Matryoshka means “little matron” in Russian, it’s a painted wooden doll. They are quite cute and funny, and these bookmarks imitate them. To make them you’ll need felt pieces, scraps of fabric, sharpie pens, cotton thread and needle, scissors, PVA glue, a small brush, 3mm ribbon, a template. Cut out the printed template. The outside,...
These bookmarks can be easily made by your kids, so invite them to craft together! You’ll need beading cord, assorted large beads of your choice, small beads or crimping beads. Beads on both sides of the cord and the string in the middle to hold your page. The beads on both sides of the string...
Every detail can be stylish, even a toilet paper holder! Prepare 4 feet of 1/2″ copper pipe cut to the following lengths using a copper pipe cutter, 4 – 1/2″ copper end caps, 5 – 1/2″ copper 90° elbows, 4 copper pipe brackets, screws and mollies if mounting on drywall, copper pipe epoxy or super...
Leather pulls can accentuate any furniture piece, even the simplest one. Let’s make some of them, you’ll need leather, pliers, hex bolts, leather dye. If you do chose a strip of leather you can cut it to size using a utility knife and make a hole using a drill. To remove snaps, pull on the...
It is known that lavender keeps away the moth from our closet and the aroma is so wonderful! Let’s make a couple of colorful cushions to make your wardrobe smell wonderful and look cool. Take cotton cloth and cloth paints. Mix them and begin painting, adding water here and there to achieve that cool ombre...
Need a cool and bold potholder? This tutorial is right what you need! The supplies are lots of colorful fabric, ribbon and needle and thread. Prepare the four patch units: sew the two strips together with the right sides facing. Open out and press. Cut the strip into 8 units, each measuring 1 1/2 x...
This fantastic rustic birch placemat will be perfect for any type of family dinner, including Christmas. Prepare birch wrapping paper, some leftover felt, scissors, and a hot glue gun. Speaking about felt, here it was a 14.5″x18″ rectangle but you can go for any size you like. Glue the felt to the backside of the...
Door stoppers are needed when you have small kids or animals or just need to keep doors opened. You can buy some or just make them from the materials you have at hand. The door stopper should be comfy in using and heavy enough to hold the door, so you can make a heavy piece...
Wanna teach your kids colors? Here’s a cool idea! The supplies are felt in all colors, a pencil/white colored pencil, fabric scissors, poly fill, embroidery floss, embroidery needle, Velcro circles, cardstock for templates. First cut a circle template from cardstock using your Cricut, search the images using “color wheel” and bam there it is. The...
The fall is here, and to get more coziness to your home, you can crochet a cute pumpkin coffee cup cozy. For this project you’ll need cotton yarn in beige, orange and green, a 4mm crochet hook, scissors, a needle and thread. Stitches to know: chain, slipstitch, single crochet, double crochet, magic loop and cup...