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shwin designs i ll be honest i went to their etsy shop everyday trying to muster the courage to buy this pattern it looks very intimidating i even messaged the shop asking a few questions to determine if i were up to the challenge sadly they never responded to my inquiries which brings me to wonder if they thought i was a pattern writer trying to pick their brains and develop a like pattern don t snicker it totally happens regardless i purchased it and yay it is super easy to follow i ve tried following online patterns before and it was horrible i much prefer winging it or better yet purchasing a pattern at the store with the super fabulous tracing paper that you use to cut fabric i find the store bought patterns difficult to understand though the most difficult part of the abby coat is cutting and pasting the papers together to cut your fabric the instructions to cut and paste the tracing paper is really great easy to understand and great to follow sewing the fabric was simple too the pattern you purchase has extreme detailed photo instructions i m talking about a photo of all your pattern pieces a photo that shows connect piece a to piece b like so stitch iron seam open etc i ve made so many of these coats i love the versatility and it s so soft and warm my friend even caught her daughter sleeping in hers which is the best compliment ever i even adapted the pattern to make a boyish version for my son complete with glow in the dark collar and elbow pads ish he loves his coat and brags that i made it for him wherever we go total proud mama moment i love this pattern i m a very slow sewer but this sews up pretty quickly and always looks fantastic have a crafty day abby coat pattern crafts diy do it yourself etsy fleece pattern sewing sewing pattern shwin designs flower power september 6 2014 ctgcernusak crochet 1 comment i ve been obsessed with newborn photo props any photographers i encounter at craft shows always ask for some i found this fantastic pattern on etsy by crafty girls of avon it works up quickly and uses soft chunky yarn although it has a lot of sewing which i m not a fan of i find myself crocheting up all the pieces and letting it sit for days until i sew it up not the best strategy but oh well it s great for beginner crocheters can be done in multiple color combinations and here s a little hint use a bigger hook for a larger size bonnet did i mention this pattern is only 3 99 have a crafty day crafts crochet diy do it yourself etsy pattern i m back august 27 2014 ctgcernusak knit life leave a comment hello my friends it s been awhile i took a hiatus during the summer why well truth be told my mood was down in the dumps my kiddos went visiting for the summer and i was out of sorts but they are back i am back and things are back to what we think is normal what have you been up to i have been attempting to perfect my sewing skills and stranded color work skills here are a couple pettiskirt types i have made it was an arduous process to say the least i made them with no pattern and parts of them were kind of cut and paste not gonna lie i m still trying to perfect a formula that s comprehensive enough to share the top skirt is for my 10 year old the bow looks great right welll it s hiding a defect lol yeah embellishments the purple skirt and headband i made for my neighbors wee one i ve had this material since my daughter was a baby and i finally used it this example will fuel my never ending argument with my husband about why i can t get rid of anything here s some stranded color work in knit see busy busy patterns updates and reviews to come hope you ve been having some crafty days comic book shoes june 25 2014 ctgcernusak life leave a comment hello again i have been busy with creating new products for the geek boutique just sent off my box today so i can breath now sigh i haven t had much blogging time but i did take some me time i ve been wanting to make some comic book shoes for months now after my first practice pair fell apart but in their defense they were as old as my daughter who recently turned 10 woo hoo they turned out pretty good for a first timer notice the wet modge podge lol guess i jumped the photo gun i didn t have any shoe paint so i used nail polish let s just say i now know why manicurists wear face masks phew supplies shoes comic books scissors modge podge paint brush fine steal wool nail buffer luster modge podge sealant spray optional glitter optional step one pick a pair of shoes bit of advice break your shoes in if they re new because the process of comic booking them will stiffen them up make sure they are nice and clean step two cut your comic books into geometric shapes you will be piecing these together on your shoe i went with triangles rectangles and parallelograms cutting up good comic books can send any comic lover to tears i found lesser known comics at my local dollar tree and purchased some extremely used beat up ones at a flea