crafts

The Sew, Mama, Sew blog is definitely one of the best sewing blogs/forum/fabric shops out there. I love this site! Well, it's back-to-school month, and they are offer a real motherlode of a giveaway: a brand new Husqvarna Viking serger machine . ...

Blog entry - diber - 08/18/2010 - 06:42 - 0 comments

Last week I was browsing around a couple of shops, and I stumbled on a new store in a nearby neighborhood. It's a children's clothing retail store, but dedicated to more sustainable clothing options: recycled (aka gently used *grin*), eco-friendly, ...

Blog entry - diber - 08/17/2010 - 08:16 - 0 comments

I have a little back blogging to do, since I didn't get a chance to blog out VBS before we went on vacation. I was in charge of crafts. And I feel need to reinvent the curriculum. I want the kids to take home something that their moms will like to ...

Blog entry - diber - 07/13/2010 - 15:28 - 2 comments

No, no funky seersucker pants this year. But I have been making some fun stuff for our vacation. (We leave tomorrow!! yay!) For Marlowe: When Ellis was 2, I got two blank Tshirts at Target, always meaning to freezer paper stencil them. Never got ...

Blog entry - diber - 07/01/2010 - 07:54 - 2 comments

I was hanging out with a friend yesterday, and remarked that I hadn't sewn anything since February. Crazy! I just haven't. Ellis and Daddy went camping last night, leaving M and I at home. I was catching up on blogs and got totally inspired by ...

Blog entry - diber - 06/05/2010 - 21:26 - 7 comments

It's been hard to come back to my blog this week. To face that fact that I actually wrote "I love snow" a week ago. Before four feet of snow was dumped on our city over the course of the week. The amount of snow is astounding. Needless, to say, we ...

Blog entry - diber - 02/13/2010 - 02:18 - 0 comments

My mom came today to hang out and to bring their portable dishwasher to me to have, since ours died. I took advantage of her being here to finish this skirt to wear to a wedding of a church friend this afternoon. I didn't pay a cent for this skirt. The ...

Blog entry - diber - 01/16/2010 - 22:04 - 4 comments

I got a little help from my mom today and holed up to work on Handmade Holidays. So lots of creating in my neck of the woods, but nothing I can share yet. I'm sharing Marlowe's creativity from yesterday. I had Ellis and Paints and Handmade ...

Blog entry - diber - 12/17/2009 - 22:31 - 0 comments

Ellis needs a scarf. I'm happy to oblige. Especially when there's this yummy wool to be had. Email this post Thank you for your interest in spreading the word about asteroid B612. NOTE: We only request your email address ...

Blog entry - diber - 12/14/2009 - 22:54 - 3 comments

I hadn't intended to use this for today's DPP, but coming up dry in other respects. I just love this picture so much. I was addressing Christmas cards at the dining room table, and Ellis was just drawing. He made all these faces and told me ...

Blog entry - diber - 12/09/2009 - 22:47 - 3 comments

Well, I can't believe it! I did it all this week. I made a pumpkin pie from scratch. I really do make the best pumpkin pie in the world. Sorry, mom, I like mine a tad better. And I guess I can say that in public, since you just dissed your mom's pie ...

Blog entry - diber - 10/31/2009 - 23:28 - 8 comments

Tonight we went to an open house at Ellis's school. We got to hang out in his classroom with the other families and see what he's been up to. On the way out, we got some of his artwork, including a picture that was clearly four people. I said, "oh, I ...

Blog entry - diber - 10/19/2009 - 20:30 - 7 comments

Three days down. Two to go. I'm Craft Master, and we're having a blast at VBS. Can't wait to show you pics of the week's creativity. These kids are great!! Email this post Thank you for your interest in spreading the word ...

Blog entry - diber - 06/24/2009 - 20:01 - 2 comments

Because it's great blog fodder, too. Sew, Mama, Sew is one of my favorite crafty blogs. I've been reading them forever. They always have great ideas, tutorials, and, my favorite, handmade holidays!! This month is sewing machine month, and there's ...

Blog entry - diber - 06/04/2009 - 22:08 - 2 comments

The Art Star Craft Bazaar is big ol' annual craft show here in Philly. I don't really know how or where to find craft shows, but this one is pretty huge, and I love going. The first year I went it was sprawled through some parking lots in east Philly ...

Blog entry - diber - 05/30/2009 - 22:37 - 0 comments

This is crossposted on Philly Makes! , a group blog I joined for artists, crafters, designers, and makers of all sorts who live in Philadelphia. The point is to make and post about one thing a week. I thought it would stretch myself creatively a ...

Blog entry - diber - 04/23/2009 - 19:59 - 5 comments

Today I turn 31. I made a new shirt to commemorate the occasion, using the same Summer Blouse pattern from weekend sewing, but I changed the neckline. The necklace that I made a few years ago goes perfectly! I'm so glad, because I've always liked the ...

Blog entry - admin - 04/03/2009 - 10:39 - 10 comments

The other new book I got was Weekend Sewing by Heather Ross, projects you can do in a weekend. I made the Summer Blouse from the book. It was very simple and came together with no trouble at all. I haven't sewn many clothes for me ...

Blog entry - diber - 03/25/2009 - 09:04 - 4 comments

Awhile ago I posted about getting new craft books . One of them was First Art: Art Experiences for Toddlers and Twos by Maryann Kohl. I've known about this book for a long time, but never got it, and I'm totally beating myself up about it, ...

Blog entry - diber - 03/25/2009 - 08:56 - 1 comment

Recently I found this post on bathtub paint . Since Ellis has been going through an anti-bath phase, I that I would try it with him. It's just cornstarch, soap, and food coloring. It was a huge hit with him. I made it for the second time this evening, ...

Blog entry - diber - 03/03/2009 - 22:35 - 0 comments