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September 29, 2009

How-To: Baby Leg Warmers From Dollar Store Scarf

Care of Obsessively Stitching shares how to whip up these cozy baby leg warmers from a dollar store scarf.

September 28, 2009

Five-Minute Crafts

When I saw the following tweet from Kids Craft Weekly, "There is no such thing as being too busy to craft - all you need is five minutes!" I was intrigued. I'm always having to remind myself that I don't necessarily need long stretches of time to exercise some creative muscles. The latest issue of Kids Craft Weekly focuses on just that idea, and serves up several crafts that can be completed in about five minutes. Sure, they are geared toward kids, but they can also be a fun excuse for quick crafting for adults! Sometimes, that's all you need to get yourself out of a creative rut.

September 22, 2009

How-To: Create a Knitted Baby Cocoon

Hand knit cocoons are a beautiful and simple keepsake to create for a baby. Enveloping the baby in warmth and softness creates the perfect image for a portrait. Bulky yarn and extra large needles create a soft stockinette that stretches and hugs the baby. I kept the pattern as simple as can be: it's just a stockinette rectangle, and it knits up quickly due to the gauge of yarn.

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September 21, 2009

How-To: Yarn Apples

Even though temperatures here in Austin are still flirting with the 90s, I can't help but feel like fall is knocking at our door. These fun yarn apples from Marie at Make and Takes are the kind of fall craft that is quick and easy to whip up, and fun to make with the kids!

How-To: Nature Crowns And Cuffs

Maya of maya*made has a tutorial up at bookhourcraftprojects for making these fun nature crowns and cuffs. They are a great way to tie in some outdoor exploring with your crafting!

September 18, 2009

Humboldt County Fair Decorated Potato Contest

Garth Johnson of Extreme Craft has a knack for picking out the wacky and wonderful. He now soaks up the country life living in Humboldt County, and he did a fun post about the creative entries to the annual Decorated Potato Contest at the Humboldt County Fair (an annual event that's been going on since 1896!). He has more pics on his Flickr page. I love that all of the entries are dioramas and the greatest tool used was clearly creativity. There's no how-to required for this one, just old fashion low-tech fun, which is inspirational in itself. Three cheers for playing with your food!

September 17, 2009

How-To: Felt Jack-o-Lantern Pencil Toppers

Anjeanette at Roots and Wings shares a pattern and tutorial for making these fun felt Jack-o-Lantern pencil toppers. They would make a great class gift for kiddos, or - if you are feeling industrious - a nice candy alternative for handing out on Halloween!

September 16, 2009

How-To: Waterproof Mattress Cover

Any parent can relate to the frustration of having to change sheets on your child's bed when they've had an accident in the middle of the night. This tutorial for a waterproof mattress cover from Jaqui at Hazelnuts is just the thing to make that late-night sheet switch go a bit smoother.

[ via Whip-Up ]

September 15, 2009

Reusable Sandwich Wrap

Sarah James at Instructables shows us how to use iron-on vinyl to make a washable, reusable sandwich wrap, perfect for school lunches.

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How-To: Baby Dragon Cape

Instructables user, merricat, shares how she made this baby dragon cape for her daughter's best friend's birthday. Check out the full tutorial and see how she added some fancy wings on the back of the cape.

[ via Geek Crafts ]

September 14, 2009

How-To: Sushi Candy

CRAFT Twitter follower @mommyknows posted up this nifty tutorial for making "sushi" rolls for kids' birthday parties using flat sheets of rice krispies treats and various colorful candies. The results are enticing, and they look fun to make! Gotta love that Swedish fish!

Stitched Car Mat Mini-Quilt From Child's Drawing

Ellen from The Long Thread created this charming car mat mini quilt from her daughter's drawing on a magnetic doodle board. Ellen scanned the image in to the computer, traced it in Illustrator and digitized it for machine embroidery. The same could be done to create a pattern for hand embroidery. I've always loved the ideas of using children's illustrations for stitching, and this fun little mat for driving cars is just fantastic!

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