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Weekly Reader 12.27.13 | Hands Occupied

Weekly Reader

December 27, 2013 1 Comment

The last Weekly Reader of 2013 is full of awesome NYE DIY inspiration!

Weekly Reader 08.23.13 | Hands Occupied

Weekly Reader

August 23, 2013 Leave a Comment

The internet was crazy cute this week, and my top picks include gilded magnetic letters and a DIY felt stick horse.

Style this DIY: Knotted Metallic Belt | Hands Occupied

Style this DIY: Knotted Metallic Belt

July 24, 2013 Leave a Comment

A Greek-inspired look complete with lightweight accessories and the hottest hues of the summer.

How-to: Black & Gold Wedding Table Numbers - HandsOccupied.com

How-to: Black & Gold Wedding Table Numbers

January 7, 2013 Leave a Comment

DIY table numbers for an old-Hollywood wedding that come together lickity split!

How-to: Ginormous Metallic Canvas Art

March 21, 2012 Leave a Comment

Make custom art in a few easy steps.

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Heidi Gustad from Hands Occupied / Craft Book Author and Knitting, Crochet, Latch Hook and Macrame Designer

Hi! I’m Heidi, an author, yarn craft designer and content creator specializing in knitting, crochet, latch hook & macrame. My work unapologetically features primary colors and vintage-meets-modern style. My first book, Latch Hook: 12 Projects for the Modern Maker, is now available!

Professionally I’m most known for: advanced intarsia knitting design & modern latch hook design.

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Craft book author & content creator in love with primary colors & vintage vibes. / #latchhookbook out now!
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New yarn alert! @knit_picks’ High Desert is avai New yarn alert! @knit_picks’ High Desert is available in a range of jewel tone colors & two weights. Head to the blog to take a closer look & enter to win FOUR skeins of this versatile yarn that’s 100% American from sheep to skein. 🧶 Enter at the link in bio.
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Pictured: A pink background with light blue knit and crochet swatches, crochet hook, knitting needle, & a bullet skein of yarn, artfully arranged in 3 shots, one with a yellow frame and one with a navy frame. Added text reads “✌🏻 Yarn review & giveaway” and there’s a description of the blog post similar to what’s in the first part of this very caption, which a lot of people don’t read. 🤪
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P.S. I’m playing around with a new template to share more pics at once from blog posts on Instagram. Please LMK here or via message if you have feedback. Appreciate it!✌🏻
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#handsoccupied #KPHighDesert2021 #sponsored #yarn #yarnreview #knitincolor #giveaway #wool #blueyarn #knitpicks #stopswatchandblockit #crochet #crochetersofinstagram #knittersofinstagram #knitter
Over the years I’ve collected a range of unique Over the years I’ve collected a range of unique vintage (often crafty) items, many handmade by family. Since the sunrise hit this creative corner just so this morning, it seemed like the perfect reason to share some favorites from my collection of curiosities. ✂️
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In this shot, you can see:

> a decorative wood shelf made by my grandpa. 

> my great-grandma’s silver clarinet that her son turned into a lamp for me in high school 😉.

>still camera from that same grandpa. Plus my instax & my husband’s 16mm. 

>Wooden scissors holder in the shape of a bird that doubles as a pin cushion and features a rotating thread holder. Not sure who made it but it’s been painted 800k times. 😆🧵 
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Am I the only weirdo who has items like this laying about? Who else has weird murder bird scissors holders from their sweet grandma? 
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Pictured: see bulleted list above. In the foreground, there’s a blue swatch of knitting drying on a blocking mat with pins.
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#maker #knitter #sewist #handsoccupied #vintagecrafts #shears #scissors #stopswatchandblockit #makerlife #antiquecrafts #handmadehome #pincushion #vintagecraft
This dang Yarniversal Championship Belt just makes This dang Yarniversal Championship Belt just makes me so happy! Even more now that it’s helped me connect with fellow crafting & wrestling crossover fans. ❤️ 
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On the blog today - link is in bio, you can take a look at a bunch more process photos that didn’t make the Design Diary video. For maker-designer types in particular, the post has detail shots & a full supply list. I’m so happy with how the @knit_picks Wool of the Andes colors worked out combined with some neutral handspun! ✂️🧶
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Pictured: A close up of a smiling woman with a punch needle version of a wrestling title belt on her shoulder. 
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#punchneedle #handsoccupied #kpambassadorsapr21 #sponsored #wooloftheandes #knitpicks #rugmaking #heidigustad #universalchampion #titlebelt #wool
Happy Wrestlemania weekend, folks!!! 🎊 It’s c Happy Wrestlemania weekend, folks!!! 🎊 It’s coincidentally International Punch Needle Rug Hooking Day today, so I’d be remiss not to share a first look at this project finished JUST in time to wear while I watch some rasslin’ on a pirate ship in a football stadium in Tampa! 💪🏻 I’m excited to watch tonight’s women’s matches the most. Eee!
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Pictured: A blond woman in a denim dress and glasses wearing a giant belt made with punch needle. The belt is made with wool in primary colors and was inspired by the WWE Universal Championship title belt. 
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This is just a preview - after jab 2.0 tomorrow (feeling grateful 🙏🏼), I’ll be editing together a vlog about the design process for this wooly waist cover. Sometimes it’s hard to know how to make some of your wilder craft ideas come to life. Stuff you’ll never find a pattern for, you know? I’ll finish editing that ASAP, but I might take a few days to edit if I feel like trash from 💉 and only want to watch wrestling and wrestling YouTube for a day or two. 😂
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#ipnrhd #punchneedle #wwe #wrestling #championshipbelt #wool #yarn #handmade #universalchampionship #universalchampion #rugmaking #wrestlingfan #wrestlemania37 #wrestlemania
A look at the halo on the back of my wrestling-ins A look at the halo on the back of my wrestling-inspired punch needle project! It’s interesting to see how fuzzy the handspun beige yarn is compared with the primary color sections of @knit_picks Wool of the Andes Bulky. ❤️💛💙🤎 
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Pictured: The back of an in-progress punch needle project. A wooden punch needle tool sits on the work.
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#punchneedle #woolrug #rugmaking  #kpambassadorsapr21 #sponsored #griefproject #handsoccupied #wrestlingfan #universalchampion #yarn #yarncraft #wool #needlepunch
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