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4 Great Sewing Books for Beginners (and non-beginners, too)
I mentioned in a previous post how lucky I am that my mom taught me how to sew, and in my cranky teenage years, no less. She taught me the basics on a machine that is quite similar to the … Continue reading
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Valentine’s Day DIY – Eraser Heart Prints
Riffing off my other eraser printing DIY project, which uses a new pencil eraser to make cute polka dotted gift wrap, I thought I’d take that DIY a little further for Valentine’s Day. I love using stamps to make patterned … Continue reading
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New coasters, and an Autumn cocktail recipe.
Do you want to know Cotton & Flax’s top selling item this season, hands down? My new 100% wool felt coasters, hand silkscreened with my original patterns. If you follow me on Instagram, I posted a few snippets of the … Continue reading
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Furoshiki Gift Wrapping
I have been looking for gifts to bring to holiday parties this year, and after reading a little about furoshiki, or fabric gift wrapping, I had to try it with one of the Cotton & Flax tea towels. I think … Continue reading
Creative Yarn Wrapping
Did you happen to see this great pom-pom wrapping DIY project floating around Pinterest? Shauna and Stephen from Something’s Hiding in Here had a similar idea a while back too. I was inspired to combine the festive pom pom decorations … Continue reading
My favorite supplies and tools
I wanted to take some time to talk about the supplies and tools I use to create items for the Cotton & Flax shop. All artists and crafters develop their own affinities with different brands and types of supplies, and … Continue reading
DIY Printed Envelope Liners
DIY envelope liners, using hand carved linoleum stamps to print your own pattern. Sure to impress any pen pal, and could even be used for wedding invites! Continue reading
Krank Press Workshop at Feliz
My friend Elinor of Krank Press will be teaching a workshop at Feliz next month, and it sounds like it’s going to be awesome! She’ll be teaching attendees how to use hand-carved stamps to make beautiful wrapping paper. This workshop … Continue reading
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Purl Bee DIY Projects
Have you heard of the Purl Bee? It’s a craft blog created by Purl Soho, an awesome fabric and yarn shop in NYC. They publish tons of DIY projects and ideas for you to knit, crochet, sew, stitch and more. … Continue reading
DIY Typographic Snail Mail with Letraset
After finding some old sheets of Letraset letters at a garage sale a few weeks ago, I was looking for a creative way to use them up. I wasn’t very familiar with Letraset, but knew they were a relic of … Continue reading
