I have a kid who is obsessed with all things that go. These quick-sew car mats are the perfect go-to for long car rides, flights, doctors visits, or anytime I need to keep little hands busy and out of trouble. They make a great DIY gift for kids. There are little pockets to hold a […]
Felt Heart Valentine Ornaments
I had big plans last year to make a little Valentine’s Day “tree.” I finally got around to spray painting some branches white, and then ran out of time to make ornaments for them. I made some quick felt heart valentine ornaments, and I really like how they turned out. I plan on making more, […]
Felt Poinsettia Christmas Ornament
If you’ve been here around the holidays, then you’ll know I have a small obsession with homemade Christmas ornaments. Felt has to be one of my favorite crafting mediums, so I made this pretty felt poinsettia Christmas ornament. This one is pretty easy, and doesn’t require any sewing, unless you want to put a little […]
Felt Kite Headbands
I was at a party this summer, and saw a little girl wearing the cutest little kite headband. I was immediately inspired to make some out of felt for my girls. These felt kite headbands turned out so cute and make a really fun summer accessory! My girls love wearing them! The kites can be […]
DIY Bookmarks for Kids
We’re a few weeks into summer, and my kids are starting to get bored. They are interested in felt crafts since they see me using it a lot, so I thought I’d come up with a craft for them to do. We made these fun DIY bookmarks that are similar to the felt flower ones […]
Felt Pinwheel 4th of July Decoration
This is a sponsored post written by me for National Nonwovens. All opinions are my own. I was playing around, making some felt pinwheels, when I came up with this fun 4th of July decoration. I’ve seen a lot of mason jar art with flowers on it lately, but I thought the pinwheels would be […]
Felt Flower Magnets Tutorial
This is a sponsored post written by me for National Nonwovens. All opinions are my own. If you’ve been here a while, you know that I have a thing for pretty felt. I got some lovely new colors from National Nonwovens, and I knew I needed to make some more felt flowers. I came up […]
Bookmarks from Felt Flowers
If you need a pretty DIY Mother’s Day gift, I’ve gotcha covered with these bookmarks made from felt flowers. I made these felt bow bookmarks a few years ago, and I still love mine. I thought making them with flowers would be just as pretty, and I was right. And just like the bow bookmarks […]
St. Patrick’s Day Craft – Rainbow Headband
My kids have officially outgrown the St. Patrick’s Day shirts that we made a few years ago, so it’s time for something new. Sure, we could make another set, but there’s something in me that absolutely hates making the same thing more than once. It’s the reason I stopped making things to sell. I’d much […]
Clay Conversation Heart DIY Hair Bows
I love to make DIY hair bows for my girls for the holidays! Since I made these fingerprint ornaments, I’ve been experimenting with polymer clay, and it’s a lot of fun to use. If you haven’t tried it yet, you totally should! You can make all kinds of things with it, and it just hardens […]
Felt Peppermint Swirl Hair Bow Tutorial
I love making felt hair clips for my girls, so today I’ve got a peppermint swirl hair bow tutorial to share with you all. Don’t they look good enough to eat?! I put them in the candy bowl and fooled my husband for a second. Haha! These are really easy to make, and they don’t […]
DIY Felt Origami Butterfly Hair Clips
I was browsing Pinterest the other day when I came across these adorable fabric origami butterfly hair clips. I just knew I had to try making some origami butterflies out of felt! It was perfect timing because National Nonwovens just sent me some of their new beautiful felt colors. They are perfect for spring! These […]
Valentine Craft Idea – Fabric Heart Garland
I’ve got a really cute valentine craft idea for you today! It’s a fabric heart garland made with felt and fabric scraps. It’s really easy to make and there are so many options as far as colors and fabric go. You could go crazy and use a bunch of different colors, or go simple like […]
DIY Pencil Holder and School Supplies for Teachers
This post is part of a social shopper marketing insight campaign with Pollinate Media Group® and Newell Rubbermaid, but all my opinions are my own. #pmedia #stockup4schools http://my-disclosur.es/OBsstV The kids have just gone back to school after winter break, and it’s a nice time to get some school supplies for teachers to help them last the […]
Felt Christmas Gift Card Holders
Have you finished all of your Christmas shopping yet? There’s always someone on the list that I can’t think of a gift for, so a gift card it is! To make gift card giving a little more personal this year, I made these felt gift card holders. There’s a Santa, a snowman, and an elf! […]
