Sewing category

  • 26 Christmas Tree Ornaments to Make

    There is nothing more charming on a Christmas tree than a handmade ornament. They also make great additions to your Christmas wrapping. Here’s a selection of ornaments we’ve showed you how...
    Nov 25, 2013 No Comments

  • Iron Craft ’13 Challenge 23 – Button Pillow

    In the honor of the first snow of the season, the Iron Crafters were asked to make something using the color white. I had to think about this one a bit before I decided I wanted to make something with...
    Nov 19, 2013 25 Comments

  • Handmade Holiday Gifts for the Home

    Help someone spruce up their home with a handmade gift they can use in the kitchen, living room, dining room or anyplace that needs that special touch. 1. Willow branch candleholder 2. City light l...
    Nov 13, 2013 No Comments

  • Handmade Holiday Gifts for Anyone

    Let’s continue with our handmade gift guides. Last week we showed you gifts to make for her and for the young (or young at heart). Today’s guide contains gifts that could work for anyone....
    Nov 11, 2013 1 Comment

  • Handmade Holiday Gifts for the Young and Young at Heart

    Today we continue our Handmade Gift Guide. Lots of fun things here from Lego shaped soap to princess dresses made from towels. 1. Lego DJ T-Shirt 2. Lego Soap 3. Princess Towel Dress I 4. Princess T...
    Nov 06, 2013 1 Comment

  • Handmade Holiday Gifts for Her

    Christmas is less than two months away! But there is still time to make a thoughtful handmade gift. Over the next week we’ll be giving you lots of ideas from our archives for gift you can make f...
    Nov 04, 2013 2 Comments

  • Princess Towel Dress: Part Deux

    I had fun making a Princess Towel Dress, the original (Cinderella)  is here, so I made a companion dress! The second one is a “Belle” princess. Supplies: a dress or tank to use as a t...
    Oct 23, 2013 1 Comment

  • Iron Craft ’13 Challenge #21 – Traveling Tea and Honey Set

    Ok, it is official, I can sew with my left foot! So, I decided to sit down and whip out my Iron Craft project. And I do mean whip out, this took less than an hour. We were to make something to do with...
    Oct 22, 2013 2 Comments

  • Project Project Runway Finale – Kat’s Collection

    Well, here we are at another finale. I decided to do a mini-collection like Justin, Helen and Alexandria had to show to make it to Fashion Week. I also did one look with unconventional materials like ...
    Oct 17, 2013 2 Comments

  • Project: Godzilla Costume

    Last year Jenny figured she was done making costumes for Thing 1 since he was 13 and the years of Trick or Treating were over. Well, then came the invitations for boy/girl costume parties and believe ...
    Oct 16, 2013 5 Comments