Crafters Medley: 15 Neat-O Projects To Make (September 2008)

1. How To Make Decorative Tassels: Here’s a great tutorial showing you step-by-step how to make decorative tassels.
2. DIY Coupon/Money Holder: Learn how to make a fabric coupon pouch to keep all your coupons tidy. Also see Making A Coupon Organizer System – How To Guide for putting together an organized couponing system for yourself.
3. Tea Towel Kitchen Rug: Another crafty idea for using tea towels, found via DIY Maven. Also see 10 Clever Dish Towel Crafts.
4. Patchwork Kitchen Towels: Embellish very basic kitchen towels with a strip of patchwork, very nice stuff!
5. Dilly Doily Bag Tutorial: The sweetest produce bag you’ll ever see, uses vintage doilies and fabric. Also see 35 Reusable Grocery Bags You Can Make – Free Patterns.
6. Raspberry Bed Socks: Too cute! Free knitting pattern for these adorable bed socks.
7. Tie-dye Tissue Wrapping Paper: Make your own gorgeous wrapping paper out of white tissue paper and food coloring.
8. Crochet Ornaments Crochet covers for styrofoam balls using sock weight yarn, attach a loop to it and voila! A cute & crafty Christmas ornament.
9. Make your own sewing kit: A tutorial from Yahoo! Shine showing you how to make a sewing kit out of an old egg carton.
10. DIY Lampshades: Another tutorial from Yahoo! Shine, this one showing how to cover wire frame lamp shades with decorative fabric.
11. Pop Top Can: Clean out cans of fruit (or other pop top cans), then make these cute cans to fill with treats, great for stocking stuffers!
12. Sao Paolo Purse: Free crochet pattern to make this clutch, great idea for storing crochet hooks.
13. Flower Pot Pincushion: Here’s a tutorial showing how to make a pincushion inside a small flower pot.
14. Stapleless Paper Chains: These new paper chains take extra time, but require no staple, tape, or sticker to secure each link. Great kids party decorations!
15. How to Make a Super-Simple Roll-Up for Organizing Your Crochet Hooks: These are so useful to keep your crochet supplies organized. Found at SharonB’s blog. Also see Crochet Hook Case – Sewing Tutorial, Sewing Pattern: Crochet Hook Clutch and this list for knitting needles: 30 Free Patterns For Knitting Needle Cases, Rolls, Pouches & Organizers.

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