This time around, the Iron Craft theme was "in the kitchen".  I had several ideas for this one, but then I got caught up in Whole 30 planning, and I didn't have much crafting time. So I made a knitted dish cloth from some yarn scraps.  I've been working on knitting up all of my cotton scraps into rags for my kitchen, which results in some two- or three-toned rags.  They're all cheerful colors, and I'll certainly use them, although they're kind of an odd assortment.  This one was the leftover … [Read more...]

This week's challenge was the letter G.  I'll be honest, I got stuck on this one for awhile, because all I could think of was "gorilla" and "giraffe".  I hang out with little kids, but it's been awhile since G was the letter of the week. I finally had a eureka moment: garland! I have not joined the adult coloring trendiness, but I knew I had seen some cute hearts with doodly patterns somewhere recently.  Facebook?  Feedly?  Somewhere else?  I didn't end up finding the ones I had … [Read more...]

I've been eyeing all the tissue paper flowers on Pinterest for some time, so I decided this was the challenge to make some for myself.  I went with Valentine's Day colors for a bit of cheer for our dining room table. I used the tutorial for carnations here.  I colored the edges with a maroon Stampin' Up ink pen and a pink highlighter.  Both worked fine, so there really is no need for anything fancy.  And I raided the kids' craft supplies for a few coordinating pipe cleaners. A cheerful … [Read more...]

It's the fifth year of Iron Craft challenges, and that means challenge #1 is the fifth anniversary present ideas: wood, silverware, or daisies. Of those three options, I was immediately drawn to daisies.  I love flowers, and I've been wanting to add some more art to the girls' room for awhile.  So why not make some myself? I got a Hobby Lobby gift card for Christmas, so last week when we were near one, I picked a few crafty supplies, including a 14x18" canvas.  Can I confess something? … [Read more...]