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Too Cute Tuesday: Book Binding
At Too Cute Tuesday, we like to do random stuff that we kind of stink at. But on a rare occasion, we actually like to draw on the talent of our members. Sarah has actually taken a book binding class......
Too Cute Tuesday: Book Binding
At Too Cute Tuesday, we like to do random stuff that we kind of stink at. But on a rare occasion, we actually like to draw on the talent of our members. Sarah has actually taken a book binding class and for years I've obsessively bought pretty bl...
Too Cute Tuesday: Magic Wallets
Instructions for this fabulous craft come from the book Magic Books and Paper Toys by Esther K. Smith. The book was sent to us by Potter Craft News. Thanks to them! This Too Cute Tuesday was held in two locations......
Too Cute Tuesday: Magic Wallets
Instructions for this fabulous craft come from the book Magic Books and Paper Toys by Esther K. Smith. The book was sent to us by Potter Craft News. Thanks to them!This Too Cute Tuesday was held in two locations for the first time ever. Nicole was on...
Too Cute Tuesday Simulcast This Week
This Tuesday, it's time for something different. After getting a lot of "Wow, Too Cute Tuesday looks like fun, I wish I was there." we are actually going to give it a shot. That's right, a Too Cute Tuesday Simulcast.......
Too Cute Tuesday Simulcast This Week
This Tuesday, it's time for something different. After getting a lot of "Wow, Too Cute Tuesday looks like fun, I wish I was there." we are actually going to give it a shot. That's right, a Too Cute Tuesday Simulcast. Not sure if t...
Too Cute Tuesday: Tricked Out T-Shirts
Who doesn't have an oversized t-shirt that could use a little cool-ifying? And what better time then summer to get a cool new t-shirt? This week at Too Cute Tuesday, we're tricking out our t-shirts and making something old out......
Too Cute Tuesday: Italian Grandma's Calzones
This Too Cute Tuesday was a little off program. John, my newish boyfriend, was visiting. Naturally I forced him to perform for a group by ordering him to make calzones for everyone. A little background: John made me calzones the......
Too Cute Tuesday: Vegetable-Stamped Stationary
My Pepere* was nice enough last fall to give me a 25 pound bag of fresh Maine potatoes. And boy, did they make some spectacular oven fries those cold winter nights! As a single woman living by herself living a......
Too Cute Tuesday: Bath Salts
Ah, Tuesday. It's the cutest, especially when we make a less labor intensive craft and just drink wine and dish. Kind of like doing laundry, making bath salts felt like we were passively getting stuff done, if only because Dorrie......
Too Cute Tuesday: Needle Felted Animals
Here at Craft Central, we've been meaning to needle felt for awhile. Unfortunately, this requires felting needles, which is a special kind of needle that I ended up driving the next town over to get. No matter, with the proper......
Too Cute Tuesday: Mint Julips And The Pinata, Part II
First of all, Happy Cinquo de Mayo. Yes, we could have done the predictable Too Cute Tuesday thing and drank margaritas but at Too Cute Tuesday, we like to keep you guessing. As I mentioned last week, Sarah, our resident......
Too Cute Tuesday: Cinqo De Mayo Pinata
You know, this year we've really lucked out. Sure Mardi Gras is always on a Tuesday, but this year, we also had Valentine's Day, St. Patrick's Day, and now Cinqo de Mayo all on a Tuesday. Since it is next......
Too Cute Tuesday: Origami
It's a rainy Tuesday night here at Craft Central and with my leaving on vacation, we wanted to have a fun, easy, slightly nostalgic craft for tonight. Enter those fond elementary school memories of origami! (Spatial = Nicole is terrible......
Too Cute Tuesday: Ice Cream In A Bag
Today in my corner of Maine, the temperature hit sixty degrees Farenheit. My snowbank adjacent to my apartment is now just a pile. That's right, summer is officially on the way. I even saw some crazy girl walking down the......
Too Cute Tuesday: Easter Eggs
So both Sarah and I forgot it was Easter this Sunday and had a total other craft planned. Thank goodness Sue remembered and said something to the effect of "Um, what about Easter eggs?" Fabulous! Materials Eggs (white will take......
Too Cute Tuesday: Friendship Bracelets
This week is a stressful one in my little life and we decided to revert to an easy nostalgic craft for sanity reasons. Be prepared to be transported back to a simpler time when passing notes was cool, when algebra......
Too Cute Tuesday: Seed Infused Paper
Spring has sprung here like most everywhere else in the Northern Hemisphere. Spring and Maine means snowstorms with 6 inches of snow or less, a fine layer of dust on everything, and eventually, if we wait long enough, flowers. This......
Too Cute Tuesday: Knotty Coasters
Top of the evening to you! Occasionally it's bound to happen that a Too Cute Tuesday craft doesn't quite work as planned. Tonight's craft is further proof that I am not a spatial person. Good thing Dorrie is! It was......
Too Cute Tuesday: Duct Tape Wallet Reprise
If you've been reading this blog from way back when I started Too Cute Tuesday, you'll remember that at one point I was a solitary crafter. Now, however, Too Cute Tuesday has grown into a bit of a phenomenon. We......
Too Cute Tuesday: Cool Distressed T-Shirts
I love Rachel Ray... Ok, truthfully her perkiness kind of starts bugging me after about 15 minutes but you have to admire that she's worked hard to get where she is and that she's totally worked the being pleasant thing......
Too Cute Tuesday: Mardi Gras Beignets
Too Cute Tuesday was bound to eventually fall on Mardi Gras. We really wanted to make something festive but masks seemed so one-time-use-only. King cake with its hidden baby would have been ideal, only all the recipes that Dorrie found......
Too Cute Tuesday: Crazy Stuff With Plastic Bags
There's all these warnings about playing with plastic bags but we're getting wild here on Too Cute Tuesday and playing with them. I was talking to Sam about what we could make and she said something to the effect of......
Too Cute Tuesday: Thirteen Craft Essentials
I have a friend who loves the idea of Too Cute Tuesday but she said to me the other day, ???Nicole, I???d love to do that stuff but I can???t afford it.??? If you look closely at the TCT crafts,......
Too Cute Tuesday: Homemade Kahlua
Would you believe that in last week's installment of Too Cute Tuesday, I forgot to make a cocktail? I know, amazing huh? So when Dorrie thought we should make kahlua this week, I thought it was perfect! Sam, Emily, and......
Too Cute Tuesday: Record Bowls
This week, Too Cute Tuesday is getting hot. That's right: this week's craft involves an oven! And it involves my very small apartment which means things got toasty. No doubt you have old records lying around from back in the......
Too Cute Tuesday: Bubble Earrings
My mother and I coined our infamous "Pff! I can make that!" expression when we saw these earrings. We had seen them together then I had went back to college. A few weeks later, in with the care package my......
Too Cute Tuesday: The No-Knit Scarf
I always get ambitious about knitting but don't often finish my projects. The problem is that I'm not a good enough knitter to have consistent stitches but not a bad enough knitter to not attempt, which results in mediocre projects......
Too Cute Tuesday: Embroidery with Tattoo Your Towels
I started TCT on Monday, thinking this project may take a little longer then one night. Then life threw a wrench in my plans. It's been a busy week (and will only get busier) so I decided to rely on......
Too Cute Tuesday: No-Sew Handbags
This may be the best Too Cute Tuesday project ever. It may even surpass the duct tape wallet in awesomeness. I involved my friend Dorrie again, asking her if she had any ideas for this week. She sent me a......
