HOW TO – Neck Pillow from Old Pants
Betz White created instructions for how to turn a pair of your child’s pants into his or her very own neck pillow.
holiday projects
HOW TO – Easy Braided Dog Toy
If you’ve got extra scraps of fleece or other non-fraying fabric, Christina made a tutorial for whipping up braided dog toys using strips of scrap fabric. Great for tug-of-war! (Thanks, Ryan!)
Coin Button
Collin @ MAKE points us to this clever use of a small-denomination coin as a replacement button. Just drill two holes and sew!
Fabric Party Garland
Make this simple and beautiful fabric party garland in this tutorial from Molly of The Purl Bee. It’s a great way to use up fabric scraps!
Revamped Picture Frame & Flowerpot
If you’d like to revamp an old picture frame or flowerpot, just grab some buttons from your collection and some grout and follow Cathy and Steve’s instructions for making these unique home accessories.
Pull-Tab Fashions
Whorange posted some great vintage photos from the book Pop-Topping! of pull-tab fashions. From the pages of CRAFT: 03: “Pull-Tab Crochet,” by the designers of Escama, pgs 118-119. Preview the article now in our Digital Edition. Subscribe to CRAFT Magazine Craftzine readers can now get $5 off a yearly subscription by entering the code MCRAFT. […]
HOW TO – Make a Newspaper Hut
Pepper Paints has a tutorial on how to make a newspaper hut — a fun structure for kids to play around with. [ via Folding Trees ]