Check out my new blade!

SCRIMSHAW POCKET KNIFE
Linda Layden of Maine has been creating Scrimshaw in the traditional manner for over 3o years. I bought this knife from her collection on etsy. It is made of bone and nickel silver.

I've got this crazy love for scrimshaw ever since I talked with some kids in Tatitlek, Alaska about it at Cultural Heritage Week.

My first fabric!

I finally posted a fabric to Spoonflower. A while ago, I posted blog about this beta site where you can upload your own designs and get fabric printed. You can choose to let other people get prints of your fabric as well. I ordered a yard of this stuff, we'll see how it goes!

MY FIRST FABRIC

Color Me Katie

YOU DON'T LOVE NEW YORK...DO YOU?
Photo by Katie Sokoler

A freelance photographer out of Brooklyn, Color Me Katie posted some photos she took after putting a heart-shaped, homemade filter over her camera lens. I'm inspired!

Thank you Neil for the link.

Flannel scarf is the hotness!

The instructions for this scarf are in this month's copy of Ready Made magazine. Basically, I cut up two flannel shirts and used rit dye to make them match. I heated up a pot of dye on the stove and put the flannel in there for about 10 minutes. Then, I ran it through the wash and started sewing. I wore the scarf out on Saturday night and it didn't get rave reviews. I think people aren't ready for it yet! :P

HOMEMADE SCARF

Frosty

Sometimes I hesitate a bit to tell people when I find something really cool. Like if everyone knew how easy it was for me to make their Christmas presents, they might not think I am BADASS anymore. :) I am about to share one of those things. Awwwwwwwwww...

MY FROSTED GLASS


You can get a tutorial on how to make frosted glass at craftster.org.

Spoonflower

So, I got the official invite today from Spoonflower, a beta site that allows you to upload your own fabric designs to be printed for $18 a yard. I'm excited. I'm nervous. And the thing is, now I want to spend all day working on a design rather than work. Oh, well. Tonight!

SPOONFLOWER EPISODE 5

Another reason to buy more magazines!

Check this tutorial out. I am going to go to Freds and buy some brackets ASAP.

A girl after my own heart.

My good friend Natasha sent me a link a few weeks back with the headline, "My jeans look great!" The link was to Dacia Ray's blog entry on how to hem your jeans, without making it look like they've been hemmed.

HEM THOSE JEANS


Dacia is a journalist in Seattle who loves crafts and putting food on the table. Her blog is full of entries like this, useful tips and stuff that just looks good.

Another friend, Alaina, is planning to try Dacia's skirt pattern this weekend. And I am, of course, thinking about the tote bag. Alaina says now that I am a full-time educator, I need a nice collection of tote bags. She got me one for Christmas. Ha, jeez...

Anyway, the blog is mostly girly stuff. But I might find something for the boys to do on craft nights.