lovelihood

Seattle, WA, US
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My name is Kim Nguyen Love. I write about my family and the things I make and the things I make for my family and my love of the run-on sentence, commas be damned.

craft interests: fashion, gifts, holidays, home decorating, knitting, paper crafts, quilting, restyle, sewing

my personal website:
http://www.lovelhood.com

my etsy page:
http://www.etsy.com/shop/lovelihood

Gender: Female

Birthday: 09/21/1978

Member Since: 11/04/2009

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Fabric baskets, for Easter or otherwise

May 4, 2011

I made these baskets for Easter, but I love them so much I will absolutely have to find more excuses to whip some more out. Burlap lined with wool felt, and a smaller one (my favorite) in hot pink...

Muslin scraps pillow

Mar 21, 2010

I made this fun little pillow for our couch. Nothing comes together quicker and easier than a pillow, small enough to improvise, yet functional and practical. Read more about it at www.lovelihood.com.

Changing pads with wipes compartment

Mar 14, 2010

Keep all your on-the-go diaper supplies together in this hard-working little changing pad. Cotton quilt batting sandwiched in between cotton bedding fabric, this pad keeps baby cushy and...

Drawstring produce bags

Mar 12, 2010

I made these produce sacks from muslin and finished them with french seams to tuck away all the rough edges. They're light, breathable and make a cozy home for all those produce finds. Find the full...

Valentine treat pouches

Feb 13, 2010

Freezer paper pouches were stitched up on three sides and left for the 3-year-old to color up in whatever way he wanted. We filled them up with homemade marshmallows and stitched up the remaining...

Downloadable Valentine with envelope

Feb 8, 2010

I made up this printable "Love Letters" Valentine as a PDF. Also includes a nifty little envelope template. I printed this one on a cut-up cereal box. Download at www.lovelihood.com.

Heart template download

Feb 8, 2010

I created this heart/love cut-out template to embellish the 3-year-old's watercolors. I've posted the printable PDF at www.lovelihood.com

Baby hat from reclaimed sweater

Feb 3, 2010

A little woodland elfin bonnet in polka dotted flannel and a swath taken from an old woolen sweater. Really just two seams, sewing projects just don't get any easier than this.Read more about...

Hand-felted "pinhead"

Feb 2, 2010

Miniature pin cushion made from a ceramic novelty planter and a wet-felted wool ball. Read more about me at www.lovelihood.com

Love Letters card on reclaimed paperboard

Jan 22, 2010

Inspired by letterpress, this typographic heart is Gocco printed onto reclaimed paperboard (think cereal boxes) in cool-blue turquoise and orange. On the inside is a affixed a blank sheet of...

New cushions for office chair

Jan 18, 2010
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Skipped the store-bought piping and made my own. Bias cut some strips from a fat quarter, wrapped it around some chunky yarn, and made some soft and pliable piping that turns those corners with...

Napkins using a rolled hem presser foot

Jan 13, 2010

Make an aresnal of cloth napkins without burning yourself or burning out on all the ironing. These are simple and inexpensive enough for everyday use, so invest in a rolled hem presser foot and never...

Pocket Bib

Jan 4, 2010

Using the bib pattern in Amy Karol's "Bend-the-Rules Sewing" and old flannel receiving blankets, I stitched a little pocket to the back to tuck the bib away and into the diaper bag for onthego...

How a throw can yield a scarf

Dec 28, 2009

Step 1: Gather old t-shirts, promotional tote bags, textile tamale packaging, cloth napkins... Step 2: Sew together in a not-so-thought-out patchwork Step 3: Trim two panels down to the same size to...

Alfajores

Dec 28, 2009

This Argentine treat packed with dulce de leche is not for the faint of heart. Either to eat or make. I had my first commercially prepared Alfajor nearly two decades ago and now I make my own every...

Holiday goodies made from liqueur bits

Dec 17, 2009

Cranberry sweet bread and a boozy apricot mash... two of my new favorite things. Ever. The cranberry bread uses, you guessed it, the cranberries that flavored this year's cranberry liqueur batch. The...

Repurposed cardboard greeting cards

Dec 7, 2009

I Gocco'd these cards on cut up cereal boxes and other similar paperboards scrounged from the recycling bin. It takes the ink remarkably well. I'm just loving these cards.

Holiday Liqueurs and repurposed tags

Dec 7, 2009

Part of my holiday gifting, bottling up these liqueurs just about makes for the happiest day of the year, for me. The tags make me particularly happy. Gocco + reclaimed cardboard + blackboard...

Gingerbread Ornaments

Nov 29, 2009

To ring in the season, we whipped up a batch of salt-dough ornaments. Read more about it at www.lovelihood.com

Little Artist First Aid Kit

Nov 25, 2009

This sweet little mint-style tin is packed with some essentials for on-the-move kid diversion. I've stocked this kit with molded crayons in a variety of mottled colors, molded chalk, a...

Brownie Box Light Box Tutorial

Nov 9, 2009

A light-em-up art box made with a cardboard box and toddler scribbles. See the full tutorial at www.lovelihood.com

Travel Changing Pad with Dedicated Wipes pocket

Nov 9, 2009
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Keep all your on-the-go diaper supplies together in this hard-working little changing pad. Cotton quilt batting sandwiched in between cotton bedding fabric, this pad keeps baby cushy and...

Re: New cushions for office chair

Good luck! I find that anything with a cushy inside like a pillow or chair cushion is very forgiving to work with. Hope it goes easily for you.

posted: 3:42 pm on January 20th