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Head over to Fleece Fun to get a free pattern for making a mitt that fits around an ice scraper. The mitt fits around a purchased ice scraper and keeps your hand warm (and dry) while scraping the ice and… Read more ... 
Vanessa from Crafty Gemini shares a video tutorial on her blog showing how to make a half apron out of a man’s button-down shirt. The button placket and contrasting patch pockets are fun details. It’s a quick and easy project… Read more ... 
Casey from Stellar Mother posts on her blog showing how she refashioned a pair of adult jeans into a much smaller pair of jeans to fit a baby girl. Then she embellished the jeans to give them girly cuteness. She… Read more ... 
Shauna from Shwin & Shwin shows how to make her Penny Lane dress for little girls. Rather than a button placket down the back of the bodice, this dress has buttons across the shoulders. Cuteness!! Get the tute.
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Jess from Craftiness Is Not Optional guest blogs in the Haul Out The Holly series at Gwenny Penny with a tutorial showing how to make her Naughty or Nice pillow. Flip between the “naughty” or “nice” sides to indicate whether… Read more ... 
One you of is warm-natured, and the other cold-natured. It’s the perennial problem of sharing a bed with your significant other. Lindsay from Craft Buds came up with a clever solution with her Happy Couple Blanket. It’s two blankets made… Read more ... 
Debbie from Squiggly Twigs Designs shows how to make a curtain swag to dress up a window. She got the fabric to make hers from the skirts of two formal dresses. The dressy fabric is sooo perfect for her daughter’s… Read more ... 
Craft a World shares a tutorial showing how to make an oven mitt shaped like a cupcake. What a cute idea!!! Get the tutorial.
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Dana from MADE created special Christmas pillowcases for her children this year, and she shares a link to a tutorial on her blog that she used to make them. The tutorial was originally intended for a service project, but using… Read more ... 
Larissa from Just Another Day in Paradise shows how she turned a plain sweatshirt hoodie into an awesome Hoodie-a-saurus. The ones she made will be Christmas presents for her nephews. What little boy wouldn’t LOVE one of these? Get the … Read more ... 
Jessica from Me Sew Crazy guest blogs at luvinthemommyhood with a tutorial showing how to make her Comfy Knit Ruffle Dress for girls. It’s made from t-shirt knit so it’s soft and stretchy and comfy, but the ruffles give it… Read more ... 
Kris from Resweater blog and shop shares a quick how-to at Refashion Co-op showing how to repurpose an outgrown baby’s romper into pajamas for a baby doll. What a great idea!! Get the tute.
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Sara from Sew Sweetness shares a free pattern for making her Caliti Convertible Clutch. I am loving the mod lines of this purse! As a tote, it has circular cut out handles for carrying. But fold the ends over, and… Read more ... 
There are some handmade gifts that are pretty, and then there are handmade gifts that are actually useful — and this little DIY stethoscope cover happily sits in both camps.
This easy sewing project is a lovely idea for nurses,… Read more ... 
Andrea from The Train To Crazy shows how to make a quick and easy, but totally giftable, travel toothbrush holder. It’s made from two washcloths and a length of decorative ribbon. She says it takes just 10 minutes to make… Read more ... 
