Archive Category: 'Crafty Ideas'

• Balloon Luminaries: Now how cool are these! Today’s feature is a tutorial from CandleTech for Water Balloon Luminaries: A fun and easy project with a beautiful payoff. Learn how to make these Balloon Luminaries. Here’s a summary of how you make these: Fill a balloon with some water Slowly dip the balloon in melted paraffin wax (only up to the water [...]
• Crafty Idea: Thread Organizer: Here is a good idea to keep embroidery thread organized while also preventing it from tangling when working on a project: Thread Organizer Cut two pieces of material about 12 by 12 inches. Sew seams 1/2 inch apart down length as shown. Cut whole packages of embroidery floss into manageable sewing lengths (most prefer it about 27 inches [...]
• How To Cover A Book: Here’s an idea: Keep your cookbook covers (or any book) clean by covering them with oil cloth. You can either glue the cloth directly on the book or make a pocket cover. These two methods are outlined below (including diagrams). Covering A Book: Glue Method Make a pattern by laying the book, opened at center, on paper [...]
• 10 Projects To Help Organize Your Home: The Undercover Crate: Hmmm. I knew there had to be a way to pretty up those plastic stacking crates, check this out. Fabric liners/covers that keep the stackable function intact. Tutorial download is here: (pdf). DIY Sturdy Magazine Holders: I’ve seen lots of these made from cereal boxes but these are nice and sturdy made from [...]
• Crafters Medley: 15 Neat-O Projects To Make (September 2008): How To Make Decorative Tassels: Here’s a great tutorial showing you step-by-step how to make decorative tassels. DIY Coupon/Money Holder: Learn how to make a fabric coupon pouch to keep all your coupons tidy. Also see Making A Coupon Organizer System – How To Guide for putting together an organized couponing system for yourself. Tea Towel Kitchen [...]
• Cool Tip Of The Day: Remold Hotel Soap Bars: Today’s feature is from At Home With The Farmer’s Wife with Lazy Day Soapmaking, if you’ve been looking for a neat idea to use up those bitty soap bars from hotels, this is it: All this talk of vacations reminded me that it was time for me to engage in what I call lazy soap making. [...]
• How To Make Fabric Lined Baskets: Today’s feature is from Country Living with How to Make Fabric-Lined Baskets (oh these are lovely!): Have a lovely (but stained or damaged) quilt? Give the keepsake new life as a basket liner, or use smaller pieces of fabric to create a border of decorative trim. Choose any medium to heavyweight remnant, such as upholstery fabric [...]
• How To Felt Soap: Today’s feature is a mixed bag of tutorials showing you how to felt a bar of soap, these make a really cool washcloth and soap in one. This is new to me and I think these would make great gifts! SuZanna Anna Wet Felting A Bar Of Soap On HGTV Video Summary: Pull off some wool fiber and [...]
• Crafters Medley: 21 Neat-O Projects To Make (August 2008): Canterbury Bells: Make bell-like flowers using wired ribbon to sew onto quilts or whatever you like. Very pretty! Found via In A Minute Ago. Photo Bookmarks You Can Make Out of Your Friends, Enemies & Frenemies: A tutorial from Kodak for how to make magnetic bookmarks from photos. Cute, silly & great idea! Clip-Art Craft: Magnet Bookmarks: [...]
• How To Make Wool Dryer Balls: Never buy fabric softener again with today’s feature from Good Mama: Make Your Own Wool Dryer Balls, how cool are these! The balls will cut your drying time yet leave clothes soft, fluffy and static free without the use of chemicals or dryer sheets. Based on the old “tennis ball in the dryer” trick, but [...]
• Crafters Medley: 20 Neat-O Projects To Make (July 2008): Lucky Ducky Freebie: A cute stuffed felt duckie with a front pouch for a note. Fabric Camera Strap: Make yourself a nice strap for your camera using fabric scraps. How To Decoupage A Notebook: Use Mod Podge and some decorative paper to turn an average notebook into something delightful. Home Made Dish Towels: Sew fabric appliques on flour [...]
• 25 Things To Do With Old Jeans: Today’s feature is from Wise Bread with Twenty-five Things To Do With Old Jeans, I also added a few more denim projects at the bottom: Recycling fabric is a powerful green living and cost saving strategy. Denim is one of the coolest fabrics to do it with. It’s sturdy, gains character with age and can be [...]
