Comments on: Be Still My Heart. . .

By: meggiecat

meggiecat — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 01:54:13 +0000

Love the birds and am crazy to make paper mache anything. I’ve paper mached over floral trim birds (like the ones sold here: http://www.floraltrims.com/feather-birds.html). They are lovely shapes and pretty as they are but glue paper over them and paint … they sell like crazy. People at craft fairs would always ask how I got those great bird shapes and I never told anyone until now.

By: cathy

cathy — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 03:41:21 +0000

oh golly got to get me a copy of that one…………

By: asterismos

asterismos — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 16:20:05 +0000

I love this book too and I have a copy of it my library. Found it in a thrift store. It has some pretty cool projects but the macrame ones are my favorite. Very retro! Also, I have been listening to your podcast for a while through iTunes and just love it. Hope you bring us many more crafty pods in the future.

By: Cami McC

Cami McC — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 07:43:47 +0000

Hey Sister D! I have to tell you those potholders are really rad. I love the weaving technique. I’m looking forward to crochet… sometime. I’m so behind on all of my crafts, but I lean toward paper, not as much fiber. But I must admit, you are opening my mind!!!! I love your podcast. In fact, I am addicted to it. It really rules. Craft on, sister d, craft on! whoot whoot

-Cami

By: Fanie!

Fanie! — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 01:39:21 +0000

This book is awesome! :-D They should think about re-printing it. I am sure it would sell like hot cakes. (At least… *I* would buy it.)

When you think about it, the macramé people could be pretty cool at Halloween. Just change the yarn color and add a some scary features. And voilà! :-)

By: Hope

Hope — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 22:54:09 +0000

the macrame people are scary. I’m scared. You scared me.

By: Edie

Edie — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 21:58:17 +0000

wow, I love the round potholders!
Coincidentally I just finished viewing a blog using CD’s for embroidery – http://cdhistoires.blogspot.com/
I’ll bet you could make the loom from a CD; instead of using thumbtacks, cut notches in the CD and wind the yarn on both sides, then do the weaving. I think the “getting the CD out” part needs a little work tho! But it could be a decorative item or you could sew a whole bunch together for a curtain or room divider.

By: Megan

Megan — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 19:29:19 +0000

I just saw the paper-cricle weaving thing at a homeschool co-op and have been meaning to try it — they used little slits around the outside I think. Those macrame people remind me of the macrame owl my mom made when I was little — I loved that thing, but it got lost in a move.

By: Average Jane Crafter

Average Jane Crafter — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 16:28:39 +0000

Those are AMAZING projects! I’m so jealous of your book collection. I’ve *got* to get my stuff updated on Paperbackswap …. :)