Meg's Rainy Day Finger Puppets

This is how I kept two unruly boys busy on Sunday when it rained. It’s a great way to use up fabric scraps, or a reason to use the fabric you bought for no other reason than it caught your eye. (I’m guilty of the latter!) All materials used are  any good crafter's staples. And all five of these critters took me only about 30 minutes to make. Also, these finger puppets would make a great last minute gift for any lucky kid.

Items Needed For Project:

Fabric with approximate print size of around 3”

Felt (I used Craft Felt which is made in the USA and from Eco-fi 100% recycled plastic)

Glue Stick

Marker (I used a Sharpie)

Scrap Paper

Meg's Classic Sock Monkey Tutorial

   

This is a super easy gift to make on a budget! I made him for my cousin’s baby shower and it only cost me $5 and took me about an hour.

Items Needed For Project:

One pair of socks  (I used Original Rockford Red heal, but you can use knee socks too.)

White or black embroidery floss for mouth stitching

Polyester fiber fill

Scraps of black felt or fleece for the eyes and nostrils (Black buttons can be used if not made for a small child.)

Piece of chalk for marking sew line

Needle and thread

Ready for Step 2!

Our rough tumble mix is looking good! It's downstairs tumbling away now with some medium grit. Our local batch of stones was still looking pretty rough so we are leaving them tumble a few more days before we change them.

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New Toy!

I got my Mother’s Day present a little early this year. I’ve been wanting one of these for a long time now!

It’s a Lortone double barrel rock tumbler from the greatest store on earth.

We stuffed one barrel full of rough tumbling mix.

lia's crafty journey: tutorial: ms. lipsie the pocket girl

Lia from  Lia's Crafty Journey is sharing her Lipsie the Pocket Girl Tutorial with us! Isn't she just darling!??! 

Thank you for sharing Lia!

tutorial: ms. lipsie the pocket girl

A happy valentine's gift and a Chinese New Year's gift to you all :).  I though I'd share one of my pocket idea :)...not suggested for little girls....as they might get too scared of it hahahahahaha...I made this using my unwanted khakis from GAP, the hair was using my husband's unwanted pants from Express (these pants are like 10years++ by now).  For the lining, I used some leftover Balinese batik and I just happen to find the pink ribbon :).  This was supposed to be a goody bag prototype..but I think it's a little too creepy for children :p.  Here is the link to the tutorial+pattern...ENJOY! And...PLEASE send me some pictures when you make your own version...I would so love to see them :)

Ms. Lipsie trying to eat up my Lens cover :)....yum yum yum....

Pouch Tutorial!

This is a cute fun pouch and it's so easy to make! Here's how:
Gather your supplies. The list is short- a handful of zippers and a small piece of fabric for the back.

I used (6) #3 ykk coil zippers in various sizes from 7"-14". As long as your smallest zipper is around the same size as your piece of fabric for the back you will be just fine. My backing fabric is a piece of kokka cotton measuring 5" x 6".