JoAnn’s recently shared their new Cape Discovery catalog with me, which features 72 projects perfect for kids & teens to make as Summer projects! They asked me to make a project from the catalog (I can’t wait to share it with you!) and they also gave me a $25 gift card to give away so one of my lucky readers can also buy supplies to make something!

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First Entry: Go check out JoAnn’s Cape Discovery catalog and leave a comment telling me your favorite project.

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Entries will be accepted until Midnight on Friday, May 31st. 

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A lot of people have asked me if the Waffle Cone Slouchy hat could be made by using two strands of worsted weight yarn, so I wanted to give it a try! Turns out it works pretty well! I might actually like it more than using bulky yarn because it’s less stiff, so it slouches better.

All of the hats in this post were made with Caron Simply Soft. In case you’re wondering about the colors, I used: Ocean, Blue Mint, Grape (I think!), Harlequin, and Passion.

This one is made using one strand of Harlequin and one strand of Passion.

What do you think? Have you tried making one with worsted weight yarn?

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I have a sketchbook full of project ideas that I think will be perfect for Summer & so much fun! I want to use my ideas to make lots of tutorials to share with you! The projects will be based around two of my favorite Summer activities: camping & biking and there will also be plenty of Summer clothing projects! I need to raise some money to make it possible though. So, I’ve decided to have a little fundraiser! I’m going to share some of my inspiration with you below and if you enjoy it, please take a peek at the bottom of this post where I have several options for contributing.

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Camping: I love the idea of pretty camping or “glamping”, so I want to do some projects that will be great prettifying your campsite! I have ideas for decorated tents, sleeping bags, luminaries, etc.

Photo sources: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5

Clothing, jewelry, & accessories: I have ideas for some fun & easy skirts, dresses, and Summery tops! Some will be reconstructed & some made from scratch! There will be lots of fringe!

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Bikes: I’m going to show you how I made my bike basket liner + a couple other ways to decorate your basket. I have ideas for bike bags, streamers, and lots of stuff make with yarn! ;)

* I just want to point out that I will not be copying anything in the photos above. They are merely my inspiration for the projects I have planned. I do not want to give away my ideas so I’m not showing the actual project ideas.

Want to help me make these tutorials happen? Please consider any of the offers below! 100% of the money raised here (aside from shipping cost of the surprise boxes) will go towards supplies needed for these tutorials. 

*edit* I got a way better response to this than I expected! Thank you all so much! Rather than continuing to sell items on this blog post, I opened a store where I will continue this fundraiser. Please click here to visit. I currently have Surprise boxes and sponsorship deals available!

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Starfish + Sea Slugs! We found SO many of both on this day! I wish I had my actual camera with me!

The fog was so rad this morning, I had to do a panorama of it!

I go out of my way to buy nuts to feed to squirrels! I’m a little obsessed!

I like taking my picture in reflective things! (at a classic car show) + Supporting local breweries!

If you want to follow me on Instagram, I’m Oolie :)

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I’ve been having some frustrations with the fringe bags I’m working on. I started putting together the linings and zippers and when I sew them into the bag, it gets all weird. Kinda twisty like? That’s hard to explain but you can probably tell in the picture below, how the zipper gets all wavy rather than laying flat. I think the solution will be to try one with no lining, just a zipper. The bag really doesn’t need a lining anyway, I just thought it would be pretty.

Another thing I’ve been working on is trying to decide how I want to attach the strap. The first one I did was the green one below. I used little D rings, because I thought it would look nicer. But no matter how I attach the ring, it ends up turning so the pointy end is up. I would have tried O rings if any stores around here had them (I hate ordering supplies online, too impatient). So I ended up just attaching it to the top round on the blue one, which looks a lot nicer I think.

I really want to finish this pattern already! It seems too simple to be taking so long but I’m kind of a perfectionist! :P Anyway, I’m gonna keep working on it and I would love to hear what you think!

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