Archive Category: 'Crafty Ideas'

• Holiday Projects: Fabric Garland & Ornament: Today’s feature is from Lazy Girl Designs with two different holiday crafts, Free Projects: Holiday Fabric Garland and Ornament: Here are two quick and easy projects you can still make in time for the holidays: fabric ball ornament and easy fabric garland or ribbon. Both are made by fusing layers of fabric together to make what [...]
• Crafters Medley: 25 Neat-O Projects To Make (December 2008): Checkbook Covers: Tutorial for three different versions, each made of fabric. Tag Maker Tote: I wouldn’t use this for carting around tag making supplies, but my how handy it would be for organizing other things! Repurposes a vintage film slide case. How to Make Beaded Wine Glass Charms: Wine glass charms are like name tags, they are [...]
• How to Make Ice Wreaths: Today’s feature is from Resurrection Fern with How to Make Ice Wreaths: I had so many lovely comments on the ice wreath hung on the garden gate yesterday that I decided to let anyone who doesn’t already know in on how to make them. It is so easy and although I realize they don’t last forever if [...]
• Newspaper Snowflake Garland: Tutorial: Today’s feature is two parts, first from Maya*Made with Newspaper Snowflake Garland: A Tutorial: These aren’t exactly garlands, more like delicate mobiles. They gently spin and twirl at the slightest breeze. It seems to add to their magic… as if they are spiraling to the ground like real snowflakes. Supplies Needed: newspaper squares sharp scissors sewing machine and thread tape The tutorial [...]
• Winter Holiday Birch House Tutorial: Today’s feature is from Getting Stitched On The Farm with Winter Holiday Birch House Tutorial: Last year, the month before Christmas, I went slightly craft crazy and made a little birch village full of houses, barns and glittered animals. It was really fun to do – even if there was glitter for months to come all [...]
• Homemade Gift Idea: Linen Sprays: Today’s feature is from Hallmark Magazine with Homemade Gift: Linen Sprays (removed link since website no longer active, instructions are below): Spritz a little on your sheets, or into the air of your bedroom, and breathe deeply. When it’s time to retreat indoors, a quick-to-concoct handmade linen spray can infuse your every day with the lighthearted [...]
• Christmas Keepers: Over 200 Crafty Holiday Ideas: Tipnut’s Christmas Keepers has just been updated and is now loaded with over 200 creative ideas for holiday decorations, ornaments, homemade gift ideas, crafts, holiday recipes and more. New! Vintage Goodies Added… Vintage Holiday Templates: Three different downloads available. Templates for Santa, a Christmas Stocking, a Baby Reindeer, a Pixie Boot, a Gingerbread Man, a Snowman and [...]
• Craft Bump: 70+ Crafty Ideas Revisited: Major cleanup work going on at Tipnut, here are several dozen craft patterns, tips & tutes posted on Tipnut over the past couple of years that are now combined into this handy list. Lots of great ideas for gifts! 70+ Crafty Ideas Revisited Neck Ribbon Caddy: Holds a tape measure, pincushion, small scissors and sewing gauge to [...]
• Cinnamon Votives: Crafty Idea: Today’s feature is from Jonathan Fong Style with this super easy project Cinnamon Votives: Take an ordinary glass votive and turn it into a cinnamon-scented tealight holder. How cozy and Martha can you get? All you need to make these are: A glass votive holder Rubber band Cinnamon sticks Raffia Tealight candle The idea is to surround the votive with cinnamon sticks (secured [...]
• Easy Decorative Flip Notebook: How To: Today’s feature is from Simply Vintagegirl with notebook . . . easy to make . . . easy to use: With a combination of several different items that are easy to come by, you can come up with a wonderfully attractive little notebook to flip through. Customize this notebook any way you like, create the sections you [...]
• Snowflake Gift Soaps: How To: Today’s feature is from All Things Hold Together with a charming idea for homemade soaps–Snowflake Soap Tutorial: Yesterday, I finally started making holiday soaps. The first ones I made were these adorable goat milk snowflake soaps scented with peppermint essential oil. Materials Needed: Silicone muffin pan (6-cavity) Approx. 20 oz. Goat Milk Soap Base Cornflower Blue Mica Peppermint Essential Oil [...]
• Crafters Medley: 28 Neat-O Projects To Make (November): Here’s this month’s mix of projects & tutorials for all things crafty. Enjoy! Dings Da Organizer (pdf): This is a multi-purpose organizer. Because it zips closed, it is handy for travel. Two organizers may be zipped together to keep, for example, a sewing work-in-progress together or clothes neat in a suit case. You may also choose [...]
• Tips For Making Lavender Sachet Gifts: Today’s feature is a lovely tutorial from Insightful Nana with Making Lavender Sachet Gifts (plus free printable sachet gift tags): Making fragrant Lavender Sachet bags for gifts is easy. Don’t worry if your don’t grow your own lavender because there are several places where you can purchase lavender flower buds at a very reasonable price… along [...]
• Fabric Flower Bowls: Today’s feature is from Poppy Lane with a sweet project for Fabric Flower Bowls: These little fabric bowls are great and even more so as they are quick to make and only use small pieces of fabric. i use these in my sewing studio/office for paper clips, buttons, rubber bands. the choice is yours! A few smart [...]
• Crafters Medley: 29 Neat-O Projects To Make (October 2008): Lots of crafty goodness for this month’s Crafters Medley plus an update to Tipnut’s DIY Halloween found at the bottom, enjoy! Tea Cosy Pattern Freebie: Cute tea cozy to knit, has a removable lid for easy teapot access. Spiral Steno Pad Cover: Cute pocket style cover for steno pads. How To Sew A Book: Make yourself a journal/folder. Balloon [...]
• Sweet Fairy Lights Project: How To: Today’s feature is from Esprit Cabane with Flower Fairy Lights: Fairy lights can be enhanced with feathers, paper, cardboard cones or…egg carton cups! These recycled cardboard cups offer an unusual texture and soft colors that, with minimal skills, can be turned into a vine of light-emitting morning glory. For this project, Use LED lights only. Recycle cardboard egg [...]
• 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 [...]
• 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: 13 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: 20 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: [...]