These are some dish towels I recently made for a bridal shower.I bought the dish towels at the local dollar store for a dollar each and then used scraps from my bin to make the flowers. (Which brings the total for this project to---$5 plus tax.)Just grab a dish towel, cut some fabric in the shape you want and stitch it on. That's all. I don't heat and bond it, stitch around the edges, iron anything, or even use pins. I just plop down the shapes and and start sewing. (I leave about 1/4 inch seam ... View the Post
$5 Friday…Farmer’s Market Bag
Ok, so the photo looks like it came from a 1980's advertisment but it didn't. Liz took this picture of me with my bag just a few weeks ago. Maybe I just still belong in the 80's. Anyways....My $5 Friday project is a Farmer's Market Bag. I made it out of a rug from the Dollar Store, $2.13 worth of handle cord from Wal-Mart, and scrap fabric from my bin.First I made some flowers and cut out the shapes that I wanted on the bag. Then I folded the rug in half and pinned the shapes and flowers on the ... View the Post
A $5 dollar Thursday…..
I am leaving town for a month and since I will be busy packing tomorrow, I am doing my $5 project on Thursday. By the way, Liz and I were talking that we are just $5 project girls. I can't think of anything that I do that really costs a lot more. Maybe I am just a cheapskate when it comes to crafting....ok, I will admit that fabric has a bit higher limit. But not much.So here goes....a $5 project and fabric. My kind of heaven.I made these towels as presents for some girls that were going off to ... View the Post
$5 Friday…Summer Reading Bookmarks
At Christmas time my little boy made these as one of his gifts for his grandmas and great grandmas. (They loved them.) We had so much fun that I made some the next month for my book club. And then yesterday we made a few more for ourselves and our summer reading.We make 2 different kinds. Ribbon and Paper Clip. (The paper clip are my favorite.)***Ribbon Book Mark Instructions:#1. Cut desired length of ribbon. (I usually do around 6 inches.)#2. Using hot glue attach 2 of exactly the same button ... View the Post
$5 Friday…Killer Tomatoes and Other Garden Creations
My 5 year old and his friend helped me make markers for the vegetables in my garden yesterday. The photo above is of our killer tomato but we also made sweet peas, rabid radishes, cool cucumbers, etc.Earlier, Simon (my 5 year old) and I had gone rock hunting. We went to a junk pile where construction workers dump dirt and rocks after digging foundations for homes. This was a gold mine for little boulders.Then yesterday we selected the colors for each of the items planted in the garden. Simon ... View the Post
$5 Friday…An Old Felt/Cork Board Make-over…Process Photos
I'm sure anyone could figure out how to make one of these but because I said we'd post instructions...#1. Layout chosen fabric on top of your board.#2. Cut the fabric to fit your board---allow yourself 2 extra inches on each side---enough to wrap it around and secure it on the back side.#3. Attach the fabric by stapling it to the back side.#4. Make your ruffle. (Should we post a step by step tutorial on ruffles?)#5. Hot glue (yes, hot glue, the love of my life) the ruffle along the line where ... View the Post