Because they are so fashionable (in the knitting world, rihanna doesn't have one as far as i know) i wanted to make for my nsp (non secret pal) a project bag you can use to knit while standing. i couldn't find a pattern so i invented one. it can be improved, but it's not bad for a first! parcequ'ils sont trop à la mode (dans le monde du tricot, à

Don't you hate it when you want to give some love to your sock wip and you've lost half your stitches because a needle has slipped? yep, i know… to avoid that, i've proceeded to sew needle cozies! they're great, prevent your needles from breaking, and they work for both double pointed and circular needles. i used the nome knitter's tutoria l: a q

My friend marie (her again!) fell in love with a claire mccardell vintage dress she had seen on the internet. but the dress wasn't available anymore and she asked me if i would make it for her. and so the story begins… claire mccardell was an american fashion designer who made ready-to-wear clothes for women between the 1930s and 1950s. she was f

Quite a while ago, my friend mary had fallen in love with and bought a fabric for me to sew her a pair of shorts she would wear on the beach. it took me a while to get around to sewing it because i just couldn't find the right pattern. i wanted something easy to wear, not tight, but not a simple pattern like you find for pajama shorts and i finally

Voici ce que je fais quand je regarde une série ... de futurs coloriages pour les élèves de ma classe et de l'école. ils adorent les petits détails à colorier. c'est chouette de voir mes dessins prendre des couleurs !

A couple of weeks ago, i flew to england to visit a very good friend of mine from uni (from looong ago!). i know she loves bags and everything shiny, so i tried to incorporate both in a handmade present. i used a free tutorial by frénésie et moi , a bird quilting fabric and a shiny golden faux-leather. i'm glad because i'm getting better at bag-m

Un de plus pour la route... inspiré du modède lalylala, kira le kangourou.

Mais c'est quoi donc ? un gâteau aux épinards saupoudré de fard à joues ? un cake à la courgette et à la fraise ? ben naaannnn ! c´est du savon, fait maison, avec tout plein de bonnes huiles et de l'argile verte (paraît que c'est vachement bien pour la peau) et oui, la saponification à froid permet d'utiliser de bonnes huiles végétales,

Des petites choses en argile, juste pour le plaisir de bidouiller un peu... deux petits pots ont déjà trouvé leur maman... mes collègues sont toujours prêtes à me débarrasser de mes surplus...

I've always loved stuffed animals. when i was a little girl, i had lots of them. at one point, i must have been 7, my mom bet me i had more than 100. i said 'no way' but she was right! santa was kind enough to push me in that direction, so much so that i even had 2 giant bears and a giant elephant! my daughter is just the same. she even sleeps with