Archive Category: 'Crafts'

• Garden Harvest Kitchen Towel Designs: Complete Set: For handy reference, here is the list of all the patterns in the Garden Harvest Kitchen Towel Designs set: Radishes Bell Peppers Carrots Peas (or Green Beans) Corn Cobs Tomatoes You’ll find the pattern instructions on the first design listed (Radishes). More Vintage Pattern Sets Kitchen Designs For Towels Bluebird Days Of The Week Set Vintage Fruit Towel Pattern Set Vintage Kitchenware Patterns Sunbonnet Gals Days Of The [...]
• Garden Harvest Kitchen Towels: Tomatoes: Vintage Tomatoes Pattern Here’s the sixth (and final) pattern from the Garden Harvest Kitchen Towel series, a basket of fresh, plump tomatoes from the garden. You’ll find the pattern details (along with the first pattern) on this page: Garden Harvest Kitchen Towels: Cross Stitch. Pattern Download: You can download the pattern here: Vintage Tomatoes Embroidery Design. Printing Instructions: Save the [...]
• Whirl-It Lampshade: How-To: Today’s feature is from Pickles with this tutorial for making a Whirl-It Lampshade: blockquote>We really needed a new lamp, and we´ve planned to make one for months. This week we finally got around to it. It takes a bit of different materials, but it´s really easy when you´ve started. We recommend making it outdoors, as it [...]
• Sunscape Throw: Free Crochet Pattern: Today’s feature is from Naturally Caron with this free crochet pattern for a Sunscape Throw: Finished Measurements: Blanket measures approximately 50″/127 cm wide x 64″/162.5 cm long Gauge: In pattern, using US G-6 (4mm) hook, one motif = 4 1/2 x 4 1/2″/11.5cm. Stitches Used: Chain (ch), double crochet (dc), half double crochet (hdc), single crochet (sc), slip stitch (slip [...]
• Free Printable Recipe Cards – A Nice Collection: {Updated!} 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. This collection is a nice mix of different styles and graphics, hopefully there’s a recipe card or two you like [...]
• Classic Messenger Bag: Sewing Pattern: Today’s feature is from Weekend Designer with this pattern/tutorial for a classic messenger bag: Push The Envelope: blockquote>Originally created for hard-working couriers, the classic Messenger Bag has been in circulation for several decades. Known for its long-lasting rugged durability and distinctive “envelope” styling, the classic Messenger has been adopted around the world as the everyday all-purpose [...]
• DIY Laundry Room Drying Rack: Today’s feature is from Centsational Girl with this clever DIY Laundry Room Drying Rack Project: blockquote>For a long time, I have really wanted one of those drying racks from Ballard Designs. You’ve seen them. They’re so perfect in the laundry room for drying your delicate clothing. I really wanted to save the money and build one myself. [...]
• Garden Harvest Kitchen Towels: Corn Cobs: Vintage Corn On The Cob Pattern Here’s the fifth pattern from the Garden Harvest Kitchen Towel series, a basket of freshly picked corn on the cob–complete with husks and corn silk. You’ll find the pattern details (along with the first pattern) on this page: Garden Harvest Kitchen Towels: Cross Stitch. Pattern Download: You can download the pattern here: [...]
• Pretty Gourd Birdhouse: How-To Project: Today’s feature is from MIY Lifestyle with this tutorial for making Decorative Gourd Birdhouses: Want birds in your backyard? Then why not make them a gourd-geous birdhouse? Working with hard-shell gourds is an ancient art that is becoming increasingly popular as a contemporary art form. Since gourds come in many different shapes and sizes, they can [...]
• Crafters Medley: 20 Neat-O Projects To Make (August 2009): How to Embroider Your Own Buttons: (as seen in picture) A bit of embroidery turns simple fabric-covered buttons into mini works of art. Make a Pleated Pouch Bag: Make a sack to any proportion; 5 inches by 5 inches is a handy size. Binder Cover Tutorial: Just in time for school. Water Bottle Tote: This one has elastic [...]
• Patio Party: Groovy Hostess Apron: Today’s feature is from Sew4Home with this tutorial for Patio Party: Groovy Hostess Apron: Aprons are all the rage right now because they are so fun and easy to make. Try this cute little number, and show off your own party style. This project has quite a few steps, but the sewing is really very simple, [...]
• DIY Craft & Tool Station: Repurposing: Today’s feature is from Crafty Nest with this nifty Craft & Tool Station Tutorial: blockquote>This project is what Elizabeth would call “finding crap on the curb and making something fabulous.” I found this mint green railing (from a crib? shelves?) in a pile of debris. Add galvanized wall pocket planters (on clearance at Jo-Ann for $1.50 [...]
