Craft Felt Jigsaw Puzzle

Felt is so cheap and pretty easy to work with, and with my scraps I came up with a felt puzzle for Elliot to enjoy at church or in the car. Here’s what you’ll need: pattern/shapes for the design craft felt in various colors Sharpie marker fabric marking pencil or chalk wheel scissors crochet thread … Read more

Silver Ironing Board Cover Tutorial

My ironing board is an odd size and my old cover was useless, so I made my own tonight. It cost under $5 and took less than 2 hours. I opted for the silverĀ  ironing board cover fabric that is cotton with an aluminized coating for two reasons. Fabric gets scorched and nasty looking eventually … Read more

Placemat Knitting Needle Case Tutorial

My craft room is in my basement where there is none natural light, so some of the photos are poor, but they’ll at least help to clarify the instructions! My newest acquired skill and hobby is knitting. I LOVE IT. So relaxing…And since I can’t have my knitting needles strewn about, a case was in … Read more

Afternoon Sewing Project: Dish Cloths

After almost 6 years of being the master of my own kitchen (and dishes, unfortunately) I have discovered that my favorite dishwashing “tool” is a very small dish cloth. Sponges are gross, those plastic scrubber things fall apart, and regular sized dish cloths are too big. I had some terry cloth scraps so I cut … Read more