Craft Month 2011 – Day 17 – Single Petal Roses

Today’s project is another fabric flower.  Today I’m making single petal roses.  I’ve been meaning to learn this technique for a while, but haven’t gotten around to it.  I’m glad I did, because it was actually a lot easier than I thought it would be, and turned out very well. Notice the green one I…

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In the Shoppe

It’s been a while since I posted anything about the Etsy shop.  Of course, it’s been a while since I posted any new items to the shop.  I’ve been much too busy doing my National Craft Month projects to make anything for the shop, however once Craft Month is over, there are several projects which…

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Craft Month 2011 – Day 16 – Upcycle Earrings

Today’s project is a major upcycle.  For it you will need 2 paperclips, the string or yarn of your choice, and a set of earring hooks. The first step is to unbend your paperclips and reshape them into the design of your choice.  I made a simple triangle.  Then wrap the edges in string, followed…

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Craft Month 2011 – Day 15 – Mod Podged Shoes

It’s the Ides of March, which aside from being a very bad day for anyone names Augustus Ceasar, means that we are halfway through National Craft Month. Today’s project actually took me more than one day.  It’s not that it was a long process, but I did have to wait for the mod podge to…

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Craft Month 2011 – Day 14 – Book Bag

Today’s project is really awesome!  I made a purse out of an old book.  I’m very excited about how this project turned out. I got to make use of the cover of a book that was falling apart (I’m trying to come up with ideas for the pages.  Leave me a comment if you have any ideas.) I…

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Backstage with Dave (at the Opry)

Matt & I went down to Nashville to the Opry yesterday.  It was a pretty long trip, but it was a lot of fun.  The main reason that we went was that our friend Dave was the guest announcer on the Opry. This is the second time that Dave has been a guest announcer at the…

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Craft Month 2011 – Day 13 – Record Bowls

13 days and strong!  It’s Sunday, so I’m going to do another Simple Sunday craft.  We will be making bowls out of old records.  This might seem like a complicated thing to do, but this is possibly the easiest project I’ve ever done. To make sure that I did this right, and didn’t kill anyone with…

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Craft Month 2011 – Day 12 – Lightbulb Terrerium

Today’s craft project is a terrarium.  How is this a craft you ask?  It’s a craft because I have created the terrarium base myself, out of an old lightbulb.  For full instructions on the process, particularly taking apart the lightbulb, see this tutorial from the hipster home.  I used my beading tools to do all…

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Mod Podge Rocks

Today on Feature Friday, we are visiting with Amy Anderson over at Mod Podge Rocks.  I must say that I really appreciate Amy for posting all of the great craft project ideas that she does. Her project of the week is always expecially awesome.  Project of the Week #109 was the inspiration for my first…

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