Crackers + Honey: The Personal Blog of Karissa Cove » Sewing http://crackersandhoney.com Sewing, Knitting and all Kinds of General Craftiness Wed, 27 Jun 2007 00:50:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.2 Bobbins http://crackersandhoney.com/2007/05/29/bobbins/ http://crackersandhoney.com/2007/05/29/bobbins/#comments Tue, 29 May 2007 16:25:37 +0000 http://crackersandhoney.com/2007/05/29/bobbins/ I love the mix of colours I find in my bobbin box:

Bobbins

]]> http://crackersandhoney.com/2007/05/29/bobbins/feed/ 5 New Etsy Items: Rick Rack Hearts & Lucky Stars http://crackersandhoney.com/2007/05/23/new-etsy-items-rick-rack-hearts-lucky-stars/ http://crackersandhoney.com/2007/05/23/new-etsy-items-rick-rack-hearts-lucky-stars/#comments Wed, 23 May 2007 23:36:50 +0000 http://crackersandhoney.com/2007/05/23/new-etsy-items-rick-rack-hearts-lucky-stars/ I posted new items on “Etsy”:http://karissacove.etsy.com, you can tell I’ve been meaning to for a while, both action shots have me in a jacket with snow on the ground!

h2. Rick Rack Heart Tote

Rick Rack Heart Tote

This tote is comprised of my three favourite things…hearts, rick rack and buttons! Patchwork hearts in polka-dots and vintage apples are adorned with rick rack detail around the edges.

h2. Lucky Star Tote

Lucky Star Tote

It took me about four versions before I perfected the size and materials of this tote. What makes this tote different from the final style is the pink piping around the edge. It was named the “Lucky Star” tote as an ode to Madonna’s song, which is often on the soundtrack of my crafty adventures.

]]> http://crackersandhoney.com/2007/05/23/new-etsy-items-rick-rack-hearts-lucky-stars/feed/ 0 Critter Charms + Apple Scarves http://crackersandhoney.com/2006/10/25/critter-charms-apple-scarves/ http://crackersandhoney.com/2006/10/25/critter-charms-apple-scarves/#comments Wed, 25 Oct 2006 16:45:04 +0000 http://karissacove.com/2006/10/25/critter-charms-apple-scarves/ The past few days I have been busily sewing away on these little cuties!

Cute Little Critters

Happy Apple Scarf

I will be selling them this Sunday at Canzine in Toronto! (more details to come.)

]]> http://crackersandhoney.com/2006/10/25/critter-charms-apple-scarves/feed/ 6 Life is a Bowl Full of Mushrooms http://crackersandhoney.com/2006/10/17/life-is-a-bowl-full-of-mushrooms/ http://crackersandhoney.com/2006/10/17/life-is-a-bowl-full-of-mushrooms/#comments Tue, 17 Oct 2006 15:13:11 +0000 http://karissacove.com/2006/10/17/life-is-a-bowl-full-of-mushrooms/ A whole heap of smiling mini mushrooms ready to be sewn onto polar fleece scarves!

Complete Mushrooms in a bowl

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Tiny Faces

]]> http://crackersandhoney.com/2006/10/04/tiny-faces/feed/ 0 Knitting Totes Back in Stock http://crackersandhoney.com/2006/09/26/knitting-totes-back-in-stock/ http://crackersandhoney.com/2006/09/26/knitting-totes-back-in-stock/#comments Tue, 26 Sep 2006 17:12:38 +0000 http://karissacove.com/2006/09/26/knitting-totes-back-in-stock/ A new batch of “Pink”:http://www.etsy.com/view_item.php?listing_id=497381, “Olive”:http://www.etsy.com/view_item.php?listing_id=497379 and “Blue”:http://www.etsy.com/view_item.php?listing_id=388703 Knitting Totes are up for sale on my “Etsy Shop”:http://karissacove.etsy.com, and I’m just finishing up some totes in Purple, Peach and Green for posting later this week.

