Dutch Girl Originals

They could dance the Can-Can!  But alas, these little Dutch girls have no limbs, or even faces for that matter. I know they are happy though...

A thrifted embroidery hoop, a piece of burlap, and a pink plastic needle is all you need to learn to sew.

My daughter Lola celebrated her fifth birthday last week. And naturally she brought treats to her friends at school. But not cupcakes, birth...

When I opened my Etsy account, it came with a shop but it has remained empty for more than two years. A little while ago I decided to start ...

I have been organizing my craft room. Again. It seems to be a continuous process of cluttering and decluttering. I hav...

My adventures in crafting started many moons ago, making baby gifts. Back then I worked solely with wood, making mostly music boxes. Thes...

I stumbled onto a beautiful felt tree trunk Sunday morning while going through my reader at seven in the morning. Very, very impressive. ...

We have a large screened-in front porch that is only used in the summer. We always come in through the back door. Even the UPS guy and th...

My grandfather was a craftsman who liked working with wood. He made my grandmother a hutch once but mostly he made small things like coffee ...

In my pantry sits a tub of lard I bought years ago. It was intended to make birdseed balls with. I am not really sure if lard is suitable fo...

Lola and I were making birdseed ornaments earlier, with suet. I don't like the smell of melting suet, so I whipped a fresh batch of sto...

No snow? No problem. We will make our own snowy winter scenes. All you need is Epsom salts, bottle brush trees, little figurines, and clear ...

Silver jingle bells on stakes adorn the path from the garage to the house. Just like me, they are waiting for snow. There is some in the f...

We are still waiting for snow up here in the Northwoods. But since the temperature has dropped to freezing, both day and night, I made m...

I didn't really know what I was going to make for my gift exchange partner in my second Handmade Gift Exchange...