On Pinterest (the Mecca of crafty inspiration) I saw a picture about burning designs into leather with a wood burning tool. Hey…I had leather…AND a wood burning tool. Of course I had to give it a go! I have a sophisticated wood burner that is either On or Off. I read online it was best […]
In the “easiest patterns ever” category, this should go pretty much to the top of the list. It is a just 4 pieces, but yet, I managed to make the first one too big and too long. I measured my upper bust, hip and then determined how long I wanted it. I added too much […]
I love to do costumes, so I stepped up when Crafting Con was asking for guest posters. The concept is making clothes that are wearable “costumes”, but not too over the top where it looks like a costume. Get it? The theme this month is 80’s movies, so I did a google search to refresh […]
So, I kind of love this little bag. I love the leather, the motif and the design. This is a tutorial on how to do this type of bag in leather. It would be much easier to make it in another heavyweight fabric, so go ahead and use what you have. As for the reverse […]
Our friend turned 40 yesterday, so a bunch of us went on a brewery crawl (her husband rented a bus for us, thank goodness!). The kids were out of town all week at their aunt and uncle’s farm, so I had some time to sew up something to wear! I will go into details of […]
The wonderful thing about sewists is that they love to give. I joined a Facebook group that is dedicated to sewing for some charities on the Pine Ridge Rez in South Dakota. It is called Sew for Kids Volunteers. Reading about the poverty and standard of living on the reservation is very humbling. Right now […]
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