• Starting Jan. 2nd

  • Antiqued Silver Eggs

  • Faribault Woolen Mills and Planning for a New Bag

    A week ago the weather was beautiful, so my husband and I decided to take a drive. We ended up at a place I’ve been wanting to visit for awhile, the Faribault Woolen Mills. Faribault Mills have...
    Mar 24, 2015 No Comments

  • Inspiration File: My Pinterest Love Affair

    I am inspired visually. I still love to look at a magazine and daydream about how I am going to make this area or that area just perfect. So when Pinterest came out I grabbed a hold of it and never le...
    Mar 19, 2015 1 Comment

  • Iron Craft ’15 Challenge #5 Round Up

    Since this last challenge ended on St Patrick’s Day we asked the crafters to make something that was either the color green or green in that it used recycled supplies. As usual, they can through...
    Mar 18, 2015 No Comments

  • Iron Craft ’15 Challenge #6 – Treat Yo Self

    Were you a fan of the recently ended tv show Parks and Rec? Two of the characters on the show, Tom and Donna, would have Treat Yo Self days where they would shop, get manicures, have cocktails, etc. W...
    Mar 18, 2015 No Comments

  • Iron Cracft ‘ 15 Challenge #5 – Recycled Pillow

    We finally got a new couch and chair. (We are so grown up now). We are both super happy with the style and the colors, but the size has taken a little bit of getting used to. I learned I have an obse...
    Mar 17, 2015 3 Comments

  • Iron Craft ’15 Challenge #5 – Nail Polish Shamrock Pin

    For this Iron Craft challenge we were to make something that was either the color green or green in that it used recycled supplies. I went very traditionally St. Patrick’s Day green. Lately on P...
    Mar 17, 2015 6 Comments

  • Thirteen Crafty Easter Projects

    1. Peep Bath Buddy 2. Burlap Bunny Ear Napkin Ring 3. “Antique” Silver Bunny 4. Knit Bunny Hat 5. Knit Bunny Peep 6. Knit Chocolate Bunny 7. “Antique” Silver Eggs 8. Knit Duck...
    Mar 12, 2015 2 Comments

  • Sewing Silence

    I was steaming toward the end of my commissioned costume (which I am excited to unveil here soon) when suddenly, my machine made a HORRIBLE noise. If it was my car, I would have had to pull over to th...
    Mar 11, 2015 5 Comments

  • Project: Black & White & Red All Over Mittens

    I never know what is going to inspire my next knitting pattern. For this one it was a color palette. I wanted to do a smaller all over pattern in black and white. When I started drawing it out I reali...
    Mar 10, 2015 8 Comments

  • Project 365 – February 2015

    Ugh, I did it. For the first time, I missed a day. In my defense, this has not been an easy time with my mom in the hospital. Things are looking up though and March should see her back home! So Febru...
    Mar 06, 2015 2 Comments