Note to self Chalkboard Doll how to
June 2, 2009 by Noreen Crone-Findlay
Filed under doll and dolls and dollmaking, eco projects & green projects & recycling craft, how to
Do you have a million notes to yourself – with brilliant little flashes of inspiration, or more mundane, ‘Remember to…..’ floating around your work space?
Well…. here’s a fun and funky ‘green living’ alternative to all those scraps of paper.
Make yourself a Chalkboard Dolly to write all those little notes to yourself instead of having a mountain of little notes.
On the one hand, those little slips of paper can get lost so easily.
On the other… they have a way of stacking up and turning into clutter.
With a few simple tools, you can make yourself a very neat Chalkboard Mamma, who will …read more
Video tute-How 2 make handmade crochet hook
April 18, 2009 by Noreen Crone-Findlay
Filed under crochet, hooks, how to, tutorial
When my daughter got married a couple of years ago, I carved her a one of a kind crochet hook. I wrote on it:
Wherever you go
whatever you do
be happy
and know
that
I love you…..
Guess you can tell that I adore her….. LOL!
I took pics of the process of carving the one of a kind crochet hook, and have just put them together as a video tutorial.
Remember: Always wear safety equipment and work carefully!
Carving a handmade crochet hook is a slow and meticulous process.
You will need to work carefully, using close grain hardwood that can sustain the pressure of the carving, and even …read more
