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trillium artisans!

i feel bad about this, but for some reason i’ve never blogged about trillium artisans, which i joined a few months ago. trillium is a portland non-profit for people like me who try to make money selling things made from recycled materials. it is located in se, on foster and 95th-ish, and the store isContinue reading “trillium artisans!”

new leethal stuff at crafty wonderland!!

i’m so overwhelmed with things to do, but i had to take a quick break to make sure all portlanders know that crafty wonderland is happening on sunday! it’s the last one before the big holiday show – and i bet a lot of the vendors at this one (like me) are not going toContinue reading “new leethal stuff at crafty wonderland!!”

some extra info about the pdf giveaway

a couple things i forgot to mention, and a couple things i didn’t even think about until they came up (see the previous post if you don’t know what i’m talking about)… the cover picture was from that photo above of pete and his friend nick in san francisco, and the alpaca applique came fromContinue reading “some extra info about the pdf giveaway”

yay, you voted! high five!! here’s a pdf for you!

update: this offer is over now, but see this post for info about the hat pattern! are excited to vote? i think most of you do stuff! blog readers probably already are, but, if not so much, i want to get you more excited! to everyone and anyone – if you comment here or emailContinue reading “yay, you voted! high five!! here’s a pdf for you!”

halloween!

ok so there’s this project i’ve been working on all day, and on and off for the last week+, and it’s almost done and ready to post, but i wanted to do this separate halloween post first real quick! look what we were! i was my ravelry profile, with my ski mask project page onContinue reading “halloween!”

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!”