All the way back in July I mentioned a secret project that I wasn't able to talk about yet. Well, now I can finally reveal that I have a project in the December issue of the US edition of Mollie Makes! Unfortunately I just learned that the US edition won't be printed anymore, but I was so excited to have my project included! I made a felt embroidery hoop tea cup (which is kind of funny because my first ever magazine project was also a tea cup!) Apparently Target sells the US edition of Mollie Makes, but I checked three near me and none of them had it. ... Read More
Yarn Cutter Strap
I bought this neat little yarn/thread cutter months ago and always planned on adding some sort of strap to it so it was a little easier to tote around. I finally did it and it went super quick and made me wonder why I waited so long! I used the idea behind this leather bracelet but used some black silk cord I had instead. I grabbed a few colors of embroidery floss and got to work. The only beads I had that were big enough were Evie's plastic pony beads, so I picked a glittery purple one.It's not perfect, but It probably took me about 10 minutes and I already had all ... Read More
Housewarming Cross Stitch!
I had an idea for a new cross stitch pattern I wanted to try out, and a housewarming gift for my friend Teresa seemed like the perfect project to try it out. I asked her for color ideas and she said robin's egg blue, canary yellow, and gray which I absolutely loved for this. Teresa has a blog, Daisies for Violet, where you can see her awesome crochet projects. You should also go like her Facebook page. And you can get this pattern to make your own over at Etsy. ... Read More