So I’m not irate or mad. Only slightly perturbed. And I realize in the grand scheme of things it’s just a minor inconvenience, but still… who in this day and age does NOT take Visa Credit Cards?!? Sams Club, thats who. I went to Sams today to purchase a year’s worth of contacts. The astigmatism…
Make it work
Today was a good day, and not just because of the long-awaited premiere of Project Runway (more on that to follow). It was my 1st day off after working 8 days in a row, and it was great to finally have a day to get things done. Nothing major. Just a lot of those things…
2nd Quarter 2009, in a nutshell
So after committing to keep my blog up to date and posting regularly, I completely abandoned it for a good 3 months… which is a bit silly, considering the last 3 months have been jammed packed full of life-altering events… happy, tragic, exciting and humbling. Events significant enough that it seems too trivial to post…
Craft Month: Embroidery
Embroidery. It’s a simple textile art that has been around for, well, ever. Or at least since the invention of fabric and thread. It’s simple, and classic, and is helping me turn my store bought blank baby onesies into little works of art! Seriously, I have no use for onesies right now, but they are…
Craft Month: New Life into Old T-Shirts
I have a million T-shirts. Shocking, I know… the collection just grows and grows, and it’s so hard to part with them… the little reminders of events I attended, projects I volunteered for, organizations I was a part of, and those clever saying ones I am probably to old to be wearing out in public…
Craft Month: Plastic Bag Yarn
What is this?? It’s about 30 plastic grocery bags… that I turned into a ball of plastic-bag-yarn. There are many websites/tutorial out there on the different practical things you can make by knitting or crocheting with this stuff. Like this bag (not made by me, instructions here): A combination of recycling and crafts, awesome! And…
Today’s Project: A Special Pan and Lemony Bites
Marline is one of the nicest neighbors you could possibly want… she has a crazy amazing craft room too (basically an entire 2nd floor above her garage!). And today is her BIRTHDAY! I’ll be filling up the pan with the Campbell/Trueba Family Lemony Bites (recipe below). This is also my first attempt at etching on…
Craft Month: Quilted Postcards
My first try was the bright colored one below… then I decided to make a batch for valentines. Below are some of my favorites! Basically, each is a 4″x6″ quilt (machine pieced). I fused each quilt to a piece of thick, double sided interfacing (Pellon Peltex 72f) and machine “quilted” the top. (to get the…
Craft Month: Glass Etching
My first experience with glass etching was in my 8th grade Advanced Art class. We took 10 inch mirrored tiles, covered them in contact paper, and carved out our own designs with Xacto knives. Then we had to wait in line so the teacher could put the etching cream on for us… she trusted a…
Craft Month: Mini Garden Signs
March is national craft month, oh my! So I thought it’d only be appropriate to start posting the craft projects and ideas I’ve been working on… this one in particular is going to be my entry for the Dollar Store Craft Competition. The idea came out of necessity… my mom’s Garden Club was hosting an…