I have loved fabric covered buttons since I was a teenager. It’s so satisfying to get the perfect fabric wrapped smooth and tight to make the little button, but I am always losing the kits I need to make them.…
Tutorial: Dress up Tutu
Regular tutus lose their fluff in record time. My little trick keeps them fluffy throughout all your child’s play. Atti got invited to his very first little birthday party for this sweet little girl. They’re in the same class in…
Tutorial: Envelope Purse
My friends at Clover who sent me those crafting tools I was unreasonably excited about also sent me the pattern for this little purse. It’s actually an iPad cover, but they also include instructions for the iPad-less amongst us *coughmecough*…
Tutorial: Simple Embossed Pendant
With launching Foxy Like A Crafter, I have been totally obsessed with building a wardrobe and discovering those little pieces I need to pull an outfit together. My first stop was realizing that almost all of my necklaces were fancy…
Tutorial: Organize Your Days Binder
People are always asking me how I get so much done in a day, and the answer I always give them is “Mental Illness.” Funny because it’s true. But my mental illness is, in many ways, a real blessing (if…
Summer Parasol
The sun has broken through our late Spring rain, and it’s now the time when Atti starts begging to be outside at all times. But this also presents a problem because I gave birth to a little vampire baby, and…
Tutorial: Spring Birdhouse Centerpiece
I’m not a great seasonal crafter. I guess I kind of get all my seasonal festivity worn out with my over the top Christmas, and then I’m spent. But when Elmer’s sent me a box of goodies to make something…
Tutorial: Needle Rolls
Spring brings out the organizing bug in me, not like it’s ever very far from the surface, and one mess in my house that’s been bugging me for ages is the mess in the drawers in my studio. A lot…
Tutorial: T-Shirt Shredded Scarf Necklace
And now, for the finale of 1 T-shirt, 3 Projects…A shredded rocker scarf necklace type thingy! This one was a bit of a cheat since the inspiration has been sitting on my hard drive for years. I went to a…
Tutorial: T-shirt Studded Cuff
Last time on 1 T-Shirt, 3 Projects: We cut off the hem and made a Sunset Boulevard style turban. With what remains of this shirt we’ve got two projects to go. Next up, a bracelet. You know I couldn’t NOT…