Spaceman Trevor (yes, that’s the doll’s name!) waits nervously before his first mission with International Rescue as the mechanical crew prepares his rocket for launch. He wears his new spacesuit and protectively pats his helmet. Spaceman Trevor is buckled into his pod and reviews the control panel – so familiar from his extensive training program. […]
Guest Me Me Me-er: Beckie (Infarrantly Creative)
Our next guest for Me Me Me Month is Beckie from Infarrantly Creative, CSI Project, Knock-Off Decor and Crafterminds (I think that’s all!). She describes herself as a “think-outside-the-box” creator, and as a long-time blogger, there’s a huge amount of inspiration in her archives. Today, she’s sharing a a crafty Me Me Me project. Over […]
Big Boy Dining Chair Booster Seat
We needed to get the Little Man out of the high chair when Little Miss started solids, but our dining chairs look like this: The first time Little Man sat one of the chairs, he leaned back and freaked out when he didn’t get any back support, and refused to sit on a big boy […]
Planes, Trains and Automobiles Wall Art Tutorial (with templates)
After making the transport-themed quilt cover for the little man, the next step was to make matching wall art (so I could move the nursery animal wall art I made into the baby’s room). I had space on the wall for 4 pictures, so I decided to skip the bicycle from the quilt as it […]
Tutorial: How to Sew a Box Pleat
Box pleats are a different touch to the standard gathering and pleats. I’ve used them for curtains and skirts, but I’m sure there are a thousand and one other uses for them. The three sets of London Blinds I’ve made use a box pleat to create the decorative pull-ups, and I’ve also made simple box […]
Car, Boat, Train Fabric Bookends Tutorial
My husband and I are both bookworms. To instil the same love of reading into our kids, we have a growing collection of kids books. When decorating my son’s room, I wanted some bookends to go with the transport theme, but really couldn’t find anything I liked. So what is a craft blogger to do, […]
Tutorial: Felt Car Play Mat-House
Who can we find behind the doors and windows of this little red house? Open it up… …and what do we see… …and a whole little world awaits: Here’s how to make a felt play mat that folds into a house: Materials: 25×30 inch (62.5 x 75cm) piece of green craft felt 2 […]
Tutorial: Baby Kimono Top
When searching for an outfit to make for a friend’s baby, I came across this very cute baby kimono pattern at the Martha Stewart website. I loved putting kimono-style rompers on my son when he was a bub as you don’t have to worry about pulling anything over his head (which was always a challenge). […]
Men’s Jeans to Toddler Pants Tutorial
I’ve seen a few blog posts for converting men’s pants or jeans to toddler-sized jeans, but they all seem to involve a lot of seam-ripping, deconstructing and lots of sewing. I was after a quicker and easier way – I get limited time at the sewing machine each week, and I want to see results! […]
How to sew Felt Corn on the Cob
After successfully making Felt Strawberries, I decided to challenge myself and moved on to Felt Corn. I liked the way Homemade by Jill used a basket weave approach for making felt corn in this post, but I preferred the more three-dimensional style of corn created here at Just Stuff. I decided to combine the two […]