Soap making
- Soap Queen has a fragrance calculator
- salt soap sounds interesting
- I really like this tutorial for a modern monogram on a shirt using freezer paper.
- freezer paper stencil for boys with cars
- stencil tips that I hadn't thought of
- Serving tray made from peppermints. (done. 12/15/12)
- ticker tape quilt on canvas
- possibly the coolest elastic bookmarks
- a quiet book page with zippers
- No-sew embellished flip-flops using fabric strips
- Christmas card wreath
- wood and silicone baby toys and paci clips tutorial
- a sunflower burlap wreath
- making bookcases look like built-ins
- using plates and cups to make a jewelry holder
- shelving
- make beeswax candles
- this resin makes great crafts
- a couple of ways to hang big hats to keep them neat
- cute embellished store-bought bag made to look like a piece of paper
- a salt version of the rice sock, to help ear infections
- a wreath and another from wooden spools and another
- a leather, Swiss army style key ring holder
- wedding dress keepsake necklace (Made for Meranda 2015)
- a tutorial for making bug repellant candles
- This is a cute baby gift idea. A tugging box with tons of ribbons.
- This page has a lot of great ideas for room decorating
- using a door mat to cover an ugly vent
- cute light-filled jar
- Macrame! With ribbon! Made into a mason jar holder!
- how to hang a peg board for sewing, or any room
- Modern peg board for shelves
- directions for a behind the sofa table
- perfume oils
- DIY painting with enamel paints. Great gift idea. From Clumsy Crafter. Use these paints. Or do like this with a stencil
- Something else to make out of album covers. Storage boxes.
- PW has an awesome nativity scene to make with the kids.
- burlap, canning ring, and buttons make a really cute sunflower
- Washers with a magnet to weigh down a tablecloth.
- Fabric boxes for storing little items. These would work for the dresser that the girls share.
- More fabric mini trees. These use old wooden spools for the base.
- I have always wanted to make a lap desk. Now, I can!
- Here is a way to keep flip flops together in the closet.
- Sewing cards for the kids
- J would love to receive this chess set made from nuts and bolts as a gift.
- a necklace made from spools and fabric
- Charlie hates it when the towels don't stay put in the kitchen. This would fix that problem.
- This is the coolest little tree decoration from fabric.
- decorating with switch plates
- DIY snow
- making beeswax-cloth reuseable fabric
- covering up logos on items with peel and stick sheets
- a mason jar bird feeder
- I like this yarn wreath that includes felt flowers. I can picture it with different colors for different seasons.
- yet another elastic bookmark
- outdoor drink holders, diy
- making a bookmark using magnets
- this is an adorable rug. woven, using a hula hoop as a loom
- Adorable little dolls made with little pegs. My girls would like them.
- This is the cutest ric-rac flower for girly girls. Flowers from zippers.
- a faux armoire used to disguise an ugly closet door
- I like this way to display some of my vintage spools.
- another bookmark to make (and lose) using ribbon, a button, and a pony tail holder. (done. 12/11)
- ribbon wands
- mod podge magetic quilt pieces
- I love this magnet board using old Scrabble tiles.
- I want to make these surprise balls for the kids. It's just crepe paper wrapped around a bunch of little toys.
- Homemade decorative fabric tape. Another way to use up the bits and scraps.
- little I would love this fleece knight's helmet
- a shadow box with jingle bells. cute decoration.
- this is a cute way to organize measuring cups/spoons
- Hanging towel tutorial
- add a strap to towels to carry them
- a canvas fabric flower like Ardana's
- instructions for a cute little pom-pom out of denim
- using zippers as edging for a seam
- This multi-colored fabric leaves tree project reminds me of the fabric art in Ardana's house.
- quilt as you go binder cover
- I can't resist a no-sew scrap fabric shag rug.
- I would like to knit this rag rug. Another hobby! I need a new one.
- embroidery sampler mittens pattern
- crochet flip-flops for babies
- using a yarn winder to make pom poms is a great idea
- new stitch from Wild Olive and tips for pattern transfers
- ways to use ruffle yarn instead of just a scarf
- don't forget to check Ravelry for saved patterns
- a butterfly-shaped needle keeper from Wild Olive
- a crochet heart for applique that would make a cute pin or hair clip
- this is an embroidery I would like to d. And this one, to, by Elefantz
- here is another embroidery with sewing motifs I would like to do from etsy
- a clock made with embroidery. love for new house.
- a nice dishrag crochet pattern that looks sturdy
- chicken scratch is a way to use embroidery on gingham
- embroidery tips from wild olive
- crochet hat
- Circular place mats with the magic circle tip for crocheting in the round
- tutorial for making t-shirt yarn
- another way to make a sashay scarf, with no needles or hooks
- crochet emergency supplies
- I'd like to crochet these little tiny flowers
- This site list a lot of free patterns for crochet and knitting.
- An ombre embroidery sampler would look so cute in any room.
- Wild Olive has an embroidery of Malachi 1:2 I Have Always Loved You
- I want these patterns from Kannik's Korner
- crazy, loopy scarf with a machine, not crocheting
- Wild Olive has this baby Jesus stitched and framed in a hoop
- You & Me Together embroidery (other cute things on the site)
- scrappy steps afghan tutorial
- Embroidery patterns by wee wonderfuls. They have adorable patterns.
