Don’t forget to leave a comment over at Craftstylish to enter for a chance to win this cute book. It’s called Puppet Play and it’s by Diana Schoenbrun. It looks like it has some really great scrap crafts, plus cool pictures to go along with the finished item. Fun, fun, fun! Happy Recycled Stitching! Erika
I just learned about this fabulous designer and creator, Christine Haynes and all her vintage inspired dresses. She is trying to kickstart a pattern line so that we all can join in the fun of sewing her sweet fashions. Head on over to her site to learn more, and be sure to check out her video to get…
I pulled my vintage copy of The Vogue Sewing Book off the shelf last night and started looking through it’s musty pages. I had forgotten how bright and unattractive most of the featured fabrics were, having to remind myself that this was Copyright 1970. There are still some good tips in between the covers, so I…
I recently posted about creating a play castle for my son out of an old dishwasher box over here. One of the finishing touches was to add a little flag for fun and to personalize it. After thinking through all the possible things to put on this flag I decided a simple monogram would be…
As I mentioned in the last post about Kaari Meng’s book, French General Home Sewn, I planned to make one of her featured projects called, the Bread Warming Bag. It was super simple, with minimal seams, which meant minimal pressing. The only part that was frustrating was finding the flax seed, the key ingredient to…
Many years ago I first learned about Kaari Meng while working in a cool little shop called Helix down in Athens, GA. The shop carried her wonderful jewelry made from vintage findings. It was a few years later that I found out she had opened a shop in NYC called French General. I was sure…
With my son’s two year birthday coming up next month and invites to other soirees from his playmates, I have been thinking a lot about toys that I can make. All this considering has me surfing the net like crazy and although I have found some really cool things to inspire and spur me on, I am also getting…
Recipe For Success On Cotton Fabric: – Scorched item – Hydrogen Peroxide – Piece of old cloth big enough to cover the scorched area (I used thin cotton flannel, the same thing used for a typical pressing cloth) – Iron on medium heat – Ironing board Dampen the piece of old cloth with the hydrogen peroxide,…
I wrapped up my sewing book review over at my other blog, http://www.kitschdesigns.com. For some information about Celine Dupuy’s, Simple Sewing with a French Twist click over here, NOW! ;o) (Image taken directly from the book) Here is some eye candy from one of Celine’s projects. Tres cool, am I right? Erika
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