Amanda Makes Things

The Life and Times of a Crafter

  • Welcome…

    Hi, I am Amanda and I make things. Most of the time, I make a mess; but I also make journals, knitted objects and a YouTube channel. Now I am making this blog. We’re going to have a good time.

  • Turning Tables

    My hubby likes auctions. I can’t throw stones, I like craft and book stores. We all have our things. One thing we have been hoping to find is a new table for our breakfast nook. The one we have is…on its last legs. Pun fully intended. It’s one my mother bought for me when I…

  • Look, a Craft!

    I really meant to get this blog post up ages ago. I had all the best intentions. But as with all good intentions…At least this time I have a few photos to offer; since I did spend a little time crafting, in between running around with my hair on fire. The first picture is a…

  • Adulting: Level Check

    I wanted to do some actual crafting this weekend but I had to clean my room. Like most crafters, my crafting has to share space with the rest of my house and the people who live in it with me, plus two cats. For some reason, everyone thinks they should be able to have a…

  • A Wild Blogpost Appears!

    Start a blog, they said. It’s really easy, they said. Plot twist? It is not easy. I have been driving the struggle bus and WordPress has been my unruly chimpanzee passenger. Le sigh. It has been a bonkers couple of days of me cussing out my computer, the website and the internets in general. I…