Category: tutorials

CORK PENDANTS

Last month I had the pleasure of contributing to U-Create’s simple gifts series. I came up with a super simple cork pendant, and I wear mine -in one form or another- all the time.

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PLACEMAT RUG

Sometimes you run into something at the thrift store that makes you think, “I don’t know why I need this, I just need it.” You don’t know what you’ll use it for, but you’re pretty sure you’ll change it up a bit.  I did that once with a metal lamp shade that I turned into […]

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PEANUT BUTTER CUPS

Growing up, I always loved the day that I came home from school and found my mom making giant batches of peanut butter cups. It meant two things: Christmas was just around the corner, and I got to pig out on peanut butter cups. Both insanely exciting occasions.

Our peanut butter cup recipe is a cinch. Oh, and it’s delicious. And addicting.

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SCRAPPED ANIMAL: SNAIL

With a hand-stitched spiral shell, this little guy has more charm than he does speed.  With your choice of fabric, ribbon, and thread, he really will be all yours. MATERIALS NEEDED PDF pattern pieces scrap materials of 2 contrasting fabrics (see pattern pieces for measurements) matching thread embroidery floss (for the spiral) fiber fill or […]

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UP-SIZING A PLEATED SKIRT

You know that time that you were thrift shopping and you found this adorable plaid pleated skirt that was made for someone with a 20″ waist and no rib cage? Remember that feeling when you held that tiny skirt to your own waist and realized it would only cover either your front or back end? Well I just bought that skirt.

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