Category Archives: crafts

WIP Wed, on a Thursday

I’ve had a week of crafting disaster. I’ve been trying to screen print some running shirts for scouts that did an epic hike. I’ve blamed the shirts. I’ve blamed the screens. I’ve blamed myself. It never once occured to me … Continue reading

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Teach a Boy to Fish: WIP Wed

I haven’t gotten any of my own work done this week because I’ve been helping Gearbox make shirts and a flag for his patrol AND designing a shirt to celebrate a monumental hike some boys did. I could have made … Continue reading

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Further thoughts on dyeing, WIP Wed.

While researching color forumulas, I discovered Leigh’s not-entirely-successful attempts at using color hex codes to create dye ratios. Reading her attempts saved me a lot of frustration because I was pursuing the same line of thought — I intended to … Continue reading

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Bookshelves

On Sunday afternoon we built 5’x5′ bookshelves in the office: Nice, right? They were pretty easy to build using plans we found on Instructables. They took a couple of hours to put together — not much harder than assembling Ikea … Continue reading

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Gift for a Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy Fan

It was a friend’s 42nd birthday last week… and his wife hosted an awesome Hitchhiker’s themed party. I spent last week making a gift for him: Book/Box to hold the gifts: Joo Janta 200 Peril Sensitive Sunglasses. These are a … Continue reading

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