Archive Category: 'Crafts'

• Free 2010 Calendar Printables {Lovely}: Some fantastic freebies here! Many of the designs shown below are just a sample of what each calendar offers and there’s quite an assortment here to suit everyone’s preferences. You’ll find monthly calendars, year-at-a-glance, desktop cd case calendars and even a wall pocket. Don’t miss the bottom section where I have a lot of resources [...]
• Baking Gifts: Creative Container & Filler Ideas: Container Ideas Decorative Holiday Cookie Jar Baskets: Wicker, Wire or Plastic Biscuit Tins Cannisters: Glass or Tin Wide Mouth Jars Small Bucket Decorative Holiday Plate or Platter Decorative Holiday Bowl: Ceramic, Glass or Plastic Large Mug or Tea Cup Styrofoam Trays Chip Tubes (like Pringles–good for cookies) Milk Carton: Wash clean and cover with wrapping paper Repurposed Boxes (chocolates, tea, crackers, etc.): Wrap boxes in holiday paper Cellophane Bags DIY [...]
• Crafters Medley: 36 Neat-O Projects {Holiday 2009}: Lots of last-minute inspiration for the holidays: Quick homemade gift ideas, ornaments, DIY gift wrapping, Christmas decor projects–this one’s packed with goodies and you’re sure to be inspired, enjoy! Decorator Kitchen Towels: Christmas Wrap How-To: Lovely idea for your favorite cook or baker on your Christmas list. Make a Tea Towel Calendar (with FREE Printable!): Remember those [...]
• Doily Canvas Gift Bags: {Crafty How-To}: Today’s feature is from Ashley Ann with this tutorial for making a lovely DIY Doily Canvas Bag: Here’s some ideas for using it as a Christmas gift: For a cook: fill it with cooking supplies For a gardner: fill it with gardening supplies For a teacher: lots of fake wood painted apples (I’m kidding)…maybe find out an activity they [...]
• Free Printable Recipe Cards – A Nice Collection: {Updated For Holiday Gift Giving!} Here’s a collection of free printable recipe cards I’ve gathered from around the web. There are hundreds (thousands maybe?) available online, but I thought these were some of the best designs I came across. If you’re giving away home baking or food items, attaching a recipe card is a nice [...]
• How To Make Crock Pot Candles: Today’s feature is from Bonzai Aphrodite with this tutorial for Homemade Holidays: Crock Pot Candles: All you need is some wax, some wicks + wick bases, and some candle-holders. I used soy wax because it’s vegan and I think it makes superior quality candles (just my preference, I love soy candles!). It’s available at any craft [...]
• Gift Wrapping Tips & Ideas: The knack of doing up attractive Christmas packages always has a simple system back of it. A twist of ribbon here, loops back and forth, and a crisp multiple bow grows in the fingers. Top the bow off with a red rosebud or some silver stars and presto! You’ve got a charming git-wrapped box. It’s easy. [...]
• How to Make a Mod Paper Snowflake Garland: {Crafty}: Today’s feature is from Chrisjob at Curbly with this tutorial for How to Make a Mod Paper Snowflake Garland: So this season, grab your scissors and hang up some comfort and joy with this retro-inspired, mod paper snowflake garland. You could wrap it around your tree, drape across your mantle, or simple let it flow on [...]
• Top 14 Makeup Bags: Free Tutorials: Makeup bags are perfect to give as gifts and they’re quite handy for more than just cosmetics. I took my time selecting these bags, making sure there’s a nice mix of everything: Some simple, some zipped, some larger, some small. There’s one felted pattern (knitting) and the rest are sewing tutorials. For a treat I [...]
• Free Christmas Apron Pattern: {Sewing}: Today’s feature is from Phyllis Dobbs with this seasonal cutie: Sew A Christmas Apron With This Free And Easy Pattern: Cooking and entertaining goes with the holidays, so I designed and sewed this Christmas apron for a festive addition to kitchen chores. The first step was to hit my fabric stash to find red and green fabrics. [...]
• Vintage Embroidery: Complete Set – Tableware Series: For easy reference, here is the complete list of patterns from the Tableware set: Pattern #1: Pitcher, bowl, glasses Pattern #2: Pitcher, bowl, glasses Pattern #3: Large plate, covered bowl Pattern #4: Coffee pot, coffee cups Pattern #5: Plate, bowl, glasses Pattern #6: Tea pot, tea cups I’ll have more vintage embroidery pattern series to share starting in the new year. To [...]
• Vintage Embroidery: Tableware Pattern #6: Here is this week’s free pattern from the Vintage Embroidery Tableware set, this pattern features an old fashioned tea pot with two dainty teacups. Free Pattern Download You can download this week’s pattern here: Tableware Pattern #6 Printing Instructions: Save the pattern to your desktop first (right click, save as…), open the file, select “Print”, uncheck anything like “Maintain [...]
