'Funk & Weber Designs' Category
Creative Gifts – Day #7
Comments from Linda and Shelly reminded me of an idea I once offered in The Needlework Nutshell: Holiday Noodle Tags. They’re super-simple, quick, and can be made from tiny scraps. They can add color, interest, and a personal touch to a plain package. Wouldn’t these look great with some tiny spruce cuttings and cones? You [...]
Creative Gifts – Day #4
This creative-gift-idea-a-day idea is challenging! It was a whim, not something planned, let alone prepared. It feels a little lame to throw out a bunch of ideas sans pictures or tutorials, but time simply won’t allow for daily tutorials, certainly not 24 of them. (Did I really say 24? Was that a typo? Did I [...]
Creative Gifts – Day #3
If you’re giving away any knitted garments–hats, socks, scarves, mittens, etc.–this one’s for you. Items can be handmade or machine made; it doesn’t matter. Make a special gift extra special with the duplicate stitch or Swiss darning. Not a knitter? No problem! You know all those cross stitch charts you have? Put them to use [...]
Creative Gifts – Day 2
Well, can you tell what today’s Creative Gift idea is? That’s an hors d’oeuvre pick! With a longer wire, it could be a drink stirrer. A noodle + some wire + a pair of pliers = hors d’oeuvre pick A less-intricate noodle would certainly be acceptable. Also, I might look into whether that wire is [...]
Creative Gifts – Day 1
Today in the Needlework Nutshell (subscription box in the sidebar), I rant about the hype over last weekend’s kick-off to the holiday shopping season. The whole Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, and Cyber Monday hoopla annoys me to no end; I think it brings out the worst in our culture and too many people. My [...]
2011 Bookmarks
Bookmark stitched by Linda H. The first bookmark for the Needle and Thread: Stitching for Literacy 2011 Bookmark Challenge is in at The Stitchers’ Village. Yay, Patty, for getting the collection started, and yay, Linda, for getting the first one in! It’s possible some participants are still collecting for 2010, but others are beginning collections [...]
Making Kits
Ooo-wee, busy, busy, busy. I’ve been assembling and pricing materials for kits, and it’s proving to be quite the undertaking. The kits I’ve made in the past have been for specific patterns, where all stitchers use the same materials to create the same end product. I do the project, keep track of what and how [...]
Bookmarks 101 Online Needlework Class
Registration is open for the Bookmarks 101: Simple, Smart, and Swanky Finishes online class October 18 – November 14 There’s more to embroidered bookmarks than pre-finished rectangular forms. Lots more! Use scraps, stash, beads, buttons, charms, ribbons, hooks, and any and all fabrics and fibers to make simple, smart, and swanky bookmarks. The trick is [...]
Beyond Bracelets
The title of our July 19 – 25 bracelet class is “Embroidery Me! Bracelet Basics & Beyond.” I think the “Beyond” part is pretty cool. Once you know the finishing method, you can make a gazillion one-of-a-kind bracelets: any colors, any fabrics, any fibers, with or without beads and charms, any length, any width, any [...]
Embroidered Bracelet Online Class
Treat yourself to a summer staycation! Pour yourself a glass of iced tea, set up a lawn chair under a tree or head to the pool, and stitch a fully-customized bracelet with me. This project is wonderfully portable. The Embroider Me! Bracelet Basics and Beyond online class is back, July 19 – 25. This is [...]
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