Looking for a little green for your upcoming St. Patrick’s Day decorations? How about a little crafty Lucky banner? I created this one using one of my favorite techniques of cutting shapes with felt. Easy peasy, with no fraying edges and a perfect fabric to be trimmed with a green blanket stitch. And even more easy with my free template download. Supplies: Green fabric scraps (I bought a fun clover print and added some quilting prints from my stash.) 1/4 yard ivory felt 1 yard fusible web Green Thread Ribbon (1/2 inch to 5/8 inches wide…
Chase away the winter doldrums with a Fun Fleece Circle Scarf. Say that ten times! Fun right? I found this idea from a friend who was wearing this cute colorful scarf and so I crafted my own version to share. The final length is approximately 62 inches, and it has Velcro on the ends so it can convert from a hanging scarf into an infinite scarf. Bonus idea: Add extra cheer by matching your scarf colors to your braces bands! 🙂 Supplies: 1/4 yard each of 4 solid and 1 print fleece in coordinating colors 2 squares of 1…
Happy Valentine’s Day from Craft Picnic! Here’s a fun little crafty project for some sweet treats for your Valentine’s Day table. Supplies: Scraps of fabric in various pinks Scraps of iron on stabilizer or fusible web Sugar cookie colored felt Small beads Various cookie cutters in Valentine’s Day shapes Optional: large letters print to make a fun “LOVE” Valentine’s Day décor (download free printable LOVE) How to craft your cookies: Optional: You can create templates for making multiple cookies by tracing your cookie cutters on index cards or other card stock. Then cut out…
My kiddos are officially cube crazy, and now have several types of cubes. They are constantly mixing and solving them, and racing to beat their fastest time. And I love them too – because they aren’t a screen! So to get in on the fun, I decided to design a Rubiks Cube Pillow for them to add to their collection. This pillow is similar to the Fidget Spinner Pillows I made for them, using fleece and felt, and is about 12 inches. The cube pillow is easy to put together, and can be made in a couple days. Supplies: 2…