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One of the first crafty classes that I ever taught was a workshop called “How to be a Fairy Tale Princess”. This class, taught in the bomb shelter basement of the anarchist zine archive ZAPP at the Richard Hugo House …

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I just got back from a whirlwind vacation that was fabulous, but, unfortunately I WAY over packed for. So it got me thinking about sewing for travel and finding resources to create travel items that will make your journey much …

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Dream Sewing Spaces: Design and Organization for Spaces Large and Small by Lynette Black is such an inspiring guide to help you create your own Dream Sewing Space. I just adore this book! It helped me turn my guest house …

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Have you ever thought about getting involved in charity and doing something fabulous to help someone else? But what can you do- what do you have to offer?

You can Sew!

Project Linus is a fantastic organization that distributes hand-made …

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It’s that time of year again- Summer! Kids have oodles of time and nothing to do. Why not get them sewing!

About.com has some great ideas on teaching kids to sew with some fun, easy, kid-friendly projects.

Or what about …

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As a sewing instructor, one of the requests I get most often from my students is to learn to make dog clothes! And as someone who is an obsessed puppy mom (to the dreamy Carlotta, my Maltese) pet clothing is …

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This weekend 5/3 AND 5/4 is the super fun Maker Faire in San Mateo, CA. Chock full of crafty, DIY goodness, some of this years highlights will be a workshop on how to make your own shoes, the fantastic …

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It seems like every time I turn around, someone I know is pregnant and having a baby shower. While my standard kiddie present used to be a baby tee with a gun screen-printed on it (as part of my ode …

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