Archive Category: 'Crafts'

• Cardboard Box Play Oven: Crafty Genius: Here’s a little play oven that is just genius! Today’s feature is from Martha Stewart with this amazing Cardboard-Box Oven Craft: blockquote>Make this lovely cardboard oven with materials from around your home. Take a cardboard file box with attached lid, some scrap pieces of cardboard, spray paint, old CDs, bottle caps and other various items from around [...]
• Decoupage Key Holder: Crafty How To: Today’s feature is from How About Orange with this creative project for a DIY Key Holder: blockquote>Here’s what I did with that folksy flower design I made: a key rack. And hey, if you’re going to drag out all the stuff to make one, why not make a few, I thought to myself. Take a piece of [...]
• The Art Of Smocking: How To Guide: f peasant origin, smocking is a decorative means of gathering a wide piece of material into a required measurement. The word “smock” comes from the Anglo Saxon–smoce–meaning a shift or shirt, and from early Saxon days men working in the fields wore these loose fitting tunic-like garments. Later on the gathered portions were decorated or [...]
• How To Make A Coupon Clutch: Sewing Tute: Today’s feature is from The Object Project with this Coupon Clutch Tutorial: blockquote>I always clip coupons with the best of intentions. Unfortunately, it seems they find their way into the strangest places and never in my hand at the checkout counter. I made this super simple little clutch to keep them in one place, plus help me [...]
• Mother’s Day Gift Roundup: 55 Homemade Projects & Ideas: Pretty Things ul> How To Make A Rose Jar Pretty Paper Sachets: Tutorial Tips For Making Lavender Sachet Gifts Paper Flower CD Case: How To Floral Infused Olive Oil: Rich Beauty Aid Rosemary Herbal Hand Scrub: Recipe 30 Pampering Beauty & Spa Gifts To Make Gifts For The Gardener Cake-Frosting Garden Stepping Stone: Tutorial Bubbling Urn Water Feature: Backyard Project Tutorial 15 Potting Bench Plans – Free [...]
• Cake-Frosting Garden Stepping Stone: Tutorial: Today’s feature is from Backyard Living Magazine with this nifty project for Cake-Frosting Stepping Stones: blockquote>Make just one of these “cake-frosting” stepping-stones and you’ll be hooked. Success is guaranteed when you follow these simple (pardon the pun) step-by-step instructions. Best of all, you’ll recapture the mud-pie-making joy of childhood. The items you can use to make these [...]
• Weighted Pincushion Organizer: Sewing Tute: Today’s feature is from Sew Mama Sew with this tutorial for a Weighted Pincushion Organizer: blockquote>This sturdy pincushion has plenty of space to store pins and a wool felt strip for your needles. The hanging pocket is a perfect place for storing easily-misplaced tools like seam rippers, embroidery scissors and thread snips, and the detachable scrap [...]
• Bun Warmer Linen: Vintage Crochet Edging Pattern: Supplies Needed: ul> J.& P. COATS BIG BALL BEST SIX CORD MERCERIZED CROCHET, Size 30: 1 ball of White; or CLARK’S BIG BALL MERCERIZED CROCHET, Size 30: 1 ball of White Milwards Steel Crochet Hook No. 10 1 piece of linen (14×14 inches square) Gauge: 5 sps or bls make 1 inch; 5 rows make 1 inch. CORNER (Make 4) Starting at “A” on [...]
• Cupcake Planter Tutorial: Today’s feature is from WhiMSy Love with this charming Cupcake Planter Tutorial: blockquote>My pots will sit outside. They’ll eventually show the effects of the weather & daily watering. Definitely paint the inside of the pot as well as the outside. This will help keep the moisture from damaging your artwork. If you keep your pot out of [...]
• Crafters Medley: 26 Neat-O Projects To Make (April): li>Colored Glass Garden Votives: Pint-sized canning jars, glazed with paint to match a garden’s decorating scheme, provide pretty, low-cost candle lanterns. A Purse Thingy: A little keychain / cell phone / id / coin / whatever-else-you-want-to-throw-in-there purses. Cute! Pintuck Pillows: Made with washed silk, how elegant looking! Lavender Drawer Liner: Throw out the scented paper and make your [...]
• Cedar Sneaker Stuffers: How To: Shoes a bit smelly? Today’s feature is an easy project from Junie Moon that will fix that right up for you, Cedar Sneaker Stuffers Tutorial: blockquote> Whether you’re a runner, walker, or just like wearing athletic shoes, as the weather warms up our shoes are getting their own sweaty workout. … Inspiration hit me yesterday while looking at a [...]
• Pretty Canisters: Wallpaper Makeover Project: Today’s feature is from Canadian Home & Country with Give Old Canisters A Wallpaper Makeover: blockquote>Turn tired tins into attractive kitchen accessories with this easy craft Every year as the holidays approach, our relatives start sending us all sorts of edible delights in big metal tins. We gobble up the treats, but the tacky tins are a [...]
