Simple Paper Craft

February 4th, 2012

This looks lovely. Please see the full tutorial at Tip Junkie Paper Crafts!

Quick Christmas Gift Project: Sweater Mittens

December 14th, 2009

Felted mittens made from thrift store sweaters. I love this idea.

Tunisian Crochet

September 9th, 2009

Something that I tried about a year ago and have just picked up again. Here is a photo of the scarf I started then. Notice how much my cat Kate loves it! The stitch is quite thick and warm -creating nice bars of vertical patterns if you use variegated yarn. In the end I pulled [...]

Nice Knited Gift Idea: Knitted Buckwheat Heating Pad!

August 11th, 2009

Here is a great small, quick project and gift idea. Honestly I want to do this just for myself. I bought a heating pad about a year ago. It was your usual electric model. Unfortunately it stopped working and is now completely useless. I don’t feel too confidant purchasing another electric one for it to [...]

Crochet How To: Double Stitch Girls

July 18th, 2009

I just found these two ladies on YouTube. They are called “Double Stitch”. Their instructions are very clear and the projects are easy and look beautiful. Their tag line is “It’s not your Gramma’s crochet”. Here they talk you through a very easy 3 panel crochet scarf. It looks lovely, easy and quick -three things [...]