Tutorial - How to Recycle Advertising Magnets

Double faced adhesive sheets turn any picture into a magnet

Magnet Tutorial at Make It Easy Crafts Blog

"If you’re like me you have a lot of those magnetic advertising and announcements (Some of them quite large) that come in the mail, etc. A few promote dated events like football and baseball schedules.  You’re not going to throw them out are you?  It’s super easy to remove the advertising part and replace it with a cutout of your favorite pet.  Display them on the fridge, lockers or anything metal".... Read more

Tutorial - How to Refashion a T-Shirt into a Dashiki

Start with a V-neck Tee that fits you well

T-Shirt Refashion Tutorial at Nelesc Designs Blog

"Back in July, I collaborated with House of Estrela, an amazing refashion blog, and shared this refashioned dashiki over at her place. Here, I will share the tutorial in it's entirety including a couple of extra shots. As is custom with my summer projects, my sons are in the photos. Although it is more difficult to create in the summer, this time does allow me to include them in the show and tell process. It's all good and it's all me baby ".... Read more

Tutorial - How to Make a Rapunzel Braid

Attach artificial flowers to baby hair clips for the final touch

Rapunzel Braid Tutorial at Kid's Garden Blog

"As other little girls, my daughter loves Rapunzel's beautiful hair and wants to be Rapunzel for a long time. Of course, we bought her a Rapunzel dress from Disney. But that's not enough. Then I bought a wig for her. It's long straight blond hair, and only about $15. However, "It's as beautiful as Rapunzel's." She said. So, eventually, I tried to make this wig into Rapunzel's braid with flower myself. And it works".... Read more

Tutorial - How to Hand Sew a Pillow Closed

Video tutorial on using the Ladder Stitch to finish a pillow cover

Ladder Stitch Tutorial at Newton Custom Interiors Blog

"Here is a short video I did showing how to hand sew a pillow closed using the ladder stitch.  Written instructions are below the video. Before hand sewing a pillow closed, I recommend serging the bottom edges of the pillow.  This will help keep the edges of the fabric from fraying".... Read more

Tutorial - How to Make a Binder Bandolier

Such a great organizational tool

Bandolier Tutorial at Crafty Staci Blog

"If I can be accused of having too much of something in my house, besides crafting stuff, it’s office supplies.  A colorful set of file folders or cheap spiral notebooks get me every time.  I’m still on the search for the perfect pen.  Long after my kids have moved on, which is very soon, you’ll still find me in the back to school aisle, scoping out my next package of Sharpies. In my defense, I do use what I collect.  Eventually.  I’d be especially lost without my three ring binders, but if I could throw a few extra supplies inside they would be even better".... Read more

Tutorial - How to Make a Floral Hair Tie

Made with flowers purchased at the $2 store

Floral Hair Tie Tutorial at Bit Square Blog

"Have you seen the latest floral hair ties in shops this season?!!! Oh my goodness I absolutely adore these! .... There is no way I can pick a favourite out of these three as I absolutely love them all. I really want to make an exact copy of all of these but today I'm doing something slightly different. I came across some gorgeous bunches of yellow fabric flowers during the week. They were bigger flowers than the ones featured here, so were not going to be overly suited for creating something similar to these. They were also not big enough to make a statement in themselves so I had to come up with another idea for them".... Read more

Tutorial - How to Paper Piece with Digital Stamps

Paper Piecing with a cute digital stamp from Handmade Harbour

Paper Piecing Tutorial at Crafty Lawyer Blog

"Have you wondered what cardmakers and scrapbookers mean when they refer to "paper piecing"? I did!  It turns out, paper piecing to stampers means getting patterned paper on your stamped image in places where you would normally color the image.  With rubber stamps the image is stamped twice: once on plain cardstock and once on patterned paper. Then, the patterned paper piece is fussy cut and glued on top of the card stock piece.  But how to paper piece with digis?   This is the simple way that I do it and it is really FUN".... Read more

Tutorial - How to Make a Bag Out of Jeans

Quick and fun way to upcycle an old pair of jeans

Jeans Bag Tutorial at Pieced Brain Blog

"I could not donate one of my 12-year-old's jeans as it was ripped on the knees. Repairing it was not a question as this skinny jeans did no fit on his waist anymore. So, I came up with this bag in less than two hours!  Some patterns for jeans bags are very complicated (I have one half done in a drawer, after a whole day of ripping pockets off and sewing them back in place later".... Read more

