It's possible that I did more knitting in December than any other month last year! I was definitely motivated to knit several Christmas orn...
It's possible that I did more knitting in December than any other month last year! I was definitely motivated to knit several Christmas orn...
It's possible that I did more knitting in December than any other month last year! I was definitely motivated to knit several Christmas ornament gifts as the deadline for wrapping up gifts approached. (Happens every year doesn't it?!) Then, in the last week of the year I got started on gifts for Christmas 2016. It's possible (maybe!) that I won't be in such a rush next Christmas. :) Here's a few photos of my December knitting projects... I made this mini sweater Christmas ornament for a sweet girl who is like a niece to me. I stitched on a felt heart with DMC embroidery floss and added an old button to the center of the heart. (By the way...my pattern includes directions for how to make a mini wire hanger!) Mini Sweater Christmas Ornament with Felt Heart Applique I liked the aqua sweater with a heart so much that I made one in red! I used Lamb's Pride Brown Sheep worsted weight yarn to knit these ornaments. Mini Sweater Ornament in Red with a White Felt Heart Buy the Mini Sweater Ornament Knitting Pattern on Ravelry, Etsy or FiftyFourTenStudio.com. For a boy who played football last fall, I modified my mini sweater ornament pattern to make a "jersey" style ornament with his team colors and his #11 jersey number. I hear that he loved seeing his jersey number on his custom ornament. (I'm working on writing up the pattern for this short sleeve sweater ornament with options for felt applique numbers and letters....more info soon!) These are just a few of the small knitted gifts I made for Christmas gifts! To see all the photos check out my Instagram page. After all the Christmas festivities were done I had time to do more knitting. I pulled out that red yarn again and knit a few little red houses. I used my knitting pattern - The Little House - which can be found on Ravelry, Craftsy and Etsy. Little Red House..."under construction". After sewing up the seams on the base structure of the house, I knit the roof in white...to represent a snowy roof. Did you notice the cute holiday sweater napkin in the photo below? My sweet sister-in-law gave a package of those to me last year. Pretty much a perfect little gift for a knitter! Roof construction in progress. Then I stitched a felt door to the front with DMC embroidery floss. A french knot makes the perfect door knob. I added tiny windows to each side of the house. After the felt applique pieces were complete, I stuffed the house with a little bit of polyfil and stitched on the roof piece. I will thread a piece of yarn to the top of my tiny red house to use it as a Christmas ornament on our tree next year. And, I have a few more of these little red houses in progress to give as gifts next Christmas! Finishing up a few little red houses! The Little House knitting pattern is available on Ravelry. I also ended 2015 having discovered Instagram...finally! I love it! I'm so inspired by the many talented knitters, makers, photographers and artists I have discovered on Instagram. If you would like to see more behind the scenes photos of my knitting, follow me on Instagram @FiftyFourTenStudio. I'm really looking forward to designing more knitting patterns in 2016! Happy knitting and best wishes for the new year. :) I love how these little red houses turned out!
It's possible that I did more knitting in December than any other month last year! I was definitely motivated to knit several Christmas orn...
Add whimsy to your farmhouse decor and have a fun kid craft time with an easy clothespin sheep ornament. Step-by-step video tutorial.
These adorable mini yarn hats are made from just a few materials and make the perfect accent for all kinds of wintery crafts.
Get in the holiday spirit with this gnome-inspired DIY loopy yarn Christmas Santa wreath this season. It's made with a dollar store tinsel sign as the base!
It's possible that I did more knitting in December than any other month last year! I was definitely motivated to knit several Christmas orn...
