Archive Category: 'Crafts'

• Fun & Pretty Tote Bag Pattern: {Crochet}: Today’s feature is from Attic24 with this lovely Crochet Bag Pattern: It’s my own design, made on a whim and I was/am absurdly proud of it. It has received much admiration when I jaunt about with it on my shoulder, and it has proven to be a very practical bag for stashing yarn in. Very Crochety [...]
• Free Vintage Valentines: {Printables For 2010}: Here is a new batch of vintage valentines from my collection of ephemera for this year’s Valentine’s Day (2010), I believe these are from the 1940s and 1950s. You’re free to download them and print them off to use in scrapbooking, as gift tags or whatever else you like. These are so charmingly retro and [...]
• 20 Homemade Valentine Gifts, Projects & Decor Ideas: {Updated for 2010} Valentine’s Day doesn’t have to be commercialized, making homemade treats for loved ones is fun to do and they’re also appreciated . Here are twenty different projects and ideas perfect for Valentine’s Day gift giving and entertaining…plus more bonus ideas listed at the bottom! 20 Homemade Valentine Gifts, Projects & Decor Ideas Valentine [...]
• Quilt-In-A-Day Tutorial: {Sewing}: Today’s feature is this quick & easy quilt by Floating On Cloud9 – Quilt-in-a-Day Tutorial: If I can do it, pretty much anyone with basic sewing skills can! I’ve made 2 of these now, and both took about 2 hours. The sample in the tutorial is for a baby quilt but you can make it larger for an [...]
• Peasant Girl Dish Towels: {Tuesday Pattern}: Here’s the second free embroidery pattern from the vintage Peasant Girl days-of-the-week series, Peasant Girl is carrying a bundle of laundry to iron (with an iron in one hand). Pattern Download: You can download this week’s pattern here: Peasant Girl – Tuesday. Printing Instructions: Save the pattern to your desktop first (right click, save as…), open the file, select [...]
• Chra’s Potholder Pattern: {Knitting}: Today’s feature is from Chra with this knit pattern for a lovely Potholder: These take only one afternoon to make and are lovely all year gifts but especially for people who just moved into a new home. They are also cheap and useful. The pattern is worked in double strands of cotton yarn using the seed stitch [...]
• How To Make A Rose Jar: Gather rose leaves when dry. Spread out in a dark room on paper and sprinkle with salt. When thoroughly dry, put 1 qt. rose petals in a pan and put this mixture over them: 1 tsp. oil of cloves 1 tsp. cassia buds 1 tsp. lavender 1 Tbls. Orris root, powdered 1 oz. of any good perfume (not Lily of [...]
• Paper Flowers: 35 How-To Instructions & Templates: Here’s a lovely assortment of paper flowers to make, I’ve organized them in a few sections for easier browsing: Bouquets & Centerpieces, Tissue Paper, Crepe Paper, Origami Paper and the rest under general tutorials. Many of these have free templates to download and most are surprisingly easy to make! Just click the picture to visit [...]
• Cut Wine Bottles & Etched Glass: {DIY}: Today’s feature is from Curbly with this clever & crafty way to turn empty wine bottles (or any colored glass bottle) into something really special, How To: Cuttin’ Glass and Taking Names: Ever looked at a wine bottle to admire its shape, color, or translucent qualities? These features shouldn’t go to waste in the recycling bin. [...]
• Free Recipe Card Download + Mailing Label: {Printables}: Today’s feature is from The Small Object with this lovely set of freebies to download – Triangle Label + Recipe Cards: The labels can be used as address, gift or plain old labels. Print them on full sheet adhesive paper for stickers or on cardstock for a cute gift tag. And the matching set of [...]
• Peasant Girl Dish Towels: Vintage Embroidery Pattern: Here is the latest free vintage pattern series from my personal collection, the Peasant Girl Dish Towel set. I believe this set is from the 1930s or 1940s. There’s a different pattern for each day of the week, each one featuring a cheerful Peasant girl performing a task. I’ll have one pattern from the set [...]
• Reversible Toaster Covers: {Sewing Tutorial}: Today’s feature is from Sew Mama Sew with Sewing for the Home ~ Reversible Appliance Covers: Sarah’s Reversible Appliance Cover Tutorial can be adapted for just about any appliance in your home. Do you want to protect your sewing machine from dust? Do you want to hide the TV? The tutorial example is for a two-slice toaster [...]
