• Starting Jan. 2nd

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  • Iron Craft ’14 Challenge #11 Round Up

    This week we asked the Iron Crafters to source the bulk of their supplies for their project from the dollar store or dollar section of a store. I always love seeing what creativity this type of challe...
    Jun 04, 2014 No Comments

  • Iron Craft ’14 Challenge #12 – Let’s Hear It For the Boy

    With Father’s Day on the horizon, let’s make this challenge about the guys. Make something manly for this challenge, something a guy (or boy) in your life would like. (Dr. Russ, you can ev...
    Jun 04, 2014 No Comments

  • Iron Craft ’14 Challenge #11 – Embroidered Woven Placemats

    For this Iron Craft challenge, we were to use supplies from the dollar store or things that cost a dollar. I had an added challenge in that I was on vacation overseas during all but the last two days ...
    Jun 03, 2014 3 Comments

  • Project 365 – May

    Another month gone, man this year is going fast! In May, we celebrated our birthdays and then headed off for a week in Amsterdam followed by a week biking and boating around North Holland. To see the...
    Jun 02, 2014 No Comments

  • Diagonal Scarf Pattern Notes

    Recently I finished the Multi Directional Diagonal Scarf. It is a great pattern for a beginner because it does not involve the purl stitch, only the knit stitch. There are some increases and decreases...
    May 30, 2014 9 Comments

  • Project: Seamless Knit Starfish

    When I decided to make things you’d see at the beach for the last Iron Craft challenge I knew I wanted to make a starfish. I figured I just use the pattern I wrote for stars two Christmases ago,...
    May 29, 2014 12 Comments

  • A few shots from Amsterdam

    This has been a wonderful week in Amsterdam. The days have been warm and sunny, a rare treat here. Here are a few snapshots from our adventures. A pig made of denim at the Amsterdam Fashion Institut...
    May 28, 2014 1 Comment

  • A visit to France, in Sonoma California

    There is a French Antique store in Sonoma. Over the holiday weekend they were hosting a very special flea market in the lot next door. The had French music wafting out, and the well heeled tourists, ...
    May 27, 2014 No Comments

  • Happy Memorial Day

    Kathy and I are wishing all of you a happy Memorial Day. Thanks to all of our service personnel. (This flag art is by British artist Ann Carringdon) Enjoy your long crafting weekend! If you are not r...
    May 26, 2014 No Comments

  • JCE Reader Projects

    I love it when someone makes something from one of our patterns and tutorials, so today I thought I’d show you a few. Geri whipped up this fantastic version of the Newgrange Mittens. I love how...
    May 23, 2014 No Comments