http://easycrafts4fun.com Thu, 04 Sep 2008 14:04:42 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en FAMILY Becca bought a poster to put in her dorm room at college that shows the whole alphabet out of pictures of items that look like letters!  It's really cool and she's gotten a lot of compliments on it.  I did some searching and found a site that offers personalized gifts ... http://easycrafts4fun.com/2008/09/04/picture-alphabet/ If your house is anything like mine, you've got tons of old jeans that can no longer be worn for one reason or another by all members of the family. I've been toying with the idea of making a jean quilt, but I'm a bit behind on my quilts ... http://easycrafts4fun.com/2008/08/21/jean-leg-purse/ This is a very cute idea to use up all those extra buttons that seem to accumulate all over the place!  I try to keep all my buttons in one drawer near my sewing supplies but I seem to find them everywhere...  I found this idea over at Create-Kids-Crafts.com.  They ... http://easycrafts4fun.com/2008/04/17/button-jar/ Jillian helped with an Easter Egg Hunt last weekend and they always have a craft time as well as an Easter Egg hunt.  They made little boxes to put jewelry or goodies into.  They look very similar to this box. They are small wooden boxes that they first painted with colored ... http://easycrafts4fun.com/2008/03/22/easter-box/ Finally! We've had the material for about 6 months and Becca has been bugging me to make her curtains ever since then, but I finally made them today! Woo Hoo! She's happy with them, and I think they turned out pretty good. She loves black and white, and anything ... http://easycrafts4fun.com/2008/03/16/beccas-curtains/ This adorable bunny and directions can be found can be found over at Craftown.com. I've been looking for a cute bunny to put on my front door for Easter... and I only have a little over a week to make it! I better get on the ball! They include the ... http://easycrafts4fun.com/2008/03/11/just-veggin/ I want to share this great article I found about making dolls that are "Grubby".  Enjoy! <><><><> “Grubby” is the word I kept hearing around the craft circuit. To me grubby meant grimy. So I decided to get to the bottom of this and find out the big deal ... http://easycrafts4fun.com/2008/02/22/the-grubby-doll-look/ I whipped this wallet up tonight for Jillian. She picked out the music notes and instruments material last weekend at Jo-Ann Fabrics because she's a band geek :) The pattern is from Lazy Girl Designs and was very easy to follow. You can make two wallets with one fat quarter. ... http://easycrafts4fun.com/2008/01/12/wonder-wallet/ I just won the bid on this jelly roll of black and white material!  I'm so excited!  I'm planning to make a quilt for Becca to take to college and her whole bedroom now is done in black and white with a splash of pink.  So, a black and white ... http://easycrafts4fun.com/2008/01/11/black-and-white/ Every time my girls see a little dog dressed in dog clothes, they go crazy! Our dog Lexi would never stand for it, but they keep begging for a new, little dog that they can dress up! While that's not going to happen any time soon, they still ... http://easycrafts4fun.com/2008/01/10/clothes-for-dogs/