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These gnome ornaments are such a fun DIY Christmas decoration! Yarn and a clay pot become a whimsical ornament for the Christmas tree in just a few minutes. It's such a quick and simple craft! These Christmas gnomes look great on the tree, or as part of a wreath or garland! Gnomes are known as good luck symbols who protect the home, making these cute little Scandinavian inspired ornaments the perfect homemade gift for the gnome lover in your life. This post contains affiliate links. If you use these links to buy something we may earn a small commission which
I promised I would post this tutorial weeks ago, and I've finally got around to the pics this morning. I've been making and giving these angels away for 20 years and even sold them at craft fairs. They are cheap and easy to make and so much fun, plus they look so pretty on any style of tree. This post is photo heavy, so please be patient. I'm trying to cover all the steps with pics and instructions. I have made these angels using all types of yarns and fibers, including string, flat lace, ribbons, torn fabric and jute twine. Each material has its charms and the look of your angels will change with each different material. BODY-I have used a paperback book for this demo. It is easy to use and the proportions are just right for the angels for most every fiber except for small string. Wrap your yarn about 50 times around the book, longways. Tie it at the top with a piece of yarn and cut the yarn through at the bottom of the book, so you have 50 long pieces of yarn tied at the top like the start of a tassel. Tie the head off about 1" down from the top, forming a neck. Now split the rest of the yarn approximately in half and separate as shown. ARMS-Wrap yarn 25 to 30 times around the short side of the book. Tie off at one side. DO NOT CUT the looped yarn. Slip the tied loops off the book and you will have a bundle that looks like this. Put the tied loop bundle inside the divided angel body and pull one group of cut body yarn thru the arm loop. Adjust so the tie on the arm bundle is at the top. Pull the body yarn down and tie off the waist of the angel just below the arms. Pinch the arm bundle at the tie and twist it towards the angel body 2 or 3 times to get a nice bent arm shape. Hot glue the tied arms to the waist of the angel body. I use the blunt end of a crochet hook to "comb" the skirt yarn. Anything smooth will work as long as it doesn't snag the yarn. WINGS-I use lace for most of my angel wings. Wrap it around the short side of the paperback 6 to 8 times. Slip the bundle of lace off the book and tie in the middle. DO NOT CUT ANY LOOPS of the wing bundle. Hot glue wings to back of angel, right below the where the neck is tied off. Your yarn angel is taking shape! HAIR WIG-The smallest hair bundle makes a wig with a bun and is best made by winding yarn around four of your fingers about 25 times. Tie off the bundle but do not cut the loops. Slip the wig bundle off your fingers. It should look like this. Tie the bundle close to one end to form a ponytail/bun. You want the head part of the wig to be larger and open to fit the angel's head. Put hot glue on top of the head just a little forward of the center tie. Center your wig front over the glue and press down while the glue sets. Press and arrange the wig as you wish then hot glue the sides to the head right about where the ears would be. Put another dab of hot glue at the back of the neck to secure the bun part of the wig in place. Your angel's hair should look like this from the back. If you wind the wig yarn around the short side of the paper back and tie it off you will have a longer ponytail. If you wind the yarn around the long side of the paperback and tie it off you will have a nice long wig that looks awesome in a fat braid! Here she is dressed up in white foofaraw. I love going into my stash and finding small embellishments for my angels. Scrap book gems, buttons, lace, beading, you name it, you can use them on these little angels! Here is one done in chunky white yarn and gold embellishments. I made her wig out of thinner yarn so it wouldn't look so big. Once you get the basic steps down pat you can make these angels out of lots of different fibers. I've made them as small as 3" tall out of string and as large as 18" out of chunky yarn. They all look great! Here is one made of lace with a dowel and thread spool base. And here is one of my favorite style of angels, made out of crochet string. Barely 3" tall, she has shaped wings made of sheet music with glittered edges and she carries a little book of the same paper. And here's the sweetest part..... Her extra long hair is tied into a thick braid down her back. Cute! I've started doing these long chunky braids on all of the angels I'm making this year, and I love the look. I'll be posting this in the parties on my sidebar, starting Wednesday, so please come visit and join the fun. Lots of creative ideas are out in blogland!
