October 2008 – Lee Does Stuff

re-made clue game on craftstylish

this week’s craftstylish holiday gift project is up! one of my favorites for sure! the project is (re)making a board game, so the tutorial is trying to be general for any board game you might want to redo, but the one i did is clue: the arrested development edition! one of my all time favoriteContinue reading “re-made clue game on craftstylish”

oregon zoo photo fun!

picture post! pete’s parents took us to the oregon zoo a couple days ago – it’s a great zoo! both pete and i are spoiled by the san diego zoo, so we hadn’t bothered checking it out, but wow! all the animals seemed happy, big spaces, and i know they do a lot of goodContinue reading “oregon zoo photo fun!”

mom’s applique birthday card

my mom collects elephant things, and her birthday was friday, and my gift to her was not elephant related, so i wanted to make a card that was. i had just read jenny’s how-to for using an iron-on applique method on 3-ring binders, so i tried the concept out on the card and it totallyContinue reading “mom’s applique birthday card”

recycled t-shirt photo album on craftstylish!

my next craftstylish holiday gift project post is up! tutorial for making a custom photo album with a recycled t-shirt cover and filling it with photos and stuff. i really love this project! i hope you do too!! i think it’s funny that i have always been against holiday season stuff starting too early –Continue reading “recycled t-shirt photo album on craftstylish!”

it’s scarves and hats weather!

quick post tonight – just want to share some new stuff i’ve been working on! now that it’s getting chilly up here i got inspired to make myself a felted sweater neck warmer with a neato wood button i got awhile back, then i embellished it cosy–style: it turned out so well – super comfy,Continue reading “it’s scarves and hats weather!”

wool, yarn, and contemporary craft

once again, i have a bunch of things to talk about here today, i’ve let it build up again… so first of all, my second craftstylish post went up yesterday – tutorial for a blanket made with felted sweater blocks: and i did a felted sweater wool projects roundup on threadbanger to kind of goContinue reading “wool, yarn, and contemporary craft”

blogging news and hair and food!

my first Craftstylish post is up!! the secret’s out! i’m doing a series of holiday gift project posts, every week from now through december, starting with the ones that will take months to complete, working up to the quicky last-minute gifts. i wanted to start with something knit sweater related since that’s the most classicContinue reading “blogging news and hair and food!”

sheep and goats and a kitten, of course!

hey there! it’s been a busy few days! i’ve been completely one-track-minded about a deadline i had today, and before that i went to the oregon flock and fiber festival on saturday, so i wanted to show you some photos from there! cute cute fiber-filled animals!! ok that was a lot, itContinue reading “sheep and goats and a kitten, of course!”