Today I thought I'd share with you a craft that I saw at a craft sale and then came home and made one. Shhhh don't tell anyone. They are so easy to make and would make wonderful party gifts, door prizes or hostess' thank you gift, teacher's gifts , you name it. I made this one in less than 30 minutes.
Here's a picture of the finished product hanging on my oven door.
Items you'll need:
kitchen towel and matching hot pad set
button to match
sewing machine
thread to match towel and hot pad
Step # 1
Gather the towel down the center so that it is same width as hot pad
This is the back side of the towel. so you can see the gathers
Step # 2
Make sure both printed sides are facing up. Center the hot pad on top of the towel. Sew across the center of hot pad attaching to the towel.
Step # 3
Fold the hot pad and sew the button on opposite side as the loop of the hot pad
Your towel is now completed and ready for hanging on oven handle.
This is so easy and quick. You probably could even make it without a sewing machine.
Look at this beautiful centerpiece I found on-line. It even has edible pieces (candy is what I call it; chocolate to be exact.) However, I just wanted to share the link with you and let you all know that there are step-by-step directions with pictures so you can make one for your own Thanksgiving table. Head over to Incredible Edible Crafts and you'll see how fun and easy it is to make.
Just thought I'd share pictures here of material I got to make my oldest daughter a quilt for her graduation come May. So I have to quit dreamin' and get hummmping. I trust it turns out well. This is first one for me. I'm trying to picture it and hope it turns out. This is the pattern that spurred me; however, I won't be using snowman and mitten material. I'm using musical material I found at Wal-Mart and Jo-Ann's
So use your imagination here is the final pic of snowman but it with my material to follow. The mitt / snowman appliqué in center of squares will be a musical 8th note appliqué using this material
Here is picture of all my material that I've chosen for the quilt..
my favorite is this one.....
It has the words to Amazing Grace on it I made the picture bigger so you could see it real good. I'm going to use for the backing and make the main body of pillow case with....
I ran across this neat blog page and just wanted to share it. Try-Hard Homemaker has posted a tutorial for sewing a T-Shirt dress. I think I may have to try one. They are just too cute! And they look oh sew easy and comfortable. Comfort that is my cup of tea.
Since Spring is in the air I found this neat little craft @ Thrifty Fun thought I'd post it here. It is sssoooo elegant!
This is a quick easy fun gift for mothers day, spring teas, or summer birthdays.
Tea Cup Bird Feeder
You will need:
1 - 1/2 inch pvc tubing 40 inches long cut into 10 inch lengths.
1/2 inch end cap pvc
a saucer
a tea cup or a coffee cup
glue (I use gorilla glue)
Instructions:
Turn tea cup upside down. Run glue around the bottom. Attach the saucer. Then glue the closed end of cap to the middle bottom of the saucer. This should set for several hours. Attach the end piece to the tubing and stick in the ground. Add bird seed and watch the birds come.
By Tracy from Mi
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Two other sites with basically the same craft are:
Better Homes and Gardens & AC
Settle down with your favorite beverage and peek through the window to watch feathered friends enjoy a treat from colorful cup-and-saucer bird feeders.
Whimsical cup-and-saucer bird feeders with exuberant
painted designs enliven thegarden and serve as feeding
stations for freewheeling birds.
You can get a printable version for this one Here
Springs coming so thought I'd pass this on to you all found it at Family Corner
Dish Towel Bunny
Materials:
1 dish towel
2 washcloths
Ribbon
What you do
Lay the dishtowel on the table with the wrong side up. Fold in thirds lengthwise. Fold in thirds again (Fig. 1). Set aside.
Take one of the washcloths and starting at one corner roll to the middle. Roll the opposite corner to the middle to meet it (Fig. 2). This will be the ears.
Fold the top part of the dishtowel down about 1/3 of the way. Take the washcloth "ears" and lay them inside the fold--Grab the ears by the points and pull up tightly (Fig. 3)
Tie with a piece of ribbon as close to the dishtowel as you can (tie a bow with the ribbon) (Fig. 4).
Tie another bow under the bulge you made with the ears (Fig. 5). This makes the head
Starting at the edge roll up the other washcloth (Fig. 6). This will be the arms.
