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Vintage Christmas Crafts: The Tussie Mussie and the Language of Flowers

December 15, 2020 by Carolyn Wainscott Leave a Comment

When I think of a Tussie Mussie, my first thought is of a Christmas decoration filled with potpourri or a small gift hanging on a Christmas tree. They’d hang alongside other vintage Christmas crafts like strings of popcorn, candles, corn husk angels and hand-cut paper snowflakes, back before we could run out to a mega […]

Filed Under: Holiday Ideas Tagged With: Carolyn Wainscott, Christmas crafts, Guest post, vintage crafts

Victorian-Era Style: DIY Little Girl’s Fur Muff with Matching Doll Fur Muff

August 20, 2020 by Carolyn Wainscott Leave a Comment

#DoYouRemember Sunday afternoon strolls in the park in your very best finery? Parasols, velocipedes, horses and buggies? Top hats, long flowing dresses and cloaks? Well, I may be old, but neither do I. My birthday happened much later than the Victorian era, when Momma wore a beautiful chapeau and instead of gloves, daughter had her […]

Filed Under: Kids Crafts Tagged With: Carolyn Wainscott, DIY, Doll Clothes, Easy Sewing Projects, Guest post, sewing, vintage, vintage crafts

My Granddaughter Hannah’s DIY Duct Tape Mannequin for Sewing Projects

May 27, 2020 by Carolyn Wainscott Leave a Comment

Hello out there in crafting land from Carolyn Wainscott of Carolyn’s Canvas. I am marking an item off my bucket list that has been there for a few years—a duct tape mannequin. If your bucket list is like mine, it has more added almost daily than is marked off. My great-granddaughter, Hannah, has already begun […]

Filed Under: Sewing Tagged With: Carolyn Wainscott, DIY, Easy Sewing Projects, fabric, how to, sewing, Tips

Vintage Christmas Crafts: The Tussie Mussie and the Language of Flowers

December 10, 2019 by Carolyn Wainscott Leave a Comment

When I think of a Tussie Mussie, my first thought is of a Christmas decoration filled with potpourri or a small gift hanging on a Christmas tree. They’d hang alongside other vintage Christmas crafts like strings of popcorn, candles, corn husk angels and hand-cut paper snowflakes, back before we could run out to a mega […]

Filed Under: Holiday Ideas Tagged With: Carolyn Wainscott, Christmas crafts, Guest post, vintage crafts

Victorian-Era Style: DIY Little Girl’s Fur Muff with Matching Doll Fur Muff

August 22, 2019 by Carolyn Wainscott Leave a Comment

#DoYouRemember Sunday afternoon strolls in the park in your very best finery? Parasols, velocipedes, horses and buggies? Top hats, long flowing dresses and cloaks? Well, I may be old, but neither do I. My birthday happened much later than the Victorian era, when Momma wore a beautiful chapeau and instead of gloves, daughter had her […]

Filed Under: Kids Crafts Tagged With: Carolyn Wainscott, Doll Clothes, Easy Sewing Projects, Guest post, vintage, vintage crafts

My Granddaughter Hannah’s DIY Duct Tape Mannequin for Sewing Projects

May 13, 2019 by Carolyn Wainscott Leave a Comment

Hello out there in crafting land from Carolyn Wainscott of Carolyn’s Canvas. I am marking an item off my bucket list that has been there for a few years—a duct tape mannequin. If your bucket list is like mine, it has more added almost daily than is marked off. My great-granddaughter, Hannah, has already begun […]

Filed Under: Sewing Tagged With: DIY, how to, sewing hack, Tips

Vintage Christmas Crafts: The Tussie Mussie and the Language of Flowers

December 10, 2018 by Carolyn Wainscott Leave a Comment

When I think of a Tussie Mussie, my first thought is of a Christmas decoration filled with potpourri or a small gift hanging on a Christmas tree. They’d hang alongside other vintage Christmas crafts like strings of popcorn, candles, corn husk angels and hand cut paper snowflakes, back before we could run out to a […]

Filed Under: Christmas Tagged With: Carolyn Wainscott, Christmas crafts, Guest post, vintage crafts

My Granddaughter Hannah’s DIY Duct Tape Mannequin for Sewing Projects

May 11, 2017 by Carolyn Wainscott 3 Comments

Hello out there in crafting land from Carolyn Wainscott of Carolyn’s Canvas. I am marking an item off my bucket list that has been there for a few years-a duct tape mannequin. If your bucket list is like mine, it has more added almost daily than is marked off. My great, granddaughter, Hannah, has already […]

Filed Under: Sewing Tagged With: DIY, sewing hack

Turn One Yard of Fleece into a Hat, Scarf, and Mittens

March 31, 2017 by Carolyn Wainscott 6 Comments

Hello out there, Carolyn Wainscott from Carolyn’s Canvas back again with my pattern for making a hat, a scarf and a pair of mittens from just one yard of fleece-and the mittens are lined, sooo toasty warm. I developed the pattern for a group of us at my church to make items for the homeless and […]

Filed Under: Sewing Tagged With: Easy Sewing Projects, sewing hack

Dollstalgia: Restoring a 1969 CRISSY The Doll With Hair That Grows

February 6, 2017 by Carolyn Wainscott 19 Comments

Here’s a guest post from Carolyn Wainscott on the restoration of 1969’s much beloved Crissy doll. Please share your own Crissy doll memories with us in the comments! — Melinda, my youngest, was five in 1969 and there was only one thing she wanted for Christmas – Crissy, the doll with hair that grows. She […]

Filed Under: Crafts Tagged With: Carolyn Wainscott, Doll Clothes, nostalgia, Recycled Crafts

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