Posts Tagged ‘Crafts’

Hello everyone!
In case you can’t recognize the…uh…well I guess there aren’t any distinguishing features on the Internet, now are there? Well at any rate I’m Ashley,  sometimes known as Ash, long-time friend of Alex (of The Gearheart fame) and our favorite scientist of domesticology.  Oh, and also ridiculously huge fan of the professor. Is it [...]

I went to the flea market again in an effort to distract myself after our recent real estate frustrations. Nothing like some good old shopping to cheer a girl up.
I went back specifically for these little guys:

They’re antique toothpick holders. These are just the ones I could find that day. There is [...]

The DS cases from the Wonky giveaway are going in the mail today! But you know me, I couldn’t just put them in regular boring envelopes:

I saw a tutorial recently on one of the gazillion craft blogs I read on recycling envelopes. I thought the idea was super cute so I decided to [...]

As some of you may not know, I am an origami fiend. If I get bored and there is pretty paper around, I leave a trail of tiny paper animals. I found a diagram for a simple butterfly years ago at Origami.com, but I can’t find it anymore. I’d love to show [...]

I finally finished the guitar strap!

This was definitely the most fun cross stitch I have ever done. Alex said he wanted “retro-fabulous” colors, and these are the ones he chose. I was a little skeptical at first, but it turned out great! And of course he loves it.
There are more pictures over [...]

So the cross stitching is going swimmingly well. This is the 2nd project I’ve done and it already looks better than the first try.

I’m already working on project #3 and I have like 10 more ideas in the wings. This stuff is WAY more fun that I ever imagined.
Thanks once again to Sprite [...]