Baby Sock DIY Christmas Ornaments
I hope you like all of the DIY Christmas ornaments that I’ve been sharing because I’ve got another cute one for you today! It’s Austin’s first Christmas, so I had an idea to make an ornament out of one of his tiny little socks. Sounds weird, I know, but it turned out so nice! I’m […]
Homemade Christmas Ornaments from Grandma’s Doilies
I have this box of doilies that my great grandmother made. Apparently I get some of my craftiness from her because there were a lot of them. I know that she also loved to sew. She passed away when I was a teenager, and the doilies have been sitting in a box in my mom’s […]
Button and Felt DIY Christmas Ornaments
I couldn’t let Christmas go by without making some fun DIY Christmas ornaments. So naturally I went overboard and made a bunch of different ornaments. You’ll see the rest of those in the next few weeks, but let’s start with these. They’re made of felt and cute little buttons, so they are my favorites of […]
Felt Batgirl or Batman Superhero Cuffs
I made these felt Batgirl (or Batman) superhero cuffs to go with Audrey’s Batgirl costume. To see all elements of the costume, click here. These are really easy to make. I made some Spiderman ones a couple years ago that you can find here. Click here for the pattern for these Batgirl cuffs. Cut a […]
Felt Fall Leaf Garland
Do you feel it? Fall is coming! Two weeks ago we had beautiful 70 degree weather and it RAINED! My kids were so excited! Heck, I was excited! We haven’t seen a lot of rain in California lately, so it’s a pretty big deal when it happens. I got all ready to start making soup […]
Girl Felt Superhero Mask Templates
This post has been a long time coming. I’ve had several people ask if I had any girl felt superhero mask templates. I had every intention to make some new patterns, but I never had a real reason to. Then, two weeks ago, my sister texted asking what she thought she should give out for […]
Felt Elsa Crown Template
You already know how much my girls LOVE playing dress up. A couple years ago I made these princess crowns for Audrey’s birthday. Well, now that they are completely FROZEN obsessed, I just had to make up an Elsa crown template. If you’ve watched the “after the credits” scene from the movie, you know that […]
Felt Flower Pen Bouquet – Teacher Gift
“This shop is part of a social shopper marketing insight campaign with Pollinate Media Group® and Sharpie, but all my opinions are my own. #pmedia #StaplesBTS http://my-disclosur.es/OBsstV” It’s back to school time, and that means school supply shopping! When I’m out getting everything on the list, I like to throw in a couple of extras […]
Staying Organized with T-Mobile Free Data
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #TabletTrio #CollectiveBias Summer is officially over for us, and the kids are back in school. Things are a little different this year since I’ve got two in school, and one of them is playing soccer. That means I’ve […]
DIY Clock for Kids
I always thought it would be cool to have a clock that would tell you when it was time to do things. The kids are constantly asking me things like “When is it snack time?” or “Why do I have to do my homework now?” With this working DIY clock for kids that I created, […]
25 Felt Crafts
It’s no secret that I have a bit of a thing for felt crafts, and since you’re here, you probably do too. I’m always browsing around for inspiration, so I thought I’d do a little roundup of some that I think are great. If you want even more felt crafts to do, be sure to […]
DIY 4th of July Hair Bows
I wanted to make some 4th of July hair bows for the girls, so I came up with these felt pinwheel clips for them to wear. They were really easy to make and oh so cute! Make sure to keep reading because I have a really great giveaway for you today too! The girls are […]
Superhero Sleep Masks and More Homemade Father’s Day Gift Ideas
There are two things that are must-haves for me on Mother’s Day: 1) breakfast in bed and 2) a nap after church. Why shouldn’t dad have the same thing for Father’s Day? To help dad drift off to dreamland in the middle of the day, I made him a sleep mask using the patterns from […]
Felt Doily Coasters
I’m loving lace right now! Don’t know if you’ve noticed, but it’s everywhere in the stores. I keep buying shirts with lace them… I might have like five already. Haha! So, you know I’m extra in love with these felt doily coasters that I just made. Felt AND a pretty lacey design?! YES!!! (Oh, and […]
Felt Bow Bookmarks
You guys, something exciting happened while I was traveling for SNAP conference! I actually had time to read a book! Ok, so maybe it’s not that exciting, but it’s been so long since I’ve had that kind of time. I love to read! I’m about halfway through my book, so I decided to make myself […]
Felt St. Patrick’s Day Hair Clips
