Sewing Machine Pin Cushion

Christy Needlecrafts, Sewing 11 Comments

This is one of those projects that I did on a complete whim, and now I don’t even know how I lived without it. So simple, but so, so genius in its functionality. I think I pinned something similar ages ago (hey look at that, I did), and had the idea in the back of my head for awhile, but …

Quilted Placemats

Christy Needlecrafts, Sewing 15 Comments

Hi from South Dakota! We left the house at 3:30 am yesterday (I had finished packing at 1:30) and landed in Sioux Falls at a little after noon. Then it was just a 2 hour drive to Springfield. Allie’s great grandparents adore her, and she was a big hit today at Dakota Senior Meals. We’re looking forward to an eventful …

Off Again

Christy Uncategorized 8 Comments

Jet-setters that we are, Jesse, Allie and I are headed to tropical South Dakota to celebrate our 3rd wedding anniversary. We’re leaving really really early Wednesday (or, as I see it, really really late Tuesday) to catch our flight. No driving this year. 20+ hours in the car with a 6-month-old somehow just didn’t seem like a good idea. So …

Stamping with Twinkling H2Os

Christy Ink & Paper, Stamping Techniques 11 Comments

I made this card to demo Twinkling H2Os for the Tuesday make-and-take at MLO this week. The background and balloons, both from Hero Arts, were stamped slightly differently. For the background, I painted Twinkling H2Os in Bamboo and Bolivian Blue directly onto the stamp, then spritzed very lightly with water before I stamped it. For the balloons, I stamped regularly …