March 9th, 2010
Posted by Hosanna Houser
I think anyone who has a cat is familiar with the scenario of getting set up to craft, or already totally immersed in crafting, to suddenly find a feline friend who is extremely interested in what is happening.
Equally amusing and frustrating I present my two non-helper helpers. It never ceases to amaze me that they want lots of attention at the precise moment when my hands are their busiest.
After finally getting my embroidery floss organized so I can get to work on a new project, FN decides it’s the perfect moment to distract me with her pretty eyes.
Slate finds that the bag full of poly-fill is clearly the best spot to observe the progress of my glove animal.
If you are looking for more entertaining/distracting photos of helping paws, check out the flickr pool Crafting with Cats.
Tags: craft, Craft Department, embroidery, needle craft, organizing, Pets, sewing
Posted on March 9th, 2010 in TV Crafts | direct link to this entry |
March 8th, 2010
Posted by Silke Stoddard
Somehow many of my loved ones are far far away, and when there is a celebration in their lives I can’t physically be part of, I always find myself having to come up with new ways to throw them a ‘party’ from here. Not there to make a Mothersday breakfast for my mom inspired this box. Not being able to throw my best friend a baby shower became this story.
For my father’s big 70th birthday we had hoped he could celebrate with us in New York. But since that’s not possible, I thought I’d bring New York to him. I bought one of those great maps from Karen O’Leary I had shown you a while back. The kids drew some pictures (Lady Liberty with pants and the beloved New York Yankees). I embroidered hankies, found some New York music and got these little City blocks from Muji for fun. A tacky tourist mug fit in well, as did a memo paper block.
Subway maps and the New York Times made for perfect wrapping paper. And since I just saw my mom, I packed it in a suitcase for her to take home to him.
Happy Birthday, Papi, with greetings from New York !
Posted on March 8th, 2010 in Celebrate | direct link to this entry |
March 5th, 2010
Posted by Jodi Levine
We have lots of half-used sticker sheets (ahem…Martha Stewart Crafts sticker sheets) around the office. I still love playing with stickers as much as I did as a kid. Today I used some of our stash to make a couple of tiny wreaths. Because they’re self-adhesive, it was a super easy and fast craft.
A flower wreath…trying to feel Springy on a grey New York day!
To make a little wreathform, I took a bowl and traced it onto chipboard. Mine is about 3/8″ wide and 4 3/4″ in diameter. I eyeballed the inner cut–it’s getting covered up anyway–but you can trace a slightly smaller bowl for the inner circle if you prefer.
I cut the sticker sheets up but left the stickers on their clear plastic backing so I could arrange them before I stuck them down.
After I adhered the stickers, I covered the exposed sticky parts with a little tape.
Because it was well taped together, I could snip away at some of the chipboard that was showing through.
These are the butterfly stickers that I used. After I finished, I made a ribbon loop to hang them, sliding it between the stickers to hide the ribbon in the front. (see above pic’s)
I used a stickers from four different sheets: red-pink dahlias, pink cosmos, daisy wreath and hydrangeas…but I had lots leftover!
What do you do with all the fun stickers that you have?
Tags: craft, Holidays, ideas, party
Posted on March 5th, 2010 in Make It | direct link to this entry |
