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Transformer Cubees
Saturday was Elliott’s birthday party, and I know I have mentioned before that my party themes for Elliott alternate between Transformers and GI Joe, which were his favorite toys when he was little...
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Crepe Paper Wedding Flowers
In case you’ve wondered what happened to me, I have been finishing up the 204 crepe paper flowers for Emily’s wedding (plus a few other odds and ends like garters, pocket squares, suit and bridesmaid...
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Paris Illuminé
This is a fabulous book from Patricia (a/k/a Pillpat on Flickr) who has uploaded the most amazing collection of vintage illustrations. I love these images so much, that I am trying to construct a...
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Paris Illuminé Lamp – WIP
Okay, this project ended up being a lot trickier than I expected. After cutting four prototypes of the Eiffel Tower testing different sizes, paper and glues, I finally came up with a plan that worked....
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Paris Illuminé Lamp – Finished
Turning the concept in my head into an actual lamp was actually not that difficult, if you don’t include the part where I accidentally managed to smear glue on one of the panels and had to completely...
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Make It Yourself — Vintage Style Scented Valentine
For this project I cleaned up and tweaked a vintage valentine image I found on Etsy. I’ve never seen a valentine quite like this, so I thought it would be fun to try and reproduce it. The idea of...
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Crepe Paper Flowers
Last month I made a crepe paper bouquet for my sister, Sally. She wanted some bright colors that would look good in her living room. I didn’t really like the only orange I had (a too bright...
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Crepe Paper Flowers Using Streamers and a Ruffler Foot – Tutorial
When I make crepe paper bouquets, I like to include a mix of Dennison type flowers (made with single petals) and ruffled flowers. I’m not going to bother writing a tutorial for the Dennison style...
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Crepe Paper Flowers Using Streamers and a Ruffler Foot – Tutorial (part 2)
This is a continuation of a previous tutorial. Please refer to part 1 of this tutorial for general directions which are not included here. SIMPLE PUFFY FLOWER – FANCY EDGE An easy variation of the...
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Crepe Paper Flowers – A Blue and Yellow Wedding
All quilt work took a back seat these past two weeks while I began a new project for our dear friends who are getting married this June. They were high school classmates in the late 60s, and recently...
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1920s Halloween Fireplace Screen – My Version
My younger sister, Mary, is a freak for Halloween. Unfortunately, she lives in a condo and doesn’t get any trick-or-treaters, which is a shame, because this girl goes all out in the decoration...
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Paint-by-Number Paris Street Scene – DIY
First of all, I want to thank everyone who made a comment on my Flower Garden Quilt Quandary. After reading all the comments (most of which politely suggested that I am crazy to take this quilt apart),...
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Dyeing Crepe Paper Streamers for Flowers
When I was making the wedding flowers for our friends, Kyle and Marcia, I found some instructions online for dyeing crepe paper streamers, which was appealing since there weren’t that many shades of...
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“Rustic Winter Wonderland” Centerpieces
This is the project I’ve been working on constantly since my last post — making 150 crepe paper flowers in white and shades of blue/green, along with 35 birch bark vases. The theme for the decor at...
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Embroidered Place Cards
Here’s a little project for my mother-in-law’s upcoming 86th birthday. It’s easy and fun to do, and reminds me of stitching sewing cards when I was little. Select an Alphabet I used an old Leisure Arts...
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Vintage Halloween Screen Instructions
I’ve had several requests from readers who wanted to make the Halloween screen I gave to my sister a couple of years ago, which I copied from an embossed 1920s Halloween decoration that I found online....
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Halloween Costumes You Can Make, 1922
Do you think home sewers and crafty people in the 1920s could actually create these costumes with the unbelievably limited directions the publishers give in these articles? I have my doubts. Still,...
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Halloween Embroidery & Candle Shade Designs, 1912
If you are planning for Hallowe’en festivities, you will be pleased with this appropriate design. It can be easily and quickly worked in outline, with heavy thread. The natural, bright colors of...
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Free Pattern Friday — Stencil Designs for Nursery, 1910
These cute stencil patterns were designed by Grace Evans, and published in the San Francisco Chronicle. Grace suggested using the stencils on walls, pillows or curtains. Since I’ve never stenciled...
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