DIY Math Facts Stencil Dress

May 28

DIY Math Facts Stencil Dress

Keep the learn­ing alive all sum­mer long with this dar­ling DIY dress pat­tern, avail­able for lit­tle ones sizes 4 to 6. Per­fect for play­dates or a trip to grandma’s house, the Math Facts Sten­cil Dress is based on a vin­tage dress pat­tern with super cute ruf­fled sleeves and candy stripes. You can pick up the sten­cils and all of the other sup­plies you’ll need to make the dress at JoAnn.com.

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DIY Merrymaker Stencil Dress

Apr 30

DIY Merrymaker Stencil Dress, free sewing pattern and tutorial

Your favorite lit­tle girl will twirl her lit­tle heart out all sum­mer long in this lovely dress! Avail­able in sizes 4 to 6, the Mer­ry­maker Sten­cil Dress is based on a vin­tage majorette dress pat­tern so cute it lit­er­ally makes you want to spin.

This sweet lit­tle dress is the first in a minis­eries of DIY party dresses we’ll be shar­ing over the next few weeks. We had a ball putting together the easy-to-use pat­terns, and we’re sure you will, too!

We used Hand­made Char­lotte sten­cils for the con­fetti col­lar, polka dots on the bodice, and bunting around the skirt. You can pick up the sten­cils and all of the other sup­plies you’ll need to make the dress at JoAnn.com.

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Where Did You Get That Hat?

Mar 05

Eco-Felt Robin Hood Hat, available for $10 from Tiny Disguises on Etsy

Let’s rewind thirty years, shall we? I’m audi­tion­ing for drama school in Lon­don, and one of my future teach­ers presents me with a big box of mar­velous hats. “Pick one, then you have five min­utes to pre­pare a sketch,” I’m told…

As my teacher knew, hats are mag­i­cal things. You can become any­one you want to be when you put on a new hat. Rein­vent your­self and feel trans­formed, just for that brief moment when you’re wear­ing some­thing dif­fer­ent on your head.

I’m sure you all have or had a dress-up box for your kids at home. We’ve been col­lect­ing stuff for years, despite attempts to spring clean, and while princess dresses and super­hero capes come and go, our hat box is sacred. I mean, you never know, Mom, really…

Party hats, car­ni­val cos­tumes, acces­sories to cre­ate bril­liant disguises–welcome to the Land of Make Believe. I do hope you’ll play along with me.

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DIY Scrap Leather Necklace

Feb 28

Create a fab scrap leather necklace in no time at all with this simple DIY tutorial from Sibylle of Funkytime. Happy crafting!

I recently dis­cov­ered just how ver­sa­tile leather is. I started mak­ing bags, but I quickly moved on to explore leather jew­elry. With­out any expec­ta­tions, I jumped in and came up with a few designs.

You can eas­ily cus­tomize this scrap leather neck­lace with your favorite shapes and col­ors.  Leather comes in so many tex­tures and thick­nesses – the pos­si­bil­i­ties are endless!

Create a fab scrap leather necklace in no time at all with this simple DIY tutorial from Sibylle of Funkytime. Happy crafting!

Can’t find a local source for leather? No prob­lem! An old leather jacket or bag from a thrift store will do the trick:)

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