by ChiWei | Sep 26, 2012 | Crochet, DIY
Just eh. I mean, it was fun. Fun to be away from my toddler for a couple of days. Fun to hang out with an old college friend. Fun to sit outside on a gorgeous fall day. Fun to watch original Muppet episodes while not worrying about getting a little one in the...
by ChiWei | Aug 27, 2012 | Accessories, All Designs, Crochet, Free Patterns
Wow, wow, and wow. I am in the final round of voting for So You Think You’re Crafty! When I first signed up to compete, I seriously did not think I would make it this far. Because of this little adventure, I have some beautiful new items in my house,...
by ChiWei | Aug 14, 2012 | All Designs, Crochet, Home
I’ve seen a lot of crocheted and woven and braided rugs out on the internet; it was even one of the first things I pinned to Pinterest, but I never got around to trying one of my own until now. I always thought it was going to be difficult, but actually,...
by ChiWei | Aug 7, 2012 | DIY, Home, Kids, Mixed Media, Summer
This was a project I’ve been meaning to make for a while now, and loved getting a chance to do it for the Out and About week at SYTYC. Now I just need to have a party so I can play! I started off by sending Drew to Home Depot to buy lumber. Actually, he had to...
by ChiWei | Jul 26, 2012 | DIY, Home, Kids, Paper
Here’s my Ombre win from SYTYC – a Lucky Star Ombre Mobile. I love that J now points to it at bedtime and says “Moon!” and “-Tar!” I’m going to lose, or I’m going win. Someday, I will get back to the business of...
by ChiWei | Jul 17, 2012 | DIY, Home, Mixed Media, Summer
Did I mention work is coming to a head? Yeah, and J is headed straight to terrible toddler-hood. And I still have to write up the awesomeness that is the gift exchange that I participated in, both of them. And then there’s the crafts for SYTYC – one a...
by ChiWei | Jul 5, 2012 | DIY, Home, Mixed Media
Here’s the tutorial for my scrap wood lantern, in case you have an armload of scrap wood you’d like to use up! The brainstorming process for this project was a little bit crazy. Once I decided I wanted to use wood, I googled “wood scraps” just... by ChiWei | Jul 3, 2012 | DIY, Uncategorized
Seriously, when is life not crazy? Blogging sometimes gets pushed to the back burner. But, fantastic news! I won the Scraps Challenge at So You Think You’re Crafty with my Wood Scrap Lantern! I started the contest with almost no expectations, just hoping to...
