I have a few exciting things planned for Catshy Crafts! It’s amazing how friendly and supportive the DIY/indie craft/Etsy/scrapbooking world is and I’m excited to be collaborating with a few talented ladies I’ve met on this wonderful journey. A swap, a collaboration, a blog giveaway (and more) are all on the horizon. I can’t wait…
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I hope you’re enjoying your Valentine’s Day!Today, I dropped off the custom order I made for my daughter’s teacher, went to my older daughter’s class to lead the craft: a heart mobile, and am getting ready to eat a home-cooked meal made by my hubby. This year, we’re not getting a babysitter, but having a…
Kind of a long post title. But let’s go with it. This was my latest custom order. My oldest daughter’s former and my youngest daughter’s future pre-school teacher ordered four custom hoops for her grandchildren. She chose the designs based on hoops I had in the shop and the color scheme of lemon yellow, light…
Linen is a traditional material for cross-stitch and embroidery. I love the organic look and neutral color of this material! I had one other hoop in the shop that used linen (which sold pretty quickly), but haven’t made another one…until now. Since I’ve been getting several requests for personalized hoops, I thought I would offer…
I’ve just started scrapbooking again. Yup. I thought I was reformed. Gave it up. Fully recovered. But I missed playing with paper, especially. Using some of my Etsy earnings, I picked up the Random Collection by Crate Paper. It came out last year, but I’ve been eyeing it for a while. I was able to…