Putting that old canvas to use

Now that Otto the puppy has come into my life, my sewing time is organized around his nap time. Which, luckily, is often. As it turns out, puppies love fabric…and cutting mats, and thread, and pins. So for now, sleeping Otto is the only Otto allowed near my sewing machine.

In the mean time, I made [...]

Ask and you shall receive

I think I’ve said it before, but I LOVE cool buttons. In fact, I wish they could be on everything I owned. I hot glued some to my laptop. Just kidding….but seriously. Anyway, I’ve spent a fair amount of time talking about my love of buttons and my difficulty finding both unique and affordable varieties. Somewhere [...]

Recycling = iPod case

So I have a whole bag full of fabric scraps from my various projects. I don’t want to throw them away but I couldn’t think of anything to do with them except possibly to make a chew toy for the puppies and stuff the scraps inside of it, but I like the [...]