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I’m in the midst of several great quilling projects that I will be revealing in the next couple of weeks. And I am putting together the final touch-ups on a series for beginner quilters. So this Feature Friday, I’m going to show you a UFO of mine. (Unfinished Object). My appliqued State Flowers! I wanted…
1. There has been a lot going on here at the Sitcom in the past few weeks and a bunch of stuff coming up. My friend Ranja from Charm Design has offered up the opportunity to win one of her amazing square zipper pouches. Deadline is Thursday, July 14. Be sure to click here and…
I’m in the midst of putting together at least six different tutorials for you, including a series on beginning quilting that will be posting starting July 12. Please be sure to stop by and check it out. I am teaming up with Patricia at Discount Sewing Supply who will be offering an exclusive, limited selection…
So, while perusing the web looking for crafty ideas, I came across several versions of leaves cast in concrete. Absolutely beautiful. But after checking out the cost of supplies at the Home Depot, I decided that maybe I could scale mine down a bit. I already had plenty of Plaster of Paris, so I decided to try…
Ever wonder how folks carve fruit into flowers and such? After a bit of practice, I learned how to carve a flower out of a cantaloupe! Want to see how I did it? My sister is a real social butterfly. And a great party planner. Every year, she throws the annual family Luau which consists…
I’ve completed two quilted wall hangings over the past several months, and I have a huge Fifty State quilt that I eventually would like to hang when it is complete. Personally, I’m not a fan of sewing a sleeve into the back of the quilt and hanging it from a rod. I feel that it…
1. I have three dogs. There is Ralph, the young one, who is often found chewing unapproved random items such as flip flops, table legs and errant underwear. Lately he has a thing for an old chess set that I have sitting in the upstairs guest room. One by one, the pieces have made…
My oldest daughter moved to Florida late last summer and we don’t see nearly as much of each other as we used to. But she is keeping up the crafty traditions from her end of the world. She is a member of our Christmas ornament club, where every year my group of friends get together…
The Sitcom has been in existence for almost a year now and in that time period, I have certainly learned a lot about blogging and bloggers and friends of bloggers. In fact, I say the word blog so many times in a day that it doesn’t seem like such a silly word anymore. At…
A great way to not only refresh a couple of old stools, but create works of art depicting vintage seed packet art! This post covers basic instructions on how to make your own vintage works of art! A few weeks ago, my daughter and I went yard sale shopping together. We were mainly out to…
1. My husband and I have been carpooling to work with each other for the past month since we only work about five miles apart and it is currently cheaper to buy stock in the Hope Diamond than it is to fill my tank. 2. The good things about this arrangement include the fact that…
I having a slight problem meeting deadlines already this month and I’m currently plugging away at my April UFO, trying desperately to finish it by this weekend in time to present it to my mom along with her Mother’s Day present. Which, by the way, she already knows about since she reads my blog. Ha! …
Create a beautiful vintage bouquet from seeds wrapped in cellophane! Simple tutorial based on a vintage craft kit, modernized for today! I come from a long line of crafters, but I have to say that I most likely got my crafting gene from my grandmother. She was a master crocheter, master seamstress, she gardened and…
1. The husband and I took a little sidetrip to Savannah, GA last week. With his new job, he doesn’t get real vacation until next year, so we are fitting a small trip in whenever we can. After all, we have no children at home anymore! We are free! We can run around the house…
Create unique decorative soaps using dollar store items! This give looks amazing in person and is surprisingly easy to make! With Mother’s Day right around the corner, I needed to come up with a fabulous craft idea. You see, my sister and I have a silent competition that has been going on since we were…