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DIY: Removable Stitch Marker Gift
I have never been a big user of stitch markers, until recently when I have been working on larger projects that involve colorwork or more intricate stitch work. If I ever needed any I would simply make tiny yarn rings out of another color and use those. The difficulty with yarn stitch markers is they aren’t removable and they are easy to loose in your work. I often found myself knitting them in and having to cut them out and then make new ones. One day I used paperclips and they worked great! They were removable and served their purpose. I have stepped up the quality once again with these…
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Free Printable Card
I have been looking at Valentine’s cards when I am out at the store and I have been really disappointed in what is out there. I decided to make my own and figured others might benefit from it. {Download Now} You can print this card out (simply click on the image or link above), it has the tea stain look incorporated into the image. Simply cut it out along the tea stain edge, fold it, write in it and pop it in an envelope for someone special. Valentine’s Day is right around the corner. I have to say it isn’t my favorite holiday, mostly because it is a holiday of…
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Hand Made Christmas
{Giveaway at the bottom of the post} Every year I have high hopes that I will make every gift instead of spending lots of money on impersonal store bought items. Then, every year, due to my poor planning, I end up buying everything last minute. This year will be different. I am starting now, I am going to make a list of all the things I have to make, I will share some of it here. On top of Christmas I also have several baby gifts to make so those will also be in my list. This beautiful DK weight yarn by MadelineTosh will be used to make a couple…
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Hand Knit Brown Paper Tags
This year I am pushing myself a bit. I want to make as many things by hand as I can for the holidays. That of course means many of the gifts I will be giving are going to be knit. I always want some kind of unique piece in my wrapping and often a tag accentuates a gift perfectly…without being expensive or time consuming. I made these “hand knit” tags and thought I would share them. You will be surprised at how easy it is. Simply click on the image below to download the printable PDF file. Then simply follow the instructions on my Brown Paper Tag tutorial and you…
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DIY: Gift Wrapping (part 1)
Using this free download you can inexpensively (and easily) wrap gifts for the holidays. Check out this tutorial for how you can make these tags out of brown paper grocery bags. Also see below for a tutorial on how to tie up your gifts a little differently. I love twine! Wrapping like this is easy I used old paper from Anthropologie that was used to wrap up some bowls I purchased. Here is a little photo tutorial on how to tie your gifts like this. Wrap some twine around the front of your gift and then flip it over. Twist the twine together until it you have around two inches…
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Handmade Tags (bicycle)
I have already started prepping for all the gifts I will need to wrap in the next couple months. Most likely many of them will be knitted items but I thought I would start out with sharing these tags I designed. Click on the image below for a free PDF download. I have a small obsession currently with antique bicycles. I thought it would be fun to do a series of tags for all the handmade gifts I will be working on in this season. I will post them for download along with other gift wrap ideas as the weather gets chillier and we move towards the holidays.…
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Brown Paper Labels
I have been wanting to find ways to re-use my brown paper grocery bags. I am always looking for good print paper and I had the idea today to make labels out of a brown paper bag. Here is how you do it. Tape a piece of 8.5 by 11 inch paper onto the outside of your paper bag. Carefully cut the paper bag into the shape of the printer paper. Make sure that your hand cut brown paper has the same width as your print paper. If it is wider it will jam your printer. Place in your printer and choose your file to print. You can download this…
