I bought the Creative Grids Kites Plus ruler because I liked its versatility - I could cut triangles and hexagons and kites.  I was rather ...

My sister and I have the original Bay St Oru kayaks.  The piece that attaches the seam channel to the hull snapped on my sister's ...

I made a casserole carrier for myself several years ago.  Love it.  It was designed for a 9x13" pan but my 10" springform pan f...

I was recently asked how I made my quilt-as-you-go hexies.  Each hexagon is a complete mini-quilt, with a top, batting and mock-bound wit...

As with so many of my guinea pig sewing projects, third time is the charm.  Pinniped may have approved of the last cuddle cup I made, but...

I'm wrapping up my backlog of guinea pig sewing projects.  The half-written instructions have been nagging me for months.  I couldn...

If you're a regular reader, you know I've been on a scrappy kick lately, working through my leftover bits of quilting fabric.  I...

Making guinea pig cozies is a fairly simply sewing project.  All it takes is a rectangle of fleece, a slightly larger rectangle of cotton...

I've worked with this pattern three times.  I've made several modifications each time I sew it and not all of the notations made i...

After a number of false starts, I eventually acquired the quantity of corn husks I was hoping for to shred and dry.  In past years I would...

DO NOT WANT I found red pee stains in the cage last month.  <sigh>  At least there hasn't been any sludge stains, which is goo...

The brick method Fleece is a great bedding choice for guinea pigs, although it can have its difficulties.  Many guinea pigs enjoy their ...

Using fleece as guinea pig bedding, in theory, is dead simple:  you buy a few yards of fleece, put it in the cage for several days, take it ...

These are instructions for building a portable lidded guinea pig pen that could be used indoors or outdoors.  Please note: This pen is not...

One of the fun things with a C&C cage is that there are endless ways to configure it.  I built my first C&C cage in 2003. (You can ...

People like the loft in my guinea pigs' cage.  It is only 6" off of the main floor, so it doesn't require a steep ramp that is ...

I found a place just down the street that sells coroplast at a decent price ( Graphic Images ).  I had to buy a whole sheet, which is a bit ...

I replaced the hidey house in Bertie and Pinni's cage with a hammock last year, in part to keep Bertie out of the hay rack .  The girls ...