I love busting my stash, and this Recycled Fabric Twine planter looks like a fine way to use up some fabric scraps! Don’t you just love the recycled fabric twine used in this project? Find out how to turn the twine into an eye-catching planter over at My Poppet Makes. [recycled fabric twine planter]

Project Materials:

• Plastic food container or plant pot, on hand or $1
• Handmade scrap fabric twine – full tutorial with video here, on hand
• Hot glue gun, on hand
• 3-4 glue sticks, on hand or $1

Total: Free and up

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These fabric crowns are such a simple no-sew project that your little princes and princesses can create their own with minimal assistance! Jess at Let’s Do Something Crafty shares just how easy it is to whip these up yourself! It’s a great way to use up random odds and ends of supplies – put out a pile of embellishments and let your littles go wild! [how to make no sew felt crowns]

Project estimate:

• Felt, on hand or $1
• String or ribbon, on hand or $1
• Embellishments, on hand or $1 and up
• Glue, on hand

Total: Free and up!

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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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It has been chilly on and off here in Atlanta, and I have been seeing pictures of snow all over my friends’ Facebook pages. Nothing warms me up on a cold morning like a hot drink, and I hate when my warm cup of coffee goes almost instantly cold in the fall and winter. These DIY coffee cozies are a great way to use scrap or stash fabric. Make them for yourself, or whip some up to gives as gifts!

1. Knit Cozy – Grab this free pattern and whip up cute cozies in your favorite colors.

2. Coffee Cozy and French Press Cozies – Stitch up matching cozies to keep your French press coffee warm from carafe to cup.

3. Button Cozy – Raid your button stash for this cute, simple reusable coffee cozy.

4. Cat Cozy – Wrap your cup in a kitty hug. Download the free pattern for this cute felt coffee cozy.

5. Pencil and Paper Cozy – These would make a great teacher gift.

6. Ruffle Cozy and Gift Card Holder – Include some coffee with that coffee cozy. This ruffled cozy has a space where you can tuck in a gift card to your favorite local spot.

7. Fox Cozy – Grab the free pattern for this super cute fox-themed coffee cup cozy.

8. Hope Mug Cozy – Paper coffee cups aren’t the only ones that go cold in winter. If you use this free pattern, the pattern creator asks that you donate a dollar to St. Jude Children’s Hospital to help fight childhood cancer.

9. Custom Sized Mug Cozy – Mugs come in many sizes, and this tutorial shows you how to create a custom cozy for your favorite one.

10. No-Sew Coffee Cozy – Felt and hot glue are the keys to this simple coffee cozy tutorial.

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I am a saver of scraps and random odds-and-ends, so I am always on the lookout for ideas that are good for using up my stash of little tidbits.  If that also describes you, you’ll love these button tassel keychains from Julie at Sum of Their Stories!  Stylish, cute, and easy, these are a great stashbusting project, and would also make wonderful gifts.  You could even work them into your gift wrapping this holiday season as a bonus gift for the recipient!  [how to make a button and tassel keychain]

Project estimate:

• Key ring, on hand or $1
• Buttons, on hand or $1 and up
• String, twine, yarn, etc, on hand or $1 and up

Total:  Free and up!

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What do you do with your scrap fabric?  I have a whole box of little leftover bits that I’ve hoarded away for future use, but for the most part all I do with them is just that: hoarding.  Want to put some of your scrap hoard to good use?  Check out this tutorial by Cintia from My Poppet, who used her scraps to twist up some gorgeous fabric twine!  The finished twine can be incorporated into all kinds of other crafty projects.  Use it to string up a bunting, tie some around a gift wrapped in kraft paper, use it as a funky replacement for shoelaces…  What would you do with fabric twine?  [how to make twine from scrap fabric]

Project estimate:

• Fabric scraps, on hand
• Spool or something to wrap twine around, on hand

Total:  Free!

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When Emily from Everyday Art received a box full of mismatched beads, she knew she had to put them to a good use.  Then Christmas came along, and inspiration struck!  Her light and airy ornaments made from wire strung with the assortment of beads look like something you might find in a high-end department store with a hefty price tag, even though they cost practically nothing to make.  This is a great stashbusting project because it gives you a way to use up odds and ends of beads left over from other projects!  [how to make wire and bead ornaments]

Project estimate:

• Wire, on hand or $1 and up
• Beads, on hand or $1 and up
• Balloon, on hand

Total:  Free and up

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Becky from Clean Mama Blog and Clean Mama Printables guest blogs at The Idea Room with a tutorial showing how to make fabric pockets to hang on the fridge. The pocket attaches to the fridge (or other metal surface) with the help of a magnet on the back, and you can use it to hold pens, scissors, notepads, keys, or any of the other small items that seem to collect in the kitchen.  It’s so much more convenient than digging in the junk drawer for those frequently-used items!  [How to make magnetic hanging pockets for the fridge]

Project estimate:

• Cloth scraps, on hand
• Magnet, on hand or $1 and up

Total:   $1 and up

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Melissa from Bursts of Creativity recently featured a week’s worth of dollar store crafts on her blog. It’s amazing what some scrapbook paper and Mod Podge can do to everyday items! This craft would be great for Mother’s Day, a bride-to-be or a frequent traveler.  It would also make a cute, customizable gift for anyone who is just learning to sew.  [How to make a gift box sewing kit]

Project estimate:

• Travel sewing kit, $1
• Small jewelry gift box, $1
• Scrapbook or wrapping paper, on hand
• Gel medium, Mod Podge or glue, on hand
• Rusty Hinge Distress (optional)
• Buttons and scrapbook embellishments, on hand

Total:  $2 and up

Also be sure to check out Melissa’s other Dollar Store tutorials: Mini Album, Matchbox Gift Box, Notebook and Farmer’s Market Binder.

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What is yarn bombing?  Also called yarn graffiti, yarn bombing is “vandalizing” a public space by installing knitted or crocheted pieces.  It is often seen in the form of lamp post cozies or sweaters on statues.  Here are a few examples:

[Tree Trunk Cozy from Wikimedia Commons]

[Stop Sign Post Cozy by Streetcolor]

[Bike Rack Cozy by Micro-Fiber Militia]

And so I issue a challenge!  I dare all of you to dig into that stash and yarn bomb something on June 11, 2011.  Hang dozens of pom poms from a tree in your neighborhood playground, make hats for the parking meters downtown, wrap granny squares around the slats of the benches at the bus stop…  Whatever you think will make people in your town or city smile!

We want to see what you do to celebrate International Yarn Bombing Day, so we’ll be opening a Flickr pool when the event gets here!  Meanwhile, here are a few helpful links on the subject for you to check out:

• International Yarn Bombing Day Facebook Page
• Yarn Bombing DIY Flickr group
• YarnBombing.com
• Yarn Bombing by Instructables user DarthKnitious

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