market for 0 50 to 2 pick some good pow whoosh and zoom bubbles for focal points on your shoes step three using modge podge and a paint brush apply comic shapes to the shoe piece by piece there is no fast way to do this take your time to avoid ripping slipping and bubbles i covered my entire shoe except for the strap some like to leave the heel and platform un comiced it s up to you once the shoe is comiced apply a thick even coat of modge podge over the shoe and allow to dry i waited 24 hours once it is completely dry add your focal shapes and apply another coat of modge podge repeat modge podge application a couple more times optional step if you would like to glitter your shoes you would do so after the 2nd coat of modge podge i mixed my preferred color of glitter with glitter adhesive modge podge will also work apply a few coats on desired areas using a fine paint brush allowing it to dry completely in between coats to avoid clumping step four use the fine steal wool to sand your shoes down and even out overlays buff it with a nail buffer to smooth out any brush strokes and give it a nice sheen i choose to spray a last coat of luster modge podge to my shoes i want these babies to last as long as possible for you visual learners this youtube video by madcollective is tops have a craft day comic books modge podge flower lovey pattern may 29 2014 ctgcernusak crochet 2 comments i ve been wanting to post this for awhile now but it was a gift so i had to wait until my expectant friend got it annnd she loved it one of my absolute favorite crochet blogs is by the talented miss sarah creator of repeat crafter me i tell ya i just don t know how she has the time her blog is so professional and she has such amazing creations she has perfected the lovey a fleece piece with a crochet border and crochet stuffie attached for years there have been the crochet lovey dolls a stuffie attached to a crochet square maybe because joanne s constantly has fleece sales but i just like sarah s version better i used repeat crafter me s tutorial for a monster fleece lovey as a starting point here s the thing i bought a skip stitch blade but it was the wrong one of course on to plan b i am not a pro with a ruler or measuring or making straight lines weird right so i stitched a long serger stitch around the edge of my fleece with my sewing machine using light weight yarn and a 2 75 metal crochet hook i crocheted 3 double crochets dc in every 3rd sergered stitch since the sewing machine already made a hole for the thread it was easy to make the hole larger to accommodate the yarn then i crocheted two more rounds of 3 dc between each cluster on to step 2 i couldn t find a cute and free flower pattern so i made one abbreviations st stitch sc single crochet dc double crochet dec decrease repeat petals hook 3 25 mm i made this in a continuous round you can always slip stitch to the first stitch and chain 1 in the beginning of each round if you are more comfortable doing that make 5 sc in magic loop 6 2sc in same st sc in next 2 st 8 2sc in each st 16 sc in each st 16 repeat for 2 more rows sc in next 2 st scdec 12 repeat previous row 9 i slip stitched the ends together you can do this or just bind off these will be hand sewn to flower face leave long tail to sew make as many as you want to get the look your trying for i made 12 flower face make 2 make 6sc in magic loop 2sc in each st sc in next st 2sc in next st sc in next 2 st 2sc in next st sc in next 3 st 2sc in next st sc in each stitch for 2 rows bind off leaving a long tail to sew here is what you have a whole lot of small pieces aaaagh now you will sew your petals to one side of the face i used a whip stitch but really any hand stitch will work if you want eyes and a smile now is when you will sew it on one of your flower faces then you will begin stitching your faces together when you have about a couple inches left to sew now comes the stuffing i used the poly fill for stuffed animals you can get it at any craft store i also put a bell in the middle of the fill to form a rattle effect all what s left is to stitch it up and sew it onto your fleece fyi i used some fleece from another project i didn t measure it i just used what i had left have a crafty day crochet crochet flower diy do it yourself knitting and crochet pattern anniversary mother s day and blue hair may 19 2014 ctgcernusak life random thoughts leave a comment it has been a very busy month when my husband and i made our wedding date it had more to do with the date the venue was available verses what holidays surrounding our special day we made the mistake of not realizing mother s day was the very next day for the past four years we have been celebrating them separately but from here on it will be a motherversary i was lucky to celebrate these two separately yay like many woman out there i typically pick my own gift sometimes i leave the checkout cart open with a sweet it s ready for you dear once in awhile i give my husband the ad