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  • Iron Craft ’14 Challenge #13 – Stars and Stripes

    This is a challenge we’ve had every year around this time, so I figured why break with tradition. Make something using either stars or stripes or both. Your project does not have to be 4th of Ju...
    Jun 18, 2014 2 Comments

  • Iron Craft ’14 Challenge #12 – Father’s Day Donuts

    Recently Kat shared her dounut recipe with us. (So I blame her for this. ) I went out got the pan and have been waiting for an occasion (so that I would not have donuts in the house). Father’s ...
    Jun 17, 2014 3 Comments

  • Iron Craft ’14 Challenge #12 – Lego Minifig Wall Display

    For this Iron Craft challenge, we were asked to create something for a man or boy in our lives… My husband is an adult fan of Lego. Since Lego started releasing the minifig mystery packs he has ...
    Jun 17, 2014 3 Comments

  • A Year Ago: Project Runway

    It was a year ago that I made my video. (June 16) and sent it off. The bravery that took and the feeling of exhilaration has not dulled, I have to say. In hindsight, it is easy to say, “Well of ...
    Jun 16, 2014 7 Comments

  • Advent Calendar Project 2014

    Can you believe it, next week is only twenty-four weeks until December! That means it is time to start this year’s Advent Calendar Project. Here is how it works…. Every Friday starting Jun...
    Jun 13, 2014 2 Comments

  • Project: Evil Queen Cape

    I was commissioned to make a costume for an upcoming school production. Let’s stop and let that triumph soak in for a moment. What a great victory! I made the Snow White Evil Queen! Oh Yes! Thi...
    Jun 12, 2014 3 Comments

  • Project: Knit Fish

    So, you may remember a couple Iron Craft challenges ago I knit up an octopus and a starfish. My original plan was to also have a fish to complete the set, but time ran out and I only had half a knit f...
    Jun 10, 2014 9 Comments

  • June Mittens In Progress

    It’s amazing what you can get done on a rainy Saturday with no where to go and eight seasons of Supernatural on Netflix. If you are not reading this post in a feed reader or at http://justcraft...
    Jun 09, 2014 4 Comments

  • Texel Island Sheep and Other Dutch Yarns

    My barge and biking trip to North Holland last week included a trip to the island of Texel. Located off the upper tip of the Netherlands in the North Sea, Texel is home to fishermen, tourists on seasi...
    Jun 06, 2014 1 Comment

  • Project: Lightning Fast Waterproof Picnic Blanket

    For the end of the year BBQ and raffle at the school, we are each responsible for bringing something that corresponds to a theme. For our room, the theme is “sports” so our basket is all o...
    Jun 05, 2014 No Comments