Heart Tea Bag from Martha Stewart.
Shot Through the Heart Arrow Garland from Smile and Wave.
Lace Hearts from Michele Made Me.
Vintage Hankie Pillow Covers from Anna of Noodlehead for Elsie Marley.
Padded Fabric Heart from Twirling Betty.
Felt Heart Barrettes from The Purl Bee.
Valentine Scratch Cards from Bloesem Kids.
Mustache and Lips Lollipop Valentines from Family Fun (photo from Blonde Designs).
Home
PomPom Pillow from Living with Punks.
Dip-Dye Lamp and Pillow from Design Sponge.
Simple Pillowcases from Made.
Lazy Daisy Pillowcases from The Long Thread.
Felt Flower Pillows from The Purl Bee.
Stenciled and Stitched Pillow from Artsy Crafty Babe.*
5-Minute Pillows from Grosgrain.
Floor Pillow from Living with Punks.
Cute as a Button Pincushion from Ravenhill.
Matryoshka Doll Pincushion from Maximum Rabbit.
Placemats from Handmade by Alissa.
Modern Placemats from Maggie Makes.
Quilted Placemats from Pink Penguin.
Paper Flower Pomanders from House of Smiths.
Dinner Date Quilt Block Tutorial from Film in the Fridge.
Tokyo Subway Map Quilt-along from Oh, Fransson!*
Knotted Bedspread from kojodesigns.
Eco Travel Lid from Alyson Hill.
Storage Basket from Jezze Prints.
Knitting/Sewing Basket from The Sometimes Crafter.
Jam Jar Cozies from Dottie Angel.
Ribbon Vase Sleeve from The Long Thread.*
Yarn-Wrapped Hangers from Wisecraft.
IKEA Window Shade Hack from Evil Mad Scientist.
Pouf Footstool from Design Sponge.*
Fabric Prints with Tape from How about Orange.
Silverware Garden Markers from Bunnyhill Designs.
Apron Tutorial from Ink and Spindle for the Crafts Dept.
Anthropologie Tea Towel from Lavender Kitty.
Polaroid Magnet Frame from Paper n Stitch.
Pretty Twist Ties from Zakka Life.
Recycled Paper Flowers from Maya Made.
Yarn Pendant Lamp from Pickles.
Felt Scraps Rug from the Crafts Dept.
Fabric Paper Tape from Annekata.
Little Urchin Sea Stone from Resurrection Fern for The Purl Bee.*
Doily Lights from Kootoyoo.
Paper Owl from mmmcrafts for Skip to my Lou.
Matchbook Notepads from Daisy Janie.
Plantable Paper from Alpha Mom.
For Kids & Baby
Skirt with Built-In Shorts from The Long Thread.
Custom Pet Tee from The Long Thread.
Lunch Bag from The Long Thread.
Castle Peeps Playset from Deborah of Whipstitch Fabrics.
Felt Letters from Made by Rae.
Diaper Bag from Warehouse Fabrics.
Storytime Squares Quilt from Made by Rae.
Contoured Burp Cloth from Cloud 9 Fabrics.
Library Tote from Noodleheads.
Rainbow Bunting Baby Quilt from A Pretty Cool Life for Luv in the Mommyhood.
Not Too Tutu Tutorial from UK Lass in US.
Let’s Go Backpack from Four Wise Monkeys for Sew, Mama, Sew!
Paper Puppet Theater from Bloesem Kids.
Snack Bags from Amy Karol of Angry Chicken.
Picture Perfect Bunny Patch Frame from Kata Golda for Etsy’s How-Tuesday.*
Art Notebook from How Does She?
Kids’ Drawing Case from The Long Thread.
Nap Mat/Roll from Prudent Baby.
Softies/Toys
Recycled Glove Chipmunk from Miyako Kanamori for Etsy’s How-Tuesday.
Mermaid from Hillary Lang for Martha Stewart.
Counting Bean Bags from Chez Beeper Bebe.
Gnomes from Gingercake.
Fabric Nesting Dolls from Joel Henriques for Etsy’s How-Tuesday.
Plush Seahorse from Liaspace.
Turtles from Jodie of Vintage RicRac for Whip Up.
Bags and Accessories
Blossom Handbag from Amy Butler for Sew, Mama, Sew!*
Gathered Clutch from Noodlehead.
For Pleat’s Sake Purse from u-handbag.
Patchwork Wristlet from Pink Penguin.
Pleated Pouch from Skip to my Lou.
Catch and Release Scarf from Presser Foot.
Quick Fix Grocery Bag from Between the Lines.
Lunch Money Pinch Frame Pouch from I Heart Linen for Petite Purls.
Patchwork Pencil Pouch from Little Big Girl Studio.
Etch-a-Sketch iPad Cozy from Smashed Potatoes.
iPad Case from Made by Heidi.
