I know I’m not the only crocheter (or knitter) out there who loves to experiment with new and exciting yarns. When I was a kid, yarn was pretty much only available wound into balls and big, center-pull skeins, but now you can find yarn in all sorts of variations. In this tutorial, I show you … Read more
Like so many crocheters, knitters, and other crafters, I love to make handmade gifts for my friends and family for the winter holidays. I can express my creativity while making higher quality DIY gifts than I can usually afford to buy! But, let’s face it. Every winter, countless crafters get overwhelmed by making gifts for … Read more
Back in April, I went to the Snap! Conference for creative bloggers in Salt Lake City, Utah. I brought home a bunch of goodies from the conference exhibitors, including a Boye Flower Loom. This post contains affiliate links. The Flower Loom was generously provided by Boye. Over the past few weeks, I’ve been having fun … Read more
Recently, I’ve been having a lot of fun making yarn flowers with a Flower Loom. This quick and easy project is a great way to use up yarn scraps while making a cute accessory. This post contains affiliate links. Supplies for this project were generously provided by Beacon and Darice. This is also a very … Read more
I know I’m not the only person in the United States (or the world, for that matter) with a stack of old jeans in the closet. Instead of staring at that pile, I decided to do something with at least one pair. (I had to start somewhere, didn’t I?) I transformed those ragged jeans into … Read more