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May 24, 2013 2 Comments

Weekly Reader, May 24, 2013 - HandsOccupied.com

An outtake from this week’s tutorial shoot. Out of focus, but this made me laugh. Self timers wait for no yawn…

This week slipped by rather quickly and quietly for me. I have been busy with a lot of projects. You can see from my Instagram highlights below that I’ve been painting some styrofoam, I cleaned up after a mouse decimated a rice-filled pin cushion for dinner (leaving behind its weight in turds – yuck), and I’ve been slowly trying to reorganize my craft space. I did find a sweet vintage sewing book I’d stashed away – complete with creepy illustrations.

My husband started a new job this week (note the snap from our post-his-last-day outing for vegetarian BBQ and beer, second from the right), which has meant some changes are going on in our lives. I’m still mulling over how I feel about all this change, so maybe I’ll open up and post about it soon…

Weekly Reader, May 24, 2013 - HandsOccupied.com

So this was awesome

Craft & Snack Tutorials

flap pocket skirt tutorial –skirt as top
succulent boutonnieres -succulents and sunshine
porter milkshakes -Yellow Brick Home
sun-printed tote bag -How About Orange
teeny tiny ice cream cone cookie treats -Damask Love

Weekly Reader, May 24, 2013 - HandsOccupied.com

Reads

I want to spend as much of Memorial Day weekend as I can reading, so I checked out The Aviator’s Wife, The Magicians, and Tell the Wolves I’m Home. So far, I’m 100 pages into The Aviator’s Wife, which is a little out of my personal reading comfort zone with the historical romance, but it’s looking like the plot’s about to thicken. I’ll keep you posted. 

Movies/Shows

I take back my glowing recommendation, Call the Midwife. Season 2, episode 8 featured absurd crocheknitting. Observe two needles poked through a granny square. What a derp, guys!

Call the Midwife Knitting Fail

grab via Stolen Hearts, Vintage Souls

In case you missed it…

  • I shared how to make fake flower headbands and boutonnieres on Monday. 
  • Yesterday, I enthralled y’all with 22 pie charts outlining the results of the Hands Occupied Reader Survey.
  • I rounded up my favorite washi tape project ideas over at The Good Weekly.
  • As always, I wrote about some cool candle-related projects for Craft Gossip.

Filed Under: Weekly Picks Tagged With: boutonnieres, call the midwife, ice cream cones, Knitting, Sewing, skirts, succulents, weekly reader

About Heidi

Heidi Gustad is a knitting, crochet and crafts designer. She first learned to knit at age 8 from a grandmother who saw in her a need for something to keep her busy. She's now a full time designer, video host, blogger & teacher. You can keep up with her designs and more by following handsoccupied on your favorite social network.

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  1. Cassidy

    May 24, 2013 at 9:18 am

    Thanks so much for featuring me!

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    • Heidi

      May 24, 2013 at 9:23 am

      You’re welcome, I love the boutonnieres!

      Reply

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