As a child of the 80s, I wore plenty of hair scrunchies in my day.  And like all fashion trends, they’re back again.  Minki Kim from Minki’s Work Table shows how you can make your own scrunchies.  It turns out … Read More...

Laura at A Beautiful Mess shares a tutorial showing how to make these fabric planter buckets.  They’re made from two layers of twill (you could also use home dec weight canvas or duck), with thick rope and grommets for handles.  … Read More...

Tamara from Etcetorize shows how she made this lace purse out of a giant doily.  The doily she used was 36″ in diameter, which sounds like one that was used as a small table covering.  The repurposed lace and the … Read More...

Bev from Flamingo Toes shows how you can make these fun summer picnic coasters.  The gingham print and ric rac trim peeking out the edge give them retro charm.  They’re easy to make, too!  You could whip out a whole … Read More...

Emily from Cupcakes & Cashmere shows how you can make these fun coasters from rope and neon cord.  You won’t need a sewing machine; they go together entirely with simple hand sewing.  You can find both the rope and neon … Read More...

Jordana Paige shows how you can make a cute leather pineapple luggage tag.  The leather pineapple shape slides over a laminated luggage tag.  She shares a template for cutting out the pineapple shape.  You could also use her tutorial to … Read More...

Maris from Sew Maris shows how to add a vented sleeve band to a shirt.  It’s a smart detail that also happens to be great solution when a pattern ends up with sleeves shorter than you thought they would be.  … Read More...

This kids bean bag chair is the perfect reading nook!  Hayley from Project Nursery shows how you can make one in just 30 minutes.  Seriously!  It’s made with  just two pieces of fabric, one zipper, and a handful of simple … Read More...

Domenica from Easy Sewing for Beginners shares a video tutorial showing how you can make a lanyard to keep your keys or work ID always at the ready.  It’s an easy project, well suited for beginners.  You can also download … Read More...

Sew4Home shows how you can make this awesome hexagon pillow pieced from wedges of coordinating fabric and tufted in the center with a big button.  The also show variations for making a round and square pillow in the same style.  … Read More...

You can DIY a canvas hammock chair like this one.  Rachel at A Beautiful Mess will show you how.  The chair itself is easily made from heavy canvas fabric, and it hangs from rope and hardware that is easily found … Read More...

Mark Montano shows how you can make this fabulous party dress.  With all the prettiness of the lace skirt and embellished neckline, it looks like it would take a lot of fuss to make.  But actually it’s a fairly simple … Read More...

Nancy Zieman shows how she created this trio of pillows, each with its own personality.  Her tutorial starts with the basics of making pillows and then tells how to make the variations you see here. One is a plain pillow … Read More...

Most thread spools include some sort of notch or slit in the spool to keep the thread ends from unwinding all over the place, but not so for the bobbins.  There’s nothing on those little spools that will keep your … Read More...