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the rest of the crests
Friday, 14 May, 2010 – 8:25 | One Comment
the rest of the crests

I didn’t mean that to rhyme, really I didn’t! It just came out that way. But while we are on the subject of rhyming and words, I’ve found three more favorites to mount on to …

2 more word crests
Sunday, 9 May, 2010 – 9:52 | Comments Off
2 more word crests

I’m starting to get into a grove with these crest shapes. This next one is using a word I come back to again and again. There’s something so liberating about the word, “fly.” It lifts …

word crests
Friday, 7 May, 2010 – 9:56 | Comments Off
word crests

My current obsession is making crest shapes. It’s been a long time coming, but the process was encouraged by starting to make a family tree.  I have had three last names in my life, all …

pretty little dress forms
Monday, 4 Jan, 2010 – 9:16 | 2 Comments
pretty little dress forms

I mentioned in my year end summary that I really wanted to learn to sew in 2010. I started thinking about what I want to accomplish at the onset of this sewing adventure. I’m one …

Christmas project #1 bird ornament
Friday, 20 Nov, 2009 – 13:38 | 5 Comments
Christmas project #1 bird ornament

I wanted to make a bird ornament, but also create one that represents the cold winter months. Here on the prairie, no bird does that better than the cardinal. I love to see the splashes …

Halloween project #5
Monday, 5 Oct, 2009 – 15:19 | 7 Comments
Halloween project #5

I was working on a completely different project and then this thing took me over. I was thinking of costumes, and then my mind wandered to Tatiana’s crown in the 1935 version of A Midsummer …

witch’s hat fun, fun, fun
Friday, 2 Oct, 2009 – 10:25 | 4 Comments
witch’s hat fun, fun, fun

Here’s the info and template for making the little witchss hat from Halloween project #4. Before we get started, you will need the files, right?
Here’s the print and cut pattern:

And here’s the files for digital …

Halloween project #2
Monday, 21 Sep, 2009 – 11:04 | 8 Comments
Halloween project #2

Last year, I made a series of decorative tombstones for a mini album. It all worked out fine enough, but I found myself longing for a smaller scale, dimensional version to sit under my spooky …