If one of your resolutions this year was to use up the stuff in your craft stash, here is a great project for busting that fabric stash! Over at The Fashion Dummy, you will find instructions for making easy and adorable animal zipper pouches. It’s quickest to make these with a sewing machine, but if you don’t have one, it’s a small enough project that hand sewing is pretty easy. Change the shape of the ears and the facial features to create a whole zoo of fun pouches! [how to make animal zipper pouches]

Project estimate:

• Fabric, on hand or $1 and up
• Zipper, about $1 and up
• Fabric glue, on hand or about $2 and up
• Sewing machine or needle and thread, on hand
• Marker or fabric paint, on hand or $1 and up

Total: about $1 and up

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A fancy ribbon is a great touch to add to a beautifully wrapped gift or an endless variety of craft projects, but fancy ribbon can also be expensive.  That is, unless you make your own.  This gorgeous ribbon was made by Melissa at The Sweet Escape out of – get this – old bed sheets!  All you need to make some for yourself is plain fabric and a little food coloring.  With the holidays on the way, all of your gifts will look extra-special dressed in your custom ribbon!  [how to make your own dip dyed ribbon]

Project estimate:

• Fabric, on hand or $1 and up
• Food coloring, on hand or $1 and up

Total:  Free and up!

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So, you are wandering around a yard sale or thrift store, or past a clearance shelf at a box store, and you see a beautiful throw pillow.  And it’s CHEAP.  Cheaper than what you’d pay for that beautiful fabric it’s made of if you were to head to the craft store to buy it.  But it doesn’t really match your decor.  Or maybe you just don’t need yet another throw pillow (goodness knows that is my husband’s answer).  Next time this happens, don’t walk away – instead, buy it and turn it into a cute tote bag like this one from Amber at Damask Love.  Brilliant!  [how to make a throw pillow tote bag]

Project estimate:

• Throw pillow, $1 and up
• Rope, on hand or $1 and up
• Embroidery floss, on hand or $1 and up
• Large eyelets or grommets, about $3 and up
• Fabric glue, on hand or $1 and up
• Hot glue, on hand

Total: about $4 and up

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The problem with seasonal decor, especially if you live somewhere with limited storage space, is finding a place to put it once its season has passed for the year.  If you are familiar with this conundrum, then you need to see these adorable fabric pumpkins by Ananda at A Piece of Rainbow.  Believe it or not, these cute little decorative pumpkins are constructed using rolls of toilet paper and various fabric items from around the house: kitchen linens, clothing, scarves, or whatever else you happen to have on hand.  When it comes time to change your seasonal decor, just disassemble them and return all of the items to where they belong – no special holiday storage required!  [how to make no sew fabric pumpkins with toilet paper]

Project estimate:

• Toilet paper, on hand
• Fabric items, on hand
• Twig, on hand

Total:  FREE!

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How do you store your earbuds?  I have a pair that came with my iPhone and storing them is a struggle.  If you leave them out they get hopelessly tangled, and putting them back into the container they came in is like doing a Rubik’s cube.  Know the feeling?  Well, Ashely at Make It & Love It has a brilliant idea for earphone storage!  She fashioned cases out of recycled mint containers, creating an easy storage method that keeps them tangle-free and costs next to nothing to make! [how to make a recycled earbud case]

Project estimate:

• Empty mints container, on hand
• Key ring, on hand or $1
• Clip, on hand or $1
• Fabric scraps, on hand
• Mod Podge, on hand

Total:  Free and up!

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Maybe you brought back a collection of shells from a beach vacation.  Or maybe you bought a bag of them at the dollar store.  Either way, they are great for decor projects!  Want a unique way to display them?  Try making this easy picture frame!  You can fill it with your favorite photos, or you can add a fabric background and use them to display even more shells like a shadowbox.

Project estimate:

• Picture frame, on hand or $1 and up
• Assorted seashells, $1 and up
• Pebbles, on hand or $1
• Paint, on hand or $1 and up
• Hot glue, on hand
• Placemat or fabric for background (optional), on hand or $1 and up

Total:  $1 and up

Remove the glass and backing. Start gluing the shells onto the top of the picture frame. Use a generous amount of glue. I would glue a shell on one side and then the other, but you can design them any way you like. I used the pebbles for another shape.

Using a sponge paint brush, give the entire frame a generous coat of paint and let completely dry before adding additional coat(s). Hold the frame at different angles so that you cover every bit of visible surface with paint. By using a sponge paint brush, you can squeeze in and get every nook and cranny.

Replace the glass and backing to insert a photo or create your own “picture” out of a fabric background and more shells like I did.

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Who doesn’t love kid art?  Heather recently took the artwork of her son’s third grade class to a new level with this fun quilt idea!  In addition to being a great classroom activity, you could also have your child do an entire quilt themselves over time.  If you have a large family, each grandchild could make a square to present as a fabulous gift for grandparents!  Or for a smaller-scale project, you could do a table runner, placemat, or wall hanging using the same technique.  See how to make one over at iLoveToCreate.  [how to make a kid art collage quilt]

Project estimate:

• Fabric, on hand or $1 and up
• Fabric glue, on hand or about $3 and up
• Fabric markers, on hand or about $2 and up
• Sewing machine, on hand

Total:  Free and up!

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On Heather’s recent trip to IKEA, she found tons of great craft supplies! IKEA always has fun, funky, modern stuff and we love their vibe. See what treasures she found on her trip (including an amazing $4 fabric bundle!) and find out what she plans to do with some of the goodies she brought home!

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Looking for a quick and easy way to dress up a plain shirt?  Check out how Heather used some cute fabric to make these no-sew appliques!  This is a great way to use up scraps of cute fabrics – or a good excuse to buy the next adorable remnant you see.  Check out the how to on the iLoveToCreate blog!  [how to make a no-sew owl applique t-shirt]

Project estimate: 

• T-shirt or onesie, on hand or $1 and up
• Owl print fabric (or other cute motif), on hand $1 and up
• Aleene’s Fabric Fusion, about $4 and up

Total:  about $4 and up

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I love to wear boots! I bought an inexpensive pair of boots last winter that turned out to be crazy comfortable. Unfortunately, because they *were* cheap, the upper started to fall apart.  Rather than give up on my favorite boots, I decided to update them.  With a little paint and a bit of Cuddle fabric, my boots look new again!

Project Estimate:

• Boots – on hand
• Paint – on hand
• Rose Cuddle – $2.50 for quarter yard on Etsy
• Glue – on hand

Total:  $2.50 and up

Step one:  Clean the boots and paint the lower the color you want.  I used So Soft Fabric paint because it doesn’t crack and is made to work on fabric.

Step two:  Cut the fabric to fit the cuff of the boot.  I used Cuddle Fabric because it looks great and it doesn’t need to be hemmed.  All I had to do was sew the ends together to make a tube.

Step three:  Slide the fabric over the boot.  Use fabric glue or super glue to adhere the fabric to the top of the boots.  I held it in place with mini clothespins.  I also added some glue to the bottom of the fabric to keep it from sliding up when I wear them.

I love metallics and bright colors, but you could make yours a lot less flashy than I did by using different colors.  I’ve hardly worn my boots because my youngest two keep stealing them and wearing them around the house.  They love the super soft fabric and asked me to make them some boots, too!

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