Have you ever wanted to learn a new skill, craft or hobby? What about sharing your skills with others? There is a new space in town that allows for exactly that.
Share Denver is a community hub for learning where students and teachers can come together to build creative projects and develop new skills.
I’m personally teaching two classes this month and am so excited to be working with the Share Denver team to help others learn some of my favorite things. You can win a free registration to one of my classes by helping spread the word about Share Denver!
Infinity Crochet Class – November 9, 2013 at 10 am
With the holidays fast approaching easy and fast gifts are great ways to add a handmade touch to your gift giving season. The ‘Take a Brek‘ infinity scarf knits up in just a few hours. Registration costs $40.
Introduction to WordPress – November 13 at 7 pm
For dozens of customers if you are not on the internet, your business does not exist. During this class you will learn how to set up a basic website or blog for your small business or hobby. Registration costs $20.
Would you like to WIN your registration to one of these two classes?
Enter to win by doing one (or more of the things below) and leaving a comment on this post that lets me know what you have done. A winner will be selected and announced on November 6.
Please note I can only award you registration for the the classes I am teaching. If you’d like to take another class you will have to pay full price even if you win this contest.
Halloween is my favorite holiday to decorate for, but living in an apartment does not seem to provide many options for adding a little bit of spooky to the outside of our abode.
Many of our neighbors have small children, so I thought it might be a fun treat for the passerby if we attempted to add some ‘holiday cheer’ to what we do have control over.
One inflatable spider hanging off the porch combined with a trail of spiders around the door has certainly done the trick. Minutes after pulling all the finishing details together we heard a young girl through the window, “MOMMY?!?! Theres a Big Spider up there!”
[The spiders are from Walmart, after a small amount of hot glue I added a magnet which allows them to crawl around the door with ease]
One of my close friends from Americorps recently had her second baby, a beautiful little girl, and I ‘felt’ [punny, right…] it was time to try my hand at appliques.
Supplies
Heat N Bond Fusible Webbing
Embroidery Floss
Craft Felt
Blank Onesies
Step 1: Cut out the designs you wish to applique. I didn’t use a stencil but I probably could have if I wanted to everything to appear uniform.
Step 2: Use a paper towel to keep your ironing board clean, otherwise you’ll end up with stick applique good everywhere. Place your felt design face down on the board and lay the applique fusing paper side up against it. This means you are ironing against the paper. I had to re-read the directions several times to process what I was supposed to do.
Step 3: Set your iron on medium and press against the paper for 7-10 seconds.
Step 4: Peel the paper off. You will have a thin sticky applique leftover that sticks off the edge of your felt. Feel free to pull that off. You could probably cut it off but I forgot to bring my scissors into the laundry room and peeling worked just fine.
Step 5: Place the felt fusing side down on the onesie or clothing you wish to applique.
Step 6: Press your iron against the felt for 10-30 seconds. You want to make sure that the edges are not sticking up and everything is fused nicely.
Step 7: Grab an embroidery hoop if you have one, or just thread a needle with the appropriate color floss and stitch around the outside of the felt. I did this by hand but you could use a sewing machine for a more uniform look.
Step 8: Wrap and present to doting parents. 🙂
After working on a large knitting project for a while I feel like I’ve earned an break for a quick break to work on something that feels like there is an end in sight. Inspired by a recent work trip to Breckenridge this easy chunky infinity scarf is a great gift giving crochet project.
Supplies
Crochet Hook – k
200 yards super bulky yarn – I used Plymouth Baby Alpaca Grande
Tapestry Needle
Base Chain: 122 stitches
Note: This pattern is crochet flat. If you wish, you can crochet in the round to eliminate seaming together. With bulky yarn I felt this was not necessary .
Row 1: Single Crochet to the end.
Row 2: ch2, Double Crochet to the end.
Row 3-12: Repeat rows 1 and 2.
Row 13: Single Crochet to the end
Finishing: Lay flat so that there are no twists in the fabric. Fold the ends together and seam up the side.
