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February 21, 2011 by Larissa Holland 14 Comments

Do Your Jeans Stretch Out?

Mine do. I don’t like the baggy saggy feeling of slowly losing my pants, especially on low-rise jeans. Not far...
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Bags, Holiday, Sewing, Valentine
February 17, 2011 by Larissa Holland 23 Comments

Two More Messenger Bags

I just managed to crank out these messenger bags from my stash for my two girls in time for Valentines...
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Felt Crafts, Flora Needle Book, Sewing
February 10, 2011 by Larissa Holland 51 Comments

Needle Book

Update: There is a pattern available for this now: the Flora Needle Book pattern, available for instant download at Etsy....
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Downloads, Graphic Design, Holiday, Valentine
February 7, 2011 by Larissa Holland 29 Comments

Valentine Schmalentine

Note: This printable is no longer available.I designed a free minimal-effort card for those who are anticipating a less-than-magical Valentine’s...
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Felt Crafts, Holiday, Sewing, Valentine
February 5, 2011 by Larissa Holland 8 Comments

Valentine Cozy

Had to replace the fraying silver purse with this new eggplant pleather (clearance, ka-ching) so of course it needed some...
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January 14, 2011 by Larissa Holland 23 Comments

Girly Shoe Tags: A Tutorial

As a practice I’m sure they’ll talk about in therapy later, I often buy my girls the same shoes because...
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Food, Shopping, Travel is fun
April 24, 2014 by Larissa Holland No Comments

Now for something completely diff– yeah no, it’s more stuff we did in Brasil

Things I learned in Brasil are here and the first installment of stuff we did in Brasil is here. Where was I? Oh,...
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Benzie Palettes, Shopping
March 11, 2025 by Larissa Holland 2 Comments

Happy 15 to Benzie!

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY to my beloved Benzie Design! I am ever so thankful for fifteen years of gorgeous wool felt palettes,...
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Benzie Palettes, Colly Bird, FOTF Palettes, Twelve Days, Twelve Days in 12 Months
April 1, 2025 by Larissa Holland No Comments

TDITM April: Colly Bird

If you are participating in my Twelve Days in Twelve Months sewing challenge to complete one Twelve Days ornament a month, it’s time to...
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Bob Cratchit, Ebenezer, Prototype
March 26, 2025 by Larissa Holland 2 Comments

Let’s do this, Bob

Back in the Cratchit saddle again for the last few days trying to work out the fit of the blinkety...
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May 2, 2025 by Larissa Holland No Comments

TDITM ’25 Color Guide: Colly Bird

This is the palette I used for my eldest daughter’s Twelve Days set during my 2025 Twelve Days in Twelve...
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Benzie Palettes, Maid a Milking, Twelve Days, Twelve Days in 12 Months
August 29, 2025 by Larissa Holland No Comments

TDITM: Maid a-Milking 2.0 is done!

My maid 2.0 is done! I’m feeling a little directionless and numb. Fatigue has been a big problem since I’ve...
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'Twas The Night jumbles. Bins are helpful when I'm 'Twas The Night jumbles. Bins are helpful when I'm taking group shots. I always like how they look piled all together. Don't worry, no ornaments were harmed in the making!

SHOWN: 'Twas The Night, a series of handmade felt ornaments inspired by Clement C. Moore's poem. Check my Etsy shop to see the currently available patterns, link in bio
SKILL LEVEL: This series is intermediate level. If you have completed my Twelve Days series, you are ready!

#mmmcrafts #twasthenightornaments #feltornaments #benziefelt #woolfelt
TDITM check in! We are now halfway through August. TDITM check in! We are now halfway through August. How is your Maid a-Milking challenge going? Mine is not going at all yet. I need to finish the new pattern I'm working on before my grumpy boss will allow me to sew Lydia's maid. I'm SO CLOSE, y'all. (My grumpy boss is me.)

SHOWN: The two maids I sewed during last year's TDITM challenge
PATTERN: Maid a-Milking pattern from my Twelve Days series
TO BUY: my Etsy shop 
FELTS: Abigail palette from @benziedesign 
COLOR GUIDES: mmmcrafts dot com > resources > color guides 

#mmmcrafts #twelvedaysin12months #benziefelt #handmadegifts
Stitch therapy awaits! If you can: sew basic hand Stitch therapy awaits! If you can: sew basic hand stitches, print stuff, cut stuff, and glue stuff, then you are ready to get started. And because of the *magic* of Sulky Stick ’n Stitch, you simply embroider and cut on the printed lines. My Twelve Days series is a great primer. It starts out beginner-friendly and gets more complex as you sew your way through the series in order. By the time you finish pattern no. 12 you’ll be an ornament makin’ rockstar. mmmcrafts.com > Get Started for more info on your new hobby.

#mmmcrafts #feltornaments #handmadechristmas #twelvedaysornaments #twelvedaysin12months
MERRY HUMBUG: August means All Through The House! MERRY HUMBUG: August means All Through The House! Under a blanket of new fallen snow, this cozy house is silent and waiting for the arrival of St Nicholas. There's a surprise inside the door - a fully decorated Christmas tree! (Gingerbread variation has a tiny Santa. Awww!) See the blog post for handy tips on materials.

If you are joining this challenge (to sew one INTERMEDIATE pattern per month in 2026) now's the time to get going on this new pattern! Throughout the month, tag a photo of your finishes with @mmmcrafts and #merryhumbugchallenge to share your progress! (Please, no photos/videos of my pattern pages.) I will cheer you on! 

MORE INFO: mmmcrafts dot com > blog
SHOWN: All Through The House ornament pattern
SKILL LEVEL: Intermediate (If you have completed my Twelve Days series, you are ready!)
PATTERNS: My Etsy shop
FELTS: @benziedesign
COLOR GUIDES: mmmcrafts dot com > Color Guides + Kits

#mmmcrafts #benziefelt #feltornaments #twasthenightornaments
TDITM for August: MAID A-MILKING! NOT A BIRD! Yay! TDITM for August: MAID A-MILKING! NOT A BIRD! Yay! The mmmakin' skills you've been honing all along will now come into play, plus you will learn a new one: Making the wood bead heads. Do not panic! It's easier than you think. Visit the blog post on my site for a link to the head tutorial. Relax, you got this!

Throughout the month of August, tag a photo of your finishes with @mmmcrafts and #twelvedaysin12months to share your progress! I’ll post mine too! (Please, no photos/videos of my pattern pages.)

MORE INFO: mmmcrafts dot com > blog
SHOWN: Twelve Days Maid A-Milking ornament pattern
SKILL LEVEL: Entering intermediate territory now, but the series starts off beginner friendly.
CHALLENGE INFO: mmmcrafts dot com
PATTERNS: My Etsy shop
FELTS: @benziedesign or @feltontheflyco
COLOR GUIDES: mmmcrafts dot com > Color Guides + Kits

#mmmcrafts #twelvedaysornaments #benziefelt #feltornaments
The (cute) thing that is currently taking up every The (cute) thing that is currently taking up every spare moment of my life. This pattern is getting close and I'm impatient to get it done, y'all! I shot myself in the foot by including some options, which made it more involved. But options are nice, aren't they? #mmmcrafts #snugintheirbeds #twasthenightornaments

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