Category Archives: Crafts

A new outfit for a wee dolly

Posted on January 5, 2013 by zstitches

This is what I’d been working on before my evening went crazy (as described in my previous post). Last year my mom gave Hazel an Effanbee “Wee Patsy” doll that’s a 5″ plastic reproduction of an older composition doll. I … Continue reading →

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My next project will be a bonnet for a bee

Posted on December 4, 2012 by zstitches

I got a bunch of ribbon on clearance the other day, and last night I was reorganizing my ribbon storage, and got a bee in my bonnet to do some for-no-reason-than-the-fun-of-it crafting, especially because after several days of trying, I … Continue reading →

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It’s Auuuuuutumn Time

Posted on November 13, 2012 by zstitches

Somewhere I have a cassette recording of me as a little kid singing a church Primary song that repeats the words, “It’s autumn time, it’s autumn time,” with the note going up on the first syllable of “autumn time,” and … Continue reading →

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Jacks of Lantern

Posted on November 1, 2012 by zstitches

Well, hello there, imaginary blog. One would almost have thought you had ceased to exist. I’ve been very busy reading articles explaining why my preferred presidential candidate could win, and other articles explaining why he couldn’t possibly win. Before that, … Continue reading →

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Tiny tatted bracelet

Posted on September 13, 2012 by zstitches

Last night I found a little orphaned piece of tatting in my stash, and pulled it out thinking it might be big enough for a bracelet for Hazel. This morning Hazel found it and asked if it was going to … Continue reading →

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Hand-tatted bracelet

Posted on September 8, 2012 by zstitches

I’ve been wanting to try making a bracelet like this for some time, and I finished the tatting a while ago. I’m home sick with a stomach flu today–for the 5th day in a row, ugh–and when I found this … Continue reading →

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