Feb 8th, 2010 Posted in crafting, cute, holiday, sewing, tutorial | no comment »
I’m sure that everyone has seen the home made coffee cozies all over the place. I’ve seen them knitted, sewn and crocheted. Felt, cloth, quilted, wool. They are everywhere! Having your own coffee (or tea or coco – don’t want to discriminate) cozy is a great thing because it does keep the waste down but still protects your fingers. Its a hard habit to break but it really is worth it.
I have my own issues with the commercialization of the holidays but, I really do feel if you craft it, there is more thought and meaning to the gift or the personal accessory. So it’s okay in my book.
Lavender and Limes has a great little tutorial to make your own coffee cozy that is super easy to make. She adds a few hand sews a few hearts on it and voila, and seasonal cozy. Can you see where I’m going with this? Shamrocks at St Patrick’s Day, eggs and bunnies (ooh, peeps) for Easter, flags for Memorial Day and the 4th of July, Flip Flops for summer… I could keep going on with these.
Lavender and Limes – Coffee Cozy
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Apr 10th, 2009 Posted in Spring, crafting, food, holiday | no comment »
I don’t know what it is but I have a thing for decorated eggs. I’m not talking about the super fancy ones, but the hand crafted ones, like my Great Aunt Anna used to make. My daughter is a bit of a magpie and loves all things shiny. When I found these two sets of instructions for eggs and I couldn’t resist.
Kristen over at DomesticFluff.com has a nifty way to decorate eggs with polka dots and glitter.

The best thing is, she has come up with a more kid-safe/less sparkly method of doing this too! I don’t know about you, but I would rather not have glitter in my egg salad. I’ll keep the secret on how she does this but it is brilliant!
Now, if you are looking for the ultimate “bling” for your eggs, Lumpy Page Designs, has topped the charts. I’ll just post the pic and let you read how she did this. Granted , the egg is blown so this is NOT a project for a hard boiled egg.

How fabulous would that look as a centerpiece? And the hardest part of the whole thing is probably waiting for it to dry!
Hoppy Easter Everyone!
Domestic Fluff – Sparkly Dot Eggs
Lupmp Page Designs – Glitter Eggs
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Apr 8th, 2009 Posted in Spring, cute, funny, holiday, party | no comment »
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