by Aimee | Dec 24, 2016 | Cooking not Stitching, Featured, Getting Crafty, Handmade Holiday, Personal Projects
Here’s what I’ve managed to finish up so far. This is just a picture dump so that I can get back to work on the three small items that remain. I had 50 gifts to make and 40 days–though in totalling up distinct items (pairs of shoes, individual...
by Aimee | Nov 22, 2016 | Cooking not Stitching, Featured, Getting Crafty, Handmade Holiday
There are 33 days until Christmas, and I have 44 gift recipients on my list. Here’s a breakdown of my to-do list: 1 dozen jars of jam done! 6 Cloved Orange dish soaps with dishcloths (done!) plus a couple of special ones with a design knitted in 1 dozen doll...
by Aimee | Nov 22, 2016 | Cooking not Stitching, Featured, Getting Crafty, Handmade Holiday, Personal Projects, Raising Geeks
This will be my third year of a #handmadeholiday promise. And this year, I may actually succeed! We give storebought gifts at other times of the year, especially birthdays. A Handmade Holiday is a way for us to combat the commercialism of the Christmas season and...
by Aimee | Feb 17, 2014 | Featured, Little Garb
A promise is a promise. The husband requested this over 2 years ago, along with matching garb for himself. And I told him if he found me patterns, I would do it. He came through with the now-defunct Histvarld site (see it archived here–it’s pretty...
by Aimee | Mar 9, 2013 | C+J Wedding, Commissions, Featured, Victorian
It’s done! Here’s the front view, and the side view (with photobomb). Here’s a visual guide your ladies-in-waiting can refer to when they get confused helping you get it on correctly: Store the overskirt uncinched so it stays a little less wrinkly....
by Aimee | Feb 18, 2013 | BJD, Commissions, Featured, Nautilus
No swooning on my watch. Tweaks and such? Just let me know. Then, we can get her home to you.
