Another scalding week. Speaking of hot, bowls can get painful to hold right after being filled with newly made soup or when taken out of the microwave. So, I’ve made a bowl cozy to counter that! I followed this video tutorial by Teresa DownUnder on Youtube. I like the square shape of this one because…

I found a neon green bull at the thrift store last week and I thought it would be fun to give it a pair of neon/hot pink moose antlers to match. This toy was originally made by Peek-A-Boo Toys Ltd. It took me three attempts to get an antler shape that I was satisfied with.…

A fun little critter to challenge myself with on the sewing machine. The bat pattern is by BeeZeeArt. I hand stiched a few spots: where the head attaches to the body, at the ears to fix them in a more upright position, and at the feet to set them perpendicular to the body so that…

Here are some zippered bags that I have been making. I will update this post with others I make as well as the resources I used. Tutorial: How to Sew a Lined Zipper bag by Sue OVery

Saw some triangular chicken patterns that were super cute, so I made one to be used as a pincushion. Links to tutorials at the bottom of this post. I used: 5″ x 2.5″ rectangular strip of fabric Pieces of felt* for the beak, comb, and wattle Rice for filling * I nearly went with cotton…

Last weekend I made a bubble basket / storage pod by following a tutorial by lalalove couture. YouTube Tutorial Link: Tuto Coudre un panier à rangement (sac bull) /bubble basket ,storage pod The template link is in the video’s description and is free to download. Fabric My basket’s outer fabric is made up of pieces…

I’ve noticed that the pedal of my sewing machine tends to slide about on the floor. The pedal is fairly light and the stiff cord attached to it tends to cause it to turn on the spot — plus, I’m prone to accidentally nudging it astray with my foot while working. Tonight I came across…

I have been learning about sound design and music production and am becoming more comfortable with working in Ableton. One thing I would like to do eventually is make music out of my circuit-bent objects. As part of a sound design exercise, I made a track featuring bits and pieces of different sounds that I…

Crusty batteries and crusty battery compartments…oh my. I got started on a new project with an electronic toy cow that runs on two AA alkaline batteries. The first blip I encountered was that it would not power on and moo at me. Unscrewing and opening its battery compartment revealed a gunky interior from the batteries…

Recently I modified a toy instrument – a My Music Maker Keyboard – and added 1/8″ (3.5mm) and 1/4″ line out jacks to support playing through external speakers/headphones/amps as well as connectivity to other hardware such as a computer. One of the things I want to do is record my keyboard directly into audio editing…