Antique Window Table

LOVE this table Ashlee @ Topsy Turvy created using vintage windows!

Check out her tutorial on Someday Crafts today!

Flower Wall Hangings

I love how Ashley shares her home decorating tutorials with us and I think these wall hangings are super cool!!
Check out her tutorials at Make It and Love It!

Creative Guest: Mini Fold Over Messenger Bag Tutorial by Ali Foster Patterns

Hi everyone! I’m Ali from Ali Foster Patterns. I feel so honored to be here today. This is my very first guest post!

I have always loved sewing and making things. My mom taught me to sew when I was a little girl. In high school I took a class called "clothing construction" and loved it. After graduation, I went on to get a B.A. in psychology. It wasn’t long before I realized that I wanted to do something more on the artistic side so I went back to school for fashion design. Eventually I started making and selling downloadable sewing patterns. You can find my patterns on alifosterpatterns.com and alifoster.etsy.com. I also have a blog where I share tutorials and things I find inspirational. Please stop by and say hello!

Today we are making a mini fold over messenger bag. Let's get started!

You will need the following:
Exterior Fabric: 1/2 yard
Lining Fabric: 1/2 yard
Canvas Fabric (used as interfacing): 3/8 yard
Cording or Substitute for the Strap: Desired Length + 1”
1 Magnetic Snap
2" x 7.5" Piece of Plastic Canvas or Substitute (for the base of the bag)

Step 1: Print & Assemble the Pattern Pieces
Print the pattern pieces (found HERE). Cut out the pieces and tape them together as indicated. A 1” x 1” print test square is included. Measure this square to ensure that the pattern pieces have printed at the correct size.

Step 2: Cut Your Fabric
From the exterior fabric:
Cut 2 piece A

From the lining fabric:
Cut 2 piece A
Cut 2 piece B

From the canvas fabric:
Cut 2 piece A

Step 3: The Bag Exterior
A. Pin the canvas fabric pieces to the wrong sides of the exterior A pieces.

B. With raw edges aligned, pin the strap to the right side of one of the exterior A pieces (it doesn’t matter which one). Center the strap over the notches. Stitch it in place about ¼” from the edges. Note: In this example, I took 3 strips of fabric and braided them to make the strap instead of using cording.

C. With the wrong sides facing out, pin the exterior A pieces together. Stitch ½” seams along the sides and bottom.

D. Match the side seam line with the bottom seam line at one of the corners. Pin in place and stitch a ½” seam. Repeat on the other corner.


E. Trim the seam allowances at the corners about half way to reduce bulk. Turn the bag exterior right side out and set aside for now.

Step 4: The Lining
A. Align the 2 pocket B pieces with the wrong sides facing out and pin. Stitch 1/2” seams along the four sides, leaving a 2” opening (approximate) on one side for turning.

B. Clip the corners to reduce bulk. Turn the pocket right side out and press. Stitch a ¼” seam along 1 long edge. This will be the top of your pocket.

C. Pin the pocket to the right side of one of the lining A pieces. Place it 7” down from the top edge and centered between the sides. Remember that the stitched edge is the top of the pocket. Stitch 1/8” seams along the sides and bottom (you will close the opening along the way).

D. Following the manufacturer’s directions, attach ½ of the magnetic snap to the lining piece A. Place it 1.25” down from the top edge and centered between the sides. TIP: For added reinforcement, place a square of fabric that is slightly larger than the snap on the back of the snap on the wrong side of the fabric. I like to use canvas or felt. Attach the other half of the snap to the other lining piece A.

E. Align the lining A pieces with the WRONG sides facing OUT. Pin in place. Stitch ½” seams along the sides and bottom. Leave a 5” (approximate) opening on 1 side for turning.

F. Create the bottom corners the same way you made the exterior bag corners (see step 3-D).

Step 5: Finishing
A. Place the exterior bag inside the lining (with the lining inside out and the exterior right side out). Pin around the top edge. Stitch a ½” seam.

B. Reach through the opening in the lining and pull the exterior of the bag through. The lining will now be right side out. Slip the plastic canvas through the opening and place it in the bottom of the bag.

C. Fold the raw edges of the opening in the lining in and pin. Stitch a ¼” seam.

D. Push the lining into the bag exerior. Topstitch around the opening.

E. Admire your work!
TIP: Try adding embellishments such as bows, buttons, fabric flowers, doilies, etc.

Nursing Cover

I can't believe I don't have a nursing cover on Ucreate {sorry nursing moms!}. Well, thanks to Amy from Diary of a Quilter that's about to change!

