Crafters Medley: 23 Neat-O Projects To Make (June)

DIY Chalkboard Guest Tray Project By theredchairblog.blogspot.com

1. Fun Ways To Welcome House Guests – DIY Chalkboard Tray: (As seen in picture) Have family and friends coming to visit this summer? For just a few dollars, you can make a sweet chalkboard tray to welcome them with a personalized message.
2. Crochet Hook Roll Tutorial: This project is perfect for any fat quarters you have, or any scraps from your scrap bag, and it will take less than an afternoon. Also see Crochet Hook Case – Sewing Tutorial and Sewing Pattern: Crochet Hook Clutch.
3. How to Make a Notebook Slipcover: Make a pretty fabric cover for inexpensive notebooks that you can transfer from book to book.
4. How to Make a Fabric Yo-Yo Bracelet: If you love fabric yo-yos, check out this sweet yo-yo & button bracelet you can make.
5. Father & Son Ties: Make Dad your own specially-designed tie for Father’s Day.
6. Butterfly Mobile: Easy to make mobile, simply charming.
7. The Oilcloth Alfresco Series, Picnic Basket: Trick out a vintage picnic basket and go off for a well organized picnic!
8. Tutorial: Security Pattern Business Card Envelopes: Make your business cards stand-out with a unique, handmade envelope. These stunning, memorable envelopes are made from repurposed security envelopes.
9. Newspaper Basket: A basket made from old newspaper, handy storage spot for remotes, whatever you like.
10. DIY: FREE printable “Happy Husband Kit”: This kit includes: “You are par-fect fore me” golf ball box template that will fit 3 standard golf balls; 1 fill in the blank menu card; 1 “1 day/hour free of nagging” gift card; 1 “I promise to:” fill in the blank gift card.
11. Easy Vintage Style Votives Tutorial: An easy peasy tutorial for making vintage style votive candle holders.
12. The Jordy Bag: An easy to sew square-bottomed tote bag by Jordynn Mackenzie.
13. La-La-Love-You Cowl: This particular cowl features a cute, feminine lace heart motif and is knit up in soft, plush Malabrigo in a supple kelly green (as to not make it too predictable in a pink or a red colorway). But this pattern is simple and quite versatile and can be quite easily modified to suit ones own needs and taste.
14. Slippah Luggage Tag: Basic crochet pattern, too cute!
15. How-To: Simple Quilted Potholder: If there’s one thing a kitchen can never have enough of, it’s potholders. .These simple quilted potholders will protect your hands and are an ideal way to use up fabric scraps. Making them is also a chance to get started with patchwork and quilting without committing to making an entire quilt.
16. How To Make Slack Arse Oven Mits: A great way to showcase a small amount of really special fabric. They get lots of use and visibility, totally practical, easy to make and always welcomed as gifts. A perfect project for a few spare hours.
17. Bath Salt Bars: Form epsom salts into nifty little gift bars. Also see 5 Homemade Bath Salts & Soaks.
18. How-to: Hammered Flower & Leaf Prints: Get out the hammer and make some botanical prints!
19. Cornstarch Clay: Like play dough but good for letting your creations dry. Also see 10 Homemade Playdough Recipes.
20. Key Fob Tutorial: Instead of using cotton webbing as a base, use a base of peltex covered in cute fabric, with another layer of fabric on top of that. They are pretty much indestructible.
21. Laundry Bags For Camp: Quick & easy–just how I like them. Also see Laundry Bag Pattern – Vintage (1944).
22. Fun 4th of July Free Project Download: Here’s a fun project for the kids using giant Pixy Stixs, perfect for July 4th.
23. Lace Bird Tutorial: Make these with either white cardstock and a paper doily or white stiffened felt and a piece of white lace.

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