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Sometimes I just want to sew!
I just want to sew something! There are times when I just want to sit at my sewing machine and mindlessly run the fabric under the presser foot. I do not want to have to think too hard about what I am making. Nor do I want to pay attention to a technique that is…
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Plant Based Recipes
Plant-Based Snacks At the moment, these are not in any particular order. Some of them are modified Pampered Chef recipes, some are ones that are common favorites that have been veganized, and some are those that I developed for my family. As more recipes are added, I will attempt to sort them. Please let…
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Tips and Ideas for Using Big Stamps
Using Big Stamps Recently, I found a new-to-me stamp company, Colorado Craft Company. Their Big and Bold stamp collection looked particularly interesting because they are really large images! I purchased a couple of sets and started playing with them. The first one is called “Miss You Peony“. Working with the gorgeous peony image led me…
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An Old Garage Turned Into A New Office, Studio, Gym, and yet is still a Garage – Part 2
Garage Makeover Before it became a multi-function space Yesterday’s post, here, has lots of “before” pictures of our old garage. Before we turned it into a new office, studio, and gym I took a quick video of the area. Here is our before and after video: This house is 60 years old and did not have…
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An Old Garage Turned Into A New Office, Studio, Gym, and yet is still a Garage – Part 1
Have you ever thought about converting your garage into something other than a parking spot for your car? Or maybe, like my family, you’ve been using it for storage and want to have a place to do other things. This summer we undertook this project so our home office, my art studio, our gym, and…
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Lawn Fawn Interactive Card and Machine Embroidered Gifts
. Lawn Fawn Magic Picture Changer Card My sweet grandbaby recently turned two-years-old. These pictures show some of the things that I made to send to her. It was fun to make the Lawn Fawn Interactive Card. This is the first time I used this die and it was very easy to assemble. The machine…
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Use Your Craft to Help Others
During the past few months, I have been creating things as much for my own sanity as well as to donate to others. I wanted to use my crafting skills to help others. At first it was masks. As a bonus, this was a great way to use up large fabric scraps as I continue to…
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Last Minute Easy to Make Christmas Cards
A stack of Christmas cards bundled for a gift to give to someone to send This post may help if you are still trying to get a handmade card out in the mail for this holiday season. These are very quick, down-to-the-wire, last-minute, easy to make Christmas cards. 1st – Choose an embossing folder that…
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Happy Halloween! Trick or Treat Idea for a Toddler
For some of us, Halloween is all about candy. For others, it is about the costumes, parties, decorations, cooler weather, walking the neighborhood and seeing neighbors. The candy is kind of a bonus as you get a little exercise. When you are small, you do not have the chops to be able to even eat…
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Machine Embroidery Projects Make Great Gifts
My sweet little granddaughter is now back home in Arizona with her parents. Her extended stay with us was so much fun! It was hard getting used to the quiet after she left but I revved up my sewing machine and got to work making some gifts. The noise of the embroidery unit doesn’t bring…
Scrappinthread by Beverly Tiemann
Quilts, Cards, Mixed Media, and Other Stuff
Scrappinthread by Beverly Tiemann 