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I have some pretty earth shattering news over here. OK, fine… maybe not earth shattering, but exciting for me! My name and this C.R.A.F.T. are in this book, Mend It Better
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Awhile back Kristin posted about her book in progress on her blog, Craft Leftovers, and asked for unique mending submissions. I submitted my one and only mending trick that I learned in China. Low and be hold… she liked it and decided to use it in her book! I filled out a little submission form, sent Andy’s and I’s mended jeans to a publisher to be photographed, and here they rest forever, published in a pretty cool book all about creative mending solutions!
The book is full of great ideas, craft projects, and of course mending solutions… This project discusses how to add pockets to anything. In my crafty opinion, pockets make everything better, and I never knew how easy it was to add them.
Check out this tip for sewing holes in leather. It’s a sneaky stitch that on the outside, shows only 2 neat rows of stitches.
Zippers have always been a problem for me. I’m going to read and re read these pages about sewing in zippers.
I’ve always wondered about when to use a single or double thread and if you’re supposed to knot the thread or not…
I love history and really enjoyed the tid bits of history throughout the book about mending…
And here is my name again… with the blog! You have no idea how excited this makes me 🙂
Comments & Reviews
Congratulations!
Congratulations on being part of what seems to be a great book and a HUGE Congratulations on getting married. I hope it's the most amazing day for you EVER.
Congratulations tomorrow! May you have many wonderful years together! (How did you find time to write this blog?)
Tomorrow is my sons fourth birthday. An excellent day to get married. CONGRATULATIONS!!!! I hope the weather is wonderful and the day is memorable for all the right reasons.
This was the first time I posted the official date on the ol' blog yet! I posted about it on facebook 🙂 Thank you, Bella!
Congrats! Enjoy your day tomorrow!!!!
Well, congrats and CONGRATS! The book looks awesome, and I bet you are going to be a beautiful and happy bride. What kind of wedding did you decide on?
Congratulations!
That book looks awesome!!
Congrats on getting married! 🙂
Congrats on your big day tomorrow!
Congratulations!! In double! 😀
Ps – it's my mother's birthday too! 😉
Ps2 – wish you an wonderful day and an wonderful life together!
Umm I think I need this book, no joke thanks for sharing it.
Plus Congrats on your wedding tomorrow!!!!
Oh Jamie, that is AWESOME….. and you got me like seriously wanting to get my hands on that book,,, lol. I think this book would be way more practical for someone like me, who doesn't exactly know how to sew, lol. It looks like it has very useful tips to do some basic things, like hello, add a pocket, or patch a hole in my kids jeans, yeah, thats useful, lol.
AND,,, OMG,,, you are getting married, wooo hoooo…. I hope you plan on sharing lots of pictures with us!!
I love your blog so much, and have been horrible at keeping up, but I redid my blog roll again, and now I have all my FAV BLOGS updated daily on there. So I can hopefully keep up better.
Stop by anytime to say hello, I'm currently working on getting super organized (on a dime) and of course sharing some yummy recipes too!
Have a WONDERFUL day my friend!!
Hugs, Bella 🙂
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