Welcome to the first Iron Craft Round Up of 2013. For this first challenge we asked the Iron Crafters to make something using a cotton. We’re so happy to see all the new Iron Crafters joining in...
Jan 15, 2013
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For the first Iron Craft challenge of the year, we were told to make something with cotton. That is a challenge that has pretty much limitless possiblities. I went back and forth with a few ideas and ...
Jan 15, 2013
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My work space has become ridiculous.
One of my New Year’s Crafty resolutions was to clean/clear it out.
Here is a before picture. This is a shot of me, looking for something. It is that bad. Re...
Jan 14, 2013
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Don’t you hate it when you search and search for that particular craft tool and just can’t find it. I’ve been looking for a knitting needle gauge that would measure needles smaller t...
Jan 14, 2013
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I found this week’s theme for Project 52 a little tougher than last weeks. Since I don’t live a Nick and Nora lifestyle, there isn’t a lot of champagne drinking going on to photograp...
Jan 13, 2013
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Both Susi and I have plans to clean out and organize our craft spaces this year. She got a good start yesterday, but brought up a problem that we both share. We just can’t throw away those scrap...
Jan 11, 2013
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January is National Knit Mitten Month. Since I love to knit mittens, I wanted to do something to honor that, something beyond just designing more pairs of mit...
Jan 10, 2013
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My Girl is turning 4.
This year, there are lots of opinions about what her birthday should look like, and feature. (Cut to endless flip recordings of her outlining the details.) There were instruction...
Jan 09, 2013
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It’s National Knit Mitten Month, so let’s celebrate with a new mitten pattern…
After I made my flying pig mittens, my friend Elle of Elle’s New England Kitchen and I were discu...
Jan 09, 2013
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I really like the modern look of this throw pillow from Crate and Barrel. That strip of black zipper really gives this color block pillow definition, a little bit like a Mondrian.
Zippers have been ...
Jan 08, 2013
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