Have you joined the #togetherwemake 30 Day Craft Project challenge?
Starting April 1, LoveCrafts has invited us to join in the #TogetherWeMake 30 Day Craft Project – a free, global craft project open to everyone!
Each day brings a different theme for inspiration along with FREE patterns and project inspiration to keep you motivated. Here is what nana made on Days 7 to 10!!
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National Hobby Month was created to to encourage people to try new hobbies. January is the perfect month to take up a new hobby and learn something new. New year, new you!
What hobby would you like to try??
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Tag blankets have increased in popularity in the last decade. Find out why are they so popular and how easy they are to make in less than an hour using scraps of fabric and ribbon with the following tutorial.
Learn how to make a simple, economical tab blanket that would be perfect as a quick and easy gift for a newborn baby! And BABIES LOVE THEM!!
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Your kids will say OMG when you make them a special gift this Christmas. From toys to tents, you are sure to find an awesome gift to make for your special kid (or kids) in Nana’s list of 10 gifts to make for kids.
A handmade gift comes from the heart and what better way to share your love with your special little one! Create an heirloom or a fun toy and watch their faces shine when they open their awesome gift!
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I spent hours and hours looking for the perfect bar stool for my new place and just couldn’t find exactly what I wanted. So I made it!!
Using an Ikea bar stool and a little imagination, I came up with this gorgeous creation…
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Christmas season will soon be upon us and that means parties. From a casual get together with friends to a formal event, you can make a dress that will turn heads with one of these 10 awesome holiday party dress patterns.
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With the cold weather coming, I decided (at the request of my dear daughter) to make trapper hats for the grandkids. I wanted to make them from flannel but couldn’t find a pattern that was made with a woven fabric. Everything, I found was for stretch knits.
By adapting a stretch pattern, I made these two awesome flannel trapper hats. I call them Elmer Fudd hats. I love the hats so much, especially the one for my granddaughter. Don’t you just love the pink fur!!
Read moreWhat would Halloween be without the classic ghosts and witches. Superhero costumes will also be special in little boys eyes. And of course, princesses for girls. Babies to adults everyone loves to dress up for Halloween. These ten hauntingly awesome DIY Halloween costume patterns are yours for sharing!
Here they are, in no particular order.
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Well, it took a while but I am finally here with the final post in my Sewing for Charity series. And how timely, TODAY is International Day of Charity and what a better way to celebrate!!
As you may recall, I recently decided to support a special project by sewing dresses for girls. You can read how this sewing for charity project all started in Part One. Find out all about pillowcase dresses and what they are. And what made me decide to sew so many of them.
But what about the boys? Little Dresses for Africa also promotes sewing for boys with the Britches for Boys campaign.
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Summer is half over so it is time to start thinking about back to school. Get those kiddies on their way in style with these 10 Back to School DIY ideas.
As we turn our sights to fall, our first thoughts are back to school! There are so many things that we can make that will be awesome and trendy when accompanying a child to school. Nana has found 10 of the best!
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