How to Make Sashiko Ornaments
Making Sashiko ornaments is a great way to see what the slow-stitch movement is all about. It's slow stitch, to be sure, but the projects are so small you can...
Occasions
When you have a special occasion to celebrate, something you make by hand adds a personal, festive touch. Do you go all out decorating and making gifts for your favorite holidays? Or special keepsakes for important life events?
Whatever or however you celebrate, find ideas and inspiration here. Make each occasion memorable for friends and family with decorations and gifts that you make with your own hands.
DIY Christmas Ideas
DIY Christmas 
How to Make an EPP Moravian Star Ornament
EPP Moravian Star Ornaments made with diamonds are an adaptation of an 1830's geometry lesson. The first known star, made in a German boys' school had 110 points! This version...
DIY Halloween
DIY Halloween
Make a Crazy Quilted Pumpkin
When asked to “decorate an art pumpkin” for a local arts alliance exhibit, what’s a fiber artist to do? Add the personal challenge of using materials already in my studio....
Fabric Trick or Treat Bowl
This Fabric Trick or Treat Bowl is fun to make from clothesline and fabric strips. I joined the coils with a simple zigzag stitch on my sewing machine. My open...
How to Make a Dog Bandana: DIY Easy Sewing Tutorial
I love my dog bandanas! My owner and I walk every day. People always make comments about my holiday and seasonal bandanas! Here is how to make a dog bandana...
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Retro Yarn Doll Christmas Ornaments: Quick & Easy
I make ornaments every year for the children in my life. These yarn ornaments are like the ones our mother made when we lived overseas growing up. Super easy!
How to Make a “No Sew” Double Fleece Blanket: So Easy!
I made this fleece blanket for my niece for a Christmas present, but it's a great gift anytime. Super easy - no sewing!
How to Make Beaded Tassels: DIY Tutorial
Start with a basic tassel, add some peyote stitch seed beads as a cap, then add some more decorative beads for a custom beaded tassel.
How to Make a Tassel: Easy DIY Craft Tutorial
It's easy to make custom tassels for your projects. Start by wrapping some yarn, string or thread around either a box or cardboard. Inexpensive embellishments!
Fabric Trick or Treat Bowl
This bowl was fun to make from clothesline and fabric strips with a simple zigzag stitch on my sewing machine. 1/2 yard each of three different cotton prints.
Easy Festive Fall Decor
Quick decor! Arrange a straw bale, pumpkins, cornstalks and a pretty potted mum to transform a plain porch into an inviting autumn and Halloween outdoor room.
A Nerd Geek Filled Wedding
At our wedding, each table had a theme instead of a number. Each table had a ceramic flower pot that was made and planted for its theme. Name cards matched.
Second Line Wedding Umbrellas
Fabrics, lace, trim, ribbon, beads, and spray paint decorate each umbrella, with feathers and sequins as needed. Attached with hot glue, and hand stitching.