Slide the "arms" in between the back and front of the dishtowel up to the "neck". Tie a bow under the arms. This makes the waist. (Fig. 7)
Bring the "hands" to the front and tie at the "wrists" with another bow (Fig. 8).
You should have a little lady bunny ready to hold some wooden spoons, an Easter basket, flowers, etc.
Poem for Kitchen bunny
I am your kitchen bunny
when you tire of me
untie my bows...and I will
become 2 washcloths and
one drying towel
One craft site that I just love is Making Friends they have wonderful craft projects. I just can't get enough of this site. I found these cute pins and just had to share it.
Bottle Cap
Valentine Pins
These pins are tons of fun to make. Be creative! You can use any type of small decorative items like gems, buttons, sequin and glitter too.
Fill the inside of the bottle cap with a thin layer of tacky glue. Drop beads and charms in, arranging them to completely fill the cap in a single layer. Let dry overnight. Hot glue a pin or tie tack to the back.
Christmas and angels go hand in hand. I think this is a fun craft to post now tis the season. I found this project at: http://crafterscommunity.com/view/142/Dishtowel_Angel This project makes a great house warming gift, holiday hostess gift, small gift for gift exchange or something cute for Grandmas or Aunts. You can make a gift basket using kitchen items and add the Distowel angel and poem included.
Finished project:
Materials:
1 dishtowel
1 washcloth
1 Pot holder
Ribbon
Fan Fold the dishtowel lengthwise (Fig. 1).
Fold in half and tie off about 2 to 3 inches from fold, this forms the head (Fig. 2).
Fanfold the washcloth (Fig. 3). This forms the arms.
Fanfold the potholder with the loop along top edge (Fig. 4). This forms the wings.
Place the washcloth on top of the potholder and secure in the center with a ribbon (Fig. 5).
Lay towel on top of potholder and washcloth. Bring the arms (washcloth) around and tie together 1 inch from ends, this forms the hands and holds all the pieces together (Fig. 6).
Angel Poem
An angel in the Kitchen
Watching the stew
Blesses your cooking
And all that you do.
Good morning. I tried to post this last night and something went astray. So I'm hoping that all goes well this time. I came across this neat star I wanted to share with you all. I haven't made any of these yet, but they are on my to due list which is very long. May you all have a wonderful weekend. I'd better get running dd is wanting some scrambled eggs and fried taters this morning.
Requirements for one full size folded star:
• 3 Fat Quarters of fabric (approximately 18" x 22" each)
• Length of ribbon or scrap of fabric for the "tie"
Step 1: Press the fat quarter to remove any wrinkles. Place on table with wrong side up. Fold in half, left to right, with wrong sides together along the long 22" side. Fold in half again, right to left this time. Press the edges to get crisp folds.
Step 2: Starting at one end, fold the end of the strip up to form a right angle triangle. Now fold up. Then fold to the left. Then up again. Repeat to the end of the strip. Tuck the remaining rectangle of fabric inside the fold of the triangle.
Step 3: Place the first fat quarter triangle as shown. Layer the center triangle on top of the first as shown. Add the last triangle. Tie all together with a ribbon or strip of fabric.
Folded Star Mini Ornaments
Follow the same folding instructions as above, but use a single strip of fabric that is about 2" wide by 10" long. Start with the wrong side up before folding.
Layer the triangles as above to form the star. Add a button using a heavy thread. Sew through all three layers and tie a knot on the front. Now thread a loop through both of the star tips and tie to form the hanger!
Since it is about fall thought I'd post a fall craft today. This is a cute scarecrow made with a kitchen dishtowel and dishcloth.
I think I finally have the hang of inserting pictures into a post.
I will acknowledge that it is found on this web site: Give credit to whom it is due. http://www.thefamilycorner.com/homegarden/crafts/dishtowel_scarecrow.shtml Hope you all enjoy it.
Dishtowel Scarecrow
Isn't he the sweetest! This darling harvest scarecrow is simple to assemble and easy on the pocketbook. What a great way to recycle those dish towels!
Materials:
1 dishtowel
1 matching dishcloth
1/4-inch dia. Wood dowel, 11-inches long
Beige felt
Raffia
Burlap or straw hat
Red and black permanent makers
Glue gun
Scissors
Instructions:
Arms
Lay washcloth out flat. Place several strands of raffia along one end. Place the wooden dowel over the raffia (see fig. 1). Starting on the side you placed the raffia and dowel, begin rolling the washcloth, inclosing the raffia and dowel in the center. Tie a piece of raffia around dishcloth 1-inch from each end (see fig. 2). Trim the raffia so it hangs out about 1 1/2 inches on each end of the dishcloth. Set arms aside.
