Craft Fairy Series – Craft Fairs – Just do it!
I am always awed by people who can make a living selling their craft. I want to make my living selling my handcrafted creations. To me, crafts and sewing are like crack. I am a craft junkie. Phew,...
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Quilt Binding
I have made 2 quilts. Considering I’m in my 50’s that isn’t anything to jump for joy about. I used the “Quilt in a Day” technique from Eleanor Burns. The quilts were log cabin quilts. (Pssst they...
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Wow Me Wednesday – Drab to Fab Sewing Machine Redo’s
Is your sewing machine white and boring? Don’t be discouraged if you don’t have the fanciest sewing machine on the block. With a couple of standard craft supplies and a little creativity, you will...
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Sewing On Saturday – Easy Headband
I followed Happy Together’s instructions for making this easy two side headband. I ended up making 12 in an afternoon. I, however, found that they were a bit too wide for my head and I simply used a...
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Thrifty Thursday – Sewing can be expensive. How I save money when I sew.
Thrifty Thursdays – Sewing can be expensive. How I save money when I sew. I apologize to anyone who looked at this post and found nothing. I had the post written and somehow deleted it even after I...
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Thrifty Thursday – Make your own dip mixes for gifts or sale.
Make your own dip mixes. Part 1 The last craft fair I attended had 4 different dip mix vendors. Every booth selling dip mix was crowded. It may be that their tables were lined with dip and pretzels or...
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Make your own dip mix – Part 3
Hi All, Here are some more tried and true dip mix recipes. Dip mixes are big sellers at craft fairs and shows, are easy to make and cost very little to put together. They also make great little gifts...
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Make your own dip mixes – Part 4
Hi All, Some more dry dip mixes for you to make and make money with. Or….simply to enjoy some more natural delicious dips. If you missed them, you can find the other dip mix recipes here: Part 1,...
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Quick & Easy Retro Chair Makeover – The Back
Quick & Easy Retro Chair Makeover – The Back This is the quick and easy way to recover a retro office chair, or any chair with a separate back piece. I have used this method on modern office...
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DIY Quick & Easy Quilted Laptop Case
I’m one lucky girl. I have the sweetest young man as a son. For Christmas he wanted me to have a little laptop that I could carry around and he got me one as a gift. I wanted something different....
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