Archive Category: 'Crafts'

• Purse Organizer – Sewing Tutorial: Today’s feature is from The Giving Flower with Purse Organizer Recipe: A while ago I made the most useful thing for all bagaholics. This is nothing new, in fact there are some great pictures and tutorials all over the place but you know me, I’m always one step behind. I decided that my purse was just [...]
• Homemade Smelly Jelly Recipes: Homemade Gel Air Freshener 2 cups water 4 packages Gelatin (plain) 15 to 20 drops Essential Oil (adjust to personal preference) 1 to 2 TBS salt Food Coloring Directions: In a small pot, mix 1 cup water, essential oil and food coloring. As soon as it starts to boil, remove from heat. Completely dissolve gelatin and salt in the hot water then add [...]
• Design Your Own Fabric Luggage Tags: Today’s feature is from My Longest Year with a Quickie Luggage Tag Tutorial: I made these solely as a decorative way to identify our luggage, but you can easily make this a “true” luggage tag with a piece of clear vinyl. It’s a super easy project to make, so I thought I’d share: Materials: 2 contrasting [...]
• Gingham Fruit Cross Stitch & Embroidery – Vintage Pattern: Here’s the beginning of a new embroidery (and cross stitch) pattern set you can download for free on Tipnut (one pattern will be available each week). This is a cross stitch & embroidery transfer pattern set (another Days of the Week) from the 1940s or 1950s. It’s one of my favorites since the designs are [...]
• How To Cover A Lampshade Frame: Today’s feature is from Kirin Notebook with instructions for How To Cover A Lampshade Frame: Equipment Lampshade frame (these can be tricky to find – I buy mine from Handworks in Prahran, VIC) Fabric (anything that can hold it’s own when the light is on – you want to be able to still see the pattern!) Some sort of [...]
• Complete Embroidery Pattern Series – Kitten Towels Set: I normally only post once on Saturday’s but I thought it would be nice to have one place listing the entire Kitten Towels Embroidery Set that I’ve been uploading for you these past few weeks. Handy for your bookmarks and for sharing . Monday’s Kittens Tuesday’s Kittens Wednesday’s Kittens Thursday’s Kittens Friday’s Kittens Saturday’s Kittens Sunday’s Kittens The pattern set details and [...]
• Free Vintage Embroidery Pattern – Kitten Towels #7: Here’s this week’s free embroidery pattern in the series started with Free Vintage Embroidery Pattern – Kitten Towels. You’ll find the details and pattern instructions on that page. Today’s Pattern is “Sunday Kittens” and you can see them at their leisurely best on this day of rest. There is however a bird in a cage that [...]
• Free Afghan Pattern – Crochet: Today’s feature is from CrochetMe with an awesome free afghan pattern: The Mommy Blanket: A Mommy Blanket is an afghan you create for a pregnant woman or new mom. It’s a gift for her and her alone and has nothing to do with babies. It isn’t cutesy (unless that’s her style) and it is barely practical, [...]
• Design Your Own Accordian File: Today’s feature is from Scor-Pal with this tutorial for Mini Accordian File Folder: Supplies: Scor-Pal® Three #10 Envelopes ( Business size) Decorative scrapbook paper (Cut into two sheets of 5 1/4″ x 6 1/2″) 2 Pieces chipboard cut into 4 1/4 x 5 1/2″ (may be cut from cardboard, cereal box, poster board) 2 Pieces cardstock 4 1/4″ x [...]
• How To Make Chocolate Dipped Spoons: Chocolate dipped spoons are easy to make and are a nice treat for your coffee, great gifts for coffee lovers! Here’s how to make them: Ingredients Milk Chocolate (use a bag of chocolate chips if you like) Dark Chocolate (2 squares or small handful of chips – used for decoration. Amount will vary depending on embellishments used.) White Chocolate [...]
• How To Make Shrinky Dinks: Here’s a fun one for the kids, today’s feature is from Curbly with DIY Shrinky Dinks: Materials Needed: Clean #6 Plastic Permanent Markers Scissors Aluminum Foil Oven and Tongs or Oven Mitt One of the comments suggests using this process to make zipper pulls and cell phone charms, great ideas! If you’re worried about what the heck #6 plastic is, the author explains [...]
• 10 Ideas For Recycling Pillowcases: Pack camping gear, hiking boots and supplies, make them into placemats for camping trips, trunk storage bags If the pillowcases are cotton, cut them up and make Microwave Heating Pads, Hotpads, Oven Mitts, make your own Buckwheat Hull Pillows or little cuddle cushions for the tv room or car Laundry helpers: make simple drawstring bags out [...]
