I know the first rule in Blogging 101 is never ever ever mention the fact that you’ve been away for a while if, in fact, you’ve been away for a while. But, I’m pretty much a rule breaker anyway and I’m missing you guys! So, sorry I’ve been away for a while. Freelancing, networking and [...]
Posts Tagged ‘crafting’
Crafting FAIL
February 14th, 2010 7 Comments
Last April, my lovely sister-in-law Sharon was pregnant with baby Parker. Since I’m an overambitious crafter, I decided to cross-stitch her ultrasound photo for framing. Sounds pretty awesome, right? The only thing is, I haven’t cross-stitched since I was 8 years old and well, quite frankly, I had no idea what I was about to [...]
Which comes first: your passions or the money?
February 3rd, 2010 8 Comments
Because the hubby and I have been in debt for years, we have spent lifetimes focusing on making a buck just to make ends meet. In fact, doing anything else was completely foreign to us until just recently. There comes a time when you just can’t do it anymore. You’re mentally and emotionally exhausted, you’re [...]
Advertures in Nuno Felting (or what YouTube failed to teach me about the art)
December 23rd, 2009 No Comments
I’ve wanted to learn how to nuno felt for almost 2 years. In fact, I’ve had the materials to do so for almost as long, but I freeze up every time I try to get started. I’ve attempted to nuno felt twice with no luck and was just about to give up when I came [...]
Ugly Handmade Christmas Sweaters
December 19th, 2009 4 Comments
The hubby and I were invited to an Ugly Christmas Sweater Party this weekend, and since we found out last-minute that we would actually be able to make it, I had one evening to come up with a party-worthy creation.
I grabbed a sweater from the back of the closet, some black acrylic paint, leftover felt, sequins, [...]
