Hello bunnies! Here we are on the brink of another New Year’s Eve and since I am constitutionally incapable of resisting infographs, lists and any other method of quickly digestible information I felt that I just HAD to do a…
Morning orangutans with your frozen fingers! If you’re the Christmasey type, I hope you had a nice one full of snacks and presents and as little football and family crazytime as possible. Ours was lovely, although we’re not quite done yet, having…
Greetings meow meows and hunting dogs! I’m officially off for Christmas and won’t be going back to work ’til next Tuesday. I still have two and a half gifts to make and my plan is to finish two of ‘em…
Hey there all you rudolphs and assorted other deerlike creatures! How’ve you been? Me? I’ve been BUSY!! Stupid handmade gifts. Stupid good intentions. I’ll tell all you all this – all I want to be doing is making short wool…
{image | Martha Stewart} OK – this isn’t the BEST tutorial in the world – there’s a lot of handstitching involved, but for a knitter, this would be a quick, cute knit and a fun way to use up little…
OK. I am a big, huge, dork. I haven’t taken a ‘what I wore’ picture in FOREVER, mainly because of the bad lighting this time of year, but I’ve been missing it and SWORE I would start again today. I…
{image | go make something} OK. Did all y’all know about these? Surprise balls? This is less a tutorial and more a SUPER FREAKING CLEVER wrapping idea. Hide the prezzies in a giant ball of yarn? What could be more…
{Parksbird Patterns on Etsy} OK. Lucy the hound made a trip to the vet when she was 4 months old, so she doesn’t need doggie diapers, but these totally crack me up. If you have a purebred, never-been-spayed canine on…
{image | madeby loulabelle} Got a knitter in on your list? A needle case would be an awesome gift, and a fun way to play with quilting cotton. I liked the look of this case, but check out this page…
{image | design sponge} As a lover of mini-things, altoids AND kits of any type (as well as clean design) I thought this little Altoid-tin project was super charming. Sewing kits, anyone? Full tutorial via Design Sponge.
{how about orange} I love the look of good bows, but I’m terrible at making them. This tutorial is geared towards making the bows from magazine pages (with some very handy cutting instructions based on the size of US magazines),…
Hey cats and kittens! I have a new addiction. Instagram. I frickin’ LOVE using instagram – probably due to my desire to interact with the world coupled with my love of being lazy and taking pictures. For anyone not up…
{Skip to my Lou} Not only is this totally cute, but it looks like it would be easily adaptable to make a roll to keep knitting needles in! Full instructions are on Skip to my Lou.
Morning you long-haired, wooly freak creatures. Sheep. What manner of strange beasts are you? Speaking of sheep, I came across an AWESOME idea for refreshing an old, worn pair of Uggs. Stuff ‘em with wool! Here’s my sad, sad pair……
{Pinterest via Lifehacker} Oooooo… I think this idea is SUPER clever! Friendship bracelet knots make headphones cute AND tangle free! The Pinterest post has enough guidance to figure it out, but the Lifehacker post where I saw the picture has…
