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This découpage method for painting with fabric is an easy and beautiful way to use up some of your extra scraps you don’t know what to do with. Make a beautiful flower or any other collage! The mix of colors… Read more ... 
Wear a rainbow in your hair!! Mandy from Sugar Bee Crafts shows how you can make this pretty hair accessory. It’s cute for all ages to wear – little girls, teens, women. You can make it from your scrap fabric,… Read more ... 
AppleGreen Cottage has done it again with another super easy how-to. Check out the easiest DIY tutu skirt you can make NOW! (and get a Halloween accessory you can use for years, too!). You can make it in any size… Read more ... 
If you do much upcycling of old jeans, you probably have a stash of belt loops and side seams. That’s because these bits of the jeans are so thick they’re difficult to sew, but they’ve also got that fading and… Read more ... 
See how you can make this fabric tassel garland – with no sewing required! Emily from Life Sew Savory has a tutorial for you. Each of the tassels is made from a fat quarter of fabric, which makes this a… Read more ... 
These earrings are a fun way to use your scraps! And they’d make a cute handmade gift for Mother’s DAy! Staci from Crafty Staci has a tutorial showing how to make them. Use novelty fabrics and fussy cut to get… Read more ... 
Brighten up your spring porch or patio with plants in colorful fabric covered pots! Angie from Country Chic has a tutorial showing how you can make this easy spring craft. There’s no sewing involved, but you do get to use… Read more ... 
Leanna from Faeries & Fauna shows how you can create this lovely Easter cloche, including how to make those pretty felt flowers. Her tutorial shows how to make three kinds of flowers – a rolled felt rose, a petal flower,… Read more ... 
Don’t throw out those old scraps of denim or sweaters from your craft projects! Use them to make some fabulous fabric placemats. Claire from Pillar Box Blue has a tutorial showing how to make them. Denim can be difficult to… Read more ... 
Use your fabric scraps to make these pretty Easter eggs! Cintia from My Poppet Makes shows how you can make fabric covered Easter eggs, with no sewing required. They’d be so pretty sitting in a bowl or hanging from the… Read more ... 
This heart-shaped rag wreath is so cute for Valentine’s Day! Use scrap fabric or rag strips to create this DIY rag wreath tutorial Simple Simon & Co. shows how to make one, and you don’t even have to know how… Read more ... 
This mistletoe headband is a cute Christmas accessory! You can make one with free pattern and tutorial from American Felt & Craft. The mistletoe headband has vintage style but it has a modern feel when done up in bright colors. … Read more ... 
Now that Halloween and Thanksgiving are over, it’s time to start dressing, and decorating for the winter season. Nothing says you’re ready for winter more than a reindeer. Tara from Spot of Tea Designs shows how you can make it. … Read more ... 
These ornaments look like they’ve got pretty floral designs painted on the outside, but they’re actually motifs fussy cut from floral fabric. Bev from Flamingo Toes has a tutorial showing how to make them. You can use any kind of… Read more ... 
Emily from Life Sew Savory shows how you can make a felt play mat for PLAYMOBIL, cars, or any other kind of small toy your child collects. You can create roads, and parks, and buildings to make a backdrop for… Read more ...