Looking for a fun craft to help combat cabin fever? Kelly at Sewing in No Mans Land has you covered! Just grab some empty water bottles, foil, electrical tape, streamers, and a few other materials and you too can create these awesome jet packs. (You/your kids must supply your own wooshing noises, but I’m guessing … Continue reading Rocket Man: DIY Jet Packs
It might be a little early to be thinking about convention season, at least for some people. Not me. I’ve got shows to sell my handmade goodies at lined up starting in February, and I just added another small con for the end of April. Cons come in all shapes and sizes, but most of … Continue reading Make Your Own Con Lanyard
Who’s ready for the return of The X-Files? Less than two weeks in the countdown to six-episode series event, coming to FOX on January 24th. But you can break out your needles now and head over to Fandom In Stitches for their I Want To Believe: An X-Files Quilt & Stitch Along. Jennifer Ofenstein of both sewhooked.com & … Continue reading X-Files Craft: The Stitch-Along is Out There
Need a quick gift idea for a geek in your life? Grab some geeky fabric from Jo-Ann’s, some popcorn kernels, your sewing machine, and this tutorial from Katie Friedman of 6NerdyChicks, and you can whip out a Nerdy Heating Pad in probably under an hour! With all the great geeky fabric out these days, your options … Continue reading Geek Gifts: Nerdy Heating Pads
When Gina DeMillo Wagner’s 6-year-old son began asking for an American Boy doll last year, she went to great lengths – at a low cost (less than $50!) – to give her boy the doll of his dreams. Currently, the company that makes the American Girl dolls does not make a boy version of the … Continue reading Mom Makes American Boy Doll for 6-Year-Old Son
I don’t know about you, but this time of year makes me want to pull on snuggly socks, bury myself beneath a cozy blanket (hand-crocheted, of course!), and dive into a good book. Or perhaps dive into a sewing project inspired by a good book – Harry Potter, to be specific. Marissa over at Raegun … Continue reading Harry Potter craft: Magical textbook skirt