Check out her fabulous tutorial, HERE.

Tutu Pettiskirt

Check out this DARLING tutu pettiskirt by Kitschy Coo!

This three-tier look is just adorable!

Patio Paver Planters!

Do you ever stumble upon a blog and say "Why haven't I seen this amazing blog before?"! That's how I felt when I stumbled upon Under the Table and Dreaming recently.

Stephanie is super creative and I LOVE this planter tutorial she shares, HERE.

Wooden Necklace Pendant

Grab your Mod Podge, your favorite scrapbook paper, and check out this necklace pendant tutorial by The Handy Hausfrau!

{via Adventures in Crafting}

Beachcomber Dress

Disney {Ruffles and Stuff} shares this super duper cute dress tutorial over at Tea Rose Home, HERE.

AdOrAbLe!!

Another Fabulous Mirror Makeover

Becca over at Blue Cricket Design shares her bathroom mirror makeover...she did it by herself...and it only cost $30!!

Find the tutorial, HERE.

Creative Guest: Candy Sprinkle Necklace Tutorial by Texas Monkey Boutique

Hi Ya'll, I'm Shayna and can be found over at Texas Monkey where I'm glamorizing, mesmerizing, and accessorizing my life and home one project at a time and invite you to share along with it. At my pot luck small town blog (you know the kind, where everyone knows everyone and got a little of everything to offer) you will find humor and honest stories about my life and to do list. You will be inspired by featured projects I find around blog land as well as For you Fridays where I share tips, giveaways, and more so hop on over and say hi and see what I have in store for you.

I want to share with you how to make Candy Sprinkle Necklaces. A girl can never have too much jewelry or shoes in my opinion. They are staples in fashion and in my wardrobe and no matter how blah I may be feeling or how up and down my weight may be, I can always shop for shoes or make jewelry and immediately feel better. I was in the middle of filling an order for bottle cap and scrabble tile necklaces and thought, man I really need something different to offer even if I just do it for gifts or for fun. The next few weeks I would browse sites, aisles of stores to try to have an Ah Ha moment only to come up short. But one day when I was decorating some cupcakes for my daughter's school it hit me, what not make candy sprinkle necklaces! And so it began and now I want to share with you how you can make your very own to share with your friends, your daughters or yourself.

First thing is gather your supplies.

Materials Needed:

• Envirotex Lite
• Candy Sprinkles
• Candy or Ice Cube Molds (Must be silicone)
• Bail
• Ribbon or chain necklaces
• Super Glue

If you notice in the pic I tried the plastic molds, these do no release the Envirotex so use the silicone only. I chose to do hearts with a mixture of color sprinkles and stars with red, white, and blue sprinkles in light of Memorial Day and July 4th coming up.

Start by mixing your Envirotex Lite according to the packages directions.

Next just pour your mixture into your molds and then sprinkle your candy into the molds with the mixture.

Now is the waiting process, you'll need to let it set for 72 hours so that it hardens. At that point, you're just going to pop them right out of the molds. File the edges to be flat and smooth if needed.

Take your bail and super glue it to the back of each candy sprinkle charm.

Simply string your necklace through the bail and stick a fork in you because you're done! Real easy uh! I used a ball chain for the star and colored ribbon necklace for the heart.

Now go find someone to give this to and watch them squeal with delight. Or better yet adorn yourself with one and watch people try to figure out how you made it.

Teacher Necklaces

Need a unique & fun teacher gift before school ends?!

Check out Stacie's super creative teacher necklaces at The Creative Crate.

Chandelier

Megan made this DARLING chandelier for her daughter's bedroom!

Get the how-to at Brassy Apple.

LOVE This Lamp Makeover

Lemon Tree Creations revamps this lamp by using this fun paint color and {get this}...raffia!

Go check out this cool technique HERE!

JCrew Inspired Necklace

Love Stitched shares this fabulous necklace over at Craftaholics Anonymous today, HERE.

So versatile and you can use any bead combo you'd like!

So fun.

Another Amazing Headboard

Megan from the Brassy Apple shows you how she made this amazing headboard, HERE.

Don't you love that black and white bedding, too?!

Lace Flower

Create this gorgeous lace flower with Aly&Ash.

What a perfect accessory!!

