Baby Gifts and Decor
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Crocheted Striped Gift Pouch For Your Favorite Toddler!
When you are giving a beloved two year old his first little yellow dump truck and tractor, what can you quickly crochet to go along with the gift? Well how about a striped grey and yellow crocheted gift pouch with a drawstring tie (that looks like a road) to hold a collection of something cute……in…
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No-Sew Fleece Bunting And Garland Tutorial
This year create some fantastic and festive holiday and/or party decorations using just fleece! You can certainly upcycle a garment or blanket, use scraps from a fleece sewing project, or choose to buy some fleece to make these oh so simple fleece decorations! And, since this project was originall created with kids in mind, any…
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No-Sew Fleece Garlands and Bunting Banners For The Holiday Season!
Great news, I now have the perfect answer to that voice in your head that wonders whether you should hang on to little scraps of fleece left over from all your fun fleece crafting? The answer is YES, because look dear readers, one can use them to make adorable garlands and bunting banners, yippee! And…
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Crochet Yo-Yo Coverlet To Use Up Yarn Scraps!
When my mother gave me a bag filled with tiny balls of yarn scraps left over from my childhood crafting (gasp!) I instantly knew just the little crochet project that I would turn to to use up this bag of preciousness— the crochet yo you coverlet pattern, courtesy of Sarah London. And now that I…
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Felt Rosebud Bouquet Revisited (And How To Wash Your Old One!)
Back in 2009, when I had just started this little blog, I made a felt rosebud bouquet that was quite a hit, and I’ve been using it ever since most recently as decor on a side table in our tiny guest room. Because I never glued the foam ball into the original vase, I have…
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Simple Sewing: A Stuffed Elephant Toy!
Yes, at long last I conquered my unfounded fear of sewing, or rather of getting my old sewing machine to work, and sewed a cute little stuffed elephant for my youngest’s birthday. Admittedly, I should have made something like this years ago, but better late than never! And now if I can just get the…
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A Very Jewish Summer: Craft Foam Succah Lanterns!
Welcome to my contribution for “A Very Jewish Summer”, craft foam succah lanterns! When I was asked to participate in this blog hop with four other great Jewish bloggers, and to come up with something that says “Jewish” and “summer” I immediately thought about using lazy summer days to prepare for the holidays in a…
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Tulle Pom Poms Using Tulle And Any Other Fabric!
Introducing tulle pom poms, one of the quickest yet most gorgeous ways to make fluffy pom poms that you can use over and over, or hang as a permanent decoration over a crib or in a girly room! And yes, tissue paper pom poms are possibly more lovely but they certainly deteriorate quickly and even…
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Starry Night Crocheted Star Garland
I’ll admit, I actually made these starry night crocheted star garlands as gifts for my kids this past Chanukah, but they happen to look perfect for summer decorations, or maybe even as decorations to make now for the Succah! This is the perfect little project to use up odds and ends of yarn, and of…
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Crochet A Doily To Add A Cheerful Touch………
With all the crocheted mandalas going around, I thought it was high time I had a little fun with some colorful cotton yarn, and while I started this doily as a mandala backed vest for my daughter, she wasn’t thrilled enough for me to invest the time into actually making this into a garment, so…
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Rolled Felt Loopy (And Not So Loopy) Flowers Mirror Craft For Kids
This week at Crafting A Future, while some of the girls used their egg carton flowers to decorate mirrors, others ditched the egg carton flowers alltogether and made these sweet rolled felt flowers to decorate their mirrors. This would be a perfect little project for a Bat Mitzvah, or a birthday party, and hey even…
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Crocheted Jar Toppers Transform Recycled Jars Into Adorable Containers!
Whip up a few crocheted jar toppers and transform recycled glass jars into fun storage containers! I’ve been using these to store my small collection of washi tape, but truthfully have loved just looking at them! I use others for keeping small change or other little items that find their way into the kitchen.