Fabulously FREE Friday: Blank Calendar Download

Here's a 13 month 2010/2011 CD calendar that you can download & print out for FREE! Just trim and decorate to your heart's desire (great for rubber stamping). It's designed to fit into an empty CD case for a desktop calendar, but you can do whatever you want with it!

Blank CD Calendar

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Spotted once again! This time for our hand embroidered & beaded star ornaments. Pretty cool.  (there's still time to buy them and get them on the tree!)

I spent the weekend in Chicago visiting family while Tracy stayed home with a cold. So apologies for the tardiness of our Fabulously Free Friday offering:

Make your own dolls from worn out socks:

Make Your Own Sock Creature

New at Defabricate: Hand-Embroidered Star Ornaments

One thing I love about the winter holidays is the idea of shared joy that brings metaphorical light into the darkness. It's not surprise, then, that stars are my favorite holiday symbol. I stitched up this set of 3 star ornaments with felt, beads, and embroidery thread from our sewing stash. The seed beads reflect available light to provide a bit of sparkle.

These star ornaments are ready to light up your holiday tree, mantel, or rearview mirror...or to be tucked into a loved one's stocking. Spread some light!

You can buy them here.

Ginkgo Love

A couple of weeks ago we went to an art opening at Guilford College. The campus has GIGANTIC Ginkgo trees and the ground was littered with leaves. The opening was fabulous, & on the way back to the car I scooped up a few leaves. I brought them home and they've been sitting on my desk ever since. I had no idea what I wanted to do with them. I just liked them. So I thought I'd await inspiration & hope that they didn't dry out too fast (or that the cats wouldn't eat them).

A few days ago I decided to pull out my Gocco printer & make some holiday cards - of course, every time I do that my imagination seems to take a hiatus, none of the designs I was coming up with were working. So, instead of sitting there staring at the printer -willing it to print something ultra cool, I decided to print some Ginkgo leaves. I liked the print so much I decided to make some notecards. I've no idea if anyone else will like them, but I think they're cool.

See more of the prints here.

Fabulously FREE Friday: Japanese Bound Book Instructions

Make Your own Stab bound Books

In one of my many incarnations I teach basic bookbinding, here are some simple instructions to make your own stab bound (also known as Japanese bound) books - great for journals or gifts.

Vintage Wallpaper Desktop Calendars

We love vintage designs & couldn't help ourselves when it came to these old wallpaper patterns. This 13 month calendar displays a different wallpaper design for each month (some flocked, some playful, all fabulous!). 


Just in time for this holiday season & you can buy them here

We're featured @ Indie Spotting!

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Or, at least, our felted fishing lures are, check it out: Indie Spotting: Home and Garden and then go see our other felted fishing lures at the Defabricate Store!