I always like to have a few small gifts on hand during the Christmas season. These festive soaps are easy to create - just wrap a scented soap with brown paper, applique a Christmas tree, and tie with bakers twine. These little festive soaps are … [Read more...]
Retro Drawstring Bag
If you follow us on instagram you will have seen these Retro Drawstring Bags I have been making this week. I love a quick sewing project that provides an opportunity to combine different fabrics and trims. I needed a couple of small gift … [Read more...]
Favourite Uses for Fabric Tape
Fabric tape is made from cotton fabric with an adhesive backing and sold on a roll. Simply cut, peel and stick - strips of fabric tape can be used in so many craft projects. You can use fabric tape for gift wrapping, card making, home decorating, and … [Read more...]
Dress Form Gift Tags
I always like to complete a gift with a handmade tag - it just adds a nice personalised touch. The Dress Form Lavender Sachets (a project from my book), were the inspiration behind these dress form gift tags. They were quickly made in under 30 … [Read more...]
Deer Silhouette Drawstring Gift Bags
We have been working on some Christmas crafts this week. Our latest sewing project are these silhouette drawstring gift bags made to coordinate with our Metallic Christmas theme. I found the perfect fabric for the gift bags - Mirror Ball Dot in … [Read more...]
{Sewing Tutorial} Pretty Fabric Envelopes
For our Christmas gift giving, we have made some Pretty Fabric Envelopes to hold gift cards or money - perfect packaging for those on your list who are hard to buy for! Made from sweet fat quarters of fabric, they feature fabric stamps, address … [Read more...]
Mini Heart Gift Tag
I love to give hand made gifts. If I don't give handmade, I at least like to add some creativity to the gift wrapping. Our latest project is mini heart gift tags. I have been enjoying some quick crochet projects recently that are helping me use all … [Read more...]
Nautical Gift Wrapping Ideas
Giving the gift wrapping a little bit of extra attention can really make your gift more memorable. Whilst adding bows and ribbons to gifts for the girls, is fairly easy, it can be more difficult to come up with some packaging decorations for the … [Read more...]
Charm Square Fabric Tray
If you are like us and have some orphan charm squares in your sewing stash, you can put them to good use by whipping up some Charm Square Fabric Trays. These fabric trays are a quick beginner project. I shared photos of some that I made last week on … [Read more...]
3D Christmas House Ornaments
Nothing inspires us to get crafting quite like Christmas. It is a great time to make decorations, gifts, and spend time baking. We don't really care for all the mass produced Christmas decorations, and it is fun to make you own to suit your holiday … [Read more...]
