Heartfelt Fortune Cookies

Felted fortune cookies

Next week I'm teaching a free Valentine's themed craft workshop at my local library. We'll be making these darling fortune cookies out of felted sweaters.

Shhh... don't tell, but I'm going to give you the inside scoop on how to make them, just in case you can't be there!

Martha has a similar tutorial, but I'm partial to my method because it provides almost instant gratification with no drying time. Seriously. These things take no more than five minutes to make, but they're oh so cute.

You can download my written tutorial here, or you can just check out this video. (You can view it larger by heading over to YouTube)



Once you're done making your cookies, don't forget to stop by your local Chinese restaurant for a take-out box to put them in. And if you do make your own, I'd love to hear about it, especially if you have a sweet fortune that you wrote yourself!

Threadbanger: Sweater Surgery

The latest Threadbanger video features Stefanie Girard, the fabulous gal who included a few of my sweater purses in her book Sweater Surgery. She was selling the book and her handicrafts at Felt Club, an indie craft fair held in Los Angeles.

If you're a crafty type and have never seen Threadbanger, you'll love it.



Update: the embedded video player seems to have conked out, so you'll have to click through using this link.

Sewing 101: ReadyMade video tutorial

I think a lot of people have an interest in sewing but are easily overwhelmed by the technology or the cost of buying a machine. ReadyMade Magazine has created a video sewing tutorial that helps people get over that first hump.



I was planning to offer a Sewing 101 class this fall in Gainesville, but wasn't organized in time to offer it through the UF Leisure Courses program. Anyone out there interested in learning how to sew on a sewing machine? I might be able to find another spot to host a class. If so, drop a comment here or email me at sassycrafter (at) gmail (dot) com.