• Garden Harvest Kitchen Towels: Peas: Vintage Peas Pattern Here’s the fourth pattern from the Garden Harvest Kitchen Towel series, a basket full of fresh peas from the garden waiting to be shelled. They could also be green beans. You’ll find the pattern details (along with the first pattern) on this page: Garden Harvest Kitchen Towels: Cross Stitch. Pattern Download: You can download the [...]
• How To Paint Laminate Furniture: Today’s feature is from Living With Lindsay with this tutorial for How to Paint Laminate Furniture: Let me be the first to tell you this: With the right preparations, you CAN paint laminate furniture and it WILL look good. You just need to follow the following steps I’m not really fond of laminate furniture and do my [...]
• Mini File Folders & Labels: Free Printables: Today’s feature is from Vale Design with DIY: Free Printable Mini File Folder & Labels: blockquote>I realized that I still have a lot of loose paper notes laying around and other miscellaneous pieces. I needed somewhere cute to store them. What is cuter than mini file folders?! These FREE PRINTABLE folders are roughly 4.5″x6″. I have [...]
• Garden Harvest Kitchen Towels: Carrots: Vintage Carrots Pattern Here’s the third pattern from the Garden Harvest Kitchen Towel series, a basket full of carrots freshly harvested from the garden. You’ll find the pattern details (along with the first pattern) on this page: Garden Harvest Kitchen Towels: Cross Stitch. Pattern Download: You can download the pattern here: Vintage Carrots Embroidery Design. Printing Instructions: Save the pattern [...]
• 60 Free Pincushion Patterns: Newly Updated List! I’ve pruned out the links that no longer worked or were no longer free (thanks for the heads up Linda!), fixed a few that have moved and added over a dozen new pincushion patterns and tutorials. If you’ve been through this list before, everything after #44 is new to the list (#58, #59 and [...]
• How To Make An Olive Oil Lamp: Today’s feature is from Down To Earth with this tutorial for How To Make An Oil Lamp: blockquote>Well, I fiddled with it for a few days, tested wicks and oil levels, I now have a perfectly serviceable oil lamp that burns clean for hours, with no smell. I was looking for a replacement for paraffin candles [...]
• Garden Harvest Kitchen Towels: Bell Peppers: h2>Vintage Peppers Pattern Here’s the second pattern from the Garden Harvest Kitchen Towel series, a basket full of bell peppers harvested from the garden. You’ll find the pattern details (along with the first pattern) on this page: Garden Harvest Kitchen Towels: Cross Stitch. Pattern Download: You can download the pattern here: Vintage Peppers Embroidery Design. Printing Instructions: Save the pattern [...]
• How To Make Soap Petals: Today’s feature is from The Artful Crafter with this tutorial for How to Make Soap Petals: blockquote>Soap petals are simply silk flower and leaf petals dipped in soap. They are single use and look pretty sitting beside the sink. Use one to wash hands. Then discard the silk petal. Add a special touch to your bath [...]
• Canning Jar Labels: Free Printables: Canning Lids Download: A set of 12 cute printables for canning jar lids, pdf download available. Vintage Design Labels: Nice printables on pdf that you can edit to add the contents or your name, whatever you like. Gorgeous! Alenkas Printables – Labels Templates: Both circular jar toppers and rectangular labels available, type your info right on the [...]
• Jazzy Porch Pillows: Sewing Tutorial: Today’s feature is from Flipt Studio with this tutorial for Pillow Talk: Contrasting Tailored Flange: blockquote>Soft pillows thrown haphazardly on the old wicker or rattan just beg you to have a seat and and take a load off. However, if your well worn lake cabin pillows look a little bedraggeled, run over to the flea market, [...]
• Car Craft Caddy: Sewing Project: Today’s feature is from Craftzine with instructions for making this handy Car Craft Caddy: blockquote>What better way to celebrate summer then to hit the open road. If you’re a constant crafter, such as myself, you look for every opportunity to take your projects on the go. On our last road trip, I was constantly fishing scissors and [...]
• Garden Harvest Kitchen Towels: Cross Stitch: Here is the latest series of vintage embroidery patterns from my collection, perfect for this time of year: Garden Harvest Kitchen Towels. They’re from the 1940s and I think the designs in this set are gorgeous and perfect for kitchen towels. Each week I’ll upload a new pattern from this set for you to download. [...]
• Make A Chair Seat Planter: How-To: Today’s feature is from Resene with their Easy Garden Ideas project sheet showing How To Make A Chair Seat Planter (pdf): blockquote>Reupholster an old dining chair with funky echeverias. Supplies Needed: An old chair with a removable seat Chicken wire and tin snips Gun stapler Red paint and paintbrush Weedmat Sphagnum moss Quality potting mix Echeverias (or any succulent plant) White pebbles Quite a clever container gardening [...]