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on September 18, 2010

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So I'm on vaca again. Won't be anything for a while. A week at least. Sorry!

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Lining Pre-Pocketed Pockets

For this Tutorial Tuesday!!! we will be looking at that beach bag I embroidered a couple months (or so) back. Unfortunately it's no longer beach-worthy weather, but I can still enjoy the thought of lounging on some tropical sand somewhere while I'm stuck trudging through the snow this winter....right? right?! (good thing I have a VERY active imagination) Anyway once the embroidery was done I was worried that slipping things into the pocket would catch the threads on the back, loosen stitches, rip beads off, wear down knots and generally wreak havoc over time. Thus, the decision to line it....but how? I thought about it for days luckily for you, so now you don't have to! Just follow these easy(ish) steps: 1. First you'll need a pocket to line. One that would be too much of a pain to rip off and that needs a little more love on the inside. You'll also need some fabric to line it with--something peppy and fun (Especially if you're putting the lining somewhere un...

How to be one Frosty Domestic Diva

Finally the Hiatus is over... And thus I present (hehe) Ana's Snowflake Earrings! So one of the things I made a TON of people this season was crocheted snowflakes, they don't take long and they were free because mom already had the threadsuff (bedspread weight cotton -size10). For the most part people liked them as ornaments for the tree. So I wanted to try one of the "small" ones but there was no finish measurement so I just went for it. It turned out tiny! I thought, "this is gonna get absolutely lost on a tree" so I took another 20 minutes and made a second one. VOILA! earrings! Really cute light-weight earrings! It was hard to part with them, but I imagine they look lovely on my good friend Ana. She'd make them beautiful. :) Crochet Instructions Chain 6; join with slip st to form a ring. RND 1: Ch 1, * sc in ring, ch 5, slip st in second ch from hook and in next ch, ch 3, (dc, ch2, slp st) in third ch from hook, ch 3, slip st in second ch from hoo...

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A couple of websites that are REALLY worth checking out (click on the titles to visit them and be WOWed by their sheer awesomeness): INSTUCTABLES A wealth of free DIY tutorials written by people like me/you/us. Mostly crafts, tech stuff and random odd things, but there is some sewing mixed in there too. The inspiration for my newspaper dress (coming soon) came from here . CURBLY A bunch of (cute!) recycling projects and cool stuff for your life that mere mortals like us can do. It kind of has a Martha Stewart vibe, mixed in with home improvement stuff. Good nesting type ideas for those on a budget. THREADBANGER If you don't know about this yet I'm not quite sure what is wrong with you. Do you live under a rock? Really one of the coolest website there are for crafting and sewing. Everything is modern and rockin' and most instructions are given in an fast paced but easy to follow video that's under 15 minutes. Awesomeness abounds. In fact, their cup runneth over. Go part...

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