With a wee bit of water colors and a fine tipped pen you can create lovely Fall Bookmarks. Make enough for all the books piled on your table with left-overs to hand out to your friends! Although I love a good read in the summer, come the fall, when nights grow longer and cooler, I …
Anyone who knows me well, knows I NEVER make “just enough” food for dinner. When I make chicken soup, you would think I planned to feed the villagers… and, in fact, sometimes I do 🙂 But here is my philosophy… it really doesn’t take that much more time to make a pot of soup for …
As we are getting close to recital time, our felt Ballet Slipper Bookmark Pattern makes a great gift for dance teachers. Monday evening Michelle called me up and said, “Hey, Mom. Can you do me a favor?” Experience has taught me 2 things… first, I seldom say “No” to my children, and second, no matter how …
A couple of weeks ago we featured our Mouse Bookmark. At that time we asked for other animal suggestions. Our first responder was Harley and she said her favorite animal was the koala. Well, we took that suggestion and made a Koala Bookmark. Although we often see pictures of koalas hanging onto tree trunks, we took a …
Follow the koala bookmark pattern to sew and embroider an adorable felt bookmark that serves double duty as a reading pal! Koala Bookmark Pattern Materials: wool felt embroidery floss yarn pattern Koala Bookmark Pattern Directions: 1] Make copy of pattern. 2] Cut out materials as follows: 1 back – gray 1 body – gray 1 …
Here is a sweet little mouse bookmark with a long and useful tail! This one is made out of felt and sewn, but if you’re doing the project with young children, you can glue the felt pieces together or use card stock or construction paper. Whichever way you make him, I’m sure you’ll find he’ll …
The pattern and directions for this wise old owl is now available in the FREE Pattern section. This one took me a bit longer to make than the pussycat…about 2 hours…but still a quick little project to make at the last minute to give to an avid reader. Use my design, the climbing vine, or try something …
Make this book mark for a stocking stuffer or a token gift for a friend who loves to read. It’s quick, it’s easy and it’s cute… definitely my kind of project. Enjoy! Owl Book Mark Materials: 8” x 4” piece of wool felt for book mark 4” x 6” piece of wool felt for owl …
Make this book mark for a stocking stuffer or a token gift for a friend who loves to read. It’s quick, it’s easy and it’s cute…definitely my kind of project. Enjoy! Kitty Cat Book Mark Materials: 8” x 4” piece of wool felt for book mark 4” x 6” piece of wool felt for cat …
When IÂ have some down time, if I’m not actually crafting, I usually have my sketch book out and I’m doodling away. Some of my doodles stay just that, a bit of fancy on a blank page. But other times, I’ll be sketching with no particular project in mind, and I’ll say, “Hey, that would make …