- a simple scarf to crochet with double and single crochet (done 12/13)
- not free, but I would like this "give thanks" embroidery
- ornaments ornaments with names and attributes of Jesus
- lego nativity
- a snowman from a wood slice
- Little quilted tree ornaments
- I'm always looking for cute ways to use up a bit of stash fabric. These cute little pompom balls should do the trick nicely.
- ornament wreath
- snowmen made from quilt batting, how cool
- an ornament made from a vintage spool and fabric
- felt hot cocoa ornament
- Christmas lights garland from felt
- make wire angel ornaments for the tree or house
- a heart ornament made with a zipper
- another cool ornament, with glitter (done. 12/11)
- these are some of the prettiest salt dough ornaments
- There are some cute ornaments to make on this site. I like the ones made with clock hands.
- sew mama sew has some cute ornaments made with embroidery hoops and felt
- colorful chain for the tree or house made from felt
- Little hoop ornaments are so cute.
- This site has a lot of tutorials for ornaments.
- child-made felt ornaments
- felt ornaments
Tutorial blogs
- The Crafty Cupboard has a lot of fun tutorials on her blog. Lace skirts, baby toys, anything you could want.
- Crafty Kids 101 has many crafts for kids that look simple enough
- using Lego pieces to make ornaments and other misc items.
- There are so many ideas on her site.
- Essential oils for hair
- Charlie gave me this calendar (Sewing: 2011 Day-to-Day Calendar) for Christmas. My goal is to make at least 12 items from it.
Jewelry, beading, and buttons
- This is another version of the washer necklaces that I make. I like the chain that she used.
- metal book necklace that I think E would like
- a wreath made with old spools, and I have a lot of those
- a necklace made from a thimble (use one of my vintage ones)
- triple-cluster beaded bracelet
- a pretty braided leather cuff bracelet for E to make
- earrings from leather
- how to make earrings from bobbins
- E could make these fishhook earrings
- jewelry from colored pencils
- another way to use a zipper to make a necklace
- button and spool garland
- must make this button wreath and button-decorated tree picture
- a crocheted beaded bracelet with tons of beads
- There are so many cool fall leaf projects. This one uses colored buttons.
- E would like this multi-strand beaded necklace
- Bracelets made from vinyl tubing. Kid friendly.
- So many tutorials on this blog. I love all that I have seen.
- bracelet/necklace/earrings from little hex nuts
- Necklaces from vintage wooden spools. My kids are outgrowing the ones I let them play with, so back to me they shall go. This project could be adapted for plastic spools, too, if they were painted.
- I really like all the ideas for necklaces and earrings on this site
- I like all the zipper crafts. I found a tutorial for 5 different bracelets made with zippers.
- This bracelet made from cotton string and hex nuts is so cute! I bet J would help.
- very cute, simple wire heart-shaped earrings
- Adorable felt angels for L to make. The site has a whole page of Christmas tutorials that look like a lot of fun.
- more awesome felt food - pizza
- I want to make this tree skirt from Prudent Baby for our tree. We don't decorate as much as I would like.
- A felt nativity that is easy to make from Wild Olive.
- felt flower wreath
- Holly leaves with buttons as a pin or ornament
- many quiet books, incl a patriotic one
- Easter/Palm Sunday felt banner from Wild Olive
- A fishing game, maybe for I.
- a bunch of felt food tutorials, making a felt board, and one more felt flower
- felt embroidery hoop ornament in etsy
- felt dandelions, so cute
- a monogram felt pillow for the sofa
- More felt fruit coasters for L. She is good at making them.
- Purlbee has this cute tute for Christmas tree pins and heart-shaped pins from felt.
- more felt flowers for L
- Charlie is going to be looking for pallets for me to make this table.
- Patriotic wood blocks. I love all the projects that you can make with wood blocks.
- I love these thin shelves
- a few tips on wood burning on this blog
- a reversible seasonal door hanger
- string puzzle craft
- a wooden clothes rack to hang or display clothes. Not sure where to put it, but it could be useful.
- a wreath from book pages that would be great made from our old dictionary
- a wall Christmas stocking holder with repurposed cards or paper
- This is good for holding grocery bags to use as trash bags. Make the empty bag holder bigger.
- wooden AT-AT rocker that E wants for future kids
- storage tower we want to make by Anna White
- a cute game called Three-Men's-Morris tutorial looks interesting
- thread art letters on wood
- screen door
- O Holy Night coloring sheet printable
- Christmas carol printables 11x14 printables 8x10 farmhouse set is in folder
- a seam ripper warning printable
- a little 6-day organizer to print
- I love these nativity blocks that the kids could actually play with
- This is a cute little monochrome village. Some parts of it are accented with colors for different holidays.
- Making magazine beads. I 'd like to do this with the kids during summer.
- This is a growth chart that is portable.
- directions for making a Jacob's ladder toy
- A simple nativity block that kids can make and personalize
- Mod Podge Rocks made a coaster with Scrabble tiles
- This site has many box and container templates free to print and use.
- cool US map out of scrapbook paper
- handmade dominoes
- These are awesome! Wood burned candle holders from tree limbs. Perfect for J to do.
- a shelf system to hold the bobbins with the matching thread
- This is a neat outdoor mat for hosing off feet.
- an article about the habit of exercise to build willpower
- fast workouts to combat hours of sitting
- 4-minute exercises
- how to clean a shower head
- organizing tips
- decluttering tips
- how to season cast iron
- the best way to clean silver
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