Easy Craft Ideas - Accordion Book. This easy to make accordion book is a personalized way to organize all of your small odds and ends. Each envelope page can hold something different such as- "to do" lists, stamps, tickets, coupons, and business cards. Also a fun craft idea for a gift - fill with photos, tickets, and other keepsakes and share with a special friend. Materials: Chartreuse A2 Envelopes Glue Stick Bone folder Labels Gel Pens Step-by-Step Choose your envelopes. See our How-to Video to learn about a similar accordion project. Tutorial: how to make a miniature satchel. Wait, wha? Two craft tutorials for August? Well, this was too exciting not to share. So. To make your DIY miniature satchel, you will need: faux leather, jump ring, silver headpin, pliers, matching thread, needle. [wp_ad_camp_1] Et voilà! 1. 2. 3. More on the dollhouse later!
How to Recover a Notice Board. ScrapBusters: Two-Handed Pot Holder. Today in our ScrapBusters Series, we're cooking up a great kitchen project. Hot pads are perfect for scraps because they are small, simple shapes that cry out for mixing and matching. We 'stretched' our possibilities by making a long, two-handed version. Kind of like those 'idiot mittens' you used to have as a kid; one mitten on the each end of a string running through the arms of your coat. However, we didn't think 'idiot hot pads' sounded very good. I don't know about you, but I always set down my pot holders on opposite sides of the kitchen so when I need both to pull something out of the oven or off the stove, I never seem to have two within reach.
Problem solved, and a very pretty solution to boot! We suggest you use a thermal batting, such as Insul-Bright to insure you can handle hot pots and pans without yelping. As with yesterday's project, today's also uses the gorgeous Pretty Bird by Pillow & Maxfield for Michael Miller Fabrics. Assemble the mitts Assemble the front layers Tags: A Soft And Slouchy Book Bag Goes Back-To-School. Untitled Document. Sewing 101: electronics sleeve. It’s really starting to feel like fall, and whether or not that means back to school for you, fall always seems to mean new supplies.
Don’t forget your electronics this season, so you can whip up a cozy little wool sleeve for your laptop or tablet! In this project, you’ll learn how to install a zipper around a curve, which really isn’t difficult to do, I promise. You can use these instructions to make a case for a laptop, tablet reader, or any flat electronic device. Once you get the hang of the construction, these sleeves really only take a couple hours to make, so they’re great weekend projects (and good gift ideas, too). Read the full how-to after the jump! Materials 1/2 yard of fabric for exterior — A thick fabric is recommended. Instructions 1. 2. Place the zipper right-side down on the right side of one of the exterior pieces, orienting the zipper so the overhang is equal on both sides. 3. Now, sew the lining down, following the exact seam line you made in the previous step. 4. 5. Vintage-style book dustcovers. Looking at this picture, can you tell which of these books are actually hardbound?
I’m not super fussy over the books on my shelves, but I will admit that sometimes a really garish or unattractive book spine will jump out from the bunch and irritate me every time I walk by. I don’t think I would ever take the leap to cover all of my books, but I really like the idea of using these nifty deceptive hardbound dustcovers by Alex Cobbe to gussy up the real eyesores in my collection. Alex used a few inexpensive materials — construction paper, a ruler, a gold pen — to quickly turn her collection of paperbacks into a library of classics — even the Chuck Norris book looks like a masterpiece :) This would be a fun rainy day activity, and the possibilities for customizing this look are endless. Thanks so much for sharing, Alex! — Kate Have a DIY project you’d like to share? Materials Instructions 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Diy wednesdays: door organizer. We tend to subscribe to the “a place for everything, and everything in its place” philosophy, but when it came to derek’s running-out-the-door essentials (phone, notebook, pen) we hadn’t quite worked out a solution. this fused felt door-handle organizer was a super simple way to eliminate a frantic and frustrating search from our morning routine. have fun!
Derek & lauren CLICK HERE for the full project instructions after the jump… Derek and Lauren’s Door Organizer here’s what you’ll need: -3 pieces of 9″x 12″ pre-cut felt -9″x12″ piece of double-sided fusible webbing -scissors circle template that measures the same size as your doorknob (we used the bottom of a drinking glass) pen or chalk sewing machine or needle & thread 1. cut out 3 pieces of felt that are approximately the same size. 2. cut out two pieces of double-sided fusible webbing that are slightly smaller than the felt. 4. square up all the edges with your scissors until all three pieces are exactly the same size.
