Tutorial - How to Make a Stenciled Pillow

Great way to dress up a plain pillow (or anything really)!

Stenciled Pillow Tutorial at The Way We Live Now
"Apparently stencils are in at the moment! I found these great canvas pillows for 2.50 euros the other day (3.50 dollars) and just couldn't resist, so I got three to replace my old pillows on our couches. I wanted to try stenciling so I thought I'd put our initials on one of the pillows. Of course this week my daughter was sick and then I got sick so I didn't have time to go to the store and pick up some fabric paint and since I am very impatient I just decided to use plain acrylic paint seeing how well it stays on my clothes when I get clumsy while I'm painting..." Read more

Tutorial - How to Make a Cardboard Shelf

Wonderful upcycling project!

Cardboard Shelf Tutorial at A Week From Thursday
"I made this cardboard shelf this afternoon. It took less than two hours and cost next to nothing. Seriously. It’s great.
Learn how to take a simple cardboard box that was almost trash and turn it into a functional shelf for your trinkets. This cardboard shelf measures 5″ deep and 25″ long..." Read more

Tutorial - How to Make Apothocary Jars

Love these!!

Apothocary Jars Tutorial at My World ~ Made By Hand
"Now, I wish I could take credit for coming up with this idea but I can't. Credit is due where credit is due. I originally saw these on Lolly Jane Boutique who in turn got the idea from Shanty 2 Chic ~ ~ you can see why I had to be a copy cat! ..." Read more

Tutorial - How to Make an Applique Shamrock Rag Quilt Pillow

I've never seen applique on a rag quilt. Love it!

Applique Shamrock Rag Quilt Pillow Tutorial at Sew Practical
"This tutorial will help you complete an appliquéd rag quilt pillow that will finish at about 8” x 8..." Read more

Tutorial - How to Make Bulky Wooden Candlesticks

Gorgeous, easy, inexpensive, and fun!

Bulky Wooden Candlesticks Tutorial at My World ~ Made By Hand
"(4) 3 3/4 Rosettes ~ 2 for each candlestick
(2) 2 3/4 Rosettes ~ 1 for each candlestick
(1) 21 1/4 Pine table leg ~ for larger candlestick
(1) 15 1/4 Pine table leg ~ for smaller candlestick
Wood glue
(4) Size 6D steel nails..." Read more

Tutorial - How to Make a Stenciled Flour Sack Pillow

A stenciled vintage logo on a new flour sack towel to make a vintage-like flour sack pillow! Oh yeah!

Flour Sack Pillow Tutorial at The Country Chic Cottage
"I used flour sack towels that I already had and an old pillow. I cut the towels to the size of a pillow plus some for my seams. I put the Gold Medal logo into my Silhouette program and cut it out of cardstock. It took a while..but it did an EXCELLENT job!! ..." Read more

Tutorial - How to Make a Chinese New Year Floral Centerpiece

Lovely!

Chinese New Year Floral Centerpiece Tutorial at spider flower
"As Chinese New Year is upon us and Bonsai originated in China, this little Chinese farmer and his cattle seem very appropriate for the Chinese New Year of the Rabbit...I found this beautiful silver 1950s-retro dish at our local op shop and I thought it would work perfectly for a little miniature scene on the table..." Read more

Inspiration Creation - Home Diorama

Love People. Like Things made this fabulous house diorama inspired by Pickup Some Creativity's tutorial. Love it!

Tutorial - How to Make a Felt Applique Snowflake Pillow Cover

Love that snowflake design!

Felt Applique Snowflake Pillow Cover Tutorial at She Wears Flowers
"I saw a gorgeous stocking in a catalog at Christmas time. The description said it was reverse applique. After thinking about it for a while, I decided I wanted to try it so I made this snowflake pillow with a modified version of the reverse applique technique and I think it turned out beautifully.
This tutorial explains how to make a cover for a pillow form. You can make all kinds of covers and change them as the mood strikes! You can also skip down to the part about the snowflake and simply make a snowflake for a pillow or cover that you already have..." Read more

Tutorial - How to Make Saying Sqaures in a Floating Frame

Love it!

Saying Sqaures in a Floating Frame Tutorial at The way we live now
"I usually dont make any decorations for Valentine's day simply because isn't a big deal in Europe like it is in the States but I wanted to make another floating frame and couldn't think of anything else to put on the squares. This time I used cardboard like from a cereal box and used mod modge to cover it with scrapbook paper. I still sanded the edges (carefully) and inked the edges with red and black distress ink..."
Read more and see the finished piece here but see an earlier project along with the tutorial here.

Tutorial - How to Make a Cross Stitch Fabric Collage

What a beautiful way to finish off a cross stitch project!

Cross Stitch Fabric Collage Tutorial at Sherry's Simple Blog
"I think I may have another addiction (as well as altering matchboxes that is!) - fabric collages!

