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1- An industrious week last week led to the completion of two projects. This Ukrainian egg is called, “Night of the Peacock”. It came out well, even though the color scheme wasn’t quite what I was going for. The thing with Ukrainian Egg Dyeing is you really don’t know what it is going to…
So I was looking through my vintage craft book collection and ran across a 1970 Pack O’ Fun magazine. They had instructions on how to take a simple popsicle stick and turn it into a bracelet. I’m always happy to try and take a good idea and run with it. Well, I’m certainly on board for that. The thought of…
1. With spring-like weather arriving full blast, my husband and I decided to take the Harley out on a nice ride this weekend. My husband drives a magical Harley. You just hop on and let it take you where it wants to go. And it always takes us somewhere nice. This time we ended up…
This tutorial is written by my sister Lynda. She is my guest crafter here today on Feature Friday. Lynda was blessed with the gene that makes her a great cook. Unfortunately, I missed out on that one. I’m usually the one that is asked to bring the napkins and paper plates to family gatherings. Ha!…
1- I finished my latest egg creation. I’m calling it “Spring has Sprung!” You can find it in my Etsy shop with all my other egg creations. I never get tired of making Ukrainian eggs. It was going to be Four Turtle Doves with a Christmas theme and then I just got carried away. …
This is a great way to make your own brightly colored batik fabric using crayons! A vintage craft come to life! I’m always looking through my vintage craft magazines for fresh ideas, and every now and then I pick one and run with it. As a quilter, I’ve always had a preference for batik fabrics….
My pollinated VW bug. It used to be black. Really it was. Now it’s just a nervous little bug, keeping it’s eye out for errant bumble bees. Welcome to Atlanta in the spring; land of sneezy, coughy, chokey yellow pollinated air. I’ve lived in many places in the country, but I truly never encountered the…
Create a faux tiffany lamp! A great way to revamp a thrift store lamp and create awesomeness using a faux stained glass method created with school glue and acrylic paint. I used this method previously for my Faux Stained Glass Peacock. While perusing thrift stores during our trip to Gatlinburg, my sister-in-law pointed out a…
1. Last weekend I went on a “girls trip” to Gatlinburg to check out the local quilt show. We rented a log cabin at the top of a mountain and planned to check out the vendors at the show, the awesome quilts and anything else we might see in the area. 2. It took us…
Ukrainian Eggs are a beautiful addition to your Easter decorations. In fact, I keep them around the house all year round. I wanted to take a moment and give you a brief tutorial on the actual process of creating these eggs with bees wax and dyes. Ukrainian eggs are something that I started in the…
I’ve always loved the look of white and blue china. In fact, I have made several Ukrainian eggs with the white and blue china look. Blue is my favorite color and white is well…white. So I’m drawn to these beautiful china patterns. And I love quilling. So naturally, it seemed like a great idea to…
Hanging out with the Clown Gang… So, my daughter and I were talking recently about our most embarrassing moments. I have so many to choose from, it was difficult to come up with one in particular. But after some thought, it did occur to me that there is one particular time several years ago that…
I thought it would be nice to put together a hand-made frame for some of my favorite photos. So naturally, my mind went to toilet paper. Yep. This frame is made from toilet paper tubes! Want to know how? Oh wait, I’m getting ahead of myself. You see, since the Faux Metal Wall Art project,…
These are the first socks I ever knit. I am very proud. Made out of Premier Yarns Serenity Sock Weight in the colorway Mint using size 2 needles and the Basic Sock Pattern by Patons. You can find lots of free sock patterns on Ravelry for the sockaholics in all of us. I made them…
This week, I am featuring a project that I have been working on for the last month in between all my other projects. You see, my sister’s birthday was this week and I have been planning this gift for quite some time. My sister is six years younger than me. When we were growing up,…