Sewing and craft ideas, projects and materials are typical topics of conversation around Jo-Ann, along with family, friends and favorite forms of entertainment. Naturally, conversations often combine all of these areas -- especially around the holidays. Today, however, the convergence is due to plans being made for a late night (and we mean well More ...
HAPPY HOLIDAY SALE AT CREATIVECRITTERS!! I'm offering 10% off everything in my shop November 19 through December 3, giving you plenty of time to find some wonderful handcrafted Christmas gifts. My sale covers Black Friday and Cyber Monday, and then some. Below is a sample of what can be found in my shop, including Christmas Themed Gifts, Fantasy S More ...
Morning Everyone.. I am sewing a scalloped valance for a dining room window that is a total 142 inches wide. Even tho there is a 13 inch space between two windows, I want to make the valance go across. My question is...since it is this wide, would it be best to make two separate valance or one that full size? It will be lined. As always, than More ...
From my hands to your heart.
Hi, my name is Jaine and I just bought a sewing machine and I dont know anything about sewing could someone give me some tips to do simple stuff like keep a seam stright and go from left to right instead of forward? I have no clue what I am doing Im just fumbling along.
I would like some ideas for some fleece blankets I get to make for a first stop center for women and children escaping intolerable home environments. They want 8 blankets, 3 for infants and 5 for toddlers. They need to fit in the little back pack that will have toys and color books etc in them. These will be just for the kids, the mom will get her More ...
I just added a new pen, which was inspired by Thanksgiving, to my shop. My Thanksgiving turkey pen/ sculpture fits right in with the rest of my whimsical pens. I started making these quite a few years ago when I found a book on sculpting pens in polymer clay. After creating all the projects in the book (and giving many as presents, much to the de More ...
Has any one made the barbie tent ? I see McCalls pattern 2225 , is one .I would appreciate any suggestions before I get started or any other patterns available ?
to those of you waiting for that last blog entry on floral designs...i'm sorry. It'll be later than expected still. I seem to find myself with a circus act for a life at the moment. Everything is topsy turvey, and driving me nuts. I have recently moved and my notes for the last floral design entry are lost somewhere. I suspect they are stuck som More ...
The picture above shows what happens when my Ozzy gets his catnip! I've been making catnip toys for many years, for my own cats, as well as my friends and relative's cats. I grow the catnip in my garden and use no chemicals or pesticides. Catnip is a pretty tough plant and is in the mint family. It benefits from frequent harvesting. Bees and othe More ...
