Tutorial - How to Make a Felt Gift Bag

Every gift needs a touch of handmade, right? You could make this sweet little pouch in just minutes. Then again, you could take a little more time to add some applique or embroidery or beads or buttons...The sky's the limit.

Tiffany Inspired Jewelry Bag Tutorial at Smashed Peas and Carrots
"It was a pretty last minute sewing project, like say I did it the hour before we gave the gift! Noah was all 3-year-old-stubborn on being the one to give this particular gift and at what seemed like the last minute I thought to myself, 'I can just see him dropping the necklace and breaking those pendants to oblivion'...so I came up with this darling little bag..." Read more

Tutorial - How to Teach Kids to Sew

I recently had my nieces sewing felt shapes. Poor little girls - I didn't so much as punch a hole for them. Anyway, great way to teach little ones. I loved this kind of thing as a little girl.

Sewing For Beginners Tutorial at Kid Giddy

"If a child is given a blanket they will stay warm for a day, but if you teach a child to sew a blanket, they will stay warm for a lifetime!
We are not going to make a blanket, but will start small instead. Once you have all the materials, this would make a great kit for birthday party favors or gifts for birthday or holidays..." Read more

Tutorial - How to Make a Boutique Style Picture Frame

The paper, the trim, the flower...Nice!

Boutique Style Picture Frame Tutorial at Diamonds Fur and Laundry
"With a little bit of glue, scrap book paper and odds and ends, this wooden dollar frame turned out beautiful. It took no time at all to make and I had every thing on hand..." Read more

Tutorial - How to Make Back Button Boy Shorts

So sweet and practical!

Back Button Shorts Tutorial at Sew a Straight Line
"They’re just basic shorts, made from tracing a store-bought pair he has. I did some hip patch pockets and some back patch pockets I didn’t get any pictures of. All the pockets are lined in a super light-weight denim, that shows just enough to give a tiny bit of detail.
But my favorite little detail is at the back. I feel like I’m always looking for ways to add something of interest to my boys’ clothes, without frilling them up or just looking dumb. So here, I used back tabs and buttons to make the waist adjustable..." Read more

Tutorial - How to Make Rolled Fabric Roses

Beautiful! Great technique and demonstration!

Rolled Fabric Roses Tutorial at A Scrap of Fabulous

No text to read, so just go watch the video.

Most Popular Photo Effect Tutorials

Let me explain what this page is all about. It's always our mission to make your browsing easier. So, we've created this index page that listed all the photo effects tutorial we have covered since the very beginning of this blog. Click on the image to visit the tutorial page and start firing up your Photoshop for something cool and fun to try today. We will keep updating this page as something

Tutorial - How to Dye Wool and Yarn with Tea

Tea and coffee are terrific (and easy) ways to dye!

Dye Wool and Yarn with Tea Tutorial at That Yarn Store
"Lately I've been needle felting hedgehogs. But before I even started the project I had a problem. I only had white wool in the house and I needed something darker for the snout. The easy solution: dyeing with tea..." Read more

Tutorial - How to Make a No Slip Baby Doll Blanket

Dolls slipping out of their blankets? *gasp* No more! Great idea!

No Slip Baby Doll Blanket Tutorial at The Little Apple Seed
"My youngest daughter is almost 2 and always has trouble keeping her baby dolls wrapped up in their blankets. I came up with a way so her doll's won't slip out anymore..." Read more

Tutorial - How to Deconstruct Tin

Just look at all of that lovely tin. (I never considered tin to be lovely before. That changed seeing this post and what she does with it!)

Tin Deconstruction Tutorial at adaptive reuser
"All (6) of you avid adaptive reuse readers have been waiting for. ever. for a post about how to break down a tin can. It's a hot topic, I know. So, having some expertise in this area, I guess it's up to me to demystify, elucidate and expound upon the age-old techniques and practices. Hmmm. Maybe I'll just tell you how I do it..." Read more

Tutorial - How to Make a Postage Stamp Quilt Block

I love these quilts AND this method!

Postage Stamp Quilt Block – The Easy Strip-Piecing Way Tutorial at Seams to be You and Me
"Do you love the look of Postage Stamp quilts but aren’t too keen on cutting out thousands of those teeny-tiny squares and sewing them back together again? This tutorial will show you how to make a Postage Stamp quilt block in a flash – by strip piecing. The block will finish at 8×8″ in your quilt (there are 64 1-inch blocks in each square) and will look like you spent months sewing it together!..." Read more

Tutorial - How to Make a Little Girl's Dress - Sew Along

Cutie Pie! Have a little girlie or two? Then gather your supplies and get ready to start sewing!

Playing Dress Up Sew Along Tutorial at Therapeutic Crafting
"Wanna do a sewing project with me!?! Let's have a dress up party, where you get to make a dress to dress up the lil' women in your life.
Everyday we will do a little bit more...." Read more

Tutorial - How to Make Fancy Fur Flip Flops

Any little girlie would love to have a pair of these! I'll bet they'd love making them too!

Fancy Fur Flip Flops Tutorial at Stepping Thru Crazy
"My three little girls love girlie things. And they love shoes. They've wanted some flip flops for summer, and I found some at the dollar store for them... only one problem: way too boring. So with a little wandering around the dollar store, I found a couple of things to make those flip flops fuzzy and cute!..." Read more

Tutorial - How to Make Quilted Fabric Coasters - Half SquareTriangles

Great video for beginning quilters! She walks you through the very basics.

Quilted Fabric Coasters Tutorial at Crafty Gemini
"So, whether you know how to sew or not...even if you are the most beginner of all beginners.... go ahead and tackle these quilted coasters as your first quilting project! You will see there is not much to it... it is do-able and fun!....and who knows maybe you'll fall in love and become one of those hand-piecing-hand-quilting-California-king-size-quilt-makers! ..." Read more

Tutorial - How to Make a Fabric Covered Memo Board

Very pretty. Imagine fabric to match your child's room, the kitchen, your sewing room...

Memo Board Tutorial at In Lovely Heels
"The cool thing about making your own fabric covered memo board is that you can customize it any way you want. You could use a wood frame to mount it and just leave it with the fabric and you're done. I chose to add ribbon to the left and right side of mine and leave the middle blank.I also chose to make my own "frame"..." Read more

Recipe - How to Make Lasagna Roll Ups

It's a thing of beauty!

Lasagna Roll Ups Recipe at My Life in Random Thoughts
"The other day I was in a pinch for something to cook. I hadn't cooked for 2 days, so my family was on their own. I was held prisoner in my sewing room by a quilt that had kept me captive. :o) But it's done and off to be quilted, so my family has me back. They missed me!
So....I wanted to make something really yummy to show them I appreciated the time in my sewing room. I've always wanted to make a lasagna roll-up. As I was sewing the border around the quilt, I was thinking about how I could make it. This is what I came up with..." Read more

Tutorial - How to Make a Scarf