Mona Lisa Costume
My daughter wanted to be Mona Lisa for Halloween, so this is what we came up with. It basically consists of two parts, the dress and the frame/picture.
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Country Gent Tweed Coat
This project is excerpted from Canine Couture by Lilly Shahravesh (St. Martin’s Griffin). My dogs love this traditional tweed coat for weekends in the country when the weather is crisp. Short-haired breeds and older dogs, in particular, benefit from an extra layer to keep them warm in winter. This coat’s woven tweed keeps out the […]
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Halloween Pillow Covers
Halloween is one of those holidays that is full of creativity, especially if you like making crazy costumes, or carving pumpkins, or decorating your home, or making candied apples, or creating spooky appetizers … I could go on and on. This holiday is rife with fun things you can do to make your life a […]
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Wind Your Own Guitar Pickups
The brilliant Meara O’Reilly describes how to wind your own electromagnetic guitar pickups on sewing machine bobbins.
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Printed Party Flags
Create your own foam stamp and print some simple fabric flags to make party décor that’s one-of-a-kind. Foam is inexpensive and easy to cut, with no special tools required. Combine printing with the fun of mixing fabrics and you might find yourself making a banner for every occasion! Try spelling out the name of a […]
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Chomping Pac-Man Costume
A few years back I built a giant Pac-Man costume at the last minute, but it wasn’t good enough for a tinkerer, so I figured that there had to be a way to make it better. What better than to add a functioning mouth to the costume! Thus started the six-week saga of making a […]
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T-Shirt Tote
We all have piles of old T-shirts lying around, the ones we just can’t seem to part with. But don’t call Goodwill just yet. We’ll show you how to turn those dust collectors into something useful; an everyday purse or carrying bag. We got the idea for this bag while we were working on our […]
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