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 silver ironing board cover fabric that is cotton with an aluminized coating for two reasons. Fabric gets scorched and nasty looking eventually […]
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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 […]
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 […]
I finally found some fabric! This was only cheap enough for me because it was just under 2 yards, so the second almost-yard was 75% off. I love when that happens! I used the instructions from J Caroline Creative, only I didn’t have quite 68″ in length (because they cut fabric sooo crooked! A huge […]
Click for an updated version of this boppy cover tutorial and pattern. Like lots of other projects I’ve done lately, I started out very intimidated of this one, I think because of the zipper. I don’t really like doing zippers. But once again, I was totally amazed at how easy this was. The whole thing, from […]
Making a crib bedskirt is the easiest of all the nursery bedding, and definitely a project fit for beginners. Because our crib is in the corner, I only made bedskirt pieces to go along two sides – only half the work! (I’ll take a better picture once we replace the carpet and get everything situated […]
Making your own double sided nursing cover is a fun, easy, and inexpensive project. Here are some basic instructions. Materials 1 yard each of 2 coordinating fabrics 20″ boning velcro 1. For the nursing cover: Cut 2 pieces (one from front fabric and the other from back fabric) that measure about 24×36. 2. For the […]
This is one project on my Baby To-Do list that I haven’t gotten to yet, so I can’t give you my own tutorial. Basically, I’m waiting to find fabric cheap enough to make it worth my while…or fabric I like enough to pay more for. {photo from JCarolineCreative} My two favorite tutorials come from J […]
Making crib sheets yourself (if the fabric is super on sale) is much cheaper than buying, and you can get whatever kind of print you want to match your decor. Maybe most people don’t put a flat sheet on their child’s crib, but it’s a nice light layer for summer and a cozy layer for […]
This tutorial will teach you how to make a 10″ tall reversible crib bumper with binding on all 4 edges. I’ve spent the last several months getting ready for our second son to be born. I have a whole notebook full of projects, and making a new crib bumper is one I’ve completed! Why make […]
