Today was set up day at the Maker Faire and for Frau Fiber and I it went off without a hitch. Are booth was all set up and ready to go in under an hour – which ment we had the rest of the day to do whatever we pleased.
Read MoreHi all! I am about to embark on the adventure of a life time! Onward to the Maker’s Faire. I have so many exciting things to tell you about. First off, about my part at the Maker’s Faire. I am co-hosting a workshop/demo booth with the founder of the Sewing
Read MoreWe have all been told since we were kids that we should clean our workspace as we go along. That we should put things away when we are finished with them, and that everything should have a home? Well how does that work when I am working on multiple projects
Read MoreSoon to have her own Maker’s Apron in her very own hands is Cindy from Cindy is Crafty! I finally decided what to send out in the package, haha, sorry it took so long to make up my mind. So in the Garden Giveaway package Cindy will get her very
Read MoreI was so happy to get my copy of Re-Construct in the mail 2 weeks ago, there are so many great projects it took me a few days to watch it all. You can pick up your very own copy here. Each project is actually like a show. They go
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You see my bike has a sloping high bar – which makes it great for when I want to wear a skirt and am riding somewhere, but also makes it so there is no place to put a holder for my water bottle. Awesome and lame all at the same time. So I made myself a knit water bottle holder that I could sling over my shoulder and have water whenever I needed it. A few years later I made another one – crochet this time!
After the great success of the Laundry Detergent – clothes are clean and smell nice – I’ve been thinking that I should check out how to make my own dishwasher detergent. It’s not that it’s insanely expensive, but it still does add an extra $6 or so to the monthly
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Enter the Maker’s Apron. It’s a studio apron, cooking apron, garden apron, and painter’s apron. Calling it a Maker’s apron just made sense. Put it on and you are ready to go. The plan was just that it would be a little apron for wearing in the garden and I was going to give it away. Well, I tried it on and wore it around (just to see if it felt right on you know) and before I knew it, it was filled up with my phone, pencils, pens, erasers, paper, scissors and all sorts of other things. And I wore it the rest of the night. Then I was like “crap, I don’t want to give this away. I like it to much!”
Subscriptions now on sale from the 16th – 20th and will all be sent out on the 21st. Visit the shop to get your copy today! Craft Leftovers Monthly is great Handmade Craft Zine filled with projects, recipes, tips, stories, puzzles, and ridiculous illustrated nonsense just for the fun of
Read MoreHi all, my mom came into town today so i’m going to delay everything by a day. Craft Leftovers Monthly will be going in the shop tomorrow night and there will be a super cute garden apron pattern too! See you soon! Kristin
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My grandma was always into doll houses and remember looking at them and wishing I could have one all to myself to fill with little odds and ins. The Borrower’s was one of my favorite book series when I was a kid. I’ve always loved things on the small scale
Read MoreIt’s hard for me to admit this, but I’ve been having a dry spell lately with Craft Leftovers. It’s not that I’m not enjoying myself or that I don’t like posting, it’s more like I feel like I’ve lost my internal direction, that no matter how hard I try I
Read MoreAs I explained in yesterday’s post I’m trying to get canning down so when it comes time to make a ton of jams, chutney, pickles, and preserves in general I’ll be all set. I really want to get it right the first time so I don’t botch a ton of
Read MoreAs I was pulling all the grass clumps out of the freshly tilled soil I was thinking “oh great, what am I going to do with all this sod? good for nothing grass!” And then I read that you can actually compost it no problem, you just need plenty of
Read MoreI wrote about it in the April issue of Craft Leftovers Monthly and am not sure if I ever talked about it here, but I’m starting a garden this year! At first I was going to have a plot in the community garden, but then Jason and I’s friend offered
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I really love this clutch for 2 simple reasons – one it is so quick to make, just under a half hour and you have a little clutch; two it is perfect for holding pencils, pens, and crochet hooks! Perfect!
I stopped by the library just to get “a book or two” and found a whole slew of great new books that they just added.
Read MoreI’ve spent all day working on kits and taking pictures and just finished uploading the first batch to the shop. They are more of the same in a sense, but new colors! And the Travel Tissue Holder kit has a new look! It’s now in a cookie box made from
Read MoreI’ve been getting my garden underway this week. I just planted my strawberries on Sunday (I can’t wait to get fresh ones!). Anyway, with more and more outside time, I’m thinking my head would be better off covered. I have a lot of scrap yarn to use up and some
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I think at one point or another we have all come across project baskets like this and have been saddened about thier disrepair. How to fix them back up again. I’ll walk you through how I fixed up my own and the pattern for remaking your own. There will also be some ideas on how to remake your own basket: How to deconstruct the fabric and make a pattern from it.