I am trying to start this year with a more organised approach to life. I have bought all the school supplies and covered all the school books. It was an easier process this year as I will only have one teen left at school. The other one will be … [Read more...]
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Christmas Tubs
This week I have swapped my sewing machine for my Silhouette Portrait machine, and have been cutting Christmas vinyl decals to put on metal tubs. My indoor plants are getting a Christmas makeover! I bought a set of three galvanised Metal Tubs with … [Read more...]
Mini Chef Aprons
Have you sewn with laminate fabric? It is a useful fabric for raincoats, hats, bags, zippered pouches and more.Laminate is different to vinyl in that the underside is a cotton fabric and the top has a plastic coating. When sewing laminate, simple … [Read more...]
Top 10 Craft Projects
We certainly had a busy year in 2015 but plan to be back here in 2016 with lots more sewing, craft, and baking projects to share. It is hard to believe that this will be our 9th year here at A Spoonful of Sugar - it has certainly gone fast! Thanks … [Read more...]
Merry and Bright Christmas Sign
Our Christmas decorating is still a work in progress. We will be setting up the Christmas tree next weekend. Meanwhile I am making a few quick crafts to fit with the metallic, white and black theme we are using this year. I made a quick sign using … [Read more...]
10 Essential Sewing Tools
When I first started quilting, I purchased a basic rotary cutter, cutting mat, and one ruler. This was all the I used for the first few years. More recently I have expanded my quilting and sewing tool equipment. I am always interested in new tools … [Read more...]
3D Christmas House Ornaments
Nothing inspires us to get crafting quite like Christmas. It is a great time to make decorations, gifts, and spend time baking. We don't really care for all the mass produced Christmas decorations, and it is fun to make you own to suit your holiday … [Read more...]
8 Laundry Craft Projects
I am in the laundry a lot - it is where I cut and press fabric for my sewing projects. It gets a lot of natural light so we take most of our craft and baking photos there as well. Then there is the washing, folding, ironing .... Even though the … [Read more...]
Tea-rrific: A Tea-Rex Cup.
We have become a household of tea drinkers. With the colder weather, the teens have been joining me in a cup of tea and we are sampling lots of new blends and flavours. I had a request to make a Tea-Rex Mug, so that has been my quick craft this week. … [Read more...]
First Aid Kit from a Recycled Milk Jug
Life is really hectic for us at the moment. Sarah is currently in Year 12 at high school and has a heavy workload with her final exams coming up in November. I have a lot of changes going on with my day job as well as a number of design projects that … [Read more...]
