Lets Make a Mess
These felt bows are so easy to make and turn out very cute. There are also so many different ways that you can use them, and they cost just a few cents to make. All you need is felt, a hot glue gun, and scissors. I was inspired by these beautiful felt bows from {Every}Nothing Wonderful. Also check out how she uses old tights or hose to make headbands. I
This is a very quick and simple embroidery and button project. {Somewhere over the rainbow, blue birds fly} Remember to iron your fabric (if needed) BEFORE you start sewing on buttons and letters. I learned this the hard way. First I picked out the frame I wanted to use… a cheap Ikea frame. I used the piece of plastic to lightly trace a rectangle on the fabric. Then I put
I love making these simple pom pom felt flowers. Check out this wonderful tutorial for this kind of felt flower from Craft Snob. While you are there check out her other gorgeous flower tutorials. What you need: Felt Hot glue gun Scissors What to do: 1. Cut a sheet of felt length-wise so that you have 2 strips of felt that are 2 inches wide and 12 inches long. 2.
I have gotten a few requests lately for me to share all of my ABC photos in the ABC photograph book I made from things around the house. Feel free to print and use any of them that you would like. I think that it is a lot of fun to find them yourselves, but hopefully these pictures will help you come up with ideas and inspiration.
I love all of the fun pictures I’ve seen floating around on Pinterest lately of glass bottle frames. {here and here} This is such a fun, simple, and free project with so many great possibilities. I used empty Frappuccino bottles, coffee beans, and photographs. I printed all of the pictures out onto a piece of white printer paper from Word. I used rounded edges for the photos, and made them
Since I am really getting into the spirit of fall, this week’s roundup is all about leaves. If you were featured, feel free to grab the featured button from the right sidebar. I love these adorable felt leaves from the Ordinary Mommy Etsy shop. They are actually hair clips. I could see making some of these as fall decorations for around the house. These fall trees from One Artsy Mama
Welcome to the Cure for the Common Monday, the Flashback Edition. Do you ever feel like showing off some of your favorite old posts? Do you ever feel like you see a lot of the same {wonderful of course} posts throughout the week at different link parties? Well today I am encouraging everyone to link up one of your old favorite posts… something from at least a month ago. Of
Simple DIY Football Onesie It is very easy to make your own football onesie. All you need is a brown onesie (Hobby Lobby was the only place where I could find one), some white or ivory felt, and a needle and thread (or sewing machine). I also used an embroidery hoop to make it easier, but it was not necessary. Cut one long thin rectangle of felt. Sew it to
Maybe I’m the only one, but I am ALWAYS forgetting to bring bibs with me when we are out and about. I find myself trying to tuck napkins into Benjamin and Lyla’s shirts, but that never really works. I was inspired to make these by the little instant bibs and clips that they use at the dentist’s office and by all of the wonderful pacifier clip tutorials that I have
I love those cut out silhouette profile pictures. There are some professionally done ones of my brother, my cousins, and me hanging at my Grandmother’s house. Every time I walk past them I think about how I want some of Benjamin and Lyla. I was going to wait to make them until she was a little older and had grown into her little kid face more, but I love the