Pencil Case from ikat bag for Sew, Mama, Sew!
Fabric Flower Ring from V & Co.
Felt Dahlia Brooch from Not Martha for Holidash.
Tiny Tote Keychain from Kelly Rachel.
Holidays
Japanese-inspired Valentine’s Day Cards from Danielle Thompson.
Recycled Crayon Hearts and Printable Cards from The Long Thread.
Polymer Clay Hearts from Art Mind for Poppytalk.
Something Special Card and Envelope from JCasa Handmade for Sew, Mama, Sew!
Bunny Finger Puppets from The Purl Bee.
Peeps Bunny Bunting from Dana of Made for V & Co.
Chocolate Easter Surprise Eggs from Not Martha.
Pumpkin Pincushion, featured on Whip Up.*
Candy Corn Wreath from Woman’s Day.
Cross Stitched Pumpkin from Elsie Marley.
Reusable Gift Bag from The Long Thread.
Shrinky Dink Snowflake Necklace from The Long Thread.
Itty Bitty Ice Cream Ornament from Betz White.
Gingerbread House Ornament (excerpt from the book Fa La La La Felt by Lark Books).
Felt Ball Garland from Oh Happy Day.*
Straw and Pompom Garland from Elsie Marley.
Stocking Patterns from Denyse Schmidt.
Yarn Ball and Ornament Wreath from Life Through the Lens.
Plastic Canvas Gingerbread House Ornament from CraftyPod.
Printable Gift Tags from Camilla Engman.
*pictured above. Also, be sure to check out Top 100 Tutorials from other years here.
I made these for party favors for my daughter’s birthday, but I’ve been wearing one of them around myself so I don’t think this is just a kids’ project. But it does involve shrinky dinks! If you haven’t worked with shrinkable plastic before, you can buy it online or at your local craft store.
Supplies:
1. Print the snowflake template and cut the plastic according to this shape. It’s helpful to cut your plastic down to a smaller size as it’s easier to work with as you cut. Punch a hole at the top where indicated.
2. Melt the snowflake in the toaster oven according to the instructions on your shrinking plastic. If any of the tips get stuck together, you can pull them apart while it’s still hot and re-shrink it to lay flat. When you remove the snowflake from the toaster, immediately place it on a flat, heat-resistant surface and put a pot or drinking glass on top to flatten it.
3. Bend jump ring open and insert it into the hole in the snowflake, thread it onto the necklace chain, and bend the jump ring closed to secure it.
We had a Nutcracker Ballet birthday party yesterday for my now six-year-old. Since the house was already decorated for Christmas and she loves to dress up, it worked out well. I am seriously making an effort to dial down the stress around here, but as always, I do more than is necessary for parties. I’m starting to think that I enjoy the preparation more than the event itself.
Anyway, I made some chocolate cupcakes with candy cane icing topped with ballerina cupcake toppers from here.
We made tissue paper “snowballs” and hung them over the table with paper doilies and a Clara ornament. Our nutcrackers that we’ve collected over the years lined the mantel, along with the gumdrop trees I made last year. I don’t know which is grosser, the fact that I put the gumdrop trees in the attic and saved them for another year or the fact that the candy looks exactly the same as it did last year. Ick.
The dancing dolls garland is a design that was drawn by my daughter, painted with watercolors here. We also used this image for the invitation and the paper doll party favors. There was a necklace tucked inside the paper doll package, which I’ll be showing you tomorrow in my Make it Monday feature.
I kept the table decorations simple with some styrofoam balls dipped in glitter mixed with some ornaments and bottlebrush trees.
One December birthday down, another to go.
Whether you spell them pom-pom or pom-pon, you’ll notice these little fur balls everywhere from HGTV to Anthropologie, and all the craft blogs in between. We’ve made a box of them, hoping to turn them into a wreath (maybe next year). But I thought I’d share a few project ideas.
Pictured above:
Snowball Wreath from Martha Stewart.
Garland from Honestly…WTF.
Gift Wrap Decor from Marie Claire Idées (via Black Eiffel).
Snow People from Hostess with the Mostess.
Wedding Decor from Project Wedding.
Pom-Pom Peds from The Purl Bee.
Vintage Inspired Wreath from Danielle Thompson.
Hanukkah Fleece Garland from Prudent Baby.
So, how do you make a pom-pom? It’s easy.
One Crafty Mumma shares her tutorial for making pom-poms with cardboard circles.
You can also use these nifty plastic tools like you see in this tutorial from Country Living.
Or go really simple and use your fingers to wrap the yarn as shown in these instructions from Bella Dia.
And I linked to this wreath from Bleubird in a post last week. And a few more — look at this adorable hedgehog from Zakka Life, these cute little pumpkins from Liquid Paper, and this cute scarf with tutorial from Life Through the Lens.
