so here is a short list of a few crafts to make in the New Year:
1) Very Easy Pincushions here from the Purl Bee---the Purl Bee is the online journal of PURL, a shop devoted to beautiful materials and tools for knitting, sewing, quilting and other crafts located in New York. They have a whole lot more great tutorials on their blog---but this one first caught my interest.
2) tiny happy's shoulder bag tutorial---I make my own bags--but I have wanted to try this style for awhile.3) A pretty crochet flower tutorial from the blog Echoes of a Dream---I can think of many uses for these !
Rick Rack Roses from the blog Nostalgic Needle Art. Wouldn't these make cool additions to a hat?
4) A great tutorial for a button bracelet at the blog Creative Kismet. I love vintage buttons---and have made some bracelets and necklaces with them, but this is a great tutorial---with good illustrations---for a pretty bracelet of buttons which lies flat around your wrist.
5) A luggage tag tutorial from My Longest Year---just a decorative tag to help identify your luggage as it passes by on the conveyor belt....
I guess 5 projects should start the year of 2008 off just fine...more to follow soon!
I bought one of Tiny Happy's purses and I love it! it is one of my favorites. Very roomy and so pretty.
ReplyDeleteI was able to get to make my pincushion, but haven't gotten to my luggage tags just yet.
ReplyDeleteIf you need any ideas, I have hundreds of free sewing tutorial links on my blog:
http://thedomesticdiva.wordpress.com/2007/12/01/a-month-of-christmas-holiday-gifts-to-sew-aprons-bags-ornaments-and-more/
HTH
Happy New Year!
With friendship,
Lisa
Not a tutorial, but if you are looking for projects, we can use something creative in a tubelike way that can block the cold draft at the bottom of our apt door.
ReplyDeleteAnd a tea cozy, not for a teapot, but for a glass Bodrum type pot like Larry uses for his coffee--we use ours to brew loose tea, and the thin glass leads to cooling off too quickly. I think ours is bigger than the one I saw in use at your house; it's a 5 cup size.
I wish I had thought to mention these before the holidaze hit. Thank you again for the beautiful and practical over the shoulder shopping bag you made us for Christmas. Very lovely.
==>Lee