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Two Recent Kid-Craft Tutorials

August 5, 2010
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Just popping in today to share links to a couple kid-craft articles I’ve done recently for CRAFT.

The first of which is a tutorial for this life-size board game. We had a blast putting this together and playing with it. I got an awesome deal on carpet squares at SCRAP, and everything else (big dice, big [...]

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How to Make a Needlepoint Pendant (Yes! With Plastic Canvas!)

June 9, 2010
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I get thousands of emails each week, begging me to offer more plastic canvas coverage on this blog.

(…Okay, well – perhaps that actually happens only in my mind. But still.)

I’ve been noodling with these needlepoint pendants lately, and liking both the process and finished product. They make up quickly, and use up odds and [...]

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How to make a handy List Organizer out of random stuff you have lying around

May 28, 2010
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Hoo, boy, this little project came out of nowhere! But before I get to the tutorial, a little background…

Here’s how I maximize my office paper use: whenever I have paper I’ve had to print on one side, I fold it in half and use it as scratch paper. I write all my daily to-do lists [...]

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A New Tutorial, a New Article, and Holy Crap – Victory!!

May 21, 2010
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In all seriousness, yesterday was the Best. Day. Ever.

First, I had a new tutorial on CRAFT – and one I was really happy with. As part or their sewing theme this month, I took a bunch of paper grocery sacks, cut them up, and sewed the pieces together in a patchwork. Then I fused some [...]

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Recent Tutorials: a Garden Caddy & a Recycled Vase

April 26, 2010
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We’re busy this week getting ready for How to Host Your Own Blog, so I thought I’d share some crafty I’ve done for other people lately.

Over on CRAFT, I did this tutorial for an oilcloth garden tool caddy as part of their Bloom garden project series.

…It unfolds to reveal pockets for your tools, and [...]

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Three Easter Baskets to Make

March 22, 2010
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ACK! Well, I had planned to have a nice, new Easter basket tutorial for you today, but then I lost a couple days to some mystery illness, and now I’m playing catch-up.

So instead, I’ll share tutorials for three Easter baskets I did last year…

This paper basket is based on the traditional woven paper heart. The [...]

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How to Make a Yo-Yo Pincushion

March 16, 2010
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This design showed up in my sketchbook a long time ago, but I resisted making it because I really don’t need another pincushion. But I do have a pretty serious yo-yo habit, and finally broke down when I couldn’t resist playing with my yo-yo maker any longer.

So, this project begins with 6 to 8 yo-yos. [...]

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Tutorial: A super-simple way to cover a composition book

March 7, 2010
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I loves me some of those old-school composition books. Last August, our local Fred Meyer had them on sale for 25 cents apiece for back-to-school, and K and I laid in a stock to get us well into our old age.

I’ve been noodling with ways to make them look prettier. There are tons of tutorials [...]

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How to Make 3D Paper Hearts

February 10, 2010
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Ooh! I just noticed that this project I did for The Oregonian has just posted to their website.

Follow this link to the directions for making these dead-simple hanging paper hearts for V-Day. You can use up scraps of decorative paper, or pull pages from old magazines. (The Christmas issue of Martha Stewart Living served me [...]

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How to Make a Simple V-Day Sachet

January 26, 2010
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I should say: I’m not much for Valentine’s Day itself, but the crafts are always pretty. I was playing around with felt recently and came up with this simple, non-frilly sachet. Easy to whip up if you need little gifties.

You might have everything you need to make these in your stash: two 6″ squares of [...]

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