I have three cabinets in my sewing room that were originally bathroom or linen cabinets. Let’s jazz them up with some vinyl to make them look a little more vintage-inspired! The first cabinet was a wall mounted bathroom cabinet which was supposed to go above a toilet. It can be purchased from Amazon here. I …
WONDERful Holiday Card
Walking in a winter-WONDER-land! We needed to do something fun for such a dreadful breadful year! I hope you enjoy and have a WONDERFUL and safe holiday! If you are curious about how we made it: Wardrobe: Chris’s Ricky Bobby costume was purchased from eBay. Cressie’s Wonder Woman costume tutorial can be found here. Muffin’s …
Wonder Woman Costume
I’ve been wanting to make this costume for Dragon*Con for quite some time. It’s just a great pun! I’ve always been a fan of Wonder bread and their fun logo. I knew I wanted to make a “loaf” costume for Muffin Loaf for Halloween and the Wonder Bread Dog Costume was created first. The tutorial …
Wonder Bread Dog Costume
Why is our dog a loaf of bread for Halloween? Her name is Muffin and she adores naps and just to loaf around the house. She can flop down for naps anywhere: on top of shoes, on our end table, on the stairs… she just loafs where she pleases! She loafs around so much that …
Holiday Gifts For Crafty Folks And Under $22
Tried and true tools for the seamstress, cosplayer or crafty person in your life. Makes great stocking stuffers. All items have been tested in a working craft environment for at least a year. I am not a paid spokesperson for any of these items. I just want to share my favorite tools with fellow crafters …
Gather or ruffle fabric in seconds using fishing line
Gathering or ruffling fabric is an essential sewing skill and luckily there are several ways to do it! Ways to gather fabric: Sew rows of basting (long stitch length) stitches and pull the bobbin thread to gather to the size you need. This is the technique most frequently used by commercial pattern companies. Problem with …
Easy COVID-Friendly Halloween Candy Web
Quick! I need to COVID-Friendly way to distribute Halloween candy in two days! Here is my solution: Giant Spider Web from Amazon. Clothespins. I like these from Amazon since they make great chip bag clips. Chalkboard sign. Bags of candy from Dollar Tree but Amazon also has some pre-stuffed bags that look great! The giant …
Custom Doggie Doormat
Who doesn’t want a dog to greet you at the door?! This project was surprisingly easy. Special thanks to Yogi, my dog muse for this project. Check him out on Instagram here. Materials:– Natural grass doormat from IKEA. Low loft/grass height is better for painting.– Stencil. I used adhesive vinyl cut from a Silhouette machine– …
How to create a stencil from a photo
Don’t have photoshop? No problem! I used two free websites to clean up a photo of the dog’s face before loading it in the free Silhouette cutting software. This is helpful when you want to convert a photo to a stencil for manually cutting it out with scissors/Exacto knife or if you have cutting machine …
Biking with your dog? Create this dog basket and helmet
I love riding my electric bike. It’s a StoryBikes step-thru dutch style in seafoam green. I’ve had it for over a year and can’t say enough good things about the bike. I love the 5 levels of pedal assist which feels like someone is gently pushing me up a hill. The battery is hidden in …