Making buttonholes that look neat is one of those things that can make the difference between your finished item looking handmade and it looking homemade. In other words, you don’t want to botch it because it could spoil the look of the beautiful thing you have spent hours making….
We’re all busy. Life is so hectic whatever stage of life you are in. Whether it is work, kids, other family members, stuff at home, it can be so difficult to find time to do things that we enjoy. It doesn’t help that it seems to be expected now. We…
Recently the boys attended the children’s holiday club at our church. They had a great time! One of the ways in which the children were motivated to join in was by giving them fake coins to put in little purses. They were all counted up at the end of…
Sometimes the best thing to do is to do things the easiest way. One of the things I enjoy doing is deciding how to go about making something in the simplest, most straightforward way. Sometimes the “proper” way is not always the easiest. Some of these tips below are…
A few months ago I made these crocheted flower earrings. I have worn them a few times and people have remarked on how unusual they are. I’ve also found that despite them being quite long, they are very light and don’t pull on my ear. So I decided…
As I have gradually got better at sewing and I’ve tried more things, I have been amazed at how easy things are that I previously thought were some kind of wizardry only available to people were amazing at sewing. Magnetic snaps were one such thing. I wrote a…