Crafts
Recycled Slipper Tutorial
I am going to show you one slipper. Once finished you will make the other by reversing the pattern pieces, we don't want two of the same do we? From the woolen blanket cut out one sole and one of each top piece.
When I bought something at a store recently, the clerk handed me my purchase in a bag made from a newspaper.
How to make gift bags from newspaper
The Creative Place
I've been trying to decide on what to make my hubby for a Valentine's gift and decided that I wanted to write more than a letter - so I decided to make him a mini journal / album / book of things I love about him, different memories I have of our life together, things like that (hopefully he won't read this before next weekend ;)). I found this fab tutorial awhile back about button and string closure and somehow wanted to incorporate it, thus I came up with this fun journal - it has a vintage feel - the button and string closure, and a bunch of found papers inside, including old school writing pages, graph paper and strategically cut magazine pages.
DIY Rolled Paper Chess Set |
My friend sent me this Chess Set made completely out of rolled paper from paperplateandplane !
Sewn Stash Baskets
Materials To make one basket: Cutting The bottom of this bag is a 12-inch circle. If you have a large compass or circular template feel free to cut your circles using them but if you don't here is a simple way to cut a 12-inch circle: Using a pencil draw a center dot where the circle's center will be.Pleated tote (beach bag) tutorial
Before we went away, I decided that a new bag for the beach was a must – something big and roomy to hold books, magazines, sunscreen, hats, and all that other good stuff.
Super Easy Baby Blanket
Anyone who knows how to cast on, knit and cast off can make this baby blanket. But just because it's easy, doesn't mean this blanket's not wonderful.
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