Recycled Plastic Woven Wall Hanging! Small plastic bag tapestry with Purple t-shirt yarn! Sustainable recycled small ornament! Woven with 100% recycled materials on a handmade frame loom. I’m weaving in all the plastic bags that have been collected throughout the years. Pretty soon these will be banned here but for now I’ll try to recycle them as best I can. ♻️ Perfect for your house plants, office decor, Christmas trees, anywhere you can think of adding a little tapestry flair to your home! I just love these! • You will receive 1 woven ornament pictured above. • Woven with 3 different recycled plastic bags and 1 t-shirt cotton yarn ♻️ blue plastic bag ♻️ white/ purple plastic bag ♻️ light green plastic bag ♻️ purple cotton t-shirt yarn MEASUREMENTS About 3.5” Wide (woven) 7.5" Long with fringe 6” wide driftwood Original piece by Painter/ Weaver/ Textile Designer - Michele Soares My Handwoven items are woven in my home studio. I embellish my weavings with driftwood and found objects. All my woven tapestries are made with recycled yarns that have been acquired from old textile mills that have now shut down and yarns that have been collected along the way. This piece includes a variety of recycled plastic bags and a cotton t-shirt yarn. CARE INSTRUCTIONS * spot clean only. May this piece bring you joy! Thanks for stopping by!
Learn how to make mini Gnome ornament. Easy Christmas ornament DIY. Tassel yarn Christmas gnome. Enchanted gardenJust That Perfect Piece
No Christmas Tree is complete without a Paintbrush Santa Ornament! It's so easy to make. Check out the directions below. Supplies: 3 inch (width) wood handle paint brush red craft paint white craft paint white yarn small red pompom for nose 2 googly eyes hot glue gun black permanent marker This is such a simple and cute Santa ornament to make. First you need to paint the handle red. Then paint the metal band around the brush white. While this is drying, cut some strips of white yard in 3-4 inch strips, you will need enough to
The final craft in my series of mini sized items to make for the holidays are these mini stocking hat ornaments made with yarn. They’re a simple and quick last minute project that anyone can make! Even kids can make these little hats for a fun holiday craft. As a knitter I have lots of...
Putting the "elf" in "do it yourself."
"I created these Christmas Bells for my tree. I used medium worsted yarn and H hook, but you can use any size hook and yarn. There is a video if you need more help. These cute Christmas crochet bells are great for beginners and look so nice on the tree. I love how different colors of yarn make the crochet bells looks so nice. You can add a bell to the bell and string on top to hang it on the tree. "
Only a few weeks til Thanksgiving and then I will be putting up our tree. This time of year I LOVE cinnamon and spice smells, crisp air and warm drinks. Outside smells frosty (if that is a smell) and leaves line the streets.The past few months I have been searching for wonderful ornament patterns for ...
These yarn wrapped christmas ornaments are so quick and easy and the bright colorful texture of the yarn makes it such a wonderful boho addition to your tree.
Stitch, Stitch, Stitch! Home of Bee Tree Designs, where I can share with you my ideas, some free redwork patterns, some new redwork ideas, & other quilty stuff for sale and some other silly stuff. Come, embroider with me.......Home of Jan's Elves, the Snowballs and Licorice Twist Embroidery Quilts, I also have the Twilling Toppers.
Visit my blog for more information on where to find instructions and designs for smocked ornaments. pinwheelponders.blogspot.com/2009/02/some-thoughts-on-smo...
5 DIY Macrame Round Coaster Free Tutorial Ideas – Macrame coasters are a great project for beginners because they’re small, easy and quick. And they’re so useful! If you’re new ... Read more
Create these adorable Mini Grey Wreath Christmas Ornaments from soft yarn for your Christmas tree this year!
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These fun Pipe Cleaner Christmas Trees are a simple craft that makes a stunning holiday decoration The holidays can be busy, so how about a craft that uses just a few supplies, is simple to make, and has fairly endless decorating possibilities? Sounds pretty good, right? These pipe cleaner Christmas trees are easy enough for […]
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Are you looking for a project that meets the needs of the crafty and messy? These Yarn Star Ornaments might just be what you're looking for.
Cute and easy Yarn Christmas Tree Ornament - use wool and sticks to make these adorable Wool Christmas Ornaments based on God's Eyes. Clever!
