Craftiness Is Not Optional

If you’re a cross stitcher, or looking to get into cross stitching, or love Jane Austen and Pride & Prejudice, I have some new cross stitch patterns in the shop! I am so excited to launch these...

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Book Review corner! I have so many books to share but I must implore you to read these books, make haste! They are NOT to be missed. They will make you laugh, cry……laugh UNTIL you cry, and ev...

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More new things in the Etsy shop this week! Hopefully you saw my mini Hogwarts trunks, I had so much fun making them! I also made some Jane Austen/Regency themed cross stitches, and they turned o...

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As you all may know, every so often I get the miniature crafting bug again, and with a recent rewatch of the Harry Potter movies, I was feeling the Hogwarts vibes! So I made these mini trunks-all...

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I found these old pictures of our old dollhouse that I redid at our old house….and figured they should be shared, if nothing for the mini SMEG fridge that I made out of a piece of wood, some vi...

https://www.craftinessisnotoptional.com/2023/08/modern-dollhouse-makeover-kitchen-and-living-room.html

I knew I wanted to trim a Regency bonnet, for sure! We were out in the sun a bit during the day and it just fit the whole look! I grabbed this bonnet, which was a great shape for the time period,...

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  This spencer was a labor of love. I spent so many hours on it I don’t even want to know. I learned a lot though, and had a lot of fun making the trim and adding it! Many audio books and tv s...

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I finally made the hard decision (lol) to give up my craft room for Sadie, and I had SO much fun making this room over for her. It took weeks of work to downsize and empty out my craft room, (not...

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I knew I wanted to make the Regency wardrobe foundation: the little white dress. I made it out of this fantastic fabric and it worked great for the pattern I used! It shrunk a lot, but luckily st...

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I know what you’re thinking…she’s sewing again!? I’m just as flabbergasted but there is a good reason! I have always loved the Regency time period, Jane Austen books and films, and my sis...

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