Vintage postcard calendar journal. Growing up, I kept a daily journal. I always enjoyed looking back at previous entries to see what had changed over the course of a year. These days, I can’t seem to find the time to journal, but I do try to jot down a little note from each day on my perpetual calendar/journal. The idea is very simple — flip to the current date and at the end of the day, write down something that happened. Some days it is big things like “Annie took her first steps.” The first year is the least rewarding, but I imagine that in 10 years, it will be a daily treat to be reminded of what happened on that date over the last decade. CLICK HERE for the full how-to after the jump! I’m always trying to give new life to things I can’t pass up at flea markets. Materials fruit box and 12 postcards found at flea markets (my box was $1.00, postcards $1.00 or less each)180 4 x 6″ lined index cardsdate stamppaper cutter (or scissors)twine (for gift wrapping) Instructions 1. 2. 3. 4.
Random Tutorial Generator. The World's Healthiest Foods. 100 foods that can serve as the basis of your Healthiest Way of Eating Links to the articles about these foods can be found below. In addition to questions about our foods, we often get asked about beverages and sweeteners. In the beverage category, water and green tea have been especially popular topics, and in the sweetener category, so have honey and maple syrup. Of course, there are many nutritious foods other than those included on our list that we feel are wonderful, health-promoting foods; if there are other whole foods - such as fruits, vegetables, nuts/seeds, whole grains, etc - that you like, by all means enjoy them. Just because a food is not on our list doesn't mean we don't think it can be included in a diet geared towards the Healthiest Way of Eating as long as it is a whole, natural, nutrient-rich food.
To find out why some of your favorite nutritious foods are not included in our list, read The Criteria Used to Select the World's Healthiest Foods. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Wednes-diy. UPDATE: This post originally ran on March 23 2011, but with summer winding down we wanted to bring it back up for some late summer inspiration! A fellow fp girl sent this to me a couple weeks back and i’ve been thinking about it ever since! I can think of a million reasons why these would be awesome… as apartment décor, as outdoor party décor, and – wouldn’t they be the best thing EVER for camping in general or at a festival? Just let them sit in the sun all day, and they’ll last all night! I am absolutely going to make some to bring with me to bonnaroo this year. you can buy a sun jar here, but you can make your own for much cheaper! I am not good with technical things, like putting together a solar power cell, so i found the easy way :) what you need: a mason jar with a clear glass lid like this one from ikea, a solar garden light like the ones pictured above, which i found here, adhesive and glass frosting spray. last image.
Trending on FP.com: Paper Flower Key Holder / Mark Montano. Difficulty Rating: Beginner Tags If you need a quick 'just because' gift for someone, this is it! It’s simple to make, couldn’t be less expensive and we can all use one. I for one am always losing my keys and this, by far, is the easiest way for me to keep track of them. Here’s how: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Supply List Wire hanger Needle nose pliers with built in wire cutter (most are made like this) Hot glue gun and glue sticks Stapler Book pages Fiskars Scissors and Pinking Shears Krylon Clear CoatSmall piece of cardboard. Twenty Three Oh One: The Hair Bow. Puking Pastilles» Blog Archive » Free Car CD Holder / Case Tutorial. You’ll love this little piece of sunshine in your car! Not only is it fabulously chic, it holds all your favorite Muse music and DVD’s. And as an added bonus, you get to use up a bunch of scraps from your stash!
This free sewing tutorial was a winner of the Scrap Buster Contest over at Sew, Mama Sew! Enjoy! Be sure to add your photos of your CD case to the new Puking Pastilles Flickr Pool to win awesome prizes! We pick winners each month. Materials 1/6 yd Pellon Peltex (or at least 6″ of yardage – I actually had enough leftover from other projects) I use Peltex 72 which is a double-sided fusible STIFF interfacing. Fat eighth of main print for backing and front background scraps! You can make this with 22 small scraps (4.5″ x 6″ pieces) or 11 larger scraps (9″ x 6″). To begin, you need to choose the fabrics you would like to use. Or pick one larger print and match the other scraps to it like this pile: I decided to go with the latter. Cutting Next, cut: Fuse Iron the seam open. Sew. For the Home / Chalk Menu Board! » How to Make a Fabric Bow | Tutorial » Whipperberry.
Re-purposed Suitcases - Vintage love - The Clothspring. The Creative Place. Projects / A Beautiful Mess D.I.Y Index. You knew i was going to make one. They are all over pinterest.... (i still am not signed up for pinterest because i don't have time for one more thing but browsing is fun!) So we made one. i took a box of 64 crayons and took out the blacks and browns.i used another small box and doubled up on the good colors i liked and hot glued them to the top of our canvas. then we turned our blow dryer to hot on high. not long after you set the hair dryer by the crayons they get shiny and then the wax starts to melt!
And it dries really quickly too. seriously. what could be happier than this?? GREAT project. loved it today is the first FULL day with ALL my kids in ALL day school.yeah...i am smiling as i type that. it's good. it's quiet. i am rockin' it. removing wallpaper.....making code for craft weekend stuff.....doing my hair....going to lunch..... it's all good. hooray for school!