• Wow! Golden Thimble’s 527 Free Crafty Links: Today’s feature is a craft explosion from The Golden Thimble with a collection of 527 Free Crafty Links, is this list a keeper? You bet! These pages are designed to give you access to lots of links about crafts and projects. Before I was a full time quilter, I was a crafter of many things. I [...]
• 12 Projects & Tips For Traveling: Projects Lula Louise – Travel Organizer: Use a plastic organizer to organize travel items like passports, index cards with important numbers, toiletry items and more. Gadling.com – DIY First Aid Kit For The Road: Use a plastic water bottle to hold first aid items, includes a list of things you’ll need for a first aid kit. Via [...]
• Crafters Medley: 21 Neat-O Projects To Make (June): I plan on making this a monthly feature since last month’s Crafters Medley list was a lot of fun to put together and a big hit with readers . Here are 21 new craft projects for you to check out, there are a few projects at the bottom for the kiddos. Sew Simple Needle Case [...]
• Exhibiting at the County Fair: How To: Today’s feature is from CorgiPants with Exhibiting at the County Fair, if you’ve been tempted to participate in your local fair but weren’t sure how to go about it, this is a great How To that will get you started: Exhibiting your craft projects and culinary items in your local county fair is fun, easy, economical [...]
• Vintage Doily Project Idea: Doily Bowls: Today’s feature is from Design*Sponge with DIY Project: Jane’s Doily Bowl, I also tucked in a few more doily goodies at the bottom. Doily Bowl – Materials Needed: fabric doily masking tape interesting pieces of paper buttons anything else you want to sew on the bowl embroidery thread a large bowl to use as a template paint brush PAVERPOL or a similar fabric hardener I have [...]
• Jackpot Of Great Yarn Tips: Today’s feature is from Lion Brand Yarn with a collection entitled 50 Great Yarn Tips, however the count surely must be in the hundreds since there are currently 26 pages loaded with tips! Each tip was submitted by Lion Brand customers and you’ll find plenty of pointers for managing yarn, knitting and crochet projects. Here’s [...]
• Crafters Medley: 20 Neat-O Projects To Make: Double Pointed Needle Holder Tutorial: This is a nice & easy needle roll pattern with a top flap to hold knitting needles in place. You’ll also find a bunch more here. Pocket Full O’Lists: Cute homemade notebooks made from paper scraps with cardstock pockets to hold them in. Piggy Bank Freebie: This is a unique idea, a [...]
• 25 Eco-Chic Ideas For Your Home: Today’s feature is from Martha Stewart’s Whole Living with 25 Eco-Chic Ideas For Your Home: Green style guru Danny Seo, author of the Simply Green book series shows us how to create one-of-a-kind items out of things you might consider disposable, and points out some of his favorite sustainable $25-and-under store finds. The ideas include: Mixed Glass [...]
• How To Make Homemade Chalk: Today’s feature is from Wondertime with Homemade Chalk Instructions: Materials Needed: Toilet tissue tube (or an ice cube tray to create smaller chunks) Duct tape Aluminum foil if you are using a toilet paper tube (or petroleum jelly if you’re using an ice cube tray) Disposable plastic container Plaster of Paris Water Liquid tempera paint Spoon Please visit the site for all the details. I [...]
• DIY Fabric Covered Switchplates: Today’s feature is from Pink Chalk Studio with a tutorial for Covering Switchplates With Fabric: I used a standard white plastic switchplate for the base, Yes! paste and Mod Podge Gloss Lustre. I started off trying to use Mod Podge as both the adhesive to attach the fabric and as the top coat. Everything slipped around [...]
• Tipnut’s Picks – 28 Free Easter Crafts, Projects & Tips: Here is a collection of free Easter projects, tips and crafts found online–most are quick & easy if you find yourself running out of time (Easter’s next week already!–Note: This list was published in 2008). I’ve included a selection of how to decorate Easter eggs (plus tips and decorating ideas), Easter printables (tags), craft patterns and [...]
• Homemade Lavender Water Recipes: Lavender water can be used in a variety of ways around the house. Some ideas: When washing bedding and linens, add some lavender water to the rinse cycle. Your bedding will have a light lavender scent (lavender helps those with sleep problems). Use when ironing, spritz a bit of the lavender water on the items being ironed. [...]
• Vintage Suitcase Or Briefcase Rejuvenation – How To: Today’s feature is from Stephanie Lynn Studio with a Painted Briefcase Tutorial that will really spark some creative juices: I have to admit, I first set out to find a vintage suitcase to fill with dress up materials for my niece. But, alas, a cute vintage suitcase was not be found. I knew the hard briefcase [...]