Snug-A-Bug Blankets It’s Raining Monkeys has been featured in DaWanda’s Summer 2011 Lovebook. The Lovebook features 170 artists from DaWanda’s online marketplace for handmade items in Europe, and beyond since I am in Canada. I am very excited that the blanket was chosen to appear in the Lovebook. You can check out the Lovebook here….
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Handmade Gifts: Personalized Ragdoll
Last Christmas I decided to make my nieces and nephews dress up clothes for their gifts. For the girls I made Cinderella dresses and a Pirate and Woody (from Toy Story) for the boys. The gifts went over well, thank goodness since I was sewing day and night for two weeks to get them in…
Upcycling: Make a Girl’s Dress from a Men’s Dress Shirt
I have the Martha Stewart Sewing Crafts book and one of the first projects I wanted to try was making a dress for girls from a man’s dress shirt. You can also find the instructions for this project on the Martha Stewart website. That is one thing I like about Martha Stewart projects is that…
New Mothersucker Colours–Hip Baby Wear for the Breastfeeding Baby
Cafe press is now offering the Mothersucker Baby Wear in colours other than white. The onsies are now available in pink and blue and the infant/toddler t-shirts are in blue, pink, and yellow. The t-shirts are sized from 6 months to 4 years, and the onsies are 6-24 months. They are a fun shower gift…
The Cutest Sweaters on the Martha Stewart Show
Friday’s Martha Stewart show featured a crafter who made the cutest sweaters for children. They are made from adult sweaters that are shrunken and then turned into children’s sized sweaters. The instructions and the templates can be found on the Martha Stewart site. The woman who was doing the felting (the applying of the appliqué)…
An Alternative to Etsy for Vintage Sellers
Vintage sellers left looking for an alternative to Etsy can see the beginnings of a new website for sellers of vintage items. The site, which is meant to fill a void on the internet, is aimed at buyers and sellers of vintage, antique and vintage inspired items. The blog has gone up and you can…
Photo Books: My New Obsession
This year for Christmas I was looking for a gift idea for my parents and Jay’s parents when I stumbled upon photo books. They are like scrapbooks—only they are done on your computer. I have a macbook which comes with iPhoto. In iPhoto I can make a photo book right in the program. When you…
My 4 Best eBay Buys–Part 2—Baby Items—The Baby Bjorn, Boppy, and Crib Duvet
If you missed Part 1 you can read it here. My next 3 best eBay buys are all baby items, a Boppy, Baby Bjorn, and a crib duvet. The Boppy is a must have for any Mother who plans on breastfeeding. Unfortunately they are not easy to find in Canada. Ebay has a large number…