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Sunday, July 12, 2026
Cardmaking - a stitched square of collaged fabric scraps that make a gift
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I started by stitching small scraps to a substrate of white cotton ensuring that all the pieces were secure. For the first card I stitched ...
Friday, July 10, 2026
Cardmaking - circles of fabric forming a flower
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For these two cards I cut three circles from red fabrics and a small one from yellow. I positioned all the element and then stitched the st...
Wednesday, July 08, 2026
Cardmaking featuring handmade paper with stitched fabric appliques which form butterflies
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I am on a roll!!!! These cards were all made with the same concept where I used the little triangles cut from darts when making bowl cozies...
Monday, July 06, 2026
Cardmaking - handmade paper and layered fabric flowers in pink
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Another one in my current series of cards which features layered pink flowers and green leaves which are stitched with coordinating thread....
Sunday, July 05, 2026
Crafting - new Sizzix multipurpose platform
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I have pretty much worn out my platform which came with my Sizzix Big Shot when I bought it. I am not sure how long it has been but it may...
Crafting - slow stitching - final bunch of card holders
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I managed to finish up all the cardholders that I had kitted up a while back. It has been fun but a bit tedious to get these all done but t...
Saturday, July 04, 2026
Cardmaking - fabric triangles stitched to handmade paper to create a forest
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For this card I used little triangles to create a forest!!! These little triangles are ones trimmed from the darts made in the bowl cozies...
Friday, July 03, 2026
Crafting - buttons for card holders using decorative butterflies
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I have been making card holders for Christmas and thought I would see if I could find some colourful buttons at our local thrift or dollar...
Slow stitching - another batch of card holders for Christmas
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I have been busy making up card holders with the kits I prepared a little while back. It is fun to repurpose unused CDs along with some fa...
Thursday, July 02, 2026
Cardmaking - lots of fun candles made from decorative paper strips, marker wicks and bird wing flames
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Another card for a family occasion!! Lots of candles - paper strips trimmed diagonally and adhered to the long card front. I added wicks w...
Cardmaking - handmade paper and fabric scraps to make a kite
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For this card I used two triangles to create a square and them trimmed the two sides to create the kite shape. I stitched it to the handmad...
Tuesday, June 30, 2026
Cardmaking - handmade paper and fabric scrap hearts with ribbon
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Another card I created recently which follows the same format as the candles ones I made. This one features two hand trimmed hearts cut fro...
Sunday, June 28, 2026
Hand stitching - a few more card holders in some fun fabrics
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A few more card holders ready to go!!! I have a good bunch of precut and kitted card holders which I made up a while back so I did manage ...
Cardmaking - white card with watercoloured edges, handmade paper with stitched candles and a stitched border
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Wanting to change up my cards this week I decided to create large cards using handmade paper (I have a large stash) and fabric scraps (I ha...
Crafting with fabric - three more card holders with fun fabrics
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I have made up quite a few "kits" for card holders (fabric circles, batting circles, CDs, buttons) that are now in line to get ma...
Monday, June 22, 2026
Fabric dyeing - braided trivets, floral fabric, a few cottons and some poly cottons
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I played with dying fabric this weekend. I started with these braided trivets which I made a while back. The original fabric was multicolo...
Saturday, June 20, 2026
Cardmaking - small slim cards featuring focal elements from used cards
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I made up some slim cards as an experiment and they turned into Father's Day cards and a birthday card!! I cut the cardstock from 8.5...
Monday, June 15, 2026
Cardmaking - a dryer sheet flower with a brad and sequin over an arty background
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A card for someone special on one of their special days!!! I made a dryer sheet flower and painted it blue and yellow. I embossed a strip...
Saturday, June 13, 2026
Sewing - a set of three little chicken pin cushions
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I worked on these little chicken pincushions this week. I found some quilt squares which I have acquired over time and chose several to ma...
Friday, June 12, 2026
Stuffing created using lofty fabrics which I trimmed out for cardholders
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I acquired several pieces of fabric while checking out our Trash to Treasure event. Items you no longer want but are still useable are set...
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