Looking for easy end of year teacher gifts? Add this easy fabric gift tag to any small gift for a special handmade touch. I was given a bundle of Udderly Smooth lotion at a blog conference I went to and stuck them in the cupboard. While cleaning out to move {did you hear? you can find out more here} I found these lotions and decided to make some cute and easy end of year teacher gifts with them. I like to add a bit some handmade flavor to the gift, so I created these cute fabri gift tags and … [Read more...]
Fabric Wrapped Vase – Quick Craft
Super excited to be sharing this fabric wrapped vase as a quick craft in the Craft Lightening series.. My fabric wrapped vase can be made in about 10 min, uses up those scraps of fabric we all have laying around, AND makes a great gift!! Lets make one! You can find out more here: This video at the top of the post shows how to make this fabric wrapped vase, but here are a few step by step photos as well... I cut 1.5/2" strips of fabric from my scap bin. I cut way too many, so just … [Read more...]
Casserole Carrier with Zipper Tutorial
I gave my sister this casserole carrier for Christmas, and so today I've got a great sewing tutorial for you! I searched everywhere for a casserole carrier with zipper tutorial, but couldn't find one, so... of course.. I made my own! {ha!} I LOVE how it turned out. This casserole dish is not going anywhere!! The directions and measurements for this casserole carrier with zipper tutorial is going to be based off this Pyrex dish from Amazon, but you can easily put in the dimensions for any … [Read more...]
DIY Dish Scrubbies – knit or crochet
I've never been one to use yarn dishclothes as I just didn't see the point. Cloth seemed to work so much better. That was until I tried the Red Heart Scrubby yarn.. WOW.. so fun! These DIY dish scrubbies are fun to make and SO handy to have around the kitchen. You can find the yarn at your local craft store or even on Amazon - yeah Prime! These diy dish scrubbies knit/crochet up really quick so I think it would be great to make up a bunch as Christmas gifts. Because of the fibers … [Read more...]
Geometric fabric baby blanket tutorial
In addition to creating lots of different PJ tutorials, baby blankets are another item I really, really like to sew baby blankets. I enjoy coming up with easy tutorials to help you sew cute baby blankets too. This one requires that you have fabric with some sort of geometric pattern. Squares, triangles, and other straight lines would work best for this geometric fabric baby blanket tutorial. This fabric requires 1 1/4 yard of a soft cotton top {geometric pattern} and the same of a minkie … [Read more...]
Ornaments for Kids – Gift Ideas
I like to give small gifts to the kids of my friends. Not something that costs a lot, but it's always fun to open presents, right? This year my kids helped me make up several ornaments for kids, and we will be giving versions of these to our friends for Christmas. I'm sure you can come up with a million ornaments for kids ideas once you start thinking, but here are mine for the year. To start you will need some plastic ornaments that open in the middle. The glass ones from yesterday are for … [Read more...]
Homemade Hot Chocolate Ornaments Gift
It's day two of ornament week, and I've spent the entire afternoon making lots of gorgeous ornaments! This homemade hot chocolate ornament is the gift we will be giving to the boys' teachers for Christmas. I will be adding a Starbucks giftcard with the giftcard for the final gift. Didn't they turn out SO cute!? Hot Chocolate Ornaments- You will need empty glass ornaments {can be found in most craft stores or HERE on Amazon. {affiliate link} You can use hot cocoa you have, or make up a … [Read more...]
Seasonal Subway Art Home Decor
Today's post is a fun and easy home decor idea. A few years ago a friend game me a frame and a few seasonal subway art printables as a gift. I've really enjoyed that frame and love changing the picture as the seasons change. This year for Christmas I decided to give my mom and sisters a similar present. I found these amazing free seasonal subway art printables from the Simple Scrapper. She has a great selection, check it out! I bought the frames from IKEA, but any 5x7 frame is … [Read more...]
Ruby Lou Dolls
Today my son turns 6! {where did those years go?} My twin nieces also have a birthday today and they are turning 2. We saw them this summer and they were really into dolls, so I sewed up two Ruby Lou dolls for them. I've had this pattern for a couple of years, but never made one. I should not have waited so long, I LOVE this pattern and the way the dolls turned out. Seriously, how cut is this hair and face? I was pretty skeptical about how the face would look... but it was easy! And they look … [Read more...]
