DIY Cake Stand

glass plate and ice cream/parfait glass

Diaper Cakes

Unbleached Organic Cotton Diapers

3-tier with baby sock rosebuds

Compostable single-use diapers

2-tier with baby sock rosebuds

White Cloth Diapers

2-tier with stuffed Ugly Doll

Compostable single-use diapers

2-tier with Sophie toy

Many thanks to Judy at Tiny Tots Diaper Service & Baby Boutique for the opportunity to make the diaper cakes!  This is a wonderful store filled with delightful baby clothes, toys, and nursing supplies.   

Project Linus Flannel Hooded Blankets

I think the Disney Give A Day, Get A Day campaign is a conspiracy of some sort.  That said, I signed up the family to make blankets for Project Linus.  We made double-sided flannel receiving blankets with a hood.     Laura R. showed me one she made and it was so cute.


The two pieces of flannel are serged on the edges.  I learned that if you do bad fabric cutting and then serge, things fall apart.  Thanks Faye for helping me fix that mess!

Matchbox Chest of Drawers

16 matchboxes, brads, ribbons, scrapbooking paper.

Given as a gift with beads and findings.

Blank Journal Graduation Gift

The reflection is fierce, but under the letters HG is an sparkly Jolee's USA flag. 

Computer Password Books

Yes, I know you're never supposed to write all your passwords down and leave it in a conspicuous place.  But really now, we all do, right?  This is a way to keep it all organized.  The back section contains ruled pages for other random notes. 

Get Well Soon Card

The Craftlode

Welcome to the Craftlode

Craft: v. to make or manufacture (an object, objects, product, etc.) with skill and careful attention to detail.
Lode: n. an ample supply or source.

Some of these are ideas from very creative people, some of these are mine.  Mainly, this is here to remind of of what I've made. 

I have a couple of different crafts that I enjoy.
Papercrafting -- scrapbook, cardmaking, journals, notebooks
Yarncrafting -- crochet, amingurumi, knitting (would like to get better at)
Plastic-crafting -- shrinky-dinks (I haven't really started, but I'm going to)
Upcycling (the practice of taking something that is disposable or downcycled and transforming it into something of greater use and value. This process allows for the reduction of waste and virgin material use, or less strain on resources for melting scrap metal.)