Head
Cut a 7 1/2? x 2 1/2? piece of beige felt. Clip short ends so they have a jagged look. Fold in half widthwise and using the markers draw a face about 1-inch down from fold. Set head aside.
Body
Fan fold the dishtowel lengthwise.
Fold in center and place the folded felt head over fold in towel (see fig. 3). Tie a length of raffia just under the scarecrow face, around the felt and towel, to form the head. Slide arms between the folded towel up to the neck. Tie a length of raffia under arms for waist. Separate the two sections of the towel below the waist to form legs (see fig. 4). Tie a length of raffia 1-inch from the bottom of each leg. Finish
Create hair by tying a bunch of raffia in the center (see fig. 5). Using a glue gun, glue center of raffia bunch to the top of the scarecrow head. Spread raffia down around the head and glue hat onto head over raffia. Trim the hair if needed.
Arggg! I'm having a hard time with this. I'm trying to post a craft today, but it is trying to get the better of me. This is my third time to make up this post so hopefully third times the charm and I'll get it posted. It is a very elegant pincushion. I'm trying to get a picture of it to come through also and that is my problem. Like I mentioned in my learning post last week. It takes me many times of doing something to get it. And I'm not getting it today and I keep losing the post into cyberspace. I can't seem to get the picture where I want it so it is above; at least I got it posted.
I'm going to post the link where I got the craft just in case after I'm done something happens so you can at least click on the link and go to the craft.
How many of us have a chipped or cracked tea cup that means something to us or is pretty (except for that chip or crack) and we hate to throw it away, but we can't use it? Now we can!!
Materials needed: Tea cup and saucer (chipped or cracked or perfect)
Material of your choice, Steel wool #0000 (very fine) 1 pad will make 3 or 4 pincushions depending on size.
Fiberfill or scraps of quilt batting
Hot glue gun and glue sticks
Needle and thread
Trims of your choice (ribbon roses, thin ribbon, gathered lace, string beads, etc.)
I have a pretty little Spode Christmas Tree cup and saucer that had a crack in it, but I still thought it was pretty. I couldn't throw it away. So here is what I did.
Directions:
Measure the diameter of the top of your tea cup and triple it. (At least double it but no more than triple). My cup was 2 inches across so I cut a circle 6 inches in diameter out of a Christmas print material. You use a material that will best suit your cup and taste. Any material will do.
If you have the matching saucer, first glue cup to the saucer, this will > make the cup more steady as you use it.
Do a gathering stitch about 1/4 of an inch to 3/8 of an inch from edge. Tear some steel wool from pad and make a flattened circle a little larger than the top of the cup. Lay it in the center of your material circle. As you start to pull up the edge to gather it, fill with fiberfill or quilt batting. Fill firmly. Finish gathering until it is closed and tie off. Glue into cup with gathered side down in the cup and you have a nice rounded top on cup.
Now trim with gathered lace, ribbons, string beads, ribbon roses, etc. I don't recommend dried flowers because as you use this pin cushion the dried flowers break and shed.
I know a lot of you are going to say polyester and man made fibers in materials dull needles and pin. That is why we put the steel wool in it, to keep them sharp and clean. Pins will go in pincushion and bobbins that we will be using can sit on the saucer in easy reach.
We all must have a lighter side to us and I'm hoping that in my blogs to share crafts, game ideas, recipes, funny happenings etc. I have another blog with my quiet spiritaul thoughts as well.
May you all have a wonderful weekend. I'd better get running dd is wanting some scrambled eggs and fried taters this morning. 
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Arggg! I'm having a hard time with this. I'm trying to post a craft today, but it is trying to get the better of me. This is my third time to make up this post so hopefully third times the charm and I'll get it posted. It is a very elegant pincushion. I'm trying to get a picture of it to come through also and that is my problem. Like I mentioned in my learning post last week. It takes me many times of doing something to get it. And I'm not getting it today and I keep losing the post into cyberspace. 
I can't seem to get the picture where I want it so it is above; at least I got it posted. 
