Could it be any easier?

Wednesday, 26 April 2006, 17:47 | Category : Uncategorized
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I love to wear tiered skirts when it’s nice out. I have like a dozen of them. I thought it would be fun to make one. When I was looking at fabric at Wal-Mart one day I found this fabric, which is already sewn together in tiers and even has the elastic sewn into the [...]

Easter Tree

Wednesday, 5 April 2006, 21:56 | Category : Uncategorized
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Here is a quick and simple Easter decoration that I made.
First, I went out and found the perfect branchy twig. Then I put it in a small candle holder and filled it with small stones that I had lying around from an old bamboo plant that I once had, before I killed it.
Last, I hung [...]

Knit draw-string handbag

Wednesday, 5 April 2006, 21:51 | Category : Uncategorized
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I decided to try to make a knit bag on the loom. It came out well, but I think the I-cord handles are kind of ugly. I haven’t decided yet.

Here is a close-up of the handles.

I used an all cotton yarn - Sugar ‘n Cream in Midnight Magic.

More soap

Monday, 3 April 2006, 15:44 | Category : Uncategorized
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I made some more soap. This time the lavender ones came out better because I let the mixture cool a little while I stirred it, so the lavender was more suspended. I added a little light purple coloring to it, too.

I also made this soap by first making a red bar, then cutting it up [...]