What’s a holiday without some cute hair clippies for the girls? My favorite thing about these? I started with white ribbon. Yep, that’s right! I embroidered the rainbow stitches onto it! I was hoping to just find some rainbow ribbon to buy, but I’m kinda glad I couldn’t find any. This turned out a lot […]
Felt Star Wands
My little Leah is turning two next week! TWO! I can’t believe it’s been two years already! She’s already started to show it though… that magical two-year-old transformation, where they go from being your sweet, agreeable toddler to a tantrum-throwing, picky-eating, terrible two-year-old. 🙁 On the plus side, she’s never been more fun! We’ve discovered […]
Marvel Super Hero Mashers and Super Hero Cuffs
This is a sponsored post written by me for Marvel Superhero Mashers and Mom It Forward. As always, I am giving my own, honest opinion. Evan was so excited that he got to try out the new Marvel Super Hero Mashers this week! They sent us Spider-Man and Iron Patriot so we could mix them […]
Felt Gingerbread House Ornament
Tomorrow is the last day of my 12 Days of Handmade Christmas Ornaments series. I’ll be doing a roundup of all the ornaments that I have shared during this series and announcing a giveaway winner! Make sure to go enter here if you haven’t already. I saved my favorite ornament for last! It’s made of […]
Deer and Fox Felt Christmas Ornaments
Happy Saturday everyone! We’re on day seven of my 12 Days of Handmade Christmas Ornaments series, and I’ve got the cutest little deer and fox felt Christmas ornaments to show you. I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but the fox seems to be quickly replacing the owl. Maybe it has something to do with the […]
School DIY Photo Ornament
Some of my favorite ornaments on my mom’s tree are the ones that have our old school pictures on them. I remember making them in school and being so excited for my mom and dad to open up a special gift just from me! So for the fourth day in my 12 Days of Handmade […]
Adult Superhero Mask Patterns
I haven’t been feeling especially crafty this week. Instead, I’ve been using my time to get some things done that I’ve been putting off. One of those things has been to fix my superhero mask patterns. Nothing was technically wrong with them, the patterns are just prettier now. Yay for pretty! You could even just […]
PVC Puppet Theater Tutorial
Ok, it’s PVC Puppet Theater Tutorial time! Just to remind you what we’re making, I’ll show you everything again. We’ve got curtains that open and close, revealing a felt backdrop. There are two backdrops that slide back and forth on shower curtain rings. Velcro scenery that sticks to the backdrops and cute little puppets! So […]
How to cut FELT with Your Silhouette
Yes, you read that right, you CAN cut felt with your Silhouette! Before you get too excited, there are a few things I must tell you. First, this method will mess up your mat a bit faster than “normal” cutting would; second, you have to iron fusible webbing onto the back that will not come […]
Oz Inspired Felt Hot Air Balloon Craft
This felt hot air balloon craft tutorial is a sponsored post written by me for Disney and The Blueprint Social. All opinions are my own. To read my full disclosure policy, click here. Growing up I was a huge fan of all things Oz. Naturally I was very excited to see that the Oz the […]
How to Stiffen Felt
I’m currently working on a project that requires the use of stiffened felt. You can buy it already stiffened at the craft store, but then you are limited to the colors and sizes that they carry. Also, if you know me, you know I am particular about what kind of felt I use. It was […]
Appliqued Superhero Capes
A friend of mine has three little superhero fans in her house. I made them some of my superhero masks, and they, of course, needed some capes to go with them. I used a higher quality felt this time around for the masks. You can read my post about felt here. For the capes, I […]
Leah’s Heart Party
Hard to believe my little Leah is already one! To keep things easy, I chose a heart theme since her birthday is so close to Valentine’s day. These ideas would also work for a Valentine’s party or baby shower. We needed some heart garland, of course, so I cut some out of paper with my […]
Muslin Tooth Fairy Bags with Fairy Embroidery Pattern
Evan is about to lose his third tooth, so it’s time to start thinking about the tooth fairy again. You might remember, I already made him this bag last year. I shouldn’t have used acrylic felt (see my post about felt here) so it didn’t hold up very well. This time around, I decided to […]
Types of Felt
If you haven’t noticed, I have a lot of felt crafts on my blog. I really love felt. So far, I’ve just been using acrylic felt from the craft store because it’s cheap, and honestly I didn’t know very much about the different types of felt. Acrylic is fine to use for things that won’t […]
Boy Birthday Crown and a Giveaway!
