Archives for February 2012

My husband and I love to cook! (It's not something we've always loved to do, but over the past few years we have done a lot more of it. Probably has something to do with the fact that we switched to a 100% Vegetarian diet a few years ago.) If you're like us, you like to note any changes you made in the recipe when you are cooking it. (Like if you made modifications to the ingredients, spices, baking times, etc.) Usually I just write them next to the recipe, if I even remember to do it at all! I hate going back and making a recipe for the 2nd or 3rd time and then remember, usually while it's baking, that I wanted to modify something but forgot … [Read more...]

I've had this fun little project in my sketchbook for a couple of months. I wanted a way to use some clear vinyl and some smaller oilcloth scraps that I had hanging around. I loved the idea of using both to make a cute little storage bag. I also loved that the oilcloth would add some color and the clear vinyl would let me see right inside the bag.  These would make great gifts for teachers, party favor bags, cosmetic bags for friends, on-the-go sewing kit, and so many other uses! (I'm thinking that for Father's Day my dad might get a travel toiletry pouch with some of this awesome wood-grain oilcloth from CityCraft!) Well, let's get … [Read more...]

If you sew, you know that your bobbins can go from nice and organized to messy and stringy in a matter of minutes. Case in point: Looks pretty bad huh? And I promise that I made them all nice and neat less than a week ago and didn't make it more messy just for a picture! When you go to get one bobbin out, the others just unravel more making an even bigger disaster! I searched online for bobbin clips to purchase. The only ones I found were for a pack of 10 for almost $10 on Amazon.They included the bobbins too, but they were for Brother machines. I sew on a Janome... Although they use very similar bobbins I didn't want to pay $10 before … [Read more...]