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Make a Mounted Stuffed Animal Head. Fat Quarter Project ~ Ric Rac Clutch from Jennifer Ladd. We love Jennifer Ladd’s beautiful handmade bags and purses.

Fat Quarter Project ~ Ric Rac Clutch from Jennifer Ladd

As she notes, they’re “modern and elegant, simple and sleek, cute and quirky too!” Jennifer has been a Sew,Mama,Sew! Board member, and you probably remember the gorgeous bags in her Fat Quarter Handbag tutorial from our last Fat Quarter Month several years ago. We have weeks of new, fun Fat Quarter projects ready to go, and we’re kicking it all off with a new fat quarter tutorial from Jennifer for today’s beautiful Ric Rac Clutch! Here are the links to our previous Fat Quarter tutorials. Jennifer has some really pretty versions of the Ric Rac Clutch in her Jennifer Ladd shop, so if you love the look but don’t have the time to make a clutch for yourself you can purchase one (plus Jennifer’s craftsmanship is impeccable).

This adorable little clutch is one of my favorites, and it’s super simple to make! You can make a couple of them in just a few hours, so it makes a great gift. Materials: Download the Ric Rac Clutch PDF Pattern. GratitudeWrap.pdf (application/pdf Object) DIY Arts and Crafts Ideas. How to Make Furry Leg Warmers Furry leg warmers are a cosy joy for winter, clubbing or cosplay.

DIY Arts and Crafts Ideas

Wear them over boots! Make your own faux fur legwarmers with this tutorial. 101 Make your own Christmas gift ideas Make your own Christmas presents: If you love crafting, you're feeling a bit thrifty and want to make your own Christmas present, we have 101* Christmas gift ideas that are cheap, fun and crafty to give you inspiration. How to have a merry Gothic Christmas Is Christmas starting to annoy you? How to make Christmas candy cane bath salts This is a really charming homemade gift idea for Wintermas, that can be dressed up or down to suit your tastes. The Graphics Fairy - DIY: How to Transfer Typography onto Furniture. AdelynSTONE: dreamcatchers. I’m really diggin the whole hippy thing.

adelynSTONE: dreamcatchers

And while Craig is quick to correct me on the fact that dream catchers are not hippy-ish, I still think of them that way. Natural, care free, simple. All things I relate to those old hippies. hah. The point of a dream catcher is to weed out bad dreams. Depending on who you talk to, there will be two different stories on how this happens. This is not a traditional Native- American dream catcher. Charlotte - Temporary Tattoos Tutorial. Glorious Treats » {How-to} Make Curly Ribbon Hair Bows. Ribbon was on sale last week at my local craft store.

Glorious Treats » {How-to} Make Curly Ribbon Hair Bows

Regardless of the fact that I already own 5 times the amount ribbon any one person should own, I suddenly felt the need to buy more! I found an adorable ribbon with rainbows on it, and knew I “needed” to buy it for a rainbow themed birthday I’m planning for a little girl turning one in June. I thought the rainbow ribbon would be the perfect base for some pretty hair bows. I’ve seen hair bows made with ribbon that is in beautiful ringlets, but I’ve never made them. I thought this would be the perfect chance to give it a try. The process was quite easy, and I was really happy with the results. Step 1- Select the ribbon you plan to use (I only used grosgrain ribbons, since that’s what I’ve seen used before.

Wrap the ribbon around wooden dowels (available at Wal-Mart, or most any craft store) and secure the ribbon with straight pins (used for sewing) or wooden clothes pins (much easier- too bad I only had one around at the time!) Felt Rose tutorial and pattern. Hello everyone!

Felt Rose tutorial and pattern

Today I am going to share the last felt flower pattern, a lovely rose =] I am also very excited because for the first time I made a video tutorial, sadly Ken had the video camera so I had to make the video with my laptop, so I am sorry if I am a little far – I tried!! Next time I will practice and with the tripod and camera I am sure it will be easier =] Your color choice of felt (I used 3 9″x12″sheets in different colors, and used a little bit more than half for each flower)Thread, needle and scissors.Hot glue gun.Download the pattern in case you need it (You will find 4 different sizes for you to play with! ) **The download on the left is a PDF format file, so you will need to have Abobe Reader installed on your PC or MAC. You can see the pieces you will need to make one rose in the image above. I hope you all enjoy and let me know if you make some of these! * This tutorial is provided for personal use only.

Tags: felt, felt flower, felt roses, pattern, Roses, tutorial. Cardboard Cat Playhouse - Step 1 - MarthaStewart.com. String Doll Tutorial by ~xXSleepieXx on deviantART.