Avatar the Last Airbender Family Cosplay
Avatar the Last Airbender family costume for Halloween, including character costume ideas for Aang, Katara, Zuko, Sokka, and Toph.
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How to Make a Roof Vent Cover
Winterize your home by putting a cover over your turbine roof vent, or whirlybird vent. See how to make your own roof vent cover with an easy-to-follow tutorial...
DIY Bread Set Foodie Gift
Give a fresh bread gift basket with a cutting board and bread bag. Use a wood burning tool to decorate and customize the cutting board and the linen bread bag.
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Make a Jean Purse from an Old Pair of Jeans Pants
Make a stylish jean purse or bag by upcycling an old pair of jeans and an old belt. A great way to repurpose old jeans, plus you can make a cute gift by persona...
Ringwraith or Nazgul Costume
Create a Nazgul costume so you can become one of Sauron’s Ringwraiths this Halloween or at your next cosplay, including the distressed cloak, large sword, and...
The Lord of the Rings Costumes
How to make costumes for The Lord of the Rings characters, including Frodo the hobbit, Galadriel the elf queen, Arwen the elf warrior, Eowyn of Rohan, and a Naz...
It’s the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown
Make a Charlie Brown shirt out of yellow polo shirt with easy instructions for how to make the zig zag pattern.
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How to Make Galadriel’s Crown
Make an elegant DIY crown for your Galadriel costume using a glue gun and a few simple craft supplies. Easy to make and great for any elf costume or cosplay.
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Toddler Frodo Costume for Halloween
How to make a Frodo costume, including Frodo’s sword and magic ring. A toddler hobbit Halloween costume from The Lord of the Rings.
Our family all dressed as...
Cars 3 Felt Race Track
The Disney Pixar Cars 3 movie inspired this easy DIY felt race track and city with roads and a dirt track. It's perfect for your Mattel Cars toys to drive on.
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A Personalized Water Bottle Holder and a Blog Hop
A personalized water bottle holder makes a great gift for a fitness enthusiast, health-conscious friend, or anyone who carries around a water bottle.
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Lego Friends Outfits
Make a LEGO Friends outfit for your LEGO-loving girl. A perfect gift for tweens or any girl who loves to build with LEGO Friend sets.
My daughters are maste...
Family Costumes for Halloween
Make Halloween a family holiday by dressing up together with themed family costumes. Here’s some ideas that our family has used.
Our family loves to have a...
How to Alter a Pattern
Love making costumes but can’t find the right pattern? It’s easy to alter a pattern to create any costume you can imagine.
Last year our family dressed u...
Closet Curtains Made from Sheets
We made simple closet curtains from bed sheets for my kids' closet so they can easily get into their closet and easily close it up again. Either way, it looks n...
DIY Balloon Shades
I made some simple balloon shades for my daughters’ room. It’s just one piece of fabric, no lining, and some ring tape and cord. The hardware is pretty si...
Project Linus Service Party
I’ve always tried to encourage my children to serve others, so when my daughter came up with the idea of having a service party and inviting a bunch of fri...
Women’s Steampunk Costume
If you’ve been following me at all since my blog started, you’ve probably seen this old profile picture, which looks like I’m sitting in a very awkward p...
How to Make a Sorting Hat
I made a Sorting Hat out of a thrift store leather jacket for my daughter's Harry Potter party after searching the internet to find a decent one. I wasn't veryÂ...
My Sewing Closet: Fabric
I tend to collect fabric. Sometimes I get fabric from someone getting rid of it. Sometimes I buy a cute fabric when it’s on sale with an idea of what I wantÂ...
My Sewing Closet: Storage
Like many sewist, I have a lot of stuff. My machines, tools, notions, patterns, supplies, etc. all need a place. Here’s how I organized everything in my sewin...
My Sewing Closet: Lighting
I’ve been sewing clothes and home decor for more than 20 years, and I’ve had my sewing space everywhere from the kitchen table to my own sewing room. Sadly,...