I have a small gripe. Often I’ve seen some really cool tutorials for building things for your sewing room and they consistently say things like “I got my husband to do this part.” Super. Maybe your husband should write the tutorial. Some of us don’t have husbands (and some do have husbands who are not handy) and it would be really helpful to have directions for the part you pawned off on your husband! By all means, pawn it off, but at least ask him to explain what he did so you can include that in your tutorial.

Back in December, I think it was, I bought a drill. Apart from a hammer and a screwdriver, this was my first real tool. I got drill bits too. Then I realized what I really wanted was screwdriver bits so I went out and bought those. Now the other day I came across a tutorial for building a thread rack and I thought, hey, why don’t I do that? Of course the husband did all the cutting so I was left slightly perplexed. What is a single girl to do?

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I know the previous post says I’ll be using Tumblr but I think I’ll keep Tumblr as more of a moblog and keep my blogging to, well, my blog!

I was just reading some posts over at happythings and remembering one of the very first knitting patterns I ever found online, for a super easy hat made with giant needles. I can’t knit anymore because it hurts my hands but I got to thinking about how I went crazy finding knitting patterns online. I do the same now, with sewing patterns. The amount of free patterns that are available is pretty mind blowing. What’s even more mind blowing is how many people don’t seem to know this! Maybe it’s because I spend far too much time online (something I’m vowing to change, for sanity’s sake) but one of the very first thoughts I have when starting a new craft is “What can I find for free online?”

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In the last little while I’ve downloaded/saved lots of tutorials on various forms of crafty things, mainly to do with jewellery making. Last night I made my first glass tile pendants. I really need to get some chains for them and remember these are the very first ones I’ve done. I’m most fond of the one on the right.

I also completed this little box wallet, another fabulous Keyka Lou pattern, the other day. It’s meant to be mailed to someone I just haven’t had the chance to get to the post office yet.