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Monogram Mugs. Friends!

Monogram Mugs

I’m so pleased to share our first gift DIY of the season. Maude made these fantastic monogrammed mugs over the weekend. Don’t they look terrific? The idea came when we saw these fun initial cups at Anthropologie and remembered our kitchen was lacking in hot cocoa mugs. 37 Recipes How To Make Gifts In A Jar. Omemade gifts in a jar are easy and cheap to make!

37 Recipes How To Make Gifts In A Jar

To make these homemade gifts in a jar simply layer the ingredients per the recipe, add a ribbon and cute tag for a practical and stylish gift. These homemade gifts in a jar are also perfect gift-giving ideas for any occasion throughout the year. A-Frame Pup Tents. Drew really pulled out the big guns on this one...

A-Frame Pup Tents

I asked him to build some A-Frame tents... Or pup tents... Doll suitcase. Transferring Ink to Candles. Making personalized candles is easier than you think.

Transferring Ink to Candles

Today with some help from the kids we made some candles to give to my parents on Valentine's Day. You will need some regular paper, tissue paper, tape, sharpies or markers, a candle, wax paper, and a heat gun. First, I taped a piece of tissue paper, about the size of my candle, to a piece of copy paper. ~Ruffles And Stuff~

Bracelaces by Itunube — The Lost At E Minor store. Free Pattern to Download: The Madeleine Mini Bloomers. Valentine’s day is coming this weekend, and whether you love it or hate it, you must admit having something adorable to lounge around in makes any day that much sweeter.

Free Pattern to Download: The Madeleine Mini Bloomers

So I present to you the madeleine mini bloomers, a free sewing pattern that you can download! It takes only a yard of fabric (along with some elastic and ribbon), and an hour or two of sewing to whip up these pretties. These are no prim and proper Victorian bloomers, as you can see. They sit low on the waist, and are scandalously brief. The back view is particularly flattering. The pattern is put together like any Burdastyle pattern.

Download the Madeleine Mini Bloomers pattern! Tiny happy: how to: a simple patchwork ball. Here is how I made some simple patchwork balls last week, for my children to play with inside.

tiny happy: how to: a simple patchwork ball

They would make great new baby gifts, too! My daughter (3 yrs) enjoyed helping- choosing the fabrics and stuffing the finished balls. An older child might like to sew them up, too! Materials: small scraps of cotton fabric (I like to use quilter's-weight cotton best, because it's strong and less likely to fray at the seams.) needle and thread, scissors, pins paper and pencil sewing machine (but you could sew the whole thing by hand, if you don't have a machine.) stuffing- polyfill is best for small babies, but you could also use fabric scraps or cotton or wool stuffing. Tutorial: Homemade Sidewalk Chalk. By Michelle Vackar, Modern Handmade Child One of our favorite outside activities at our home is drawing with chalk on the driveway.

Tutorial: Homemade Sidewalk Chalk

You can play hopscotch, four-square, and of course draw and create silly stories. DIY Doily Lamp. Beaded Chandelier. I’m excited to share a crazy inventive tutorial for a diy beaded chandelier from Britt over at A Penny Saved.

Beaded Chandelier

She created this amazing diy beaded chandelier out of a hanging fruit basket, a ton of beads, and a simple light socket kit. Gather your materials: LOTS of beaded necklaces, cut into long strands (the Mardi Gras kind) Metal hanging garden basket A spool of thin-gauge wire Wire cutters Wire clothes hanger Pendant light kit (cord & socket) Metal chain to hang the fixture Light fixture mounting bracket, bolt & loop Light fixture ceiling cap. Yarn Chandeliers. I know you've seen these all around the web.

Yarn Chandeliers

They are so dreamy and seemed simple enough to recreate so I finally sat down and decided to do it this past weekend. Here's all you'll need: 1. Acrylic Yarn 2. Most favorited all-time. Minis. Under a blue moon: 5.22.11. I saw a picture of a glittery pink flower and decided I needed to figure out how to make a one for myself.

Under a blue moon: 5.22.11

Here are the step by step (mostly) pictures and directions: Lillyella: Crafting: Button Bracelets. Love buttons? Who doesn't?! Chances are, whether you are crafty or not, you have a stash of them laying around, or maybe an addiction to collecting vintage ones. Well today I have a simple project that will put them to good use, button bracelets! You can also use new buttons for this project, and these days there are so many cool ones available at your local fabric store, the design possibilities are endless. What you'll need: Elastic, 1/4" or 3/8" thick Buttons Needle and Thread. Fully lined zippered box pouch - pattern and tutorial - it's a Pretty Modern life. DIY Purple Striped Market Tote. Sew a bag with the free bag pattern. Hanging Fabric Baskets Or Pockets.

I know I say this every time, but I am so excited about this project! The possibilities are endless! Tutorial: Messenger Bag from Cargo Pants. Survivalbiz.com. Step 7. Take the bottom piece of the can and start to ruffle the perimeter of the can with your thumb. (Figure 10.) You don’t want creases, just ruffles. These ruffles are to allow the top portion of the can to fit over the bottom portion easily. Step 8. . · Isopropyl alcohol works well with the stove but it does not burn as clean as denatured. · You will notice the aluminum strip creates an inner wall to the stove.

. · You can set your cooking pot right on top of the stove and cook. . · Although, no amount of blowing will extinguish the flame. . · Please! A quick tutorial : : book beads « the smallest forest. I haven’t added any text instructions, because I think the photos are clear enough. Swaddle Baby Tutorial. Find the doll face painting tutorial here. The Sunday Showcase Party {No. 111} Pillow-y Goodness / pillow. Cute Top ∙ How To by Mi.ezekatze on Cut Out. PaperStitch.net. This piece is one that I’ve been working on (mostly in the evenings) for a few weeks now. The poems are from the book with the embossed pages and the engravings. Most of the poems are elegies and have the saddest titles: Death of an Infant, A Father to His Motherless Children, Baptism of an Infant at its Mother’s Funeral. I wanted to really highlight these titles.

So I picked 24, cut them into 3.5″ squares, sewed them together by hand, eyeballing the “seams” and hoping to keep it pretty square. Sewing Stuff - free sewing patterns. Everything Else Nov 2005. 15+ Free Fleece Hat Patterns & Tutorials: {Sewing. Sewing Patterns. IMG_1708.JPG (640×427) Denim Cutlery Pouch Sewing Pattern. Make a cutlery pouch - very handy for storing eating utensils in your lunch pack - from recycled denim. This sample is cut from the leg of a old pair of blue jeans but other scrap fabric, such as a fabric napkin or dish towel, would also work well.

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