Category Archives: Creativity

Mom’s Change Purse

I pieced this little change purse together for Mommy’s Christmas gift to go in. I used a recycled zipper (from my chop bin) and some scraps from my first quilt.

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Mom’s Christmas Necklace

I love making magazine beads! I made these in North Carolina and decided to use them for Mommy’s Christmas gift. One of these days I will have to make a tutorial on magazine beads…

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Ribbon Wreath

I found this tutorial on making a really pretty wreath for Christmas, and had the idea to use ribbon instead of plastic bags. This was really easy to make, but a little tedious and time consuming using ribbon! It’s a really great … Continue reading

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Raindrop Cowl/Headband

Yay! I finally used my knitting machine again! I made this cowl/headband with some Caron Simply Soft on a size 3 key plate. It is stockinette with some dropped stitches. In binding off I dropped every fourth stitch or so. This … Continue reading

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Martin’s Redsox Pillows

Some time ago I saved a brand new Redsox t-shirt that had been ordered too small and was in the garage sale pile. I decided to use it for a gift for Martin’s birthday and thought of making pillows. I … Continue reading

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Magazine Bead Neacklace

This is the necklace I made from the magazine beads. I also used some small brown spacer beads.

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Magazine Beads

I made these paper beads using old magazines. I love the jewelry that I make out of these, and I love the fact that I’m recycling something that was just lying around!

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Pink, Striped, Giant Cowl

I have been noticing all of the giant cowls around lately and really like the idea. They look so cozy. looking through my chop bin I found this turtleneck that I really disliked and had already started to dismantle. The cowl is … Continue reading

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