Author Archives: Cherie

Funky Loops Pom Pom

A long time ago I showed you how to make a Spikey Pom Pom. It was actually one of my first posts. Well this is similar to that bow.  On this bow instead of just using spikes I also added loops. This technique comes from The Funky Loops Bow. You can learn how to make [...]

Posted in Holiday Craft Tutorials, Homemade Hair Bows and Sculptures, How-To, Valentine's Day | 1 Response

Flower Onesie

With Valentines Day coming I wanted to make a little outfit for my 18 month old daughter to wear.  I wanted to make something that wouldn’t take a lot of time since it won’t be worn very much. I do love hearts, but if it’s pink and red it’s Valentines enough for me. My mom [...]

Posted in Baby Craft Ideas, Clothing Tutorials, Girls | 2 Responses

Fabric Flower with Ric Rac Trim

I know you all know how much I love to make fabric flowers. I hope you aren’t getting sick of them yet! I’m going to show you a fun twist to make a fabric flower more unique and festive. Flowers are so easy to make, and when you finish it you can’t help but smile. [...]

Posted in "Add a clip or headband" Flowers, Fabric Flowers, Homemade Flowers, Ric Rac Flowers | 5 Responses

Double layer 6 Petal Flower

This flower is a lot like the Kanzashi flower.  I did a tutorial on how to use the Kanzashi Flower Maker.  If you’d like to view that tutorial click on the link. This tutorial is for those of you who like to do things on your own! The nice thing about making the flower this [...]

Posted in Fabric Flowers, Homemade Flowers | 8 Responses

Clothespin Magnets

I loved having my Christmas Card Wreath up!   It was a fun way to display my Christmas cards.  It was hard to part with when we put the Christmas decorations away! It got me thinking how useful clothespins are.  I decided to make some with magnets to stay on my fridge year round.  I [...]

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Ribbon Embellished Christmas Packages

Christmas is just a few days away!  Do you have your presents wrapped?  Or are you a procrastinator like me?  Don’t worry, I’ll be done by Christmas Eve! The Ribbon Retreat has the cutest ribbon, I just HAD to embellish some gifts with it. I used packaging paper to wrap my gifts so the ribbon [...]

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Wired Ribbon Christmas Tree

I’m sure you already have your big tree decorated.  You probably have all kinds of fun ornaments and decorations on it. While I love all the fun of a decorated tree I also think simple is elegant and beautiful. I got this little tree and I wanted to add some color without making it too [...]

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Fabric Christmas Countdown Chain

Christmas is on its way! Who doesn’t love a countdown?  My kids LOVE countdowns! Normally we cut strips of construction paper and glue them together to form a chain.  This year I thought it would be so fun to make a chain out of fabric that we will be able to use year after year! [...]

Posted in Christmas, Holiday Craft Tutorials, Homemade Gift Ideas, Kids Craft Tutorials | 3 Responses

Ribbon Bookmark

This is a great Christmas gift for all the readers out there!   My son  loves to read, and is now reading chapter books!   He is in 1st Grade and I’m one proud Momma!   I made him this book mark out of ribbon and elastic.   For this bookmark I used Blue/Lime Green Horizontal Stripes Ribbon.   [...]

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Clothespin Wreath for Christmas Cards

With Christmas coming there are sure to be Christmas cards in the mail soon. When they come I’m going to be ready! I made a wreath with clothespins to display all the fun cards. I have many embroidery hoops laying around so I glued my clothes pins to the inner ring of my embroidery hoop. [...]

Posted in Christmas, Holiday Craft Tutorials, Home Crafts, Wreaths | 15 Responses