More Flower Pretties

April 16th, 2010 | Posted by Erin in life - (9 Comments)

I’m loving all the springtime flowers that are popping up everywhere! These flower photos were taken at my Grandma’s house on Easter.

How To Make Your Own Banner

March 26th, 2010 | Posted by Erin in tutorials - (12 Comments)

Today I am going to show you how to make an Etsy or blogger banner for free, using the online photo editing program called picnik! Etsy banners are very simple to make, but can often be very frustrating if you’re not used to using photo software. For those of you without an Etsy shop, but …
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How To Add A Blog Button

March 20th, 2010 | Posted by Erin in tutorials - (5 Comments)

<center><a href=”http://www.creekbedthreads.com” target=”_blank”><img src=”http://i786.photobucket.com/albums/yy143/erinsue1/blogbutton1.jpg” height=”125″ width=”125″ /> </a></center> For a while now, I had been wanting to add a button to my blog that others could grab as well.  As you see (to the right) I was finally able to do this!  It wasn’t quite as easy as I thought, so I am going to …
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Mini Sketchbook Tutorial

March 7th, 2010 | Posted by Erin in tutorials - (12 Comments)

One of my favorite things to do with my husband when we’re looking for cheap entertainment is to go to Borders, get a mocha from Seattle’s Best, and mull over magazines and books. Saturday night was one of these nights, and I decided to check out a magazine that my mom had come across called …
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Bean Ball Tutorial

February 11th, 2010 | Posted by Erin in tutorials - (14 Comments)

I’ve been on this decorative ball kick lately, after all, I have all these great pieces such as wooden bowls, creamy white urns or glass jars, and I have nothing to put in them!  As I was browsing some shops on Etsy a few months ago looking for decorative balls, I came across this awesome …
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Custom Orders and Cute Nieces

December 30th, 2009 | Posted by Erin in life - (7 Comments)

Well I have a couple things to report today… First, I finished a custom order for a friend of my mom’s – here is what she got: The third picture is a new design, I bought the pattern from AliFoster on Etsy. I’ll be adding these to my shop soon, so keep an eye out! …
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Yes, I Know What You’re Thinking

October 16th, 2009 | Posted by Erin in life - (10 Comments)

You’re thinking… what the heck IS that!? Well, it’s really the basis for my entire business. Believe it. There’s always been something very special about making things by hand. You have complete control over what you make; the design, the materials, the organization, the details… there’s something incredibly wonderful about it. Since I was a …
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Desk Overhaul

September 8th, 2009 | Posted by Erin in tutorials - (9 Comments)

My in-laws graciously gave me my MILs old sewing desk to use for all the sewing I’ve started to do recently… it was one of those great ones from the 70s that had the sewing machine built-in. So… long story short, I ended up overhauling it! The fabric badly needed to be changed, if for …
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Protected: Photo Gallery Test

January 25th, 1990 | Posted by Erin in Uncategorized - (Enter your password to view comments.)
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