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Have a Happy Time Layering Vinyl

I don’t know about you, but I needed a Winter Sanity Survival Plan this year more than ever.

One thing I wanted to try this year was a light – they go by different names, but generically they are referred to as Light Therapy Lamps. The theory is by using this special lamp in the morning that emits a particular color and strength of light you can “trick” your brain into not realizing it is the dark depths of winter.

There is some science to back it up, and it wasn’t expensive, and as long as you don’t look right into it there shouldn’t be any negative side effects (important note – I am not a doctor. I am not dispensing medical advice!), so I figure if I get a placebo or real cure for my winter time blahs it’s worth a try.

The only problem with the plan was the light I purchased for some reason had a power button that was super visible in the dark. It glowed a greenish white, and even if I turned the light to face the wall at night, it caused the wall to glow. So ironically, I was attempting to improve my alertness during the day while killing my sleep at night.

December 13, 2020 by suzer I made this In the Craft Room Using my Silhouette Cameo

The real meaning of a seam ripper

a seam ripper has taught me more about life

So I’ve been absent for a bit from here.

With the state of the world, especially the United States, I haven’t really felt like crafting much.

When things get tough, I often sink to a low spot, where I become sure I’m not good enough. I’ve grown enough over the years to realize that isn’t true, and I’ve become aware that I do it, and those are two good starting spots for digging out.

Today, while sewing another face mask so as to have plenty for work, I had a bit of an epiphany. It was suddenly quite obvious to me that no one has perfect sewing skills. Everyone struggles from time to time getting the pieces matched up, or the inside out lined up with the right side in.

I’m 100% positive this is true, and I’ll tell you why – because if it wasn’t, then why was the seam ripper invented?

July 3, 2020 by suzer I made this In the Craft Room In the Sewing Room Now

Pinterest Challenge: Felt Jam Cookie

A tutorial from a Pinterest pin creates a felt jam cookie perfect for use as a magnet or a needle minder | SuzerSpace

Last year for awhile I participated in a blog hop that was centered around the idea that we should be actually making some of the things we pin to our Pinterest boards as opposed to just spending all our time scrolling and pinning.

I liked the concept, but posting on someone else’s schedule took some of the fun out of it for me, so I dropped out of the group. The holidays also pretty much dictated my crafting designs, but now that we are deep into the new year I’m back to revisiting my boards with an eye toward finding new projects to try.

I have a soft spot for felt, pun intended :). This pin:

looked so cute and the tutorial for the felt jam cookie was so straight forward that I had to try it. Also, Julie featured it in a roundup, so I knew it was going to be good.

February 16, 2020 by suzer From a Tutorial I made this In the Craft Room In the Sewing Room

Cut Custom Earrings From Text or a SVG file

Cut custom earrings using a Silhouette Cameo and just about any text or SVG file using this easy technique | SuzerSpace

I have to admit that I was skipping over the earring tutorials for Silhouette Cameo or Cricut that were showing up in my Pinterest feed. They all seemed to be featuring a similar tear drop shape with cutouts, and that really isn’t my style, so I just kept scrolling.

But then last month a customer from my Etsy shop reached out for some assistance with a cut file, and after we worked through the kinks, she told me she was going to use my file of a Westie head to cut custom earrings for her cousin.

Well, that had never entered my (very vivid) imagination. You could turn just about any image, text or cut file into earrings with a strategically placed hole for the jewelry finding!

And down the rabbit hole I went.

Valentines Day is coming, and that’s a great excuse for whipping up a pair of very custom earrings.

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February 9, 2020 by suzer Holidays I made this In the Craft Room To Celebrate Using my Silhouette Cameo

Sew a Simple Lunchbox Utensil Keeper

Keep your silverware in a lunchbox utensil keeper to make desk lunch more fun! | SuzerSpace.com

Where I work, we only are allotted 30 minutes for lunch. That, and the fact that I am a super picky eater combine to make me totally #teambringmylunch.

I really don’t mind. It saves me a ton of money, I always know what’s in my lunch, and I have a pretty solid routine of meal prep on Sunday plus planning dinners to include leftovers that make this really easy.

Two other things make a big difference – a good lunch container and real silverware. On the first subject, I’ve tried just about every plastic and glass system out there, and I’m still on the hunt for the perfect version. I’m also on the hunt for a better storage system for all the bowls and lids.

If anyone has any advice on that, I’m all ears!

On the silverware front, I’m set. My sister gifted me two sets of a lunch kit system that came with these neat, slightly smaller than standard size silverware.

To keep them together and clean, I’ve sewn up a very simple lunchbox utensil keeper that doubles as a napkin or spill blotter for my work desk.

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January 26, 2020 by suzer Because I am a Picky Eater By Upcycling I made this In the Craft Room In the Sewing Room