DIY Fabric Easter Baskets

 

Photo source:  PolkaDot Chair

These fabric baskets are so cute for Easter, but as a sewer and a crafter, I could find many uses for this cute basket.  The free pattern is being offered by PolkaDot Chair and also has information on purchasing that cute fabric.  The bunny face is adorable.

Click here to go to the PolkaDot Chair free pattern page.

Make Spring Flowers with Fabric Scraps

 

Photo source:  Sum of Their Stories.com

"Spring has sprung! Here in the UK the weather has been really quite lovely and spring flowers are out in full force. Today I’m joining the Spring Flowers Craft Blog Hop with some fellow creative bloggers to bring you a collection of crafts with a spring flowers theme.

I’ve made some pretty fabric flowers in spring colours. These flowers can be made in any colours and with pretty much any fabric so they are a fun way to use small scraps of fabric and buttons. I’ve made 2 different types of flowers, both are really simple and quick. You can use them for all sorts of thing. I sewed mine to a simple bag made from old tea towels but you could add a safety pin to make a brooch or sew one to a hair clip or hair band. You could even use them as a greeting card topper or sew them to a cushion or pillow cover." Comment from Julie of Sum of Their Stories.com

So many options for these flowers! I have always loved making fabric flowers out of fabric scraps. OMG the crafters who make junk journals would love these for the covers of their journals.

Click here to go to the Sum of Their Stories.com tutorial page.

DIY Jeans Coasters

What an awesome idea!

Although the idea for coasters is awesome, my creative thoughts went to making appliques, patches, embellishments for purses and on and on.  So many possibilities for this concept!

Jeans make the best recycling projects!

Click here for the tutorial.

Sewing Pattern Basics

Sewing is, in my opinion, the best opportunity to save money.  You will compound your savings by recycling the fabric from your old clothes.

This tutorial is for those beginning sewers who want to get into saving money and being creative at the same time.

Click here for the tutorial.

DIY Rag Rug Tote

The sewing projects I love most are purses and totes.  I never would have thought of using a rag rug for making a tote, but I love the idea!

Click here for the tutorial.

DIY Envelope Mini Album

Love the concept of this envelope mini album.  Of course you can adapt the size to your project.  I can think of so many projects for this concept of an album.  Would be a very cute way to keep your bills together!  Use your imagination and you can come up with many of your own.

Click here for the tutorial for the basic mini album and adapt it for your needs.  Love this website!

DIY Candles - 15 Tutorials

We love making candles and always looking for new ideas!

Here is a post that features 15 different DIY candles . . . I love the ones in the clam shell!

You can never have enough DIY candle tutorials . . .

Beginning Embroidery? 15 Stitches You Should Know

If you are an embroidery beginner, click here for an article that is a must read to learn the 15 stitches you should know.

Once you are ready to tackle some projects, click here for 25 free top embroidery designs.

While you are at this website, The Spruce Crafts, check out the rest of it for all types of crafts . . . I highly recommend it!

DIY Steampunk Mosaic Coasters

What an awesome recycling project!  

The design possibilities are endless with these coasters.  Love it!  You can even refashion some busted up jewelry and give it a new life.

Click here for the tutorial.

Can you guess the recycling item?

The Bucket Bag

There are so many things I love about this bag!

How about the tassel?

So Sew Easy is one of the best sewing blogs I've come across in a long time with excellent detailed tutorials that include tutorials inside tutorials!  Very well done :)

Click here for Part One and here for Part Two.

Hope you love the blog as much as I do!

Plaster of Paris Flowers

I love this idea!  My thoughts immediately went to a box of silk flowers given to me by a friend in the silk flower arrangement business.

Check out the article here!

DIY Boutique Style Hair Bow

Look at the cute hair bow you can make with some ribbon!

Devon at Midwestern Mom has posted an excellent tutorial on how to make this cute hair bow.  Click here to go to the tutorial. 

For more boutique style hair bow tutorials click here . . . WOW, lots of tutorials here.  

While you are at Devon's blog, don't forget to check out more craft projects and recipes.

DIY Monster Planters

Isn't it amazing what you can do with something you were going to throw away?

While you can use recycled items, you can also decorate plant containers.

Click here to go to the tutorial from Iddlepeeps.

DIY Jeweled Hair Pins

I love these hair pins . . . and they are so easy to make!

If you'd like to make some of your own, click here for the tutorial.

DIY Clay Soap

Clay soap, known for its benefits for acne prone skin, is so easy to make! Save some money and make your own :) Click here to go to a tutorial from One Good Thing from Jillee.

DIY Mason Jar Flower Vase Pillow

Love this cheery pillow!  You can't tell from the photo that the flowers are dimensional and so pretty.

If you would like to take on this project, click here for the tutorial from Flamingo Toes.

DIY The Conversation Bag

Love this bag . . . the design itself, not the fabric design.  Making this bag solid would be much easier anyway.

If you would like to make this bag . . . click here for the tutorial!

DIY Rhinestone Statement Bracelets

Love these DIY rhinestone statement bracelets . . . and they are so easy to make!

Click here for the tutorial from Brit + Co. for two different bracelets.

DIY Woven Jeans Coaster

I love this idea, not only for this project, but as a way to make your own fabric for other projects (such as purses).

This project uses jeans seams that you probably have left over in your scrap stash from other denim jeans projects.  How cool is this concept?

Click here to go to the tutorial from Creating My Way to Success, a new discovery that has awesome projects!  Check it out . . .

DIY Anthro Pernilla Necklace

Bev at Flamingo Toes made her own version (shown above) of the following necklace that is a pricey $198 at Anthropologie.  Why pay so much when you can make your own for a lot less than that!  Can you tell the difference between the two necklaces?

What I love about this necklace is that it is a basic design that you can use components from broken jewelry or jewelry pieces you would like to refashion.  I know in my stash of vintage jewelry, I have boxes and boxes and could make all types of variations of this necklace.  Of course you can use new jewelry components found at craft stores.

Another thing I love about this design is that it opens up many possibilities for complimenting pieces of jewelry with all the varying pieces used in the necklace.

Are you ready to attempt your own necklace?

Click here to go to Bev's excellent tutorial with lots of photos!