I recently went on a “spending spree” in my neighborhood thrift stores. Our little corner of DC is lucky enough to have three right along the same street within 4 blocks or four-tenths of a mile of each other (I will list them at the end of the post)
So here is my haul:
And here is [...]
This week, I’m trying to finish all Works In Progress so that my workroom can be in better order. First up: a lime potholder.
I chose a lime because I got a ball of green yarn and a ball of white yarn in a Salvation Army sewing and craft grab bag for a dollar (along with [...]
I think that’s a much better adage than “When life gives you lemons, make lemonade” because when are lemons just given? The current price of one lemon at my local grocery store is $0.79! I would love to have life give me any kind of citrus.
What life occasionally does do is break things, like my cereal bowls. [...]
As you may have read recently, I’ve been working on Christmas craft show crafts. I thought to myself, what should I use for price tags? Then I had a great idea: to make them out of the free business cards from VistaPrint. I’m sure you could do this with any business card vendor if you [...]
I’m so tired of hearing about people with their outlandishly priced weddings. I mean, there are brides out there who get two outfits, one for the ceremony, one for the reception! NO! You do not need that, you spoiled brat! Ugh, it kills me.
Dollar Store Crafts to the rescue, showing all those bridezillas that they [...]
I will admit, the Centreville High craft show was an experiment for me because I had never done one on my own. And like many experiments, it was a failure (I would liken it to New Coke).
If I saw a total of 50 people in the whole place, not just those that walked past my [...]
Voting ends in three days (February 22) for Prilosec OTC’s Official Sponsorship contest. Vote for me as the “Official Upholsterer” of Prilosec. The award, if I win, includes an upholstery class in Massachusetts at the Elliot School and travel expenses.
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Yesterday, I was convinced that two minor mistakes had ruined a lunch sack. Both are in this picture:
First, I cut a corner too close to the seam before turning it, causing a little bit of a raw edge to pop through. Then when I went over the area with a satin stitch, I didn’t change [...]
Today, I thought I would share with people my road-sewing kit. Lately, I spend about 10 hours a week in two bus trips (believe me, I’m not driving and sewing), so I’ve found ways to utilize my time well.
My sewing kit container is an upcycled airline promotional bag from an international flight, recovered with pretty [...]
I know I have too much fabric already – see this post for proof – but I was faced with some rock-bottom prices in New York this week. I paid about $2.50 for some lovely shirting cottons, and that’s including tax. So I bought 11 yards.
You’ll probably see them in future projects and blog posts, [...]