Posted in sewing on June 29, 2009 | 8 Comments »
Last night I felt like quite the renegade. A wild woman sewing without rules or patterns.
Ok, so there are rules. Here are the top rules I’ve found when working with sewing projects:
IRON, IRON, IRON. I know it’s hot, it’s annoying, it’s time consuming… but when I iron my pieces things come together MUCH better.
slow and [...]
Posted in my craft life on June 28, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Sometimes I get an idea in my head and I MUST ACT. Mostly these are creative things, here’s an example.
I wanted to make a BIG shape with core’dinations cardstock (which has contrasting color inside) then stitch then tear. Lightly sketch the shape, then stitch along the edges, then tear outside that so the contrasting core [...]
Posted in sewing on June 26, 2009 | 7 Comments »
So I want to make myself a purse. Plus one each for my girls, and Becca’s friend who also loves purses. Ok, and a few more for ME. Problem? Never made one. I started out by making a pretty simple one for Miss Rebecca.
First off, the Heather Bailey fabric? LOVE IT! I chose two fabrics [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on June 22, 2009 | 6 Comments »
Jen Waters! e-mail me (mflaum (at) comcast.net) and I’ll get that prize out to you asap
Posted in Uncategorized on June 21, 2009 | 8 Comments »
my laptop keyboard needs replacing. T,R,E,I,O, and all other keys on that row are not typing right… so I will only have connection via husband’s computer… so I won’t be on much until that is fixed. That’s why I’ve been missing the last few days – and while I’ll continue to be absent mostly.
I will pick [...]
Posted in my craft life on June 16, 2009 | 19 Comments »
So I made a discovery last night. If you get a rub-on, well, rubbed-on to fabric then coat with generous (front and back) amount of sealant/adhesive it will be stuck on there good.
So I let it dry overnight and then this morning decided to play. I want to make super cool decor wall-hanging art-quilt things. [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on June 15, 2009 | 95 Comments »
Agnes & the Hitman is one of my FAVORITE books in recent years. Agnes is cranky, can cook up a storm, has a wicked temper, and is definitely someone I’d want to be friends with. She winds up in the middle of mob, family, and random acts of crazy at her new place… and also [...]
Posted in my craft life on June 14, 2009 | 10 Comments »
ok, not really and not by a long shot! But I did create the last page in my march 09 disneyland album, and that’s the title:
Have you ever gotten rub-ons that are crazy cute, but that crack/tear after applied? Oh, I just hate that! Here’s my solution – I applied a thin layer of liquid [...]
Posted in books on June 13, 2009 | 3 Comments »
I have a complaint! When I go into the bookstore and the employees have ‘goals’ of specific books to get me to buy I get cranky. Whatever happened to booksellers to being trusted guides to great reads? My local store is Borders, and usually I go in knowing what I’m buying ahead of time and [...]
Posted in my craft life on June 12, 2009 | 8 Comments »
testing and playing (both paper + fabric) continue today at my home base.
This is using the Studio Calico June kit. The Basic Grey letters with POLKA DOTS? crazy. love them (ok, I just straight up love dots)
I think tonight will be a paper craft party of 1. Should be fun.
Tip of the day: Circle cookie cutters [...]
