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St. Patrick’s Day Pin

St. Patrick’s Day has become one of those holidays that everyone celebrates, kind of like Cinco de Mayo. It’s a big deal here in Kansas City, with a huge parade, lots and lots of bar hopping, bands and singing.

At SuzerSpace, we tend to do things pretty low key. When Mr. SuzerSpace worked downtown and we had free and safe parking, we’d go to the parade, but for the last several years we’ve just watched it on TV and made Reuben sandwiches.

Of course, there’s a little crafting to round out the day.

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March 5, 2019 by suzer I made this In the Craft Room Using my Silhouette Cameo

Faux Debossed Gift Tags

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If you’ve visited me here at SuzerSpace before, then you must have realized I really like lettering, and I really, really, really like to make things with the cardboard. So when this pin crossed my feed that featured both, you can guess that it was going on my “must make soon” list.

One picky note – the Pin and the post call these Embossed gift tags, but as a working member of the printing industry, I have to point out that these are actually Debossed. Embossing is when you press up an image from the back side and it stands UP. Debossing is the opposite – you press an image INTO an object. So mine are faux debossed gift tags!

Francesca at Fall for DIY created these using specialty duct tape, but I’m more of a #usewhatyouhave kind of crafter, so I went with the tried and true silver kind. We have a big roll of the super duper sticky stuff that lives in the basement, right near the dryer vent that cannot be easily connected to the basement window. The evildoer who previously owned our home made several very interesting decisions (ask me about the built in cabinet for a refrigerator that is not a standard refrigerator size some time).

My favorite craft stock of a cereal box is just perfect for these – thin enough to cut easily, thick enough to not get all bent up once finished.

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February 19, 2019 by suzer By Upcycling From a Tutorial I made this In the Craft Room

An Unbearably Cute Door Hanger

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I wasn’t actually planning on making another door decoration so soon – the Let it Snow Snowman was doing a great job holding down the fort as an after the holidays theme.

But there was a little problem. It’s been the coldest and snowiest winter in years, and I began to fear I had brought it on with that snowman. Sort of a “be careful what you wish for” situation.

So I decided to make a new one, with a twist. I’ve made this bear door hanger have special three dimensional hands which let him carry things, so he can stand for several months and keep current with events and holidays.

These door hanger projects are really simple, and extremely inexpensive which makes them a great learning craft. Practice is what brings better skill, and cutting and painting on cardboard means less pressure to get it right. If the project turns out as a flop, either paint it over and start again, or just toss it and find another piece of cardboard.

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February 11, 2019 by suzer By Upcycling Holidays I made this In the Craft Room To Celebrate

Classy Valentines for Kids

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Last weekend at the grocery store I zipped down the “seasonal”aisle because for some reason it’s across from the cheese aisle (Mr. SuzerSpace is a firm believer that you can never have enough cheese). And I was kind of surprised to see the boxes of Valentine cards kids give out at school. Seems like just yesterday the aisle was full of Christmas candy, and then it was the sad remnants of the clearance holiday gift basket (although I did score a neat set of mugs and hot chocolate for $3.00 that week, so that was awesome!).

But the thing is, I wasn’t surprised they were there. It’s the beginning of February and it’s time for the store to update that aisle. What surprised me is how little they’ve changed since I was in school. Same box, same sentiments, same cartoon/candy characters. And seriously, it’s been a minute since I was a kid, carefully addressing envelopes with everyone’s name, hoping that I’d get a few back in return in my carefully crafted Kleenex-box-turned-Valentine’s-Mailbox on my desk.

I should have realized that the standard store offerings weren’t that great, because year after year at my day job, a loyal crew of the moms turn to me, their resident pre-press tech, to turn their Pinterest dreams into reality by making them swoon-worthy cards for their kids. They don’t want the same-old cards that everyone has. But calling on a graphic designer to produce your cards is not an option for everyone.

February 3, 2019 by suzer Holidays I made this In the Craft Room To Celebrate

The T-Shirt Sleeve Hem

The short story on too long t-shirt arms is that a quick t-shirt sleeve hem is all you need to make a cast-off item wearable again | suzerspace.com

I’ve been a pretty small sized person my whole life. That’s not a humble brag, it’s just the truth. I’ve topped at at just a little over 5’2″, and I have a slim build, and that means I know the wonders of hemming pants.

But you know what never occurred to me? All those ill fitting shirts I own? I can fix those, too. Just by changing the t-shirt sleeve hem.

To be really honest, this is started of those procraftinating projects. You know, where you are supposed to be doing something real and serious, and somehow your mind wanders and you find something much more fun to do instead.

In this case, I was supposed to be purging my closet of things I don’t wear. This wasn’t some New Year’s resolution to be more Marie Kondo style. No – it’s more like I live in a house built in 1950, and shelves and closet space are at a premium.

So I came across my shelf of long sleeve T-shirts, the ones I never wear. I’ve tried to get rid of them before, but some hold memories in their artwork, and yes, I know you can make pillows or quilts with them, but I didn’t. So I decided this was going to be the year I let go, and I put them in the donation box.

Aaaaaaand then I pulled one out and tried it on. And the lightbulb went off. The reason why I don’t wear it is because it has those cuffed sleeves, and because the sleeves are way too long, the cuff causes the arm to pouf out and I look and feel ridiculous.