Cabinet Doors into Headboard!

Cassity has this amazing headboard that she created using cabinet doors!!

Get the tutorial at Remodelaholic!

Decorative Bowls!

Candlesticks+vintage bowls = gorgeous decorative bowls!

I Can Make That shares this fabulous vintage fruit bowl (above) tutorial, HERE.

I'm also loving both of these versions by Thrifty and Chic!

I can't get enough of the fleur de lise designs everywhere!!

Both of these blogs are brand new to me and they are fabulous...go check 'em out!

Doily Onesie

Look how dainty and feminine this onesie looks when you add a doily trim!

This super cute idea is by Rebecca over at Becca's Paper Cutz.

Absolutely ADORABLE!

{via One Pretty Thing}

4-in-1 Bucket Hat Tutorial by Sew Much Ado

Hey, I'm Abby from Sew Much Ado, and I'm so thrilled to be a part of U-Create today. Kari is really the Oprah of blogland, and I actually think this is even better than being on Oprah because I can do it all in my pjs (which makes me wonder why I'm not in them right now). I love to share tutorials and projects at Sew Much Ado, and I'm especially excited to share one with you today!

What are we making? Hopefully the picture gave you a clue :), but if not: a 4-In-1 reversible toddler bucket hat for non-commital types like me (I should clarify that I'm happily married, the non-commital part is just for everything else in my life)! The pattern is sized 2T/3T, or approximate head circumference of 19".

Okay, let's get to work on our 4-In-1 Bucket Hat...

Materials:

1/4 yd main fabric

1/4 yd co-ordinating fabric for reverse side of hat
optional: 1/2 yd fusible interfacing if your fabric is lightweight or you want extra stiffness in your hat (1/4 yd needed if interfacing only one side of hat)
Heat n Bond scraps
Pattern pieces - ensure that your printer is not set to scale the document larger or smaller before you print :).
Click here to download the pattern pieces for the hat.

Directions:

Note: All seam allowances are 1/2".

1. Cut out fabrics and interfacing (optional) as marked on pattern pieces. When cutting interfacing, cut pieces 1/2" smaller on all sides of pattern pieces.

2. If using interfacing, iron to wrong side of corresponding fabric pieces. For the hat pictured, I chose to interface only one side of the reversible hat (which means I only cut 2 of each piece out of interfacing instead of 4 as marked on the pattern pieces).

3. Prepare your appliques. Apply Heat n Bond to wrong side of fabric (I used a scrap piece of knit for the applique on the printed side of the hat so I could applique with a straight stitch and leave the edges raw) and trace your design (remember to trace it backward if your applique is not symetrical!). Cut out design and iron to right side of one hat band piece on main fabric. You can center the design or place it off center if you'd rather. Stitch around design close to edge.

4. Right sides together, pin and stitch band pieces of main fabric together at sides, matching raw edges. Press seams open.

5. Clip top of hat band every 3/4". Make sure that your cuts are less than 1/2" long.

6. Right sides together, pin top edge of band to main fabric crown piece, matching raw edges. To mark the crown piece into quarters before pinning, I like to "finger press" it by folding it in half and then in half again and giving it a good pinch. It saves time and my home-ec teacher in high school even taught me it so it's totally legit :).

7. Stitch pinned band to crown, stretching the clipped edge to match the curved crown edge as you go. Press seam toward center of crown and turn hat right side out.

8. Right sides together, pin and stitch brim pieces of main fabric together at sides, matching raw edges. Press seams open.

9. Clip top edge of brim every 1". Make sure that your cuts are less than 1/2" long.

9. Right sides together, pin and stitch top of brim to bottom of band, matching raw edges. Press seam open.

10. Assemble reverse side of hat by repeating steps 3-9 with co-ordinating fabric.

11. Right sides together, pin two sides of hat together at bottom rim, matching side seams and raw edges. Stitch pieces together at pinned edge, leaving a 4" gap for turning the hat right side out.

12. Turn hat right side out, placing one side of hat inside the other. Press bottom edge of brim flat, pressing raw edge of opening under 1/2". Topstitch near bottom pressed edge around entire brim and again 1/4" from edge. If you like, you can continue topstitching parallel rows 1/4" apart to the top of the brim.

13. Let your little one enjoy his or her new hat...

...Or should I say hats?!

Thanks so much for having me Kari! I hope you all have a great weekend. Come by and say hello anytime!