Author Archives: Wendy Amato Custom Designs
QR Codes – A quick and easy way to link to a web posting
If you’re not familiar with QR Codes, pull up a chair, pour yourself a warm cider and follow along – you’ll be amazed and excited to get one of these onto your project! This is a QR Code. It stands … Continue reading
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Tagged holiday card ideas, QR code, QR Codes, QR reader, quick response, scrapbook, website links
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T-Shirt Quilt 2.0
If you recall my post about the t-shirt quilt, you know that I’ll try anything once. In the case of the t-shirt quilt, I knew I would need to do this project twice. The first was for our son, the … Continue reading
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Tagged batting, fabric, Fiskars, heirloom, quilt, scissors, sew, sewing, t-shirt, The Scrapbook Manor
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Lemonade Stand Accessories
Well, you know me… I love to take those resale shop finds and turn them into useful gems. Here we go again! I found this yellow and white stripe bedskirt and fell in love with the fabric. Our daughter spends … Continue reading
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Tagged bedskirt, cotton rope, diy, excess fabric, lemonade stand, quilted cotton bedskirt, sewing, upcycling
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December Daily 2012
What a crazy month! Looking back, I’m so glad I documented it. After the month we had, we’re really looking forward to a great new year. I hope your holidays were wonderful and if you need help getting all those pictures … Continue reading
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My December Daily album is finished!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=KqXRbxFOPHI
It was a good exercise. You should try it sometime. Better yet, give me your pictures and I’ll make an album for you! For more information and inspiration, visit my website, WendyAmato.com. Happy New Year!
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Folded Book Tree
Oooh! I was wandering around One of a Kind earlier this month and came across a jewelry vendor who had folded an old book into a diamond shape and it gave me the idea for this little gem. Here’s how … Continue reading
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December Daily Countdown: T Minus One
A couple months ago, a scrapbook friend of mine asked if I would like to be part of a project she was organizing. Each participant was to create a handmade album with the theme of: 25 Days of December, aka “December … Continue reading
Costumes 1.0 – Captain Hook’s Coat
When our daughter signed up for the school musical, I jumped on the volunteer list to make costumes. I’ve done it before and had a ball: Mom and I made costumes for Seussical one year and took over our basement … Continue reading
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Cold Fingers, Rejoice!
All this cybershopping has given my fingers the chill! Here’s what I’m up to: Take an old sweater with tight(er) sleeves. Cut off the ends of the sleeves anywhere from 7″-9″ from the cuff edge. Turn under and sew the … Continue reading
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Tagged buttonhole, cozy, fast, fingerless, fingers, fun, gauntlet, gift, gloves, recycle, seam, sew, stitch, sweater, warm, wool
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