Our friends Kevin and Olivia are getting married tomorrow in Carmel, and I have the pleasure of supplying the wedding couple with a pair of ring pillows for their two little ring bearers. Ever the procrastinator, I started thinking about…

I made a pair of curtains to hide the mess of fun but unattractive pile of board games we’ve got lying around.  Here’s a little tutorial so that you too can disguise the clutter while simultaneously bringing color and texture…

Thought I’d take a crack at writing a tutorial for inserting a zippered pocket in a handmade bag. Until now, I’ve used the method shown in all the handbag-making books and home sewing patterns I have, as well as in…

So I’ve been using my new Janome 1600P-DBX sewing machine for a couple of weeks now, and I still heart it big time! It ain’t no industrial, but the thing’s got power enough for me! Aside from the…

The past two weeks have been all about boxes and stuff. And boxes and boxes of even more stuff. Egh! After almost six months of newlywededness, Jimmy and I finally called the movers in and had them move me…

Although I’m a week behind with my craft fair production schedule, I rewarded myself anyways for finishing up last week’s first…

I’ve given up – at least for now – trying to model my own bags. I figure not only will it do my photos much more good to use a cute friend to…

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I so appreciate a good tool. Not only does the right tool often help achieve a better result, it can actually make the task at hand enjoyable…even if the task is snipping threads…

Yowza, Mother’s Day is just around the corner. I’ll be seeing the mom-in-law first, so I finished up her gift last night: a pair of square pillows with handmade covers!

Jimmy’s mom…