http://www.cucumbersome.com DIY Crafts, Tutorials and More. Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:47:47 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A few weeks ago I came across a post on the Sculptress Studio blog (discovered through her inspiring Flickr feed) about attending a sheep shearing at a 1840's festival. Making clothing at that time (which isn't long ago, really) was a three-year process. Three years. What she wrote here really ... http://www.cucumbersome.com/rescued-cashmere/ Sorry for the lack of posts here. I've been feeling kind of awful - washing down gravol with ginger ale, that sort of thing. (And no, I'm not pregant.) But I have learned something very important that I will share with you. Are you ready for this? There are different kinds ... http://www.cucumbersome.com/ginger/ Product + Cute Animals = I'M SOLD! http://www.cucumbersome.com/hamster-cinema/ Something I regretted in our last place was not hanging more art and pictures. Nailing something non-essential into the wall is like committing to the place. I saw this photo on apartment therapy: The print above the sofa made me so happy, in a way that only Caribou's "The Milk of ... http://www.cucumbersome.com/home-is-where-the-art-is/ 1. Some variation of this embroidered "messy tablecloth" by AZEdesign Why I love it: it's so perfectly embroidered to look like a complete mess Why I won't be making it: no patience for embroidery, at all Why you should make it: so you can have me over for a dinner party 2. A smaller ... http://www.cucumbersome.com/things-i-want-to-make-but-theres-a-good-chance-i-wont/