My cache of acorns has grown and shrunk in the last week. I have given 2 away, and have another 3 on reserve. I’d like to move a few more out, but I’d also like to make a few more new ones. I have lots of caps and tons of eye screws, but I need […]
Archive for the ‘making stuff is good’ Category
May 19, 2009
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Old project
By Caitlin Jane in Art!, clothes, making stuff is goodShannon had been bugging me to start a new project (oh, just find a diy stuff website and pick something!) so I decided to get back to work on one that we’d started in June 2007 and put away indefinitely. The quilt. Remember? Me either, almost. Until we moved and all those bags (I think […]
May 4, 2009
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Projected project
By Caitlin Jane in making stuff is goodYou know when you’ve been sitting on something for, well, years, and thinking, gosh, I should probably just throw this out finally, and then one day you live in a space with elbow room, well, a LOT of elbow room and your sewing machine is up and running and every day is a joy because […]
May 3, 2009
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Kumihimo ATE MY BALLS!!
By Caitlin Jane in a good day, making stuff is goodAnd if you don’t know what kumihimo is, check this link. I used the pdf templates linked under looms. Anyway, it’s all Nicole’s fault, I tell ya. We agreed to trade-I have half made zombie bunny slippers for her-and she made me an incredible necklace that must have cost a fortune in glass beads…on a […]
April 30, 2009
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Pickles!
By Caitlin Jane in food, making stuff is goodSince Ashley‘s been blogging about making cheese, I got all jealous and wanted to be more productive too, so I am back on pickling mode. I made some pickled beets the other day, but they aren’t that great, I think the cider vinegar I used was a cheap one and watered down. They still taste […]
April 12, 2009
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Beautiful Sunday
By Caitlin Jane in a good day, friends, making stuff is goodI just got back from the briefest visit ever from Nicole. Please feel free to go to her shop and buy lots of stuff. She had a necklace for me that is so incredible, every detail of it is amazing, thanks Cole. I just need to figure out how it’s worn to show off all […]
April 12, 2009
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I love porn! Porn porn porn!
By Caitlin Jane in food, making stuff is goodAnd not the sex type porn, oh, no no no. Food porn. Seriously. I pour over 2 food porn round up websites daily, drooling over beautiful photos and tempting recipes. My favourite used to be tastespotting, but when they went offline due to a discrepancy over ownership, foodgawker was born and now I am a […]
April 10, 2009
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When I stay busy I forget…something…what were we talking about?
By Caitlin Jane in a good day, daily grind, dollhouse, love, making stuff is goodGillian had posted an Etsy link in a comments thing about dollhouse miniature food and it’s so cute, I love it. Not that I have $35 for a teeny tiny cutting board with sandwich fixings on it-I wish. Anyway, I thought I’d post the miniature things I’ve been working on. Um. I made warm hats […]
April 4, 2009
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Cozy and worm
By Caitlin Jane in dollhouse, making stuff is goodBecause I don’t really want to start major renovations on my dollhouse before we move to the big space, I’ve been making little things just to feel like I am making progress. I had a few balls of self-striping sock yarn laying around and I’ve started making them into afghans for the dollhouse. It’s hard […]
March 30, 2009
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Yarn! In the mail!
By Caitlin Jane in friends, making stuff is goodDoes life get any better than getting yarn in the mail? For me, not really-especially after yesterday, the world’s shittiest day. Jana sent it to me, now I have to figure out what to do with it. So gorgeous. Crochet season is actually winding up for me (especially now that I have a new obsession) […]