with what i want circled this can be treacherous though you are assuming 1 he will do the leg work of going out and buying it and 2 they will have it in stock sometimes they don t i prefer the online order option since i am absolutely in love with nomades i created another bracelet this time it had nothing to do with the military and everything to do with my little ones i paired our jeweled luv spacer may special mother s charm and cherry blossom pave with the april lavander pave black sparkle pave feathered friend spacer 2 ocean pearl spacers baby girl footprints and a 15mm photo charm of my kiddos here s a closer look at the photo charm i love it and the kids thought it was amazing as well here s a link to my page just in case you d like to order one for yourself for those of you who like charm bracelets you know this combo wasn t cheap so i didn t expect another gift let alone 2 gifts on our anniversary we stopped at a flower shop my husband told me to stay in the car i thought flowers how original i quickly felt like a jerk my husband had secretly taken one of our wedding photos to several flower shops until he found one that would recreate my wedding bouquet can you believe it i was moved to tears when i saw it after our wedding i wanted o get my bouquet freeze dried and put in a bouquet frame but the wedding costs were to great and we just couldn t afford it since the four year anniversary according to my husband is flowers and silk he had my bouquet recreated and a silk ribbon tied around it it still gives me chills my final gift was something my husband and i had been discussing for years matching tattoos i got a key on my forearm and he got a keyhole on his chest i know they re red bloody and a little inflamed but hey that s what tattoos look like when they re finished lastly of this week of celebration and gifts i got a new hair do it s short and blue why because that s why sometimes we need to be crafty with ourselves have a crafty day key tattoo nomades photo charm pricing items something to think about may 5 2014 ctgcernusak crochet knit random thoughts leave a comment if you re like me it s really hard to price your creations i tend to think like a buyer would i pay that much where else can i get it and at what cost i need to think like a crafter handmade item one of a kind how long did it take to make how much was the materials to make it a character hat can cost up to 12 of inexpensive yarn just for the appropriate colors then time and talent need to be factored in think about it here s a great article for crafters and buyers alike http www handmadeology com pricing for time intensive handmade items craft knitting and crochet special orders may 5 2014 ctgcernusak crochet leave a comment i know i know i ve been mia for a couple of weeks sorry i ve been inundated with special orders it s been wonderful i love when people recommend me to their family and friends it helps me know the quality i m putting out it s different when you think you know but it feels so much better when you know you know you know ha ha ha here is one of my special orders nursing cover and burp cloths made with monster inc fabric and coordinating monster faces and a baby mike wazowski beanie here is the link to the nursing cover tutorial nursing covers take a lot of fabric i have never done something so large before never worked with boning or sewing hardware onto a project this tutorial is fabulous for a novice sewer my dimensions were different simply because i had already cut the fabric for the burp cloths before my friend requested the cover so i added trim from the coordinating burp cloth scraps it made a matching set she was tickled and i was able to add another item to my volley of can do s fyi i purchased this super cute fabric from the fat quarter shop this is my new crown jewel achievement i know i keep saying that another crafter baker and i had traded items love it when that happens she recommended me to a customer who was looking for a very specific baby shower gift can you guess what it was well if you re a star wars fan then maybe insert exciting unveiling music here ta da mommy and me boba fet helmets the photo shown to me had the details in felt maybe i m just not experienced enough to work with felt but i can t seem to use it unless felt is just glued not sewn either way i choose to crochet each piece and sew them on individually very painstaking work but the end result made it completely worth it the gifter relayed that her niece was practically jumping through the phone when she saw it i vow to post more patterns this month so stay tuned have a crafty day boba fet burp cloths crafts crochet fabric knitting and crochet mike wazowski monster inc nursing cover star wars charting for intarsia april 17 2014 ctgcernusak crochet knit leave a comment after my success with intarsia crochet i went google and pinterest crazy i used keywords pixel knit chart crochet chart and then expanded to cross stitch chart bead chart so many o...