• Seersucker Apron: Vintage Sewing Pattern: Materials Needed: yard – Striped Seersucker (36″ wide) 9 yards – Rickrack Thread Directions for Cutting: 1 piece: 27″ x 28″ 2 pieces: 4″ x 27″ for ties Directions for Making: On tie pieces, finish all except one short end with narrow machine hem. On apron piece, turn under and press 1/4″ along sides and bottom. Along top (28″) edge, turn in 1/4″ to [...]
• DIY Two-Toned Button Window Shade: Today’s feature is from Woman’s Day with this easy project for a DIY Two-Toned Button Window Shade: blockquote>Make your own colorful window shades with this easy DIY craft project from Ty Pennington. This clever shade couldn’t be easier to make and uses a different fabric print for each side of the shade which gives quite an impressive [...]
• Reusable & Reversible Swiffer Sock: Free Pattern: Never buy swiffer cloths again! Today’s feature is from Craft Stylish with this pattern–How to Make a Reversible Swiffer Sock: blockquote>This Swiffer sock can be used as a duster (ruffly side), mopper (smooth side), and it fits right over your sweeper. I took the photo on the bottom right just in case you were wondering if it [...]
• Simple Six-Pocket Bag: Sewing Tute: Today’s feature is from Better Homes And Gardens with A Simple Six-Pocket Bag: blockquote>This easy-to-sew bag cleverly incorporates outer pockets for everyday necessities. I think this would be great as a project bag, lots of outside pockets to hold supplies and it’s really quite simple to make. Straps are just fabric (which I like), but you could [...]
• Bluebird Cross Stitch & Embroidery Patterns: Complete Set: For handy reference, here is the list of all the patterns in the Bluebird set: ul> Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday The pattern details and instructions are on the first pattern listed (Monday). More Vintage Pattern Sets Vintage Fruit Towel Pattern Set Vintage Kitchenware Patterns Sunbonnet Gals Days Of The Week Gingham Flowers Cross Stitch & Embroidery Kitchen Proverbs Puppies DOW Gingham Fruit Cross Stitch & Embroidery Days Of The Week: [...]
• Bluebird Cross Stitch & Embroidery Pattern: Sunday: Here is this week’s vintage pattern freebie from the Bluebird Days Of The Week series. This pattern is for “Sunday” and features a bluebird flying with flowers. strong>Pattern Download: You can get your copy here: Bluebird Cross Stitch & Embroidery Pattern: Sunday. Printing Instructions: Save the pattern to your desktop first (right click, save as…), open the file, select [...]
• DIY Project: Pretty Wallpapered Cart: Today’s feature is from Crafty Nest with this charming diy project: Wallpapered Cart: blockquote>I bought this trolley for a steal on Craigslist. You may have seen it here. You can’t tell in the photo, but it’s banged up and rickety from years of use. My friend Peter added some reinforcement to make it sturdy, then I filled [...]
• Bluebird Cross Stitch & Embroidery Pattern: Saturday: Here is this week’s vintage pattern freebie from the Bluebird Days Of The Week series. This pattern is for “Saturday” and features a bluebird flying towards a flower that could be a pansy. strong>Pattern Download: You can get your copy here: Bluebird Cross Stitch & Embroidery Pattern: Saturday. Printing Instructions: Save the pattern to your desktop first (right click, [...]
• How To Make A Mosaic Flower Pot: It may be too early in the year for many of us to dig in and start puttering around in the garden (I still have snowbanks!), but it’s not too early to get creative with our garden accessories. Today’s feature is from Curbly with How to Make Maven’s Mosaic Flower Pot: blockquote>Several years ago I made [...]
• Tipnut’s Picks: Easter Extravaganza (2009): Here are 20 Easter goodies for last-minute gifts & decorating ideas, plenty of time yet to whip these up! *Click on pictures to get your copy of the free patterns and tutorials Easter Toys & Basket Stuffers More freebies can be found at Tipnut’s Free Bunny Pattern Roundup and 20 Sweet Softies: Free Patterns & Tutorials. Easter Eggs & [...]
• How To Make Photo Lanterns: Craft Tutorial: Today’s feature is from Bridal Party Tees with this Craft Tutorial: Photo Lanterns: blockquote>These lanterns are adaptable to any occasion and perfect for the warm weather that’s just around the corner. The photos you select can be anything – old family snapshots would be of interest at a reunion for example, or you could play it simple [...]
• Cottage Chic Reversible Apron: Sewing Tutorial: Today’s feature is from Grosgrain with this Cottage Chic Cooking Apron Tutorial: blockquote>Now, I know there are some AMAZING apron patterns out there! If time were on my side, I would have went out and purchased one because I LOVE the way some of them look! But, I just wanted to show everyone that if you [...]
• Bluebird Cross Stitch & Embroidery Pattern: Friday: Here is this week’s vintage pattern freebie from the Bluebird Days Of The Week series. This pattern is for “Friday” and features two bluebirds (mother and baby) flying around a flower that looks like it could be a pansy. strong>Pattern Download: You can get your copy here: Bluebird Cross Stitch & Embroidery Pattern: Friday. Printing Instructions: Save the pattern [...]