• Make Your Own Bookmarks: 32 Crafty Ideas & Printables: If there’s one page full of creative and gift-worthy bookmarks to keep on hand, this is the one! All kinds of free printables and crafty ways to make lovely bookmarks for yourself or as a gift. 32 Crafty & Printable Bookmarks To Make Fabric Bookmarks: Use pretty scraps of fabric to cover cardstock (with rubber cement). Super [...]
• Ice Scraper Hand Mitt: {Tutorial}: Today’s feature is from The Idea Room with this clever Ice/Snow Scraper Hand Mitt Tutorial: I realize that not all of you are living with frigid temperatures, snow and ice right now, but we are. Believe it or not, I really do love snow and snow storms! I just don’t like when I have to scrape [...]
• DIY Stone Mat Project: Today’s feature is from Lowes Creative Ideas with this how-to for a DIY Stone Bath Mat: Achieve a Zen-like spa feeling in your bath with a personalized foot-massaging mat. The mat is durable enough for indoor and outdoor use. You could make an additional project as a welcome mat for your home’s entryway. I love the idea [...]
• Free Vintage Sunbonnet Pattern: {Sewing}: Sunbonnets and more sunbonnets! Make ‘em to match your housedresses, your gardening outfits, even your sports clothes or your square dance costumes. Here’s one that opens flat for easy ironing and it’s so very easy to make. Two-thirds of a yard of average material will be enough. The proportions shown on the chart should remain, but [...]
• Crafters Medley: 27 Neat-O Projects To Make (January 2010): Like-New Shoes From Crochet Adorned: Crochet…Give your tired shoes a mini-makeover with these easy trims. Project Display Board: Sweet project using jumbo clothespins, modge podge and scraps of fabric. DIY Project Pouches: Keep projects neat and organized with these project pouches. Passport Cover Tutorial: This passport cover is not like the normal journal or paperback cover, it’s more [...]
• Tabletop Ironing Pad Tutorial: {Sewing}: Today’s feature is from Little Birdie Secrets with this clever Tabletop Ironing Pad Tutorial: I don’t have a big craft room (yet!) where I can leave out all my crafting necessities, like my ironing board. (Even simple sewing projects usually require you to press something in one direction or another.) Love, love, love this simple ironing [...]
• Flower Petal Pincushion Pattern: {Crochet}: Today’s feature is from Hooked On Needles with this crochet version of the popular flower petal style pincushion, Crocheted Pin Cushion Pattern – English version : Terri, being the clever and creative person that she is, used the pictures to figure out how to make the pin cushion and wrote down the pattern. She has [...]
• Pretty Vintage Potholders Patterns: {Sewing & Embroidery}: Two lovely potholder patterns to add to your collection, one is a creamer and the other is a sugar bowl–each decorated on one side with embroidered flowers and leaves. These are from the 1940s and are stuffed with batting and finished off with binding. Each measures between 10″ – 11″ from farthest edges but they [...]
• Fabric Wallet Tutorial: {Sewing}: Today’s feature is from Very Purple Person with this lovely fabric Wallet Tutorial: The tutorial includes two variation of the closure, one with tab and velcro and the other with fabric loop and button. finished size when folded: 21×10 cm finished size when opened: 21×20 cm 2 full width pockets 1 zippered pocket 6 card slots There are two different variations for [...]
• Wallpaper Headboard How-To: {DIY}: Today’s feature is from Etsy with this tutorial for Headboard From Wallpaper Projects: Since we’ve never found a headboard we were in love with, we spend an inordinate amount of time in the morning fluffing up our pillows to conceal as much of it as possible. Crafting one out of wallpaper opens up all kinds of [...]
• Smile & Wave’s Tote Bag Tutorial: Today’s feature is from Smile And Wave with this Tote Bag Tutorial: I had some odd shaped leather left over from pink journals so I took a cue from Katherine’s pretty totes and used them for straps. I used Kona cotton for the inside and fabric from a thrifted dress for the pocket. You may or [...]
• How To Make Crepe Paper Flowers: {Fundamentals}: First Steps In Flower Making The instructions here teach you the fundamental principles of crepe paper flower making. When you have learned these basic steps and assembled a few flowers, you will find it very easy to duplicate any real flower in crepe paper. If you have never worked with crepe paper, it will be helpful to [...]
• Strawberry Pincushion Tutorial: {Sweet}: Today’s feature is from Embroideroo with this sweet Strawberry Pincushion Tutorial: Would you like to make a strawberry pincushion? I will show you step by step, how to make these little cuties. It is very easy. (This pattern will make two pincushions). Supplies needed are minimal: 8 inch square of red fabric scrap of green felt strong thread, sewing needle, [...]