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Hotel of Bees Shawl CAL
I finished a crochet-a-long (CAL) late last week, and I loved this project so much, I wanted to dedicate a blog post to it! Each member of the CAL group was to work on a shawl, and when one of the members shared this Hotel of Bees shawl by Christina Hadderingh on...
October Spooky Cute Elves Box
I'm not sure if I can call today's post a tutorial per se, but I'm taking you behind-the-scenes on my journey of creating a coffin lid shaker and trinket box using Sophie and Toffee's October Elves Box. I think it was a little misleading calling the shaker a lid for...
Adding frosting to your amigurumi
I think this is my first tutorial related to crochet! This time of year, I become obsessed with creations that take on a pumpkin or gingerbread twist. One of my favorite amigurumis I've ever made was a gingerbread dragon from a few years ago.I think he turned out JUST...
Water droplet effect on polymer clay
This is a fun effect I've used on a couple of dragons now. Since I just finished one of them up, I thought it would be the perfect time to share how to do it with you! This tutorial uses UV resin to create clear 3D droplets on your surface that look like water drops....
Nightmare Before Christmas Pendant
It's never too late for Nightmare Before Christmas, am I right? I will get random ideas just as I'm about to fall asleep. Usually I forget them by the time I wake up, but this one popped back into my head later that day, so yay! Last year, I "dressed up" as Sally for...
Polymer clay pumpkin tutorial
My most recent custom order inspired me to share this tutorial with you. While I'm not reinventing the wheel here, I thought it'd be a fun tutorial to bring to you. If you're looking for some last minute Halloween decorations, these can easily be turned into a...
