The Broken Mug

This is less a crafting tutorial and more of a life tutorial.   A while ago, I broke my favorite mug. I had brought it to work with me, because I was too lazy to find my travel mug before getting in the car. By the time I got home, I was cranky, exhausted, and…

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Sewing 101: Inner Jean Patch

I work with kids. That means I’m constantly crawling on the floor, giving horsey rides, squatting behind couches during games of hide-and-seek, doing monster-crawls on my knees, and otherwise wrecking havoc on my jeans. Therefore, I get a lot of holes in my pants. I used to just buy a new “nice” pair, but inevitably,…

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Put a Little Elbow Grease In It: How to Make Elbow Patches

My husband has a bad habit of leaning against things at work. When he sits at his desk, he props his left elbow on the table as he works. This would be fine, except for one thing. I don’t know if there are stray dragon spikes laying around his office or elbow-stealing gnomes lurking around…

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Sewing 101: Mending Socks

** Don’t worry. The digit in the picture is my finger not some deformed toe. I hate the sight of bare feet so I would not subject you to that kind of imagery.   I love socks. Like, really really. I have a ridiculous amount of socks. From Harry Potter and superheroes to cats and……

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Table Cover Up

Whether you have an awkward orange table (that you bought freshman year of collage and refuse to throw away, because it is still a perfectly good table) or you’re just looking for a change, here is a tutorial on how to quickly put a new spin on old furniture. Note: Please excuse the horrible lighting…

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Little Mermaid Dinglehopper Bow

To celebrate going to see Disney on Ice today, here is a quick tutorial for all you princess fans out there. Learn how to make use of some of those dinglehoppers you have lying around and turn them into this Little Mermaid-themed bow. You never know when a good dinglehopper could come in handy for…

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