Organize with Handmade Bins

Make use of your fabric ends and get organized at the same time. With a few minutes and a few fabric scraps you can sew up a set of organizer bins for your closet, your office shelf or any other place that starts to look cluttered and out of control. I love these!
http://simplystated.realsimple.com/simplystated/2010/03/organize-with-handmade-bins.html

Mark your Calendars- April 29 is Poem in Your Pocket Day

Take a day for poetry in April and join the Academy of American Poets in celebrating the third national Poem in Your Pocket Day, during National Poetry Month.

Spring Flowers with Corrugated Cardboard Stamp

Continuing my quest to find uses for corrugated cardboard in my paper crafts, I rolled up a piece of cardboard (to achieve a “floral” effect) and pulled out a stamp pad and flower stamp (pictured.)
After dabbling on scrap paper for a bit, I finally settled on a pattern and carried it out on [...]

Knit Two Mittens At Once

As I mentioned at the beginning of the year, I’m planning to attempt the two-socks-at-a-time on circular needles as described in Antje Gillingham’s book Knitting Circles Around Socks. Although I still haven’t gotten there yet (too many half-finished projects clamoring for completion), I sat down down to make a pair of mittens for my son [...]