Easy rabbit basket to make

Bunny basket sewing for Easter

Recycling work: How to convert a Hairband into a Brooch/clip

Dont we all just love rosettes. I believe that there is no better way to welcome spring than with flowers. So keeping in mind my theme for this month - Reinvention or Re purposed jewelry, I would now like to show you a quick way to whip up a rosette brooch/clip in less than 15 minutes (10 with practice :).
I have used an old hairband (pony tailer) that had gotten elongated because of use. It can no longer be used as a band but that is what makes it great for this project.
Hairband brooch/Clip

Materials required: 
- old hair band with elastic,
- a shank button (I have used a stone studded shank button that I have with me from my MG days),
- Some seed beads or micro beads
- Clear Glue
- sewing thread and needle
- A piece of felt
- A brooch pin/safety pin or a Barret (depending on whether you want to make a brooch or a hair clip) 

Gifts with pompom

How to make Handprint Turkey Softie nd Tutorial

For me, the hand print turkey is the quintessential Thanksgiving kids craft and it is one of my favorites.  I thought it would be fun to have a more permanent version so I decided to make a softie version.  I'll be the first to say that the following tutorial is very spare (because I'm really supposed to be working on other things) but I had this on my mind and just had to make it!
You'll need:
*two layers of fabric large enough to accommodate your child's hand with at least one inch to spare all the way around
*a few pins
*disappearing fabric marker or pencil
*sewing machine & coordinating thread
*scissors
*poly-fil or other stuffing
*pencil with eraser for help with stuffing
*scraps of felt (wool preferable)for feathers, wings, eyes, beak, and wattle; I used red, orange, gold, yellow, and beige
*fabric glue, like Fabric-Tac

How to straw and pompom garland

a straw and pompom garland

I ordered a bunch of natural straws from the lovely online shop, Imagination Childhood (they call them swedish straws). I bought them for another project (thursday’s tutorial!), but I loved working with them so much I wanted to make a simple garland with them too. Obviously this can be done with plastic straws or even some pretty paper straws, if you don’t have any swedish straws lying around. But the natural straws are, well, natural and because of the they are curved slightly and the colors are mottled and the surface uneven, all of which makes them pretty beautiful.

Pom Pom Valentine Wreath Tutorial

After I made the pom-pom hearts for my felt bird house, I fell in love with making pom-poms...so I kept making them. Once I had a pile of about fifty pom-poms on my table, I decided something had to be done with them.

I put together a bit of a tutorial in case you would like to make one yourself.

Tutorial make Spring Bouquet

What's Springtime without a beautiful bouquet of flowers?  Nothing blooming in your neck of the woods yet?  Create your own with AC products!
Supplies: Everyday Felt Flowers (77177) - MyHouse, Stem Occasions Four (89090) - Ribbon, Petal Occasions Four (89082) - Ribbon, Petal Occasions Four (89079) - Ribbon, various buttons

I used some things I had on hand to whip up this fun flower bouquet.  Stopping in my kitchen, I picked up some skewer sticks and an empty pop can to pair with some bright AC buttons, ribbon, and MyHouse flowers.  You'll also need a needle and thread and then you're all set to go.

Fall Fabric Pumpkin Tutorial

Fall Fabric Pumpkin Tutorial

Supplies:

Fabric pieces - variety of sizes

2 pieces of brown felt

1 piece tan felt

Fiberfill or other stuffing material

Brown embroidery floss

Thick twine

Hand-sewing needle

Sewing Machine

Decorative wire berries (optional)

Make a Chinese Lantern from paper or card

My children made these for Chinese New Year at school and they loved making them so much we had them hanging in the house for weeks afterwards. They also make great decorations for parties held in the house or the garden.

Make a Chinese Lantern from paper or card.

You will need:

Coloured card ( A4 is a good size for this but you can make them any size you want)
Ribbon/ string or a length of card aprox 2cm x 30cm (length of A4 card for the handle in the same coloured card as the lantern or a colour to match the decorations)
Pencil
Ruler
Scissors
PVA glue, double sided sticky-tape or staples
Extra card, glitter, sequins etc for decoration
String/thread
Garden cane/bamboo 

Cowrie Shell & Bead Hair Clip

"Bling" Old School Style!

Fish To Sushi Plushie

A transforming sushi to fish, fish to sushi plushie.

Make giraffe from felt

Make giraffe from felt

Pom pom maker

This is a tutorial for making pom-poms using your
fingers. This one is a small, two-finger pom-pom
(about 1" in diameter) but you can make bigger ones
by using more fingers. As far as yarn choice, thinner
and softer yarn will make a more pleasing pom-pom.

Flown

What happened to the last week of summer vacation? Or the whole summer for that matter? It's just flown by me in a blur. When things are quiet on the blog that usually means things are the opposite "in real life". We've been preparing ourselves for back-to-school, back-to-work and back-to-back a lot of things!

woven hearts: modernizing a classic

Woven heart baskets are a classic Valentine craft. You probably made them when you were little. There is a reason for their longevity: they're super easy,really fun, and can be made with whatever you have on hand. I needed a refresher course and found it in my classic craft book from my Grandmother's nursery school.

DIY: Fall Yarn & Twig Wreath

Hello friends!.. Kelly here. I wanted to share some more Autumnal goodness with this weeks DIY project, my Yarn & Twig ‘Welcome’ Wreath!
It’s quite easy to put together and great for crafters, because you probably have most of the materials already available.

DIY modern paper ornament

I love spiky starburst shapes, so I attempted a version of the traditional Polish porcupine ball. Here's how to make this cool 3D ornament—great for Christmas or decorating any time. I can imagine jumbo sized versions hanging at parties or weddings. They take awhile, though, so you'd better start making them five years before you plan to get married.

Cashmere bunny tutorial

We've got bunnies! Super lux cashmere bunnies...mmm! I've acquired a lot of scraps from making recycled cashmere scarves last holiday. I've been trying to come up with a project that is scrap worthy. These are the perfect snuggle bunnies for the job.