Add some ink, texture spackle and stamps to chipboard pieces to make some fun tags for card or scrapbook pages. October Afternoon as all the details to make these quick and simple embellishments.
-Heather
Free pattern: iPhone case
Marti from Sewlicious Home Décor shows how you can make a simple fabric case to hold your phone. Her pattern will make a sleeve to fit an iPhone, but you can adjust the sizing to make it fit any type … Read More...
Tutorial: Felt rose headband
Deana from Sew McCool shows how you can make a felt rose headband like this one. The headband itself is just a thin elastic. The roses are made from a high quality felt. You can make one or a three, … Read More...
Tutorial: Scrap fabric appliqued greeting cards
Vicky from Vicky Myers Creations guest blogs at Punk Projects with a tutorial that will help make use of your smallest fabric scraps. She uses the small bits of fabric to make appliqued greeting cards. Her tutorial shows how she … Read More...
Homemade Bacon Bits
Bacon!
I have to agree with the Kayln from Creative Savings! The bacon bits you buy at the store do not taste like bacon! Thankfully I now know how to make homemade bacon bits and I can make it ahead … Read More...
DIY Tie Dye Shirts with Bleach
Annette from FiberArtsy is sharing another Tie-Dye tutorial! This time she gave t-shirts a tie-dyed look without actually using dye! She used bleach instead, to create a reverse tie dye.
If you want to learn how, you can get her … Read More...
How to Dye Seashells
Discover how easy it is to color sea shells and teach the kids about color theory at the same time. Make up some dye similar to how you would for coloring Easter eggs and see what happens when white sea … Read More...
Tutorial: Insulated ‘Keep Warm’ Baby Bottle Cover
Deb from So Sew Easy shares a tutorial for making her Insulated ‘Keep Warm’ Baby Bottle Cover. Made with Insul-Bright between the outer fabric and the lining, the cover will help keep a baby bottle warm. The drawstring closure at … Read More...
Nail polish mini quilt
Quilting can be hard on your nails, but that doesn’t mean we makers don’t want ours to look pretty. Katy Jones of Monkey Do (I’m a Ginger Monkey), made this mini quilt with a free pattern she found over at … Read More...
Tutorial: Seamed pencil skirt
Christie from A Lemon Squeezy Home shows how you can make this seamed pencil skirt. It’s a variation on a basic pencil skirt, and can be made from a basic pencil skirt pattern with just a few changes. She uses … Read More...
Project: Sunflower Gift Bag
Visit the JustRite stamps blog to find directions from Heidi Blankenship for making matching stamped ribbon and tag for a gift bag.
-Heather
Looking for more Sunflower themed papers, stamps and embellishments? Check these out on Scrapbook.com
Make Your Own Crochet Tube Socks
These crochet tube socks can be found on Ravelry.com along with the free pattern to create them. I have made oodles of my tube socks using my own pattern that I want to share with you. However, I have no … Read More...
Tutorial: No-sew colored pencil roll
Ashley from Make It and Love It shares a tutorial for making her No-Sew Colored Pencil Roll-Up. The colored pencil roll is made from vinyl, which is has two very nice attributes for a quick project: it’s durable, and the … Read More...
How to make Polymer Clay at home
You can make polymer clay at home and that too – using household items!
If you have cornstarch and white PVA or Elmer’s glue, it’s easy to make your own polymer or fimo style clay. This clay is soft, pure … Read More...
Mark Montano Zip Tie Necklace
This very colorful necklace is perfect for tweens and those moms looking to splash out in the color world. Grab some of the kids beads and some zip ties to create this layered chunky necklace. Full tutorial available via Mark … Read More...
Free pattern: Retro inspired Barbara dress
Daniela from On The Cutting Floor shares a free pattern for her Barbara dress. The design is inspired by classic 1950s dresses, but it’s done up with a modern style. It’s a sleeveless dress with a shirred waistband. Without the … Read More...
Clothespin Birds on a Branch
How adorable are these simple clothespin birds? I have a collection of clothespins in many different sizes and I think that making a family of these colorful birds is in my near future. Amanda has her birds hang out on … Read More...
Tutorial: DIY fabric belts
In addition to defining your waistline, or the very practical purpose of keeping your pants up, a belt can add a pop of color or pattern to an outfit. Mandi from Making Nice in the Midwest shares a tutorial at … Read More...
Tutorial: Appliqued vinyl baby bib
Amy from Sew Incredibly Crazy shares a tutorial at Therm O Web showing how to make this appliqued vinyl bib. The way she does the applique is so smart! Instead of putting the applique down on TOP of the vinyl, … Read More...
Free pattern: Toddlers linen bloomer shorts
Olu from Needle and Ted guest blogs at Serger Pepper with a free pattern for these adorable linen bloomer shorts. They’re easy to sew, using just two pieces of fabric – a front and a back. The waistband is made … Read More...