Styles Of Crafting

Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about my style of crafting. I’ve recounted every project I’ve done over the last couple of years, and I’ve come to a realization….I’m a utility crafter.

What is a utility crafter?

It’s a crafter who crafts useful projects only. I don’t make decorative eyeglass cases, pretty little toe rings or lovely lingerie bags. Those projects are charming, but their not for me.

What I do make are fitted sheets, skirts, replacement board game boxes, greeting cards, gifts of food, and mini-notebooks. All things that are cheaper to make myself or can’t be easily located.

The only exception is scrapbooking. Scrapbooks don’t save me money and they aren’t really useful.

I’d love to expand my crafting horizons and make a couple of things just for the creative fun of it. Unfortunately, I never have time. Instead I’m busy crafting gift tags, making free, printable board games and sewing storage bags. Oh, well.

What is your crafting style? Please send me a comment and I’ll be happy to publish it.

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Polymer Clay Bracelet With Charms

Description : This bracelet combines a polymer clay base with tiny, little beads and charms.

Craft Link : Polymer Clay Bracelet With Charms

Source : Fire Mountain Gems

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Sunflower Cake

Description : The Sunflower Cake is covered with flowers made from yellow frosting and chocolate chips.

Craft Link : Sunflower Cake

Source : Woman’s Day

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How To Make Paper Sachets

Description : To make the Paper Sachets, print out the pattern, cut out the flowers, fold and fill with sachet.

Craft Link : How To Make Paper Sachets

Source : The Simple Studio

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How To Knit Broken Cable Socks

Description : The Broken Cable Sock pattern offers very complete instructions for knitting your own footwear.

Craft Link : How To Knit Broken Cable Socks

Source : Knitting Daily

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Paper Aquarium

Description : The Paper Aquarium consists of 5 pages of parts to be printed and assembled.

Craft Link : Paper Aquarium

Source : Canon

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Recycled Fitted Sheet

My favorite fitted sheet is about seven years old. It’s the only one I have ever found that has a wonderful two way stretch, so it has been impossible to replace. Unfortunately, over the last couple of months, it has started to develop holes down the center.

I’ve tried darning the holes a couple of times, but because the fabric is a knit, the repairs haven’t worked out well.

Here’s what I did instead:

First, I located the flat sheet that came with the set. The flat sheet is still in good condition and about two feet larger than the fitted sheet in both the vertical and horizontal directions.

Next, I rounded each of the corners of the flat sheet and sewed a one inch hem all the way around except for a two inch gap.

Finally, I used a safety pin threaded through the top of a long piece of elastic, to push the elastic through the entire hem. The elastic entered and exited the hem through the two inch unsewn gap.

When I was through, I lay the new sheet over my mattress, pulled the hem to the underside of the mattress, turned the mattress over and tied the ends of the elastic.

This sheet is a lot harder to put on than a regular fitted sheet. But like I said, the original was irreplaceable, so I’m very happy with the result.

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