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TheAccidentalCrafter
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Tutorial: Felt flower
191 year ago
in Tutorial
Remember our last working bee, this is what we made – some felt flowers on snap hair clips and I’ll show you how it’s done. First, you’ll need to cut out five flower shapes from your felt. The flowers can be cut free hand, using a flower template or in my case, using the Cuttlebug read further...
That Purple Thang
31 year ago
in Crafty News
While sewing my last craft item for the church fete, I realised that I needed someone or something to help me get a nice clean finished edge when I saw the lining and turn it inside out. See the puffy seams above? I always have trouble ironing it neatly. So what to do. I didn’t read further...
Working Bee
11 year ago
in Crafty News
With only 1 week left to our church fete, 2 craftsters from church and I have been getting together weekly to get items made for the craft stall to sell. Sadly to say that last Friday was our last working bee together. I’m sure going to miss our craft sessions together even though trying to read further...
Your Friendly Ripper!
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Seam rippers, that is! As I embark on this journey of teaching myself to sew, I realise I need to make mistakes in order to improve, and to make the seam ripper my friend. I guess for most of us, we would use the seam ripper that came with the sewing machine (mine was the read further...
My Purple Stash
01 year ago
A new mother at church had just given birth to her third child and our ladies bible study group wanted to give her something practical. So here’s my contribution, a breastfeeding or nursing cover, in her favourite colour of purple. I must admit that I don’t have a huge purple stash and was thankful when read further...
Once upon a time…
01 year ago
in Other news
there were two little cheeky monkeys who went exploring around their garden in a tub. “Row row row your boat Gently down the stream If you see a crocodile Don’t forget to scream” “Can you see any crocodiles, boy-boy?” asks the girl. “Nope, can you?” replies the boy. “No, so why are you screaming then?” read further...
Look! What I found…
01 year ago
in Other news
growing in my garden? Flowers on spring onions (or are they called shallots?) Some purple flowers. And red ones too. Yep, you can tell I’m no gardener, so I’m surprised to see these growing at all. So, what’s growing in your garden?
Tutorial: Grocery/Plastic Bag Holder
51 year ago
in Tutorial
While still trying to think of what to sew for the church fete, someone suggested a grocery or plastic bag holder. I was like, “What! People still use them?” because the last time I saw one of these was in my mum’s pantry made out of a tea towel, 10 years ago. Hubby pointed to read further...
The Multi-Tasker
01 year ago
in Other news
A nice day for washing, especially fabrics. And while the washing is going, started on pressing fabrics previously washed. And while waiting for the press to give me the green light (literally), I started on some rolled flowers. Oh yeah, and I also have a child strapped onto my back. “Look at moiye, look at read further...
Tutorial: Mod Podge Clothespin Peg (Part 2)
21 year ago
in Tutorial
So my last post showed you how easy it was to cover up those wooden clothespin but what to do with them? Besides the obvious – hanging the washing, here are some other ways to use them. Clip it to open food packets to prevent it from going stale too quickly. Use it as a read further...
