Projects category

  • Advent Calendar Project ’13 – Week 4

    (For the 24 weeks leading up to December 1st, we’ll be making a Christmas ornament. Each one will be traditional to or inspired by a different country.) For this week’s ornament we are goi...
    Jul 05, 2013 1 Comment

  • Iron Craft ’13 #13 – Little Us Pillow Dolls

    When I was in Ireland recently, I saw these cute little embroidered people pillows/dolls in a gift shop in Dublin. I loved the idea of them and thought I could make more personalized ones for Matt and...
    Jul 02, 2013 8 Comments

  • Advent Calendar Project ’13 – Week 3

    (For the 24 weeks leading up to December 1st, we’ll be making a Christmas ornament. Each one will be traditional to or inspired by a different country.) This week we are visiting England, to be ...
    Jun 28, 2013 2 Comments

  • Treasure Map

    Jo-Ann asked me if I wanted to make something from their Cape Discovery Summer Catalog. Well, it did not take long to say yes. We set out to make a treasure map. Ours is not imaginary, we made a REAL...
    Jun 27, 2013 No Comments

  • Project: Turn Bootcut Jeans into Straight Legs

    Recently, I’ve lost close to 25 pounds (don’t worry, I meant to, I’m not sick or anything). That means a lot of my clothes, especially my pants are starting to feel too big. I don...
    Jun 25, 2013 10 Comments

  • Banana “Ice Cream”

    I scream, you scream, we all scream. I have seen this on the web and finally i decided to “give it a go” as the English say. Banana “Ice Cream” 3-4 bananas (1.5 banana per se...
    Jun 24, 2013 3 Comments

  • Advent Calendar Project ’13 – Week 2

    (For the 24 weeks leading up to December 1st, we’ll be making a Christmas ornament. Each one will be traditional to or inspired by a different country.) This week we are visiting China. Now most...
    Jun 21, 2013 1 Comment

  • Iron Craft ’13 #12 – Crocheted Stone Tablecloth Weights

    For this challenge Elle of Elle’s New England Kitchen asked us to make something to use at a picnic. Between just getting back from Ireland and getting the house ready to show I wasn’t sur...
    Jun 18, 2013 7 Comments

  • Advent Calendar Project ’13 – Week 1

    (For the 24 weeks leading up to December 1st, we’ll be making a Christmas ornament. Each one will be traditional to or inspired by a different country.) It may be June, but it’s time to ki...
    Jun 14, 2013 1 Comment

  • Project: Easy Custom Fit Handwarmers

    When I was knitting up my Breton Stripe Handwarmers, I started thinking about what a great little project they were because they are so easy to custom fit and add design features to. I thought I would...
    Jun 11, 2013 1 Comment