a handmade home
Learn how to DIY Lavender Linen Spray using lavender essential oil to add a clean fresh smell to your linens, towels, bed pillow, dog beds or anywhere! There’s a theory that lavender has therapeutic properties that helps the most restless souls get a good night’s sleep. With all the sleepless and restless nights I’ve had in the recent past, I could sure use a good
The Brother HC1850 Computerized Sewing Machine with 185 built-in stitches, it is the best sewing machine priced under $200. My Sewing Experience I have been sewing for over 40 years (WOW!). In that time, I’ve owned several different sewing machines. For the most part, the sewing machines I owned were inexpensive electronic sewing machines. I longed and dreamed about the day I would own a
Learn all about the anatomy of a sewing machine. In this sewing basics series for beginners, you’ll learn all about the anatomy of your sewing machine! Way back in February, I shared with you my Sewing Machine Buying Guide. This Guide was designed to help you select a sewing machine that will best meet your needs. There are so many different makes and models of
Download this free printable Pleated Face Mask Pattern complete with opening for filter pocket and casings for drawstrings or elastic. Since sharing my Pleated Fabric Face Mask with Casings & Filter Pocket tutorial, I’ve had a lot of requests for a printable pleated face mask pattern. So, today, I’m doing just that! I created this free printable Pleated Face Mask Pattern in PDF format. So
Learn how to make an easy macrame plant hanger using twine and a few knots. You can easily make this DIY easy macrame plant hanger to fit any size flower pot! This macrame plant hanger is indeed super easy to make. It uses a simple overhand knot and you can make one in less than 20 minutes. Plus, you can easily customize the macrame plant
These flannel burp cloths are easy to sew. Made from pre-folded diapers and flannel, they just might be the perfect DIY burp cloth. I was cleaning and organizing my craft room, when I came across some pre-folded cloth diapers. Even though our youngest is 23 and we don’t have any grandbabies on the way, I do like to keep cloth diapers on hand for gift
DIY Mouse Pad Wrist Rest – follow along with this easy sewing tutorial to learn how to DIY your very own mouse pad wrist rest. Working from Home Like a lot of you, I have been working from home during the COVID-19 pandemic. I have also found myself using my laptop (instead of the desktop I have at work) a lot. And I use my
Add a touch of boho style to your home decor with this easy boho style crochet coaster pattern. The fringe edge just completes these boho coasters! With just one skein of cotton yarn, you can easily make a set of four boho style crochet coasters. Plus, the choice of cotton yarn makes these boho style coasters extra absorbent. I had a reader contact me a
Learn how to make the BEST fitted fabric face mask with your Cricut Maker. Patterns are available in five sizes in Cricut Access. Searching for the Perfect Fabric Face Mask Pattern I can’t even tell you how many different patterns exactly that I have made or tried since we first heard about COVID-19. In fact, I was frantically trying to find the PERFECT fabric face
A free fabric pear pattern from The Birch Cottage. Sew a fabric pear out of the fabric of your choice to add a touch of farmhouse style to your home. Asian Pear Tree I am especially fond of pears ever since I discovered how to use all the Asian Pears that grow on the pear tree that my husband’s father planted so many years ago.
Learn how to crochet the Front Post Double Crochet Stitch (abbreviated fpdc) to add beautiful texture to your crochet projects. The “front post double crochet stitch” sounds a little intimidating, but it’s really just a variation to the double crochet stitch. Except, as the name implies, you’re crocheting around the post of the stitch in the previous row instead of through the top of the
Learn how to sew a pleated fabric face mask with an opening for a removable filter. Help prevent the spread of germs by wearing a fabric face mask. For some time now, I’ve been contemplating sewing a few fabric face masks for my husband and myself. For some reason, in our normal disaster preparedness, we failed to purchase face masks. Then, once we needed them,
