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As I was cleaning out my crafts closet, one of the things I came across was tons and tons of fabric scraps. Such a pity to throw them out, but putting them in just another bag isn't a solution really, as soon I'll have more scrap bags than anything else in my closet. Instead, I decided to somehow 'structure' the mess - by making some bias tape. A nice opportunity to test the new bias tape maker I got last week. It took me no more than an hour from beginning to end. The result is a roll of - what? - six or seven yards of the most colorful and unique bias tape. I have no idea yet what I'll use it for - a bag most likely or for binding a small quilt - but for now just looking at it makes me feel happy as every little piece of it reminds me of something else I made over the past year. The crafts closet still looks like a mess but at least I made some good use of (a tiny bit of) my fabric scraps! Interested in giving this a try? You'll need: - fabric scraps, preferab...

This picture was shot on 11.11.11 but it might as well have been today. Grey and foggy weather but still very mild. I wonder what the lines look like right now, under the Eiffel Tower at the ticket boots, as visibility is pretty shallow... Like this it looks like it's still under construction - as if the fog took us back into time. If it weren't for the satellite dishes, that is...

I blogged about the Kids' Crafternoon book series before - books one and two, Sewing and Papercrafts hit the shelves last summer and were a big success. So, it's with great pleasure that I can announce here that Kids' Crafternoon Beading and Kids' Crafternoon Felting have come to complete the series and are available as of now! Once again the books are compiled and edited by Kathreen Ricketson, who you all know from Whip Up.Net and they're published at Hardie Grant . Each book contains 25 projects for school aged kids (and beyond) by crafters/ bloggers/ artists from around the globe. Each project takes no longer then a couple of hours to make and can be executed with no or limited adult supervision. Templates are made available in a handy envelope at the front of the book. The instructions are clear as always and the illustrations inspire to get started right way. The projects are cute and make sense - and not just for kids. I, for one thing, had a great time ma...

  The girls have their fall break right now. And Fall it is. We made it to the forest just once. I love the smell of the humid fallen leaves, the sight of fresh mushrooms and fungi, their color, their capricious shapes, the way they hide in trunks. Though temperatures are still pretty mild during the day, we had to get out winter coats for the mornings and evenings. Mittens, scarves and hats are soon to follow. Leg warmers have been cast on to go with M.'s new boots... A new season. One I love.