Tutorial - How to Make Storage Bins with Cereal Boxes

Choose box sizes to fit your storage needs

Storage Bins Tutorial at Kalasirjana Blog

"Hello friends,  this is a craft storage solution I came up with using some empty cereal packs and other packages.  I started with this".... Read more

Tutorial - How to Make a Cutwork Top

A knowledge of basic stitches is all you need to make this stunning top

Cutwork Top Tutorial at Sew Simple Dress Blog

"This top is not made in the usual way,we will  partially sew the dress first, embroider and then sew the side seams, hem and finish off by attaching  the sleeves.You can adapt it to any pattern, I had no choice but to make the top with panels as they were left overs from another dress.This is the second time I made this (just for the sake of tutorial). I made mine an year ago, and attached a piece at the back of the cut work but for this one I may just make a slip in contrasting colour.The fabric is organza which I bought at a very cheap rate along with mine".... Read more

Tutorial - Activities on Teaching About Snails

A weeks worth of Snail themed activities to do with your little one
 
Snail Tutorial at India's Roses Blog

"My two and a half year old daughter is a handful. An adorable, loveable, sweet, curious handful, but a handful none the less. She is very smart and becomes under stimulated incredibly easily. And as everyone with a toddler should know under stimulation breeds misbehavior, tantrums, and a whole lot of unpleasantness all around. So in a hope to improve the general atmosphere of our home I have initiated Theme Weeks! Each week we pick a theme and base our play and learning around it. This week I chose SNAILS".... Read more

Tutorial - How to Make a Ruched T-Shirt

Refashion a T-shirt into a flattering and versatile ruched top

Ruched T-Shirt Tutorial at Mabey She Made It Blog

"You may have seen this shirt floating around on Pinterest before, and if you look closely you might recognize it as mine. I am going to start moving over a few of my better posts and tutorials so they’re all together (and updating some of them to be more helpful and descriptive). I hope you enjoy seeing them for the first time (if you’re new) or again.  There are a lot of upcycled tee tutorials out there, but I haven’t seen one  like my ruched-t-shirt. This shirt is awesome on any body shape as it’s really forgiving and hides problem spots. I even used it as a maternity shirt".... Read more

Tutorial - How to Make Hexie Button Jewelry

Make them for yourself, or for anyone who loves to sew

Hexie Jewelry Tutorial at Sew Much Luv Blog

"A few months back I watched a online video for a product called Phoomph for fabric.  It's made by Coats & Clark and it comes in either stiff or soft.  I couldn't wait to use it!  To see more about it click HERE.  I bought mine from Joann's online,  but they carry it in the store as well.  First you will need to download the hexie template.  I found it HERE. (Genius right?)  Don't forget to say "Thanks" and leave her a lovely comment!  I printed it out full size,  then used my copier to shrink it down 50%.  Cut out your tiny hexies"…. Read more

Tutorial - How to Make Foam Stamps

The best kinds of crafts are ones you can use to make more crafts

Foam Stamp Tutorial at 99 Crafting Blog

"Find one of your favorite fall themed images online and scale it to the desired size. You may also draw one of your own. Choose something with a simple shape that will be easy to cut out. Also remember that the image will be mirrored when it’s stamped. Print your images on card stock as it will be easier to trace then regular computer paper. If you don’t have cardstock, you can try to use regular paper, but be warned – the tracing part might be tricky".... Read more

Tutorial - How to Strip Piece a Lone Star Quilt

Make this quilt in any size with fabrics from your stash

Lone Star Quilt Tutorial at Chona Homegrown Blog

"So this is my first tutorial so I hope that I put it together in a way that is helpful. I love making lone Star Quilts. I make them in all sizes, with extra diamonds, in solids and prints. I also make Lone Stars right out of my scrap bins. Those made from scrap strips come out the best because I have to work with the fabric that I have and I end up putting them together differently than if I had more fabric to choose from! I have several strip bundles that I sort for Lone Stars from the scrap bins".... Read more