Needlecraft category

  • Project Project Runway Challenge #9 Runway

    This week the designers were given an American Girl doll and told to design an outfit for a girl between the ages of 7 and 12 inspired by the dolls story. This was a little tougher for PPR as we don&#...
    Sep 25, 2014 1 Comment

  • PPR Challenge #9 House Of Cornish

    This week we teamed up with American Girl and the challenge was to make an updated girl’s outfit. (I will tell you, I am hip-deep in doll clothing at work and at home, but I did not make it to t...
    Sep 25, 2014 2 Comments

  • Iron Craft Challenge #14 UFO: Cushion Update

    The Iron Craft challenge that was posed to us was UFO. Go forth and FINISH SOMETHING! What a great challenge! Apparently, I could do this every week, all year! There is something very gratifying about...
    Sep 24, 2014 No Comments

  • Project Project Runway Challenge #8 Runway

    This week was the avant garde challenge, but this season it had a twist, all the looks had to be able to stand up to rain. Our designers worked in vinyl, metal, plastic, oilcloth and even kite fabric ...
    Sep 18, 2014 1 Comment

  • PPR Challeng #8 Rainway: House of Cornish

    This was one of the most clever challenges I have watched in a long time. We needed to make an avant garde look that would also hold up in the RAIN! Let’s start the show. This dress, you will s...
    Sep 18, 2014 No Comments

  • PPR Challenge #8 – Kat’s Design

    This week we had the avant garde challenge, but it had a twist to it, our look also had to be able to stand up to being in the rain. I knew I didn’t want to make just a crazy raincoat, but I was...
    Sep 18, 2014 No Comments

  • Project: Falling Leaves Mittens

    Our mittens for September are inspired by the colors of the fall leaves,  greens, golds, reds, and even purples. I used self-striping yarn in fall colors to make the colors of the leaves blend from ...
    Sep 17, 2014 17 Comments

  • 18 Decorating and Party Ideas for Halloween

    Based on what everyone is pinning these days, it seems like September has put people in a Halloween state of mind. Well, it does pay to start those crafting project early, so here are eighteen project...
    Sep 16, 2014 4 Comments

  • Knit Scalloped Tree – A Bigger Version

    A couple Fridays ago I shared with you my pattern to make a knit scalloped tree ornament. I mentioned that it could also be done on a bigger scale as a tabletop ornament. Since then, I have knit up a ...
    Sep 15, 2014 3 Comments

  • Project Project Runway Challenge #7 Runway

    This week the designers were asked to pick a statement piece of jewelry from Chopard jewels. That jewelry would be the inspiration for an extravagant evening look to be worn with it. Let’s start...
    Sep 11, 2014 No Comments