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Blue Jean Pot Holders

by Marie July 29, 2008

Yeah for Guest Make and Takers! I love having others share their great ideas on Make and Takes. Like Kelsey from Vanilla Joy. She’s got a great blog with tips, tricks, and fun crafts. Today, she’s sharing a fun project recycling our old blue jeans into pot holders. Get out your sewing machines, even you [...]

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Gingerbread Felt Cookies

by Marie March 10, 2008

Liz, over at The Quilted Turtle, made some fun felt cookies of her own. I love the Gingerbread ones. They would make a fun present for a teacher or a child, going along with the classis book, The Gingerbread Man. Thanks for sharing your Make and Take, Liz. Has anyone else made these fun cookies [...]

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Felt Sugar Cookies

by Marie March 1, 2008

These dainty little treats are a hit in the kitchen, a play kitchen that is. My kids puts these on a small tray I bought at the dollar store and bring them to us to taste. Follow my how-to for these fun Felt Sugar Cookies. First, you will need felt, embroidery thread, needle, and batting. [...]

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Heart Pencil Topper

by Marie February 11, 2008

I was inspired for this pencil topper idea by Melissa from Day to Day. With Valentines coming up, I wanted to do something for my son’s preschool that was fun and handmade. So instead of making those fun house and car toppers that Melissa did, I thought it would be fun to make a Heart [...]

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Primitive Stitchery

by Marie November 9, 2007

When I became pregnant with child number one, I developed more of my craftiness. That motherly bug really got nestled in. I soon wanted to learn how to cross-stitch with my stitching hoop, needle, and thread. I bought one of those $1 kits at the dollar store, cross-stitching a Dinosaur. I kept it for a [...]

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Two Holidays in One

by Marie November 7, 2007

I have had my kitchen table for too long, but it is not quite time to replace it. So I needed to cover it and give it a little color. I wanted to make a fall placemat, but I also wanted to make a Christmas placemat for the next month. I decided to combine the [...]

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Oh, the Sewing Madness!

by Marie April 12, 2007

I am sewing with a fury today and for the next 2 weeks, as I am trying to get ready for a boutique I am doing at the end of April. I’ve got bibs, burp cloths, aprons, and diaper pads all over my sewing room floor. To get started, I plug in the sewing machine, [...]

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LuLu’s Little Apron

by Marie April 4, 2007

My daughter is so ready for dress-ups. I made her the Ballerina Tutu, that she now wears, and she loves to put on my son’s Ninja Turtle costume, too. At my sister’s house, she also loves to wear a white apron they have. So I decided it was time to make her own Apron. I [...]

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