• Pottery Barn (Like) Multipanel Mirror: {DIY}: Today’s feature is from Starter Home to Dream Home with My DIY $60 Pottery Barn Knock-off Multipanel Mirror: I have seen the “multipanel mirror” on every decorating show and in every celebrity home. I wanted it! I had to have it. But I wasn’t willing to dish out the $700 Pottery Barn was asking! I showed this [...]
• Recycled Grocery Totes: {Tutorial}: Today’s feature is from So You Think You’re Crafty with this crafty & clever Grocery Totes Tutorial: Ready to go green? Then say goodbye to your old grocery bags by melting them into something cute. Afterall, plastic is the new plastic, right? We’ll be fusing layers of old grocery bags together to create a stronger “fabric” for [...]
• How To Make A Milk Carton Candle: I haven’t seen these or made one in years…here’s an easy to make candle that’s an old crafty favorite. I clipped this from a 1960s magazine so it’s been around for at least a few decades… How To Make A Milk Carton Candle All you do is take any size easy-opening milk carton, and drink up the [...]
• 15 Holiday Wreaths To Make: {Crafty}: Free Tutorials For Holiday Wreaths *Click pictures to visit individual tutorial page
• Laptop Sleeve Tutorial: {Crochet}: Today’s feature is from Yoonie-At-Home with this Laptop Sleeve Tutorial: There will not be any charts or specific measurements since laptops come in many sizes and thickness, you’d have to figure it out like I did. I have the basic concept figured out, the rest is up to you! There are lots of pictures and details in [...]
• How-To: Mosaic Outlet Cover: Today’s feature is from DIY Ideas with this Mosaic Outlet Cover: Use this easy mosaic technique to blend outlet and switch covers with a glass-tile backsplash. If you have tile on your walls, this is a perfect way to embellish electrical outlets and lightswitch covers to accessorize the decor. This is a quick & easy project, all [...]
• Vintage Embroidery: Tableware Pattern #5: Here is this week’s free pattern from the Vintage Embroidery Tableware set, this pattern features a plate with a large bowl and two glasses. Free Pattern Download You can download this week’s pattern here: Tableware Pattern #5 Printing Instructions: Save the pattern to your desktop first (right click, save as…), open the file, select “Print”, uncheck anything like “Maintain [...]
• 3 DIY Gift Baskets: Ideas & How-To: Today’s feature is from Sunset with 3 DIY Gift Baskets: Choose your theme: Personalized treasures, soothing relaxers, or a winter escape kit Gift baskets are a perfect way to give a personalized gift and on a budget too! Ideas for homemade gifts include: Bath scrub; Lavender sachet; Travel candle; Paperweights (with monogrammed river rocks); Handkerchief (hand stamped); Homemade [...]
• No-Slip Dishtowels: Clever Tip: Today’s feature is from Martha Stewart with this clever idea for making No-Slip Dish Towels: Hanging a dish towel from an oven door makes sense — the towel is always at the ready, and the oven’s warmth quickly dispels dampness. Here’s a way to improve on the idea, keeping the towel from slipping off. The idea is [...]
• DIY Wrap Up: 101 Gift Tags, Toppers & Wraps: Newly updated for 2009! New freebies added, dead links have been pruned. Everything you need for wrapping and presenting gifts with a little homemade flair is on this list. Enjoy! Gift Tag Printables Adorable Penguin Gift Tags: Seriously.Cute.Printables! Mitten Gift Tags and Background: The scatter of mittens was designed to be a pattern on the reverse of the [...]
• How To Make Goblet Votives: How nice would these be for the holidays! Today’s feature is from Sunset with this tutorial for How To Make Goblet Votives: Use these easy-to-follow instructions to turn old goblets and glassware into elegant votives. Easy-peasy to make these: just fill goblets with melted microwaveable soy wax (pour over a wick), allow to cool, then trim back [...]
• How To Make Personalized Mailing Labels: Tutorial: Now here’s a treat! It’s soon time to get things organized for holiday card mailing and here’s a super easy way to design your own personalized mailing labels online (for free!). A few highlights: You can make address labels for everyone on your mailing list as well as make your own personalized return address labels. Once you’ve designed [...]
• Sofa Caddy Tutorial: {Sewing}: Today’s feature is from Sew4Home with this tutorial for a Sofa Caddy: Sometimes, I think my TV remote has a mind of its own. Nine times out of ten, it’s not where I want it when I sit down. I figure it must get up and leave when I’m not looking. Same thing goes for all [...]