My kids have dirty fingernails. And they aren't bathed everyday, and some weeks we're lucky if their hair is washed once. They get messy; playing in the mud, smearing food in their hair (well, the four year old not so much anymore), painting or drawing on their legs, arms, faces. Child maintenance can be overwhelming, [...]
Felt Farm & Freezer Paper Tutorial
I've just released a new flannel board pattern, my luckypennymake felt farm (available in my pattern shop and on etsy. Is it bad form to say I love these freaking animals? I think they're so darn cute. A few were drawn by my dad (the awesome horse, for instance) but the rest were me. Thanks [...]
Artsy Cards Tutorial
Last week I made this set of notecards for one of my aunts. I'm pretty thrilled with the way they turned out. And they were super easy to make! I used an old art history book of my brother's but when I get the chance I'm going to comb the thrift store for some cool [...]
Sticker Mania: Making Your Own
Something like two years ago I bought this Xyron Create-A-Sticker and used it maybe twice. It's been in a drawer in my sewing cupboard since. I just don't make many stickers. This week I pulled it out to use in a project (secret till next week) which I wanted stickers for. I think I [...]
easy-peasy t-shirt to yarn tutorial
Yesterday I promised an easy-peasy way to turn t-shirts into yarn, and here you go. You can use any fabric really, you just want it to be a tube so you end up with one long piece of yarn rather than a zillion short ones. So if you’re starting with flat fabric simply sew the [...]
Easy Wool Dryer Ball Tutorial
I used to have a few tennis balls to throw in the dryer with sheets or blankets to speed up the drying. But, one by one, those balls were adopted as toys by the kidlets and subsequently lost. So when I recently heard my aunt talking about wool dryer balls, I decided to make a [...]
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