| Kids Yoda Costume Kids Yoda CostumeBy Susan BealMaking a fun Star Wars-inspired costume for your baby or toddler can be an easy October craft project leading up to Halloween. I made this Yoda costume in less than a week of naptimes (with a few weekend hours for fittings here and there) for my 18-month-old daughter Pearl. The hardest part by far was getting good pictures of her in the full head-to-toe ensemble during its trial run — she's speedy these days!I used an Empire Strikes Back Yoda action figure for inspiration, and carried him around the fabric store to loosely match fabric colors to him and his outfit. The central piece, a simple brown robe, is altered from an adult T-shirt, and the other elements (a hat, snake, belt, and walking stick) are all quick sewing projects using basic templates. You can adapt this costume to fit a baby, toddler, or preschooler by changing the size and scale of the robe and accessories.Read this article | Comment on this article blog.craftzine.com |
Light-Up Dog Costumes Alison at Switch appeared on Martha yesterday and showed off how to make this light-up dandelion dog costume and the illuminated porcupine dog costume (below).Read this article | Comment on this article blog.craftzine.com |
Book Review, Giveaway + Project: The Sewing Bible By Ruth Singer The Sewing Bible By Ruth SingerIf you are a crafter who loves to sew or are just starting out this book, The Sewing Bible: A Modern Manual of Practical and Decorative Sewing Techniques by Ruth Singer must be in your crafting library! This hard cover book is like a modern sewing encyclopedia with detailed step-by-step instructions and accompanying photos on techniques for hand and machine sewing. The techniques covered in the book are really extensive such as pin tucks, smocking, hems, adding snaps, princess seams, frills and ruffles, quilting, and embroidery. The close-up photos are great and guide you even better on all the steps. Masterclass techniques, such as mitered corners, help refine your sewing skills. The machine-sewing ones are particularly helpful for me personally as I always need to know if I'm using the right presser foot or not. This book is a sewing companion at it's finest!The Sewing Bible also comes with 20 beautiful sewing projects. I love the Circular Skirt (p.270), Book Bag (p. 111), and Gathered Scarf (p.220) that can be worn in a variety of ways. Book Giveaway Time!Three lucky CRAFT readers will each receive a copy of The Sewing Bible. Please make sure you include your email address in the comment form field (won't be published). All comments will be closed by Noon PST on Monday, November 23rd. The lucky winners will be announced later on the site. Good luck!As a special treat, we've got this Stripy Apron project for you! It's a cute apron you can sew up by recycling two men's shirts.Download the Stripy Apron PDF(right click and download to your computer) Read this article | Comment on this article blog.craftzine.com |
Christmas Crafts Help Women in Recovery (WXIA-TV Atlanta) Presents with a Purpose: "Cottage Crafts" are created by women in recovery at Breakthru House to help other women addicted to drugs or alcohol. us.rd.yahoo.com |
How-To: Make a Jewelry Tree This weekend I went crazy searching for a particular pair of earrings. My jewelry was a tangled mess and I was beyond frustrated trying to get ready in a hurry and not finding what I wanted. I decided then to take time out to craft a solution. This is a simple project that is cute, effective, and easy to create.Read this article | Comment on this article blog.craftzine.com |