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  • Sewing patterns: Fish Hat Tutorial

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    Sewing patterns: Fish Hat Tutorial I finally had time to put together the fish hat tutorial for you all.  I think it's a great hat and really you could probably make all kinds of different animals for hats by using this basic hat shape.  All the kids that tried the hat on loved it.  You may need to make it bigger or smaller depending on the child's head size. Materials: 1/2 yard Fleece Fabric - main color 1/4 yard Fleece Fabric

  • Crafty jewelry: Embroidered Gem Necklace Tutorial

    Embroidery, Felt, Jewelry making   |  0 Comment crafty jewelry: embroidered gem necklace tutorial

    Embroidered Gem Necklace Tutorial Looking for something fun to wear to your New Years Eve event on a zero budget?  How about this. What you need- Embroidery floss in three shades (or how ever many you desire) Needle Felt Ribbon Fusible interfacing Sequence Sewing machine (can be done by hand) Disappearing ink pen (sewing supply) Gem images for reference Here are the two images I used for reference on the gems Cut a bib base from felt.  Wool felt would be great, but I used craft felt as it's what I have on

  • Tiny Kitten in a Box: sewing patterns

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    Tiny Kitten in a Box: sewing patterns What you need: ~ fleece scraps -- black, white, and light and dark of a color of your choosing -- I will call it blue throughout the tutorial ~ thread (I used white for everything!) ~ tissue paper ~ pencil ~ finely pointed scissors ~ free-motion presser foot (optional but highly recommended!) ~ small amount of fiberfill stuffing ~ pattern -- click HERE! (pg 1 = cat, pg 2 = box) Please read through the entire tutorial before starting -- the cutting

  • Valentine and lover gifts: Smothered in Kisses Pillow, sewing tutorial

    Felt, Pillows, Sewing   |  0 Comment valentine and lover gifts: smothered in kisses pillow, sewing tutorial

    DIY: Decorative Heart Pillow   Blooming Heart Pillow Pillowpallooza, handmade recycled felt pillows - Over 100 circles folded into petal shapes in ruby red, each circle is hand cut and hand stitched individually on this pillow to form a voluptuous large heart shape. This project took me about an hour. Written Directions: You will need: - pencil, eraser - drafting paper - sewing needle - red thread - red satin fabric (half a meter for two pillows) - pins - scissors/rotary tools - seam ripper (just in case, optional) - marking tool - measuring tool -


  • Easy crafts: felt haircessories how to

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    Easy crafts: felt haircessories how to Felt anyone? I have a superabundance of felt.  I'm not sure how I acquired so much, but I think I may have to make every single craft till Christmas that I have left out of felt just to put a dent in my supply.  I was sitting in the middle of my felt pile the other night pondering felt and my sixth craft till Christmas - haircessories (another one of my made up words combining hair and accessories).  And

  • Recycling ideas: Felt Acorns for garland

    Felt, Green crafts, Holiday & seasonal crafts, Recycle   |  0 Comment recycling ideas: felt acorns for garland

    Share your latest crafts and recipes at this week's What's In The Gunny Sack Link Party! Recycling ideas: Felt Acorns for garland One of nature's gifts in the fall are acorns!  We have a few oak trees in our yard so there are plenty of acorns to collect in the grass.  They can be a big pain to clean up but they are fun to use for crafts.  Vanessa uses the acorn caps as whistles!!  Not sure how she does it but it

  • Felt Crafts tutorial: cute apple coaster

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    To make these cute coasters, all you need is: red, green and brown felt, a pair of scissors, the pattern and thread (+ sewing needle ^^)! First, cut two pieces of each part of the apple from felt! Then, take some pins to keep the parts together. Now, guess what?! Take some thread and a sewing needle and sew the parts together. Use a simple stitch, doesn't have to be over-the-top complicated, you know?! :D And that's it! This is a perfect and quick Sunday afternoon

  • Handmade felt Snowman Ornament

    Christmas's day, Felt, Holiday & seasonal crafts, Sewing   |  0 Comment handmade felt snowman ornament

    Handmade felt Snowman Ornament tutorial   Start by cutting out two identical snowman bodies. On one of them, use the dark blue/black thread to stitch the eyes and orange thread to make the nose. The one I saw on Pinterest didn’t have a mouth, but I wanted mine to have one so I stitched on a little smile. Next, either sew on little buttons or use some hot glue to attach sequins for the snowman’s buttons. Next, tie the yarn into a loop

  • Fall crafts for kids: Felt Leaves for your Nature Table, sewing tutorial

    Felt, Hallooween's day, Holiday & seasonal crafts, Making flower, Sewing   |  0 Comment fall crafts for kids: felt leaves for your nature table, sewing tutorial

      Fall crafts for kids:   Felt Leaves for your Nature Table, sewing tutorial Yesterday in my linky love post I shared about the great felt leaves I had found in my bloggy travels and today we got down to business making some *grin*. This is a fabulous fall project to do with your kids :) The sun was shining again today so we headed outdoors to collect maple, poplar, alder, redbud, oak and other leaves. If you plan on using real leaves and

  • Food gifts with felt: Pancakes with Butter & Syrup tutorial

    Felt, Sewing   |  0 Comment food gifts with felt: pancakes with butter & syrup tutorial

    The little kids I know are still into felt food!  I made some of these recently so I thought I would post a tutorial on how I make them.   Make a circle template 4 1/2 inches in diameter.  Trace the pancakes on tan felt...2 circles for each pancake.  Cut them out. Make a syrup patten in a blob shape (the longest distance between points about 4 inches).  Trace and cut out 1 syrup for each pancake out of brown. Cut out 1x1 inch

  • Crafts ideas: Felt Gift Card Holder Tutorial

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    Crafts ideas:  Felt Gift Card Holder Tutorial I am honestly a person who loves to receive a gift card, since I enjoy having the option to choose exactly what I'm wanting or needing. I have to say, though, that when giving gift cards to other people, I tend to feel a bit guilty about the lack of personal touch such a gift entails. Enter these little gift card holders. Quick and easy to make, these will give your gift card some

  • Food gifts: Bacon & Sunny Side Up Eggs, felt patterns and tutorial

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    Don't forget to enter to win a happy camper!! The Pancakes with Butter and Syrup from last week really needed some Bacon and Eggs to go with them! Food gifts: Bacon & Sunny Side Up Eggs, felt patterns and tutorial Sewing patterns Sunny Side Up Eggs Trace and cut out as many eggs as you want from white felt.  Each egg needs 2 pieces cut out.  Next, trace and cut out the stuffing.  Each egg only needs 1 (I used a felted wool sweater but fleece would work