Friday, November 15, 2013

Children's Toy Turned Sewing Tool


Don't scoff at pink Crayola toys, people.

This is what I'm using as a tracing pad/light box these days. 
Image source: www.amazon.com

And let me tell you, it's quite excellent. And FLAT. And portable, because it's battery-operated. Fits letter size paper perfectly, without shifting. Here it is shining through two layers of white printer paper. 

This is Emily's, but I shamelessly borrow it all the time. And it comes in blue, too, if you disprefer pink.

And no, this is not a sponsored post, nor did Crayola (or amazon) send me anything for free to say anything about. I like my reviews this way - I buy* my own stuff, I use them, I fall in love with them, I tell you and you pin them, no strings attached. 



* or, in this case, swipe the children's.

P.S. Doll pattern update: just numbering my pages now. Then it's off to the testing lab. Then we all hound Grandma G, and then I make edits and then I open shop. And then I go off to sew wool skirts in relief.

10 comments:

  1. I've been using my daughters for a while now. I even get her to do the tracing as she has lots of practice.

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  2. That looks like a great tool! Much more convenient than the one my daughter made in high school. ;)

    Yeah let's all hound Grandma G.......

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    1. Fear not, pattern tester person! Did you notice how I completely omitted any actual links to you (so that there wasn't really any way to actually track you down)? Although now that you've commented from your profile, uh...

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    2. I did notice that (not that they couldn't have tracked me from your other posts)! Actually, Grandma might need a little hounding. A little. ;) But apparently not as much as YOU need... where's that pattern?! Heheh.

      Let's all hound LiEr......

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  3. Great tip. I'm off to put it in my Amazon cart right now. BTW, you and I are of the same mind on the review business. Are we alone on this?

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  4. Emma has the blue one, and I agree - it's excellent!

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  5. Great tip! do you think that would it work for tracing on felt? Because I always use my windows but this would be way more comfortable, I think.
    -Sara-

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  6. Too funny! I just saw a commercial for this on the tv tonight and thought it was super cool but never thought about it as a crafting tool. I think it just got raised on the must buy list!

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  7. This is genius!! I usually tape things to my window but that gets difficult in winter.

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  8. FYI: The blue one is currently $15 on Amazon. I had it sitting in my cart for a few days while I thought about it but that made up my mind right quick!

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