Posted By: Alyx on February 18th, 2012

St. Patrick’s Day is about a month away. If your anything like me then soon it will be time to find that “Kiss Me I’m Irish” tee that’s somewhere in the back of your closet. Oh… and we must not forget to add green food coloring to our grocery list. What is
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Posted By: Alyx on January 24th, 2012

Here’s a easy ornament for Valentine’s Day.
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Posted By: Alyx on January 9th, 2012

In honor of the NFL Playoffs and my hometown, Houston Texas.
Luckily the Texans logo is pretty simple and was easily replicated using the kimekomi technique. .
Tools and Materials Needed:
ball point pens in 2 colors
measuring tape
craft knife
glue stick
craft glue
tucking tool (I use a straight upholstery needle)
foam ball (I use a 7cm ball)
cotton fabric in
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Posted By: Alyx on December 25th, 2011
Tools and Materials Needed:
ball point pens or permanent markers in 3 different colors (I use black, red and green)
measuring tape
white out
(optional)tracing paper
(optional)card stock or heavy paper
craft knife
glue stick
craft glue
tucking tool (I use a straight upholstery needle)
foam ball (I use a 7cm ball)
4 colors of satin fabric (I use white, yellow, pink, and blue)
3 colors of
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Posted By: Alyx on December 15th, 2011

This week I’ve been playing around with the Double Combination 8 Division. It’s the latest in my series of combination division tutorials which can be found over on the Combination Divisions Page.
Over at temarikai.com they have printable diagrams of the various types of divisions. They are especially helpful in brainstorming new designs. For
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