Needlecraft category

  • Iron Craft ’14 Challenge #21 – Knit Spider Lady Wristwarmers

    For this Iron Craft challenge we were asked to make something for Halloween or Day of the Dead. I was stumped which was odd because I love making things for Halloween. At the last minute I came up wit...
    Oct 21, 2014 1 Comment

  • Proud Knitter

    Is this the look of a knitter proud of his first finished project or what?! This is my 9-year old nephew Chase showing off his three-color neckwarmer. Chase asked me to teach him to knit back at East...
    Oct 20, 2014 3 Comments

  • PPR Challenge #12: House of Cornish

    This week’s challenge was the car/camera/roof top/ street inspired look, and remake another look. That undecided mish-mash seemed just crazy-pants to me. But they still do not have me on retaine...
    Oct 16, 2014 1 Comment

  • PPR Challenge #12 – Kat’s Design

    This week we had to create a look that was street chic, something that could be worn everyday that is still fashionable. I live in Minnesota and it is fall, so street chic to me is something that is w...
    Oct 16, 2014 2 Comments

  • Project: Winchester Plaid, Anti-Possession Mittens

    Ok, I admit it, I’m addicted to the tv show Supernatural. It’s my guilty pleasure (ok, maybe I don’t feel too guilty about it). So, when I started thinking about an inspiration for m...
    Oct 14, 2014 9 Comments

  • Project Project Runway Challenge #11 Runway

    This week the designers were asked to make a look from items around their houses. They could reuse fabric from things like old clothing or upholstery, but not from their fabric stash. Let’s star...
    Oct 09, 2014 No Comments

  • Project Project Runway Challenge #11 – Kat’s Design

    This week on Project Runway the designers bid on the contents of storage units to get their materials for their designs. Since the Project Project Runway designers don’t have access to doll-size...
    Oct 09, 2014 4 Comments

  • Project Project Runway Challenge #10 Runway

    This week the designers were asked to pick a “real” woman to be their muse and design a look for her. Let’s start the show! Click on the designers name above any picture to read more...
    Oct 02, 2014 1 Comment

  • PPR Challenge #10 – Kat’s Design

    For this week’s challenge the designers had to go on to the streets of New York and convince someone to be their muse and model. Since we aren’t designing for real, life-sided people, we w...
    Oct 02, 2014 3 Comments

  • 10 Halloween Costume Ideas and Tutorials

    Have you started working on a Halloween costume for yourself or your little trick or treaters yet? Well, we have some ideas to help you get started (and many of them are quick to make!). 1. Dj Lance...
    Sep 30, 2014 No Comments