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I’ve made file folder travel felt boards in the past, but for our most recent road trip I wanted a felt board that could take a beating. My very first blog post was a tutorial on how to use a foam core board to make a flannel/felt board. That foam core board is [...] My sister C came to visit us a couple months ago, and (knowing of my love of making things out of old clothing) she brought me a few old clothes to repurpose. This apron (which is currently making its way across the US to her home) is the product of this shirt: And part of a [...] MATERIALS: old adult-size t-shirt elastic for waistband sewing machine matching thread scissors STEPS: Take an old (adult) t-shirt. Cut off the bottom half at the length you want (including extra allowance for inserting the elastic). Measure the elastic around your child’s waist. Add elastic (see this post if you need instructions on how to do this). Give to your (hopefully ecstatic) preschooler. This is Emma’s [...]
Emma came up with this idea after watching me make my denim door draft stopper. MATERIALS: cast-off jeans STEPS: 1) Cut off part of the pant leg – long enough to create the depth of the handbag you want plus seam allowances on either end. Choose which end of [...] MATERIALS: Enough fabric to wrap up your laptop (as if it were a gift) twice STEPS: 1) Cut out two strips of fabric large enough to cover your laptop with extra for your seam allowance and extra at the top (to create a fold). Here is my fabric, [...] The rice that I used for the project was originally intended for I Spy jars for my kids. I made the jars, but they were not happy (to put it lightly) to discover that I intended to keep the small animals I had put in the jars in there permanently. So we removed the [...] I’ve had a few people ask how I made my blog button. It’s really easy and doesn’t require artistic talent, but it isn’t a technique I’ve seen used anywhere else. MATERIALS: Digital photo STEPS: Open your photo in GIMP. I used the photo from this post. Sewing doesn’t have to take a lot of time. I made this skirt yesterday morning in under ten minutes – with all three children awake. MATERIALS: fleece
The steps are very simple: Cut [...] I had plans to cover this car seat in pink fleece, but Emma insisted on keeping the plain cardboard version so that it would look more like her own tan car seat. So, here you have it in its minimalist glory. MATERIALS: Empty cardboard cylinder (we used a Morton salt container)
Step 1: Find some pretty leaves.
Step 2: Press leaves in a heavy book by laying flat inside a folded paper towel. Step 3: Leave alone for three days (or longer). It’s important for the leaf to be completely dry before you remove it. Step 4: Remove leaves [...] |
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