Category Archives: Crafts
Action Clocks
I recently sold the two “action clocks” that Ryder and I designed. One sold at a craft fair our church hosted. A family bought it for the bedroom of their two oldest children, and at their request I added numbers … Continue reading
2010 Christmas Crafts, part 2
We finally finished Christmas this past weekend with a lovely relaxing weekend with my parents & siblings. We also gave the last of our handmade gifts, which means I can finally share them with you all: Cutesy Apron: made of … Continue reading
2010 Christmas Crafts, part 1
We made almost all our Christmas gifts this year. That made posting any sort of photos of what I’ve been up to rather difficult for the past several weeks – and we’re not even done with our Christmassing yet. But … Continue reading
Easy Christmas Craft
Ingredients: fleece or felt scraps, needle, thread Yields: One floaty fleece tree Cut fleece or felt scraps into a series of circles, each slightly smaller than the previous. I started with a circle about 2″ in diameter and ended with … Continue reading
Costuming Charlie Brown: Snoopy’s costume
My first attempt at Snoopy’s costume was to buy a pair of white coveralls – like what a clean-up worker would wear. I thought I would just add a spot, tail, and collar, and be done. Well… the coverall turned … Continue reading
Reliving my childhood crafts: cross-stitching
For quite a while in my elementary and middle school years, I was really into counted cross-stitch. It had been years since I last worked on a cross-stitch project, but a year or so ago I had the urge to … Continue reading
Ryder’s cut-out flower clock
Ryder made this wooden clock using our scroll saw, and then wood-burned the detail onto it. The only part I don’t like is that this was a birthday gift for his brother, so we only got to enjoy it for … Continue reading
Button clock
Another clockity-clock. I like it hanging in our dining room, and I like the idea of rotating out our decor as I make (and theoretically sell) clocks. A few more button clock pics at the link.