Need a new sweeper cover? Don’t buy it, make it! Prepare blanket yarn in any color, 9.0 mm crochet hook, a yarn needle, scissors. Abbreviations: ch: chain, SC: single crochet, LS: loop stitch. Row 1: SC in second ch from the hook and down the rest of the chain (10). Turn. Row 2-6: Ch 1....
Pedestal sinks are ideal for tight spaces but often show exposed plumbing and offer little storage. An easy-to-sew sink skirt will solve both problems, providing style and function to a bathroom. A skirted sink can provide you with additional under sink storage while hiding unsightly plumbing pipes. It also breathes new life into an older...
Even the oldest and the ugliest chair can get a new life with a cover! First, pin the fabric to the chair, following the contours. Tuck the fabric into the place where the back and the seat meet, trace around the entire thing, and cut out. Then pin a skirt into place and cut. Next...
What about a couple of bold food-themed pillows for your spring interior renovation? These circus animal cookie pillows will nail it! Prepare 1/2 yard pink or white felt per pillow, 1/4 inch pom poms in rainbow colors, a sewing machine, a hand sewing needle and thread, pins, fabric scissors, poly stuffing, a hot glue gun,...
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,...
Roman shades are a great thing for window décor, and if you aren’t good at sewing, you may always make no sew ones. Prepare fabric, a ruler, fabric scissors, tailor’s chalk, fabric glue, pins. Take your measurements and double your desired roman shade height. Then fold your fabric in half and use your tailor’s chalk...
If you cook often or at least several days a week and also wash the dishes, then an apron is a must not to spoil your clothes and to keep it clean. An apron can be full or waist, it’s up to you and your comfort feeling, and it’s very easy to make even if...