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
Getting Ready for their Weekend Debut
I took this photo at about 3 a.m. this morning. It's what I had left of an army of new peg people I was working on for a craft fair this weekend.The peg people are done and I'm happy with them. They are the Disney princesses---I made Aurora, Belle, Tiana, Snow White, Cinderella, and Ariel. My little girl has been playing with hers all morning. I love them. They're so funny.If you want to see the finished product come see us at the Midway County Fair this weekend. (It's at the park in Midway, ... 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
Placemats to Picture Frames
Elizabeth made me these place mats for my birthday.But, I liked them too much to eat on them.Instead I framed them and hung them on the walland sat them on top of some shelves and spread them all over the house where cheer was needed.Thanks for the gift. I love them. ... 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
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