Category Archives: Challenges

We use similar materials to create the same item in different ways.

Sew with us!

Posted on January 4, 2013 by emily

Happy New Year!  To start the year we want you to Come join us in the Scrappy Swoon Along ! This quilt will be so much fun to make — I hope you will join us!

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Chipboard Door Hangers

Posted on August 2, 2012 by emily

Remember that chipboard project a long while back?  Well, I finally did mine.  Does that old phrase ‘better late than never’ ring true?   I hope so. We recently attended a family reunion where we needed some signs to hang … Continue reading →

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chipboard firework banner

Posted on May 30, 2012 by Christa

I finally got around to doing something with my chipboard album.  I was incredibly unoriginal and also did…. a banner. In red white and turquiose.  It might look like I copied because, well, I did.  One of my greatest qualities … Continue reading →

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Star Garland

Posted on May 17, 2012 by Jennifer

The chipboard album I have is a primitive star shape.  For my challenge I opted to make a garland like Kristen did. It sat on my table and I thought of all kinds of different words or purposes to make … Continue reading →

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Chipboard baby banner

Posted on May 14, 2012 by kristen

Each of us had a chipboard set that we decided to use for a challenge.  I’m planning a baby shower for this weekend and decided to make a banner to use. I started by painting the chipboard- I used some … Continue reading →

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Gift Wrap

Posted on April 18, 2012 by emily

I’ve been thinking and thinking what I could do with all of my seed packets.  I really like how Christa incorportaed them into her spring decor.  Then I realized I needed to wrap up and finally mail some long overdue … Continue reading →

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Table Centerpiece

Posted on April 12, 2012 by Christa

Last summer, while in Colorado, I fell in love with a wooden box at an outdoor market.  It was expensive, and we really didn’t have any extra room in our car so we walked away without it.  A few weeks … Continue reading →

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Coffee Filter Craft #3

Posted on March 5, 2012 by kristen

  Yesterday I decided to tackle this craft. I’ve been wanting to do something with coffee filters for a long time now and then when I went to do it, I had no idea what I wanted to do.  I … Continue reading →

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Coffee Filter Craft #2

Posted on February 29, 2012 by emily

I have never done a project with coffee filters before and now I am asking myself why!  This was fun and has endless possibilities.  I began by dying my filters three shades of blue.  I used stewart superior’s memories mists … Continue reading →

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Coffee Filter Craft #1

Posted on February 28, 2012 by Christa

I thought we were a little crazy for deciding to do a craft using coffee filters.  After searching for coffee filter crafts I found that you can do so many things with them!  We may be crazy, but at least … Continue reading →

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