Do you remember the linen slipcovers I made last year about this time? I made a pair of linen slipcovers to cover the stained end chairs at our kitchen table... You can find the tutorials and...
how to make a gathered sink skirt
I actually made this sink skirt and shot a tutorial for it over the summer, when I was working on a flurry of projects for my book (coming this fall.) It was supposed to be a tutorial for the...
Online Painting Classes
If you haven't guessed, I almost always have an ambitious list of things I want to accomplish each year. Some things end up getting kicked down the road simply because I only have so much time and...
DIY sewing scissors case & hemming linen towels
As I shared in Monday's post, I'm taking the time to work through small projects as I come across specific materials I purchased with the intention of making them. I think that's one of the...
how to make a rice & lavender hot/cold pack
A part of cleaning, organizing, and purging is dealing with materials that were purchased with intention. I buy them because I intend to do something with them. When I was cleaning out my cleaning...
easy crochet cat (or dog) bed tutorial & pattern
Shortly after we brought our kitties home from adoption day at our local pet store, I crocheted them each a cat bed. They weren't interested in the beds at first, much to my dismay, but then I...
five upholstery tips for beginners
I get a lot of questions about upholstery, so I thought I would write a post consolidating some of the advice that I've shared in various posts and tutorials into one place. Before I share some...
crochet vs. knitting
As I shared last week, I learned to knit over the Christmas break. I've been wanting to learn for a while, so I bought a couple of knitting books and supplemented them with YouTube tutorials when I...
top ten posts of 2020
Well, hello there and Happy New Year! Oh man, I just love the time between Christmas and New Year's Day. We did a lot of hanging out, playing games, watching movies, working on puzzles, and I had...
Hand-Painted Ceramic Christmas Ornaments
I know that I'm slipping this one in at the last minute, but I wanted to share one more Christmas craft! You can scrape together the materials for this year or hunt and peck at some after Christmas...