Meet Fregley, he’s the adorable handmade gift I received from Christa at yesterdaydream as part of the Craftaholics Anonymous Handmade Gift Exchange! Isn’t he wonderful? I’ll be making a little space for him in my sewing area, so he can keep me company while I work. (Thank you so much, Christa!) Wondering what I made …
Photo care of http://www.etsy.com/blog/en/ Every summer, I long for endless access to seltzer. I love to mix it with fruit juice, squeeze a lime in it, make fizzy cocktails, and, heck, just drink it plain. So, the Build Your Own Seltzer Maker tutorial on the Etsy blog this week has gotten me all kinds of …
Above: FOE in action from the Angry Chicken 5-Minute Skirt I’ve been fighting with my latest sewing obsession, fold-over elastic, for days. I just haven’t been able to figure out how to keep the stretch consistent, specifically on non-stretchy fabric, where I need an even gather. (It probably doesn’t help that I’m trying to learn …
Not that you’d know it from the look on his face, but Simon-the-cat loves to be vacuumed more than just about anything else in the world. If you have the misfortune of being on vacuum duty, there will be a gray cat with white paws underfoot for the duration, and there’s nothing you can do …
