I tried out some new tools over the weekend. I got a Xyron 510 for Christmas that I hadn’t had a chance to use yet. I’d been imagining the stickers I would make with it and I realized that all my imaginary stickers were circular. I don’t have the steadiest of hands, so I figured [...]

Cicada Daydream (who has some really lovely items in her Etsy shop) blogged about her “Top 5″ tools of the trade yesterday, and inspired me to do the same! Ivy & Mae and Fog and Thistle also blogged about their Top 5, and I found it pretty interesting to read about the tools each of [...]

I’ve got a 50% off coupon for the fabric store, and I’ve decided today’s the day I’m going to use it to buy a bunch of canvas and make myself the reusable grocery bags I’ve been thinking about for months. I save all the plastic bags I bring home from the grocery store and reuse [...]

It snowed and snowed yesterday until we were pretty much housebound. Weather conditions like that always make me want to snuggle under a blanket with a mug of hot chocolate and read a book. With no sewing machine today, I also had some time to think about other ways to warm up my home. Here [...]