What I Would Wear: Blue Monochrome Flowy Peasant Top With Pleated Mom Shorts
If you follow me on Instagram, you might know that even though I love putting together an outfit, when I'm at home - which was a lot of the time even before covid-19 - I favor comfortable lounge-y clothes over
August Will Look Different Than Expected This Year
August will look much different than we originally expected this year. For the past three years my son has gone to a lovely, small preschool two days a week, but this fall he was supposed to be starting at a new
Baking Grandma Boot’s Old-Fashioned Poundcake Recipe
One of my favorite memories is getting off the bus after school and running down the driveway to my Grandma Boot's house, where she would set me up with an old tv tray, small jar of sweet tea, and a
Blowing Bubbles Animation With Procreate
Blowing Bubbles Animation With Procreate This spring and summer we've been spending more time in our own yard since we can't go many of our normal spring and summer places. Bubbles have been hard to find at local stores, so we've
How To Embroider Backstitch
In embroidery, backstitch is one of the first stitches many new embroiderers learn. It's a simple stitch, but it opens up a world of possibilities when it comes to designing. Embroidered backstitch works especially well on crocheted fabric, since in it's
Ways To Wear: T-Shirt Shift Dress For Summer
Ways To Wear: T-Shirt Shift Dress For Summer Today I'm sharing a few ways to style a t-shirt, shift style dress for summer. I enjoy these posts and would like to keep sharing more. You can see the last one here,
The Benefits Of Seams In Crochet Clothing Patterns
Seamed versus unseamed crochet clothing patterns - where do you stand? It's a bit of a big topic in the realm of indie crochet and knitting pattern design, especially for people who are new to making crochet clothing, When starting
How To Embroider Chain Stitch & Lazy Daisy
Chain Stitch and Lazy Daisy are classic embroidery stitches that you can use to add special details to your crocheted, sewn or refashioned garments. Here I used a fingering weight wool yarn to add lots of daisies to this 80s inspired
Ways To Wear Calla: How To Style The Calla Button Up Boxy Top Pattern
Last week I released The Calla Button Up Boxy Top Pattern, which you can find in my Ravelry shop here. Since the release I've shared a few illustrations of ways to wear and style the Calla top over on my
Crochet Embroidered Sampler: How To Embroider On Crochet Part 6 – Finishing Touches
It's time for Part 6 of the Crochet Embroidered Sampler Series! We're almost done! In Part 5 we added lazy daisies to the final sampler section. Today we'll be finishing up the sampler by adding fringe and a dowel to