Category Archives: Fabrication

Happy New Year!

Posted on January 2, 2011 by eliza

We’re ringing in 2011 with black eyed peas and mustard greens at our house tonight to bring us lots of luck and money this year. I think it’s gonna be a good one and I’m ready with my new bejeweled … Continue reading →

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King of the Hill

Posted on February 15, 2010 by ben

Eliza’s crafty streak continues. This time she made a bed for little Stevie. It looks great, but may be slightly overstuffed. It seems like more of a doggie trampoline at this point. Stay tuned for the downsizing…

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Made with Love

Posted on February 12, 2010 by eliza

I adore the purl bee and all the fun projects they post. Here are some Valentine pins I made while watching way too many episodes of Lost on our Netflix instant queue. Ben and I are celebrating Valentine’s Day at … Continue reading →

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Sweet Stitches

Posted on October 31, 2009 by eliza

In honor of my very favorite holiday, I embroidered a set of cocktail napkins using Wild Olive’s Trick-or-Treaters patterns. I love their expressive little faces. Happy Halloween!

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Charmed, I'm Sure

Posted on October 2, 2009 by eliza

Last Sunday, I headed to Leslie Bonnell’s Stitch Lab for Charm Bracelets & Earrings with Jennifer Perkins of the Naughty Secretary Club. I’m a big fan of Jennifer’s Cha Cha Bracelets, crammed with more wonderfully tacky beads and bits than you … Continue reading →

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Art Class: Day 1

Posted on September 28, 2009 by eliza

On Tuesday, I had my first day of Drawing I, an informal evening class at UT. Our first task was an upside down drawing, working from a Picasso drawing of Igor Stravinsky. I thought mine was looking okay. But then … Continue reading →

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Ben's Bow Ties

Posted on September 12, 2009 by eliza

When Ben and I got married last November, he wanted to wear a Carolina blue bow tie. We hunted high and low for the right shade of blue and the perfect fabric, and ended up placing a custom order with … Continue reading →

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My New Stitching Addiction

Posted on September 7, 2009 by eliza

I remember reading about Jenny Hart and Sublime Stitching a few years ago in Bust and thinking she had a really cool thing going. I recently bought one of her hand embroidery kits and a baby bib to practice on. … Continue reading →

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Handmade Nation Was Unwatchable

Posted on September 6, 2009 by ben

Nora Ephron, a journalist before she was a filmmaker, once began a profile of New York Post Publisher Dorothy Schiff with this immortal line: “I feel bad about what I’m going to do here.” After sitting through Handmade Nation today … Continue reading →

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How To Make Your Bathroom Adorable

Posted on August 26, 2009 by ben

Step one: Marry Eliza. Step two: Wait. This little beauty appeared in our bathroom while I was away on business. (Doesn’t “away on business” sound like something a secretary in Mad Men would say?) At any rate, I’ve asked her … Continue reading →

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