This post follows on from the previous one where you'll see I've made 3 of these collages in not as many days!

Here's a brief summary of how I put the 'Daisy Cottage' fabric collage together.

Start off with the cross stitched cottage..." Read more

Tutorial - How to Make a Floral Vase Arrangement

Oh wow! Beautiful! Learn how from an expert! Great tips!

Floral Vase Arrangement Tutorial at Spider Flower
"I thought the easiest and most effective project to start with would be a vase arrangement with lots of help from branches I picked up from around our back yard - after a really windy weekend!

Small branches and twigs help space out and hold the flower design. You can fiddle and tweak as much as you like and they will stay in place without having to start over again if you're not quite satisfied with the look. As you can see I've used quite a lot of them for this arrangement..." Read more

Tutorial - How to Make a Hello Spring! Wreath

Come on Spring! Love it!

Hello Spring! Wreath Tutorial at Art is Tree
"Hello spring! Where are you? I am here waiting for you... yes, I know... it's still January...
Well, if you are a little bit impatient, like me...
here is a spring wreath to make..." Read more

Tutorial - How to Make Faux Stained Glass

From glue! Fabulous! Oh the possibilities!

Faux Stained Glass Tutorial at Suzy's Artsy Craftsy Sitcom
"I love to peruse my vintage craft books and bring back ideas that seem new to some. And I stumbled upon an idea to create faux stained glass using only acrylic paint and glue. What is great about this project is that you can make it as simple or as complicated as you like. The project is relatively child friendly and a page from a coloring book can be used for your pattern along with an 8x10 photo frame. Or, you can go all complicated like I tend to do and use a huge sheet of glass and draw out a ridulously detailed pattern..." Read more

Tutorial - How to Make Sign Language Love Art

I love that it's the kids' hands but would be just as adorable for you to do for your sweetie also!

Sign Language Love Art Tutorial at Fireflies and Jellybeans
"I have 5 kids, two of whom are very busy toddlers, so every now and then I have a spare 5 minutes in which to throw a craft together. In fact, this particular craft probably takes more like an hour, because of the photo editing. But this is a fun one to get your kids involved with..." Read more

Tutorial - How to Make a Valentine Picture Frame

Sweet!

Valentine Picture Frame Tutorial at the kc experience
"in honor of Valentine's Day I am presenting you with a picture frame tutorial inspired by my recent shopping excursion to Michaels. I just love that place - though my bank account doesn't love it quite as much as I do..." Read more

Tutorial - How to Make a Welcome Snowman

Want to join in on a sew-along? Looks like fun! You have until Monday to gather your supplies.

Welcome Snowman Tutorial at Small Fry & Co.
"I am starting something new here at Small Fry & Co-a Sew Along project. This gives readers a chance to sew a project along with me over a few days. Each day of the sew along new steps and instructions will be given (kinda like taking a class I guess). I know you could just wait and do the whole thing after the entire tutorial is posted but some of us need day by day motivation or otherwise this will just become another idea in our "To Do" pile. So join me this month as we sew this cute Snowman Welcome decoration. The sew along will begin on Monday Jan 17th..." Read more

Tutorial - How to Make T-Shirt Yarn Coasters

I totally love this idea! How about a little larger to make place mats?

T-Shirt Yarn Coasters Tutorial at homework
"Have you ever heard of t-shirt yarn? Recently, I came across a few projects that used old t-shirts cut up into strips and used as yarn. I may try that someday, but in the meantime, I decided to use the t-shirts and make coasters..." Read more

Tutorial - How to Make Faux Metal Wall Art

Holy moly. They're beautiful and NOT made of any kind of metal. I X'd out what they're made of in the quote below. You're just going to have to go to Suzy's blog to find out!

Faux Metal Wall Art Tutorial at Suzy's Artsy Craftsy Sitcom
"I mentioned to my family that I'm collecting XXX for use on some projects that were bouncing around in my head. And an odd thing happened. At every family function, every dinner party, every chance meeting since then, I have been inundated with XXX. They hand them to me when I least expect them, neatly packaged in Kroger bags, fully confident that whatever I have in mind for them is worth the extra effort. At Christmas, I was given a bag of them along with my Christmas present. Kinda nice, but apparently when folks look at me right now, they think of XXX. Not sure if that is a good thing or not.

Anyway, I decided to try my hand at mixing some quilling techniques and XXX to come up with some faux metal wall art to spice up my Southwestern theme kitchen..." Read more

Tutorial - How to Decorate a Candle with Decoupage Napkins

Great technique - no glue! (Scroll down for the instructions in English.)

Decorate a Candle with Decoupage Napkins Tutorial at ChrisO's Creations
"I wanted for long to find some time to make this tutorial and i finally made it. I hope it will be quite helpfull because it's my first one..." Read more