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I was looking for some vintage photos from my Christmas Past when I stumbled upon this Santagram from Western Union, dated 1970. It’s one of my favorite things tucked away in the baby book [...]

Ok, time to pull out all of the stops! As we embark on the week of Christmas itself, I bring you my last edition of Holiday Hints for Handmade Gifts: Last Minute Ideas! Though I had several more [...]

The previous gang of Holiday Hints for Handmade Gifts were all bags made of felted wool. I mentioned that I had more bags up my sleeve and this time they are either made from repurposed materials [...]

Welcome! Back in the day (10+ years ago!) I created this free tutorial for my readers and it’s become one of my TOP TEN most popular projects! I hope you enjoy this “Vintage Betz [...]

The holiday spirit is flying high as we are planning to put up our Christmas tree today. Yippee! To keep that spirit going, I’ve got more Holiday Hints for Handmade Gifts: Felted Bags! The [...]

This past weekend was so busy that I am still coping with the aftermath (crazy messy studio, neglected laundry pile, old mother hubbard cupboards and the like). Without further ado, let me share [...]

With the arrival of our first snowfall of the season, I was inspired to bring you another edition of Holiday Hints for Homemade Gifts: Home. Winter is here, time to hunker down and settle in! The [...]

Quickly people, get yourselves over to the BurdaStyle blog if you’d like a chance to win a copy of Sewing Green and a 5-pc sample set of my Indian Summer organic cotton prints! Hurry, you [...]

Well, the felt lint has been flying here at the BW HQ in preparation for the Holiday Heap Show in Baltimore, Maryland. Come by and see me tomorrow, December 5th! I’ve been *making* like [...]

I took a little break from my craft show prep to make a fun little ornament out of my Indian Summer fabric. This is the Vintage Treasure Ornament by Kayte Terry from the ebook Crafty Tree [...]