Craft Inspirations – Page 11

Lookie what she made: House sewing box

February 5, 2011 by Anne Weaver

Nette shows off the beautiful sewing box that she made. She decorated it to look like a house, with felt windows, doors, and molding on the outside. There’s even a little clothes line and a dog house! I’m loving all… Read more ...

Cool idea: Valentine’s shirt with dimensional flower heart

February 4, 2011 by Anne Weaver

Nikki from Lilybug Designs shows off the super cute Valentine’s shirt she made for her daughter. She stitched down a bunch of flower shapes (cut from knit fabric) into the shape of a big heart. What a cool idea! Read … Read more ...

Lookie what she made: Berry ‘n Bird Beret from recycled jeans

January 31, 2011 by Anne Weaver

Michele Pacey from Michele Made Me shows photos of her Berry ‘n Bird Beret. The project comes from Denim Revolution by Nancy Minsky. It’s made from an old pair of jeans and is embroidered with a beautiful bird and branch… Read more ...

Lookie what she made: No-sew felt Littlest Pet Shop playmat

January 30, 2011 by Anne Weaver

Kimbo from A Girl and a Glue Gun shows off the felt playmat she made for her daughter’s Littlest Pet Shop figures. It has a pond area, a farm area, a pond area, and roads connecting them. What more could… Read more ...

Read all about it: Cool organizational ideas for your sewing space

January 26, 2011 by Anne Weaver

Maggie from Smashed Peas and Carrots shows off her newly organized sewing space, and gives some good ideas for creating functional – and attractive – organization for all of the tools, fabrics, and notions that we sewing types like to… Read more ...

Cool idea: Money pouch with dividers

January 23, 2011 by Anne Weaver

Craft Apple shares a cool sewing idea on her blog. She retrofit a purchased zipper pouch with fabric dividers to keep track of the money that her kids invariably ask her to keep up with on their shopping trips. … Read more ...

Cool idea: Make a pair of stockings from too-short tights

January 17, 2011 by Anne Weaver

Roubidou had a pair of tights that were the perfect color, but a few sizes too small. She used her sewing skills to turn the full length tights into stockings that came just above the knee. Brilliant! Read more about … Read more ...

Cool idea: No-sew dress to skirt refashion

January 9, 2011 by Anne Weaver

Jamie from C.R.A.F.T. shares her no-sew refashion that turned a dress into a skirt. The dress was a tank dress with wide elastic at the waist, so she needed nothing more than a seam ripper to turn it into a… Read more ...

Lookie what she made: Stickhorse from a pair of jeans

January 8, 2011 by Anne Weaver

Ms Muffin from Muffins and More shows off the super cute stickhorse that she made for her daughter. She was inspired by the jeans leg stickhorses that LiEr from ikat bag made last year (here and here). The… Read more ...

Cool idea: DIY boot shapers from fabric and polyfil

January 6, 2011 by Anne Weaver

Craft Apple shares a cool idea on her blog for making her own boot shapers. The fabric and polyfil shapers fit inside her boots and keep them standing nice and straight and tall when they’re not being worn. Brilliant! Read … Read more ...

Lookie what she made: ‘Ruffle Gal’ retro Christmas ornament

December 19, 2010 by Anne Weaver

Hillary Lang from Wee Wonderfuls shows off this super cute little ‘Ruffle Gal’ retro Christmas ornament she made. Her body is made from ruffled fabric attached to florist wire and bent into a spiral shape. Read more at Wee Wonderfuls… Read more ...

Lookie what she made: Fishy fleece hats

November 16, 2010 by Anne Weaver

Lookie what Nikki from Lilybug Designs made – a set of fish fleece hats for her kids. These are SO stinkin’ cute! She gave them big fishy mouths and wide eyes and colorful fins. See more photos and read about… Read more ...

Cool ideas: Give hand-me-down jeans some sparkle with iron-on gems

October 8, 2010 by Anne Weaver

Mandy from Sugar Bee – Craft Edition shows how she made her daughter’s hand-me-down jeans feel sparkly new. Literally. She added iron-on sparkle gems to the pocket for an instant facelift. Brilliant!! Read more at Sugar Bee – Craft Edition… Read more ...

Cool idea: Add gold trim to a plain button-down shirt

October 6, 2010 by Anne Weaver

Susan from Freshly Picked shares a cool idea for giving a plain button-down shirt a dressier look. She adds gold ribbon trim to the button plackets or sleeve pickups for just the right dash of shiny. I love this idea!!… Read more ...

Lookie what she made: Eyelet ruffle jumper from a skirt

September 25, 2010 by Anne Weaver

Lookie what Kallen from At Second Street made from a tiered eyelet ruffle skirt! Unlike many refashion “befores”, there was nothing technically wrong with this skirt. It wasn’t torn, worn out, or tacky. But it’s SOOO much more fabulous as… Read more ...