If you haven’t linked up for Manic Monday yet, you can do so now! Ok, I’m gonna sound like a siren here, but it really drives me crazy when I can’t reply to people who leave lovely comments. Their comments land safely in my email inbox, and then when I hit ‘reply’ to let them… Read More Tutorial Tuesday: Can I Reply To Your Comments?
****UPDATE: the links to the mug pdf have been updated, and should go to the correct place now. If they don’t, leave a comment below and I’ll email it to you ASAP**** Ok, here’s another mug rug tutorial. I am very sorry it’s so late – it was the pdf part that I had trouble… Read More Tutorial Tuesday: Mug Rug with Free PDF Template by me!
I’m sure I’ve mentioned that I’m on another round of Ro-Accutane. It’s made my skin very dry and around my neck it’s super sensitive and the slightest discomfort soon turns into burning. The camera strap on my DSLR has rubber grippy things on one side and the other is hard woven stuff that also burns,… Read More Mini-Tutorial – Padded Camera Strap Cover
Hi Everyone! First – I love getting your comments. I have them sent to my email account so I can answer back. But many of you have checked the ‘do not show my email’ box in your Blogger profile and it’s really frustrating that I can’t reply in person! So if you comment on blogs… Read More Tutorial Tuesday: Simple Cosmetic Bag
(I have an appt tomorrow, so have to publish the tutorial today, and might not be around to blog tomorrow…) Above is what I gave Buzz for Valentine’s day – it’s 3 pages (front and back) long with front and back covers. Inside I listed a whole bunch of reasons why I love him. I… Read More Tutorial: Love Book
I like to carry business cards with me, in case someone asks where I got my bag, at which point I’m all like: ‘Thank you, I made it myself. There’s one for sale in my etsy store; here’s my business card!’.I got a free metal business card holder when I bought the cards, but it… Read More Tutorial: Cosmetic Bag with Exterior Card Pocket
Hi everyone! Today I’ve got another skirt tutorial for you; this one’s a pleated skirt with elasticated waist, as modeled below: I hope you find it useful – it’s a really easy skirt, very quick to make, and can be dressed up or down depending on what fabric or accessories you use. Wardrobe staple, I… Read More Pleated Skirt Tutorial
Hey everyone, I’ve got all kinds of goodies to share today! I got a book called Sew What! Skirts and I wanted to share my take on it, but I didn’t want to just copy the information right out of the book because it’s Francesca Denhartog and Carole Ann Camp’s intellectual property, right? Luckily, though, I’ve… Read More Don’t Buy Skirt Patterns! Tutorial
Hello everyone! Here’s a quick tute/idea for improving a boring skirt or top that’s been haunting your closet. I bought this Gap skirt for £4 in a charity shop in Romsey. I wasn’t sure whether it would fit Savi, but I got seriously lucky – it fits perfectly! But it was a little boring… so… Read More Boden Inspired Applique Skirt Tute
Here’s an idea for a really easy hand-embroidered embellishment you can whip up in an afternoon with only four colours and three stitches! I put it on two pillowcases for my Mother Outlaw, but it works on tea towels, needle cases, bookmarks, little zipper pouches, just about anything! Plus you can easily put a little… Read More Last Minute Gift – Super Easy Lavender Embroidery Embellishment