I received this email from Jessie over the weekend and asked her if I might share it with you: I was wondering if you had any tips for making a patch where there was an injury to the lovie. This is Singer. She is 34 years old. She was injured in an incident involving a…
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How to Repair a Stuffed Animal: Replacing Paw Pads
This post is part of “Animal Hospital: Intensive Care for the Intensely Loved,” an occasional series in which I show you how to make common repairs on your child’s favorite stuffed animal. See the first post here. From straightforward fixes, like sewing up a burst seam, to more complex repairs, like replacing paw pads and…
How to Repair a Stuffed Animal: Restuffing
This post is part of “Animal Hospital: Intensive Care for the Intensely Loved,” an occasional series in which I show you how to make common repairs on your child’s favorite stuffed animal. From straightforward fixes, like sewing up a burst seam, to more complex repairs, like replacing paw pads and reattaching jointed limbs, my intention…
How to Repair a Special Stuffed Animal: Applying a Patch
When I was a child I had a very special stuffed animal dog named Barnard. He was all brown except for the white lining on his ears and his feet were weighty, like beanbags. I carried Barnard around by one ear while sucking my thumb for…well for more years than I care to admit (Yes,…
Doing Some Visible Mending on Jeans
I’m short. Actually, at 5′ 2″ I’m taller than my mom and my grandmother (my younger sister is taller than me by an inch), but in the grand scheme of things I’m still pretty short. This was rubbed in recently when my middle son, Simon, who is now 13-years-old and in 8th grade, grew taller…
Your 2018 Craft Gift Guide
My favorite kind of gift to give, and receive, is a beautiful craft book paired with a thoughtfully chosen supply that can be used to make the projects inside. That’s what this 2018 Craft Gift Guide is all about! I’ve selected my favorite new craft books of the year and hunted down just the right…
Lessons from My First Job: Wendi Gratz
For many of us our first jobs were really eye opening. In those early employment experiences we learn how hard it really is to earn a dollar and how good it feels when we get that first paycheck. We learn that we don’t know everything, but we’ve got potential. In the next installment of…
Do You Need a Bank Account for Your Creative Business (or Can You Just Use PayPal)?
Please note that this post is my opinion. I’m not qualified to provide you with legal or financial advice. Opening a PayPal account is one of the first steps you take when you start selling things online. PayPal is the primary way most people send and accept money and it’s a trusted site and so…
How to Run a Flash Sale on Facebook: Soldsie
Facebook is the largest and most popular online social network and almost all businesses have a Facebook page now. If you’ve really spent time building a large and engaged audience on Facebook you’ve probably tried to sell your products to your Facebook fans at one time or another. Posting a photo of your newest and…
How I Made Exercise a Part of My Life
I woke up one morning a few months ago in a terrific mood. I got the kids ready for school and walked them over to the schoolyard. As I was headed home I ran into a neighbor. She’s a mom, too, and we sometimes talk on the way to and from school. She’s tall and…