Category: Embroidery & Sewing
Knitting With Chopsticks
With a few cranks of a pencil sharpener, chopsticks are transformed into knitting needles…
Gold Grocery Bag Valentine
Does your Valentine have a heart of gold? Try making this interesting gold heart from a paper grocery bag – it is sure to get their attention…
Spontaneous Vegetarianism Hot Pad
One day they are eating 3 pounds of bacon, the next day they are refusing to eat beef stew for ethical reasons…
Conversational Embroidery
I like to say something with my stitches. It doesn’t have to be perfect, just sincere…
Wire Embroidery
I love to mess around with embroidery – here’s a different kind of Valentine for you…
Quick Coat Revamp Video
Add personal details to a plain wool coat to make it your own. For about $10.00, you can pick up a bag of embroidery floss at a craft or fabric store and you’re on your way. Check out my video tutorial below for the full story…
The Faker’s Hand Towel
My kids “fake wash” their hands. They turn on the water, wait a few seconds, turn it off and leave the bathroom. I am up to their trick – so I thought I’d let them know by sending them a message on the hand towel they never use…
Needlepoint Pencil Cup
A metal pencil cup from IKEA had the perfect surface for a needlepoint sampler – so I thought I’d give it a try…
Pocket Vase
I picked up this vase for a few bucks at a resale shop – I loved the shape and color – but didn’t really care for the message it carried. So, this idea was born…
5-Minute Pumpkins
Make your own velvet pumpkins in minutes – the kids can definitely do this one. To make these you will need: a square piece of orange velvet (the bigger the square, the bigger the pumpkin), a 3 to 4-inch stick, stuffing and two rubber bands (one thin, one thick).
A Passion For Pink Newspaper
Pink newspaper is cut into strips and machine sewn back together again to create a cover for a glass vase. These simple covers easily slip over glass cylinder vases and look great when filled with flowers, branches or candles.
Cardboard Gift Tags
The arrival of my husband’s new bass amp has provided me with an enormous corrugated box to work with. I’ve been hooked on embroidery these days – so I couldn’t resist using the cardboard to stitch up some gift tags for Valentine’s Day.