The boy version of my birthday crown is done! Just like my girl birthday crown, there are five interchangeable numbers, and it’s adjustable so your little boy can wear the same crown every year! It fits heads from 18 inches up to 21.5 inches around. I’m fresh out of baby boy models around here, so […]
Halloween Hair Clips and Other News
I decided today (actually about 30 minutes ago) that my girls needed some Halloween clippies. Claudia from Crafty on Etsy sent me some samples of her beautiful wool felt! She sent me some larger samples of the orange, sunglown, and charcoal colors. The pieces were just screaming to have something Halloweenish (that’s a real word […]
DIY Toto Dog
For Halloween this year, Audrey is going to be Dorothy. She’s actually wearing the same costume that my mom made for me when I was a little girl! Precious right?! As I was searching the Halloween store for some ruby slippers to go with her costume, I came across this little Toto in a basket. […]
Felt Birthday Crown with Interchangeable Numbers
I made a few adjustments to this birthday crown that I made for my niece, and now I am ready to show you how to make one yourself. All you need is felt, velcro, and thread and/or embroidery floss. Can you tell that I like felt a lot? The crown has interchangeable numbers and is […]
Christmas Countdown Calendar
I’m so excited that I got to put up my Halloween Countdown Calendar yesterday! It’s making it feel a little more like fall. Now if this 100 degree weather would just go away… Anyway, it’s never too early to start Christmas crafting right?! I decided to make a secular version of the Nativity Calendar that […]
Halloween Countdown Calendar
First of all, please forgive any typos in this post as my left index finger is injured at the moment. (Man, those rotary cutters are sharp!) Anyway, I was thinking about the Nativity Advent calendar that I did a couple years ago, and thought it might be neat to make one for Halloween. As I […]
Felt Princess Crowns
**Edit: I’m so glad everyone likes my princess crowns! I hope you will take a second and click here to subscribe. I’ve got lots of other templates/tutorials on my blog and more on the way!** Now… for the moment you’ve all been waiting for… the felt princess crowns that I made for Evan and Audrey’s […]
Felt Superhero Mask Templates
Evan and Audrey’s birthdays are coming up, and since they are only a week apart, we just have combined parties for now. This year’s chosen theme is Superheroes and Princesses! I decided that the boys are going to get superhero masks, and the girls are going to get princess crowns that you can see here. […]
Tooth Fairy Time!
I knew as soon as we had a loose tooth in the house that I needed to get started making something to put the little tooth in. I vaguely remember that as a child my money would often slide off behind the bed in the middle of the night. Of course I waited until the […]
Easy Superhero Capes
Hello craft world! I am back. Finally feeling a bit inspired again. Here is a little something that got me in the mood to sew. Easy Superhero Capes! One of my kid’s favorite things to do is “fly” around the house. Blankets tied around their necks wasn’t cutting it anymore, so I took the leftover fabric […]
Free Quiet Book Patterns
I made this quiet book for my son, Evan, on his third birthday. I wanted something different from the average quiet book with zippers and buttons. I had a ton of felt left over from another project, so I made my book from that. I suggest making it out of something else if you plan on washing it. At […]
Nativity Advent Calendar
My advent calendar is finally finished just in time for a countdown to Christmas! I searched and searched for some figures to make for my nativity that I liked. I finally found some here at barefoot in the kitchen. For my calendar, each piece was made with rainbow felt and is at least two layers thick. A round piece of the […]
