The Blog of Making Stuff

An old-school craft blog since 2022.

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The Vintage Afghan Project Episode 1: Getting Started

Every attempt to knit and crochet an entire book’s worth of afghans starts with a single fan and feather triangle.

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Get to know me and my journey to tech editing through my interview with the Tech Editor Hub.

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Despite the learning curve of working with velvet, these Christmas stockings are one of the easiest and quickest sewing projects I’ve ever completed.

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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.

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A new series of seasonal crafts that can easily be done at the last minute. In this post: the 1 day Candy Bucket.

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The “How it Started” part of the story.

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Custom socks without a pattern are easier than you think!

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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.

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When the yarn and the pattern just don’t match up as well as you envisioned.