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Felt Mushroom Stems

Next, the little mushroom faces need to be silkscreened and decorated with pink cheeks and white dotties, then sewn to the polar fleece scarves. (The scarves will be available at “Fred Flare”:http://fredflare.com in November.)

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After I had cut into the pattern I realized that I had accidentally bought a pattern smaller then what was suggested for my measurements. As I read more of the pattern directions I discovered that there is actually 6″ of ease on the coat which means that the garment has a fit that is an extra 6″ larger than your measurements. This happy mistake ended up being a coat that fits me just right with out being too large. I also took in the sleeves about 4″ because I didn’t want the hem too flared at the cuff:

Missus Coat 1

Missus Coat 2

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Rick Rack

Vintage Handles

I wonder if I could do something that combines these two?

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Knitting Purse Colours

Knitting Purse Colours Closeup

I chose to tone down the colours, and put it on white instead of denim. I think it looks really preppy, and will be perfect for spring.

I’ve got the bag all finished up, and will post some pics tomorrow. I can’t wait to carry my knitting around!

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In the meantime, just for fun, I’ll be posting some “handmade items on Etsy”:http://karissacove.etsy.com. I have so many prototype purses and ideas that I wanted to try out but never ended up selling.

The first item up is the “FUN FUN FUN purse”:http://www.etsy.com/view_item.php?listing_id=196761:

Fun Fun Fun Handbag

This handbag was a prototype for my “Sweetheart Tote”:http://karissacove.com/etsy/sweetheart.jpg, and was before I had a final design — FUN FUN FUN was the first thing that popped into my head. It has my old “Crackers + Honey”:http://crackersandhoney.com tag and is completely one of a kind!

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In keeping with the theme of the party, I made Katie a clutch/pouch for her Nintendo DS. I ended up using some of the “vintage fabric”:http://karissacove.com/journal/2006/03/15/vintage-fabric-ripoff/ that I bought last month:

Nintendo DS Pouch 1

Nintendo DS Pouch 2

Nintendo DS Pouch 3

It turned out great, so well I’m going to make one for myself!

]]> http://crackersandhoney.com/2006/05/07/nintendo-ds-pouch/feed/ 11 My Janome http://crackersandhoney.com/2006/03/26/my-janome/ http://crackersandhoney.com/2006/03/26/my-janome/#comments Mon, 27 Mar 2006 03:30:16 +0000 http://dev.krewdesign.com/kc/cms/?p=67 My New Janome 6600

Yesterday was the big day — Kevin and I drove to Toronto to pick up my new “Janome Memory Craft 6600″:http://janome.com/product_show.php?id=731 from “Sewing World”:http://www.sewingmachine.ca/home.html.

I’ve sewing on it nonstop since we pulled it out the styroform — I’m completely smitten with all its fancy features, and it sure makes my old Kenmore 8 Stitch look like an antique. Listen to this, if you can believe it: automatic cutter, knee operated foot lift, over 500 stitches, start/stop button (instead of pedal powered), 1000 stitches a minute…I could go on and on.

But one of my favourite features and the major reason I wanted this model is the AcuFeed system, which makes for nice even sewing of multiple fabric layers without pulling or puckering. It has been amazing on my appliqued purses so far, and now I’m getting all inspired to start a quilt.

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For those that don’t know, the Next Big Thing is an annual call-for-submissions from Fred Flare, who picks the best crafty & cute stuff and sells it on their fab website, here’s “last year’s winners”:http://www.fredflare.com/diary/nextbigthing.php?xid=117fbb83b8294438b28cfe2cd417b3c0.

Ok, back to my entry…

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As soon as I saw this mixed package of vintage fabrics at Value Village my mind started swirling with ideas — Would I make a “hobo tote”:http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?topic=6043.0 for the summer, or a circular needle roll-up, maybe even a bibbed apron?!

Too bad once I got home and opened the bag, all the fabric and already been cut into and all I got were sloppy seconds. :( I guess there’s enough to make a mini-quilt or some patchwork pillows, but I was pretty disappointed.

Let this be a lesson to you!

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