Category Archives: Craft

Simple Upcycled Notebook

Posted on April 18, 2012 by Jessie

It’s been a while since I made something, and earlier this week I had a printer fiasco, so I decided to use some of those discarded prints for a better purpose than the recycling bin: I made a small notebook … Continue reading →

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Finding Center

Posted on February 27, 2012 by Jessie

This is not a knitting blog, so I usually don’t post about my projects, but yesterday I cast on for Hanami… Hanami (hah-nah-mee) is the Japanese tradition of appreciating the beauty of flowers, almost always referring to the cherry blossom.  … Continue reading →

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A Handmade Life

Posted on October 4, 2011 by Jessie

Why do I make? It takes up my time, obsesses me, frustrates me at times, pulls at my heartstrings.  I restart the same piece, over and over again, until it is just so.  I will agonize over a gift, deciding … Continue reading →

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Craft Time: Magnet Letters

Posted on July 7, 2011 by Jessie

Fair warning – I got a little picture happy on this one, but I had a good time. 😉 I went out to the mailbox this morning, and this is what I found.  An advertising magnet that had already peeled … Continue reading →

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