Projects — how-to

Farmhouse signs are the home dec trend right now, and sometimes a little pricey.  So why not try this DIY project. Plus, if you want to personalize it, this project is perfect!  It's great for outdoors, but would also look great inside or on the front door.  Here's how!

 Inspired by all the crazy Candy Crush talk in my family and at the office, I made this colorful and sparkly bag!

Make plastic eggs ready for Easter with embroidery floss and pompoms.  So pretty, you'll want to keep them around every day!

The kids will love these for Easter!  Grab some cute dollar store socks and items out of your craft stash to make these darling Easter Bunny Sock Puppets.

When you have that ugly chair, and don't know what to do with it.... here's a solution. Reupholster it in burlap and personalize it with a painted monogram for a charming NEW chair! 

  Are you ready for the weekend?  Then you need this charming bag.  I made the pouch by sewing thrift store blouses into a patchwork piece of fabric.  Then I used Fairfield Purely Cotton™ 100% natural needlepunched cotton batting sandwiched inside the patchwork fabric and cotton fabric in a marsala color.  I sewed a pouch with a flap, and added a necktie for a shoulder strap.   Next, I made a marsala colored tassel and pinned to the flap of the bag. Here's how: Gather your materials.  You'll need the Large PattieWack Tassel Maker.    Wind yarn on tassel maker...