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owl friend.

Posted on December 15, 2012January 8, 2017by sarah

on thursday, a friend came over so i could “help” her make a handmade owl for her niece. i ended up kind of taking over the project, mostly in the interest of time. but, here’s the final product… she loves orange, so we used my favorite fabric from field study. (and then i immediately went […]

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2011 handmade gift project

Posted on December 14, 2011December 14, 2011by sarah

this year, just before thanksgiving, we had to tighten up our budget a bit. nothing like some americans are having to do these days, but enough to put a crunch on christmas. so, i decided to make as many gifts as possible, from supplies i already own. and boy, do i seem to own a […]

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pay it forward

Posted on July 7, 2011by sarah

at the beginning of this year, i participated in a facebook “pay-it-forward” challenge. someone had posted that they would send a handmade gift to the first five people to comment on their status, and in return, each of those five people was to post a similar status, stating they would made a handmade gift for […]

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baby ava’s monster

Posted on March 28, 2011March 29, 2011by sarah

i had a little difficulty with attaching a cute tab so the monster could be hung as decor. wound up severing the top of the monsters head off and sewing it up (haphazardly). i was grumbly about it, but fortunately the monsters are already a bit haphazard and imperfect, so it worked, i guess.

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samlam’s robot

Posted on February 26, 2011February 26, 2011by sarah

my friend jessica is having a baby boy soon. her shower is tonight. in a minute i’ll post pictures of the cute cake pops we (me and bridgette) made for her shower. for now, this post is about her new baby boy’s robot.

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addison’s doll

Posted on February 8, 2011by sarah

anna’s friend addison turned one last week and we were invited to her giant birthday extravaganza on saturday.  i used my babysitter time with claire to go to joann fabrics and search high and low for the proper fabrics for miss addison.  she’s a black and white and hot pink kind of girl, so i […]

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another plantz, another robot

Posted on January 19, 2011February 4, 2011by sarah

Made this for the soon to arrive Mr. M. Plantz.

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new and improved robot

Posted on November 11, 2010February 4, 2011by sarah

awhile back, early in my crafting days, i made a robot for isaac. after a couple of years of play time, he’s seen better days. one leg has almost completely fallen off. most of the stitching is pulled and snagged and not looking so hot. and the cheap-o craft felt that i used is all […]

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Monster

Posted on November 3, 2010February 10, 2011by sarah

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anna’s monster

Posted on September 3, 2010February 4, 2011by sarah

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