couldn’t refuse picking up a few to play with. I decided to turn them into simple decorations for...
    Apr 04, 2012 No Comments

  • Project – Faux Milk Glass Eggs

    A month or so ago, I found these large wooden “goose” eggs on clearance and couldn’t resist picking them up for an Easter project. I’d been really attracted to the faux milk gl...
    Apr 03, 2012 3 Comments

  • Project – Pop Art Peep Pillows

    Yesterday, I showed you all these peeps pillow I made for the Iron Craft challenge. Today, I’ll show you how to make your own. This project takes some basic sewing skills and a steady hand to c...
    Mar 28, 2012 16 Comments

  • Iron Craft Challenge #6 – Peeps Pillows and a Giveaway

    It’s that time of year, Peeps time, so the iron crafters were challenged to create a Peeps themed project. I originally planned to do a diorama, but then the idea of some bright, high-impact pil...
    Mar 27, 2012 26 Comments