I love making ATCs (Artist Trading Cards)! I’ve seen people who will make a series of ATCs with a specific theme. I rarely do that because I tend to make my cards using scraps with just whatever inspiration hits me. I recently set a challenge for myself. I had a sheet of circus stickers
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After I posted an easy, unlined tote bag tutorial last year I got TONS of requests for lined tote bags. I kept putting it off because I wasn’t feeling the inspiration, but now it is here! The first of the lined tote bag tutorials is just that – a basic lined tote bag. They
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A lot of the projects I create involve a template of some sort. I usually just sketch them on paper and use them a time or two. However if it is a project I make several times I like to have a sturdier template. I found a plastic sheet in some junk mail a
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Last week I dressed Annie and Bandit up in their coats and we went out to play in the snow. Annie enjoyed it and hopped around but Bandit didn’t like getting her tootsies cold and wet and was ready to go back in after only a minute or two. I took some video and
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Last year I posted a tutorial for a very basic unlined tote bag tutorial. In that video I asked if anyone wanted a lined tote tutorial as well. I didn’t really think that many people would be interested, but almost everyone said yes. I put the tutorial off for a while because I wasn’t
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Last year I picked a watch up at a thrift store because I liked the watch face…the strap however was another story. I got inspired recently and cut the old watch strap off and revamped it into a new watch that I love! I used a piece of red leather I picked up at
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I found this amazing Elvis fabric at a local fabric store recently. It had 4 blocks from selvage to selvage with an image of Elvis in each. I loved it so much that I bought all 3 yards that were available! I had originally planned on using the print to create my crossbody bags to
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Since Valentine’s Day is coming up (which hopefully means a date night!) I wanted to share some quick ideas for turning a boring hairstyle into something glam! By adding some basic accessories, like beaded bracelets, your hair looks like you spent a lot more time and effort on it than what you actually did.
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Since Valentine’s Day is quickly approaching I wanted to share a couple of fun and easy projects you can make for friends or loved ones. The first are Artist Trading Cards, otherwise known as ATCs. They are 2.5 X 3.5 inch cards that can be made using just about anything. The cards are meant
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I am in love with jelly rolls, now that I’ve found some at Big Lots for only $7.50! I used a technique I learned from the Missouri Star youTube channel to create a really fun pattern for a quilt top using a jelly roll recut. Check out the video HERE! I hope
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