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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DIY Reversible Snap On Dog Scarf
Lucy is ready and fabulous for Valentine's Day in her reversible snap on dog scarf! She sports her bandanas for most holidays (and other days), but they get dirty and…
How to Make May Day Baskets: Easy DIY Ideas
Surprise someone with beautiful cut flowers from your garden on May Day. Make a paper cone basket for May Day flowers and leave them at a neighbor's door.
DIY Valentine Gifts for Dogs
Include your pets on Valentine's Day with DIY toys, scarves and tutus. Super easy projects using felt, fleece, repurposed tee shirts and more!
How to Stencil a Shirt
What American Girl doesn't like making new matching outfits? We all do! All you need is T-shirts, a stencil and ink pads, and some cardboard. Make skirts, too!
Creative Gift Wrap Ideas
Make use of non-traditional wrapping materials or use what you already have in your closet in a whole new way to package a gift creatively.
Sugar Skull Embroidery: Free Downloadable Pattern
Handmade items are an important part of Day of the Dead festivities - sugar skulls are the most recognizable. Make decorations for your Dios de los Muertos.
Quilts of Valor – Honor Veterans with Quilts
The Quilts of Valor Foundation is dedicated to wrapping every veteran "touched by war" in a warm comforting quilt. My brother was honored on the 4th of July.
Easy Bags to Sew
A bag has simple seams, can be made from just one or two fabrics, and is achievable in a relatively short period of time - if you select the right…