• Free Vintage Embroidery Pattern – Kitten Towels #6: Here’s this week’s free embroidery pattern in the series started with Free Vintage Embroidery Pattern – Kitten Towels. You’ll find the details and pattern instructions on that page. Today’s Pattern is “Saturday Kittens” and they’re busy baking a cake–very cute . You can download the pattern here: Kitten Towels – Saturday. Please remember to first [...]
• Furoshiki How To: Today’s feature is from DIY Life with DIY Definitions: Furoshiki – multi-use wrapping cloths. Normally the feature tip slots here on Tipnut are filled for a couple weeks in advance, but I had to bump this one in NOW because it is so unique and new to me, I’ve never heard of Furoshiki. Have you heard [...]
• Make Your Own Summer House Slippers: Today’s feature is from Lady Harvatine with a tutorial for Summer Slippers. I would wear these year round and not just in the summer. My feet are cookers and don’t appreciate being wrapped and contained in warm fuzzy stuff so these house slippers are perfect for feet like mine! You will need: at least one flip [...]
• Homemade Herbal Bath Bag Recipes: Herbal bath bags (also known as bath tea bags) make a lovely soaking bath that can be beneficial to your skin, ease stress and help soothe aches and pains. They’re similar to the Shower Spa Bags except these soak in the tub with you, making the bath a luxurious tea spa. If you just need some [...]
• Free Vintage Embroidery Pattern – Kitten Towels #5: Here’s the latest in the series started with Free Vintage Embroidery Pattern – Kitten Towels. Visit that page to find the details and pattern instructions. Today it’s Friday’s Kittens and they’re working hard mopping up the floor. Download the pattern: Kitten Towel Set – Friday. Please remember to first download the pattern to your computer by right [...]
• How To Make A Dog (Or Cat) Pet Bed: Today’s feature is from Pretty Little Things with Doggie (or Kitty) Bed Tutorial: I like to use the towels cuz they’re snuggly and you can find some really great coordinating prints for cheap at the discount stores. I also like them because they are machine washable. You can just stuff the whole darn thing in the [...]
• Tutorial: Origami Box: Today’s feature is from KwernerDesign.com with Tutorial: Origami Box: You will need: 11-1/2″ x 11-1/2″ piece of patterned paper (this will be the top of the box) 11″ x 11″ piece of patterned paper (the bottom of the box) 2″ x 11″ piece of card stock (scored at 1-1/4″, 3-5/16″, 7-1/2″, and 9-5/8″ 2 pieces of ribbon cut to approx. [...]
• How To Turn An Umbrella Into A Kite: Today’s feature is from HomeOfTheSampler.com with a cool tutorial – September How-To from Rose Travale: How to Turn an Umbrella into a Kite. You take apart the umbrella by removing the wires then reuse the nylon umbrella fabric and wires to make a kite. Even the umbrella handle is utilized! Supplies needed are very basic: Pliers Scissors Permanent Marker Sewing Machine Kite [...]
• How To Prepare & Preserve Pine Cones: Gathering your own pinecones is a great way to save some money on Christmas crafts, plus gives you a little exercise and fresh air while out collecting them. If you’d like to gather your own pine cones to use for crafts like pinecone wreaths and ornaments, you first need to prepare them so they’ll be [...]
• Free Vintage Embroidery Pattern – Kitten Towels #4: Here’s this week’s free embroidery pattern for the vintage Kitten Towel set mentioned here. Pattern instructions are found on that page, you can print them off for your files if you like. This week’s a cute one with two kittens carrying a basket full of food items. You can download the pattern by clicking this link: Thursday’s [...]
• How To Make Crayon Nibbles: Today’s feature is from CraftyDaisies with the instructions How To Make Crayon Nibbles For Toddlers: A friend of mine told me awhile back about melting down crayons to make chunkier ones that are easier for little hands to hold (and tougher for them to break). This is also a great way to use up broken crayons [...]
• Collecting Vintage Tablecloths – Crafts Ideas & Resources: It’s no secret that I love vintage patterns, crafts and fabrics–and that includes tablecloths. The fabrics are soft and durable, usually a good quality cotton or cotton/linen blend and the patterns deliciously whimsical, folk artsy and retro. Perfect for brightening up the kitchen or sewing with! Here are a few craft ideas using the tablecloths, as [...]
• Crochet a Recycled Clothes Pin Bag – Free Pattern: Today’s feature is from My Recycled Bags with the instructions for Crochet a Recycled Clothes Pin Bag: Free Pattern for Crocheted Clothes Pin “Peg” Bag Materials needed: One large ball of plastic bag yarn “Plarn” (see: Instructions for cutting plastic bags & creating recycled plastic yarn) One 8”-10” long plastic hanger to fit inside bag Hook: “N” size metal hook Description: [...]