The Blog of Making Stuff
An old-school craft blog since 2022.
My interview on The Tech Editor Hub!
Get to know me and my journey to tech editing through my interview with the Tech Editor Hub.
Procrastination Proof Crafts: Two Day Easy Christmas Stockings (and a Spoonflower Velvet review)
Despite the learning curve of working with velvet, these Christmas stockings are one of the easiest and quickest sewing projects I’ve ever completed.
Procrastination Proof Crafts: The Two Day Halloween Door Decor
This super easy and cute door decoration makes a great alternative to wreaths — and only took me two days because I painted my picture frame.
Procrastination Proof Crafts: The One Day Halloween Candy Bucket
A new series of seasonal crafts that can easily be done at the last minute. In this post: the 1 day Candy Bucket.
The FOlio: The Cookie Monster Slippers (my very first knitting project)
The “How it Started” part of the story.
The FOlio: Custom Fit Socks for Anyone!
Custom socks without a pattern are easier than you think!
Spoonflower Product Review: Metallic Wallpaper
Intrigued by Spoonflower’s metallic wallpaper but not sure if it’s worth the expense? I’m testing it so you don’t have to.
The FOlio: The Yamadori Socks
When the yarn and the pattern just don’t match up as well as you envisioned.
Technical Twists: The Case of the Goofy Gauge
A new series looking at tricky tech editing problems and how I solved them.