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On September 9, 2009, in Uncategorized, by mygirlthursday
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A couple weeks back I may have hinted heavily that I wanted the newest Lotta Jansdotter book “Simple Sewing for Baby.”  Well, birthdays have come and gone and I just so happen to now posses that wonderful book.

I have to say, I really, really like the projects and the patterns that are included in this volume.  I think the list is almost entirely packed with essentials not only for the new baby, but a growning toddler too.  I’ve already drawn a lot of inspiration from the tutorials Jansdotter has presented.

The first piece I wanted to show off is the nursing pillow.  A super simple design that only took about an hour to cut and sew the body pieces (but of course, that does not include the time it took to choose the actual fabrics).  What took me the longest was getting off my bum to go to the store to buy stuffing.

In the end, here she is in all her glory.  I hope she comes in handy.

latest obsession: craftig

On September 8, 2009, in Uncategorized, by mygirlthursday
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I’m really digging Craftig!  It’s a new social networking site meant specifically for crafters.  Sorted into a number of subject categories you can search for or add web sites, tutorials, articles and lots more.  Personally I’m going into tutorial overload.

It’s seems to be in its early stages still, but every day it seems to gain more users and more postings.  I can’t wait until it’s had a little more time and more people are adding their favourite pages.

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It Burns When I Craft

On December 28, 2008, in Uncategorized, by mygirlthursday
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Recently I’ve been pretty darn inspired to give word burning a go.  At some of my more recent art shows I’ve seen a lot of stunning work that combines wood burning and paints.  I can’t imagine this being any kind of profitable endevour for me personally, but I am thinking I have a chance at making something beautiful.

I picked up my first wood burning kit yesterday at Michaels (gasp – the horror of it all).  I was fortunate enough to get a gift certificate so I didn’t feel all that guilty paying their ridiculously high prices for my newest tool.  It sure looks an awful lot like my soldering iron, but a hell of a lot less grungy and beat up.

Stay tuned.  More details as this craft develops.

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Handmade Nation

On October 31, 2008, in Uncategorized, by mygirlthursday
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I am freaking out a little.  I really, really cannot wait for this film to come out.

Watch this little trailer for the film and be inspired!

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Here’s Some More….

On October 28, 2008, in Uncategorized, by mygirlthursday
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Belt buckles!

The holidays are coming and I’m getting ready for all my shows and preparing wares for my retail locations.  Here’s a few of the of my latest.

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I Gots Me Some New Books!

On October 9, 2008, in Uncategorized, by mygirlthursday
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Grammer goes out the window when you’re excited, don’t ya know?!

Check out the latest additions to my happy little library!

 

Comic Book Tattoo

 

Naughty Secretary Club

 

 Sew & Stow

It’s Almost Time!

On September 29, 2008, in Uncategorized, by mygirlthursday
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For Puces Pop!

I’m really excited for this show!  I’ve been working so hard to get ready and I’m hoping I meet all my crazy deadlines.  We shall see…

If you’re in the Montreal area next weekend you should definitely check it out.  It’s going to be tonnes of fun.

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Another Crafting Injury

On August 12, 2008, in Uncategorized, by mygirlthursday
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Last night, just as I was starting to get sleepy, I had a cute little kitten jump up on my chair to kick me off.  Because she’s actually not all that little and perhaps a little strong than me I decided it was best to leave the chair.  When I got another look of her she was unbearably cute, so I decided it was time for a mini photo shoot.

So there I am.  Camera out.  Laying on the floor.  Making kitty noises to inspire a cute little gaze my way.  Then I rolled over the extension cord.  This cord was plugged into a lamp that had been lit for about three hours.  The lamp fell and hit my bare belly.

Here’s the lamp.  Deceptively sweet and cool:

Here’s the cat.  Cute as a button:

And here’s the burn.  It’s a-bubbling:

Such a cute cat, but is the burn worth it?

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Screening Away

On August 4, 2008, in Uncategorized, by mygirlthursday
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I’m spending today preparing new screens and printing new pieces.  Wolfe Island is coming up this weekend and I need some new stock!

Crafting Without Thumb (Sort of)…

On July 2, 2008, in Uncategorized, by mygirlthursday
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Over the last couple of weeks I have intermittently lost feeling in my left hand thumb.  I’ve been doing tonnes of scissor cutting lately and it’s taking its toll on my hand.  I’m one of those crazy lefties, but I don’t really care to invest money in a pair of left handed scissors.  Besides, I’ve never had any real issue using regular scissors.

I’m happy to say that I almost have full feeling in the thumb right now, but who knows how long that will last.  I have do cut some more record covers for new journals soon and that always seems to take it out of me.

It’s not a big deal really, but it is a little gross working with a dead digit.  All in all though, I guess it just makes me happy knowing that the little guy will come back to life eventually.

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