The alm Project – Diary of a Crafty Insomniac

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Upcycled Dress turned Pillow

Wednesday, February 15th, 2012

About 10 years ago my friend traveled to West Africa and he brought me a dress made from Bògòlanfini or bogolan (“mud cloth“). The dress was several sizes too large so it sat in my closet untouched. I absolutely love the fabric and wanted to display it in a prominent way – I decided to [...]

The gray crowned crane inspiration

Thursday, December 8th, 2011

There are 2 gray crowned cranes living on the campus of my son’s high school. Each morning as I inch along with the traffic, I watch them as the go about their business. They seem to peacefully coexist with the noise and confusion that accompanies teenagers. One morning my son took a picture of the [...]

Wordless Wednesday – & today I made these

Wednesday, November 9th, 2011

It was a productive day… See more @ www.almcleary.com            

Florida Fall Wreath

Friday, November 4th, 2011

They say you know it’s fall in Florida when the licenses plates being to change. Unlike our seasonal visitors from “up north” we do not have changing foliage as an indicator of fall. This year, I decided to welcome fall with a South Florida style creation. Over the summer, I had a new AC unit [...]

A day at the beach – My handmade pillow process

Thursday, September 29th, 2011

Over the summer, my nephew, his wife and their 5 kids stopped by my home/office to rescue this workaholic for a day. Since the beach is only 2 blocks from my home – and it’s one of my favorite places to work – I decided to oblige – plus I could not say no to [...]

African Fashion Online

Wednesday, September 28th, 2011

My Big A– Embroidery Project

Monday, February 28th, 2011

Embroidery and Weight loss About 1 year ago, I closed my inbound marketing business and returned to corporate America. I guess the guilt of ‘selling out’ was so overwhelming that I gained 30 lbs. I had to do something about my bulging belly. I started thinking about the things I did before returning to a [...]

Handmade (embroidered) Holiday

Friday, December 31st, 2010

It has been an excitingly busy holiday. I felt like a true business person, I sold several custom pillows and a few pillow pattern – I was quite thrilled. Despite the hectic holiday season, I was still able to abide by one of my resolutions for 2010 – that is – give handmade gifts for [...]

The facts about Christmas Trees

Tuesday, December 21st, 2010

Real Christmas Trees… There are approximately 25-30 million “real” Christmas trees sold in the US each year. There are close to 350 million real Christmas trees currently growing on Christmas tree farms in the U.s. alone, all planted by farmers. North American real Christmas trees are grown in all 50 states and Canada. Eighty percent [...]

Crafting With My Mom

Wednesday, December 8th, 2010

I have been busy creating and fulfilling Holiday orders so I have not been able to update my  blog as often as would like – (SEO Note – updating your blog at least 3 times per week increases you ranking on the the major search engines). Anyway, my friend Liz has offered to share a [...]

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