Archive for the ‘ Tutorials ’ Category

3Apr | 2013

Cardboard custom storage boxes

Posted by Joy | under Crafting . My studio . Tutorials . Upcycle | 8 Comments

Many of you already know it, I am slightly obsessed with using cardboard for as many projects as I can think. Right now I am in the middle of finishing up my studio, it has taken me a while, I though I was going to be done before Conner was born, on my last month of pregnancy I worked on a lot of different projects [...]

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29Mar | 2013

Upcycling Ugg boots – Recover and Fix

Posted by Joy | under Sewing . Tutorials . Upcycle | 6 Comments

The daughter of my best friend Autumn, had this very sad Ugg boots she was going to toss to the trash, I immediately saw potential on them and thought I could try to fix them (they were hardly worn and my same shoe size) I always wanted to play with boots, so it was an awesome opportunity =] If my fix didn’t work at least [...]

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8Feb | 2013

Joyful baby hat with teddy bear ears – Tutorial and pattern

Posted by Joy | under Baby / Maternity . Sewing . Tutorials | 20 Comments

A few weeks a go I decided that I wanted to make Conner a warm hat for our outdoor adventures (not that we actually go outside much when it’s snowing) but he definitely needed something thicker than what he had. Luckily I have different colors of fleece for projects that I still haven’t had the chance to make, so I used small pieces and made [...]

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4Sep | 2012

Crib bedding and nursery sewing tutorials roundup

Posted by Joy | under Nursery . Sewing . Tutorials | 10 Comments

This post actually started as a tutorial of all of the bedding elements I sewed for little Peanut’s nursery, but just like the wheel there is no need for a reinvention in crib bedding tutorial world. After a quick Google search, I found pretty much every helpful information I was planning on sharing on my tutorials. So instead of giving you tutorials for our nursery’s [...]

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28Aug | 2012

My Studio: Escalating a graphic for a mural the old way

Posted by Joy | under Crafting . My studio . Tutorials | 21 Comments

A few weeks a go I finally finish one of the projects I dragged the most, why did it take me so long to tackle? I was hoping I could so it the “easy way” and ask someone for a projector so I could just print and trace my logo in my office wall. After weeks trying to see who had one, I decided not [...]

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