fabric Archive

  • boot toppers

    Padded boot toppers for rubber boots

    I have to wear these rubber boots a lot when I’m working at our property and the top always rubs my skin even with socks on. I made these slip on boot toppers by slipping some memory  foam into a pocket on the inside [...]

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  • Decorative pillow made to coordinate with bedset.

    Decorative pillow made to coordinate with bedset.

    I recently bought a new bed set for my bedroom and I wanted to make some decorative pillows because I was too cheap to buy the ready made ones.  This is a very easy thing to do and can be made to match almost any [...]

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  • Rubber gloves with decorative cuff and ribbon trim.

    Rubber gloves with decorative cuff and ribbon trim.

    I love these rubber gloves but the ones I’ve found are either too expensive or are not well made so I decided to make my own. These are so easy to make and  are so pretty that  you won’t mind leaving them out. The space [...]

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  • Easy to make curtains with big snap in rings for hanging.

    Easy to make curtains with big snap in rings for hanging.

    Materials: fabric  ( I used 5 yards  of 60″ fabric for my set of curtains for a window that is  about 6 feet           across. snap together curtain rings  ( I needed 3 packages of 8 ring sets which I purchased at Wal Mart for about 7 [...]

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  • Fabric valentine cookies with ribbon frosting.

    Fabric valentine cookies with ribbon frosting.

    These cookies are made from fabric and ribbon that is gathered to look like frosting.  These are faster to make than real cookies ! Materials: small piece of linen or muslin fabric ribbon stuffing

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  • Easy to make Halloween pillow

    Easy to make Halloween pillow

    This pillow is easy to make and you can make it say whatever you want.  I’m from Kansas so decided to go with, “I’ll get you my pretty.”  I made another pillow that say’s “I’ll get you and your little dog too.”  You can embroider [...]

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  • Halloween dog stockings.

    Halloween dog stockings.

    These are another take on the stockings I did in a previous project. I added alphabet tags to spell out my grandogs names but you could make these for kids too. I made similar ones to give as treat bags for my Old [...]

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  • Vintage look pumpkin on a spring.

    Vintage look pumpkin on a spring.

    I really love vintage Halloween stuff but it’s very expensive to buy so I decided to copy a pumpkin from a vintage postcard. I put it on a spring and stuck it in a rusty can which I showed how to make in a [...]

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  • Easy to make Halloween dish towels.

    Easy to make Halloween dish towels.

    All of these towels are made in the same way so I will only give step by step instructions for the first one. I used towels purchased at Wal Mart that come in a pack of two and cost about $3.00. You can use almost [...]

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  • Halloween “candy” garland made with fabric and wooden beads

    Halloween “candy” garland made with fabric and wooden beads

    This project is easy and can be made in any length you need. It’s also fairly inexpensive and can be made with any fabric you like. I will probably make one for several holidays because the entire look can be changed by using [...]

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