Crafters Medley: 25 Neat-O Projects To Make (April 2009)

Colored Glass Garden Votives Project By bhg.com

1. Colored Glass Garden Votives: Pint-sized canning jars, glazed with paint to match a garden’s decorating scheme, provide pretty, low-cost candle lanterns.
2. A Purse Thingy: A little keychain / cell phone / id / coin / whatever-else-you-want-to-throw-in-there purses. Cute!
3. Pintuck Pillows: Made with washed silk, how elegant looking!
4. Lavender Drawer Liner: Throw out the scented paper and make your own fabric drawer liners stuffed with dried lavender.
5. Recovering a Lampshade Tutorial: Use the fabric of your choice to make a truly unique look.
6. Dress Lavender Sachet Tutorial (pdf): Bustle and Sew’s dress is filled with lavender and some toy stuffing, but you can use whatever you wish. Tutorial from Bustle And Sew.
7. Pretty Crochet Coffee Cozy Tutorial: Protect your hands with this cutey when holding a hot cuppa.
8. Neat Potholders: These are new to me, the potholders fold in half with a pocket on each side (scroll down to bottom to see an example).
9. (Not Your) Mum’s Hotpad: Whoa! Love these, very vintage style.
10. Waffle Dish Cloths – Tutorial: Trimmed with fabric, these couldn’t be sweeter.
11. Placemat Hack: Flaptop Laptop Cover: Here’s a tutorial you can follow to make some jazzy padded laptop covers for yourself or for gifts. You’ll need a little more than basic sewing skills to do this, but it’s worth the time and it’s very customize-able. Also see 12 Laptop Sleeves & Cases: Free Tutorials & Patterns.
12. Gift Bags Made From Envelopes: Make these extra special by stamping or printing a unique design.
13. DIY Padded Envelopes Tutorial: You can have fun and use lots of different papers.
14. Doily Pincushion Tutorial: Make a basic petal pincushion and top with a pretty doily. Also see 46 Free Pincushion Patterns.
15. The 32-minute Messenger Bag Tutorial: Couldn’t be simpler to make.
16. Reusable Lunch Bag Tutorial: Love the button top closure and the simple design (with a bit of embroidery too).
17. Paper Mache Bluebirds: Who knew paper mache could be so cool?
18. DIY: Coasters: Turn cheap ceramic tiles into something charming.
19. How to Make Japanese Papercraft Boxes: These instructions will take you through the steps of making a business card display box, but the techniques are general and can be used for any shape that you like.
20. Candle Tissue Transfer Tutorial: Decorating a candle using the Tissue Paper Method is a very popular method and easy to do.
21. How to Make a Chalkboard Message Center and Polka-dot Pots: Two different projects, both easy to make.
22. Glass Tile Pendants Tutorial: Easy project, can make a nice personalized gift.
23. Tutorial: Embellished Photo Mats: Embellished photo mats are a super easy way to add a special touch to a photo.
24. A Kiddo’s Pocket Organizer: Here’s how you can make a little pocket hanger for a toddler bed using two fat quarters, some batting, and thread.
25. Diddy Bag: Crocheted and felted bucket bag to hold your yarn and needles.

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