From the monthly archives: October 2012
I recently tried using etching cream for the first time. I liked it. My first etching project was on this set of Pyrex dishes for my oldest son, who is in college and living on his own. It seemed like a useful gift for carrying food from our house to his house. I added his [...]
I came across the remnants of my childhood collection of Wacky Packs the other day. I’m trying not to be a hoarder, but this kind of stuff gets in the way of my good intentions and leaves me conflicted. Anyway, I’m going to share a sticker from my collection every now and then, because one [...]
Welcome to Salty Saturday! Today’s vintage salt and pepper set is a red plastic from the 1960s, and it’s held in a cute white basket. It’s pretty sweet. Here’s the link to the Etsy shop where I found these.
Today’s Betsy on Etsy feature has to do with my latest obsession, ampersands. These ampersand coasters are sets of four, designed with four different fonts, each labeled so you know which is which. These are such a great combination of graphic design and craftiness, computer generated and handmade, new technology [...]
Here are a couple of homemade Halloween costumes I created many years ago. Since my kiddos are all teenagers now, I’m not in the costume making mode these days, but thought I’d share these just in case they give you some ideas that might inspire you. The first costume was this little pumpkin. If I [...]
Here’s a fun last minute Halloween hair clip idea. To make this I used a bobby pin, felt and embroidery thread.
First, I went all Edward Scissorhands and cut out this bat shape out of a piece of black felt that I had folded in half. {So there were two [...]
So here’s the fail. I found this blue ball in my crafting supplies and thought it looked like a globe. Since I’ve been doing a lot of felting projects, I logically thought I could needle felt a few continents onto the ball, string a chain through it, and have a super cool globe [...]
I came across the remnants of my childhood collection of Wacky Packs the other day. I’m trying not to be a hoarder, but this kind of stuff gets in the way of my good intentions and leaves me conflicted. Anyway, I’m going to share a sticker from my collection every now and then, because one [...]
Welcome back to Salty Saturday! Today I’m sharing another set that I found on Etsy. These plastic egg salt and pepper shakers are sunny and fun. They would look perfect in a breakfast nook.
This vintage Polaroid JobPro Construction Camera is currently in my Etsy shop. It was designed in a bright yellow to be used on construction sites. I can’t tell if it still works, because the film that’s left in it must be so old that the battery has died. It [...]
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