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Happy Hooligans. Free Knit Patterns. Bee In My Bonnet Row Along. Bee In My Bonnet. Once Upon a Time... ...in the creative land of Bee in my Bonnet... there was a "happy go lucky" princess who was trying to finish her dresden plate quilt that she started 4 months ago....

Once Upon a Time...

The princess thought she would pick up the pace by chain-stitching a quick method for the hour glass blocks she would use for the sashings of her dresden plate quilt.... So... she happily chain-stitched away in the early morning hours... But... (dunt dunt duuuhhh!) As she was stitching.... TRAGEDY struck. Time stood still... and so did the sewing machine. It made a loud clunk and stopped working! "Oh nooooo! " Mack and Mabel: Organics. Mack and Mabel: Free Knitting Pattern for Rabbit Trousers. I've finally got this typed up as a free pattern for you !

Mack and Mabel: Free Knitting Pattern for Rabbit Trousers

It is just the instructions for the dungarees , hat and rucksack. To purchase the pattern for the rabbit go here or here As everyone stuffs their rabbit differently, the waistline for the trousers is quite generous. Test your knitting alongside your finished rabbit as you work – you may want to reduce the number of stitches in the trousers slightly. The same goes for the hat – depending on how well you stuffed the head and where you placed the ears, you may have to adjust the number of stitches you cast on and the position of the ear slots. A Tiny Toothpick Treehouse in a Bitty Broccoli Tree - StumbleUpon. Make Your Own Canvas Portrait! Song Lyric Wall Art / D.I.Y. Project. A couple weeks ago, I found a paint-by-number at an unbeatable price.

Song Lyric Wall Art / D.I.Y. Project

I can't pass these things up even though I already owned this particular design. I thought that I could maybe use it to make a fun D.I.Y., but my new rule is that all thrifts that I purchase with the intent of restyling need to get done right away. I have way too many half finished projects in my life. With that little bit of motivation I came up with a fun D.I.Y. to display some of my favorite song lyrcis in our newlywed home. Enjoy.... Sofa Caddy. Sometimes, I think my TV remote has a mind of its own.

Sofa Caddy

Nine times out of ten, it's not where I want it when I sit down. I figure it must get up and leave when I'm not looking. Same thing goes for all my other controls ... never around when I need them (much like gas stations). This cool sofa caddy keeps everything right at my fingertips, The pockets all have the perfect expandable gusset: big enough to easily slide stuff in and out, but not so big that things topple out. Proving you can mix and match designer fabrics, we used coordinating Amy Butler and Vicki Payne fabrics, both in decorator weight. Any Sewing Machine (we recommend the Janome Memory Craft 6600P) Some important notes on sizing Our pocket sizes were determined based on the things we wanted to store; you'll have different stuff, and you can change the pocket sizes to get the best fit. Chairs vary a lot, especially the style of their arms. No-interfacing Storage Basket Tutorial.

As promised, a recipe for making washable stand-up storage baskets: You'll need to cut 2 of each of these pieces (click on the pic to enlarge it to a readable size).

No-interfacing Storage Basket Tutorial

The measurements are in centimetres because that's the way I was brought up (sorry). A seam allowance of 1cm is included in these measurements. This basket's base is 15cm wide, but you could make any size using this slightly haphazard formula, where x is the width of the base and y is the height of the basket. And 2 is cm and seam allowance. Pieces cut, sew right sides together along these seams:

Christmas

Print Hula Hoop Rug Page. Pioneer Woman Home & Garden. A sweet friend of mine sent the girls and me a box of adorably adorable owl pillows this week.

Pioneer Woman Home & Garden

She doesn’t sell them, doesn’t have an Etsy shop…she just makes them. I think they might be the sweetest things I’ve ever seen, and I think they’ll be precious in the girls’ new room. I don’t know what it is about owl pillows. Or owls in general. They’re just so charming. It must have something to do with the eyes. Free Sewing Patterns, Free Sewing Downloads. Creative DIY Tips & Project Ideas For Homemakers.

Kid Fun

Sock Snowmen. This morning when I went out to take my daughter to school it was -12.

Sock Snowmen

That is too cold for my blood and despite the beautiful snow on the ground there is NO way you're getting me outside to make a snowman. So, instead, I'll opt for the inside version made out of socks. They're easier to make, last longer and dare I say it... they're cuter too. Want to make your own? Here's how: You'll need the following: 1- white sock. Step 1: cut the foot part off of your sock and discard. Step 2 & 3: Turn the tube part of your sock inside out and wrap a rubber band around the bottom. Step 4 & 5: Fill the sock with rice. Step 6: Taking the ankle socks, cut as shown above.

Step 7, 8 & 9: First, take the sock without a toe and a heel and put it over your rice filled sock. Most favorited all-time. "*The Heartfelt Home*" DIY,Sewing, Decorating, Crafts, Cooking,... - StumbleUpon. I am so excited to share a great Christmas craft project today. Salt dough ornaments and gift tags. For pennies you can make a great gift for your family and friends. I am using the ones my girls and I made as gift tags that the recipients can later use as an ornament. All you need to get started is 1 cup all purpose flour 1/2 cup salt 1/2 water 1,2,3 easy peasy!!! Toss it all in the mixer for a few minutes. Once it is all combined Kneed until smooth.

Knitting

A flower brooch for you favorite mom.