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Tutorial Tuesday: Valentine’s Day Welcome Mat

Tuesday, January 24, 2012

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Tutorial Tuesday: Valentine’s Day Welcome Mat

I’m readying my apartment for Valentine’s Day. Here’s a project I did this weekend that took me less than an hour! You’ll need: Blank coir welcome mat (I got mine from IKEA, Target and other stores should have them too.) 3 cans spray paint  in various Valentine’s Day shades(I used a combination of both flat [...]

Tutorial Tuesday: No Sew Valentine’s Towels

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

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Tutorial Tuesday: No Sew Valentine’s Towels

Make a quick and easy no-sew towel. Perfect for a kitchen or bathroom!

Tutorial Tuesday: Color Wheel Clock

Tuesday, January 10, 2012

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Tutorial Tuesday: Color Wheel Clock

Try your hand at embroidering this simple clock!

Tutorial Tuesday: No-Sew Star Banner

Tuesday, June 21, 2011

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Tutorial Tuesday: No-Sew Star Banner

Make a no sew fabric star banner perfect for your July 4th picnic!

Tutorial Tuesday: Easy Hostess Gift

Tuesday, November 16, 2010

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Today I made about 4 hostess gifts to get ready for the holiday season in a little less than an hour!  I’ll show you how!  We’ll be stamping on fabric today! You’ll need some fabric paints, dish towels (I like the flour sack ones…they seem to be the easiest to stamp on.)  a foam brush, [...]

Tutorial Tuesday: Halloween and Thanksgiving Place Settings

Tuesday, October 12, 2010

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I’ve been working on some projects for BurdaStyle and teaching some classes at my local sewing shop and boy have I been having fun!  This weekend I taught 5 very talented and stylish ladies how to make my cute little stuffed pumpkin decorations!  (I’ll have pictures of their projects soon!)  One of my upcoming classes [...]

Tutorial Tuesday: Vinyl On Glass

Tuesday, October 5, 2010

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Still thinking fall over here!!  Today I made a simple Welcome Fall frame.  All you need is an X-acto blade, 3 adhesive vinyl colors, and a dollar store frame! Find some of your favorite images online, print and trace them on the vinyl.  Cut it out and place on your glass piece.  Easy peasy! Happy [...]

Let your heart soar

Friday, September 24, 2010

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Last weekend I mentioned that I visited a local balloon festival.  It was fabulous fun!  Hot Air Balloons have played a little role over the last few weeks in my projects too!  Paper Crafts Magazine had a call and wanted projects with hot air balloons.  I submitted a couple of projects (one will be published [...]

Tutorial Tuesday: July 4th Place Setting

Tuesday, June 15, 2010

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Tutorial Tuesday: July 4th Place Setting

Stitch up a table runner, place mats, and napkin rings for your July 4th picnic!

Tutorial Tuesday-Wedding Gift

Tuesday, May 18, 2010

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Tutorial Tuesday-Wedding Gift

Make a simple wedding day gift with a picture, shadow box, and a little glass etching!


1. Master the art of French macaroons
2. Sew a dress
3. Get my scuba diving license
4. Go somewhere warm to use my scuba diving license.
5. Find a perfect Go-To recipe for Pizza Dough
6. Sew a quilt
7. Make a piece of furniture
8. Learn Adobe InDesign
9. Master the recipe for Creme Brulee
10. Publish a sewing project in a magazine
11. Scrapbook/Blurb all our photos from Europe
12. Make some jelly using a pressure cooker
13. Print my own design on fabric & make something
14. Refashion a cardigan
15. Make salt water taffy
16. Find a Go-To recipe for delicious homemade bread
17. Make 5 projects from my sketchbook
18. Embroider something with my sewing machine
19. Self-Publish 10 new sewing patterns
20. Visit the Grand Canyon
21. Expand my french vocabulary
22. Make a stained glass window
23. Swim with dolphins
24. Find the perfect gelato recipe
25. Write one Thank You note a week
26. Learn How to Properly Handle a gun
27. Experience one new type of cheese every week
28. Finish checking off my list of states I've visited
29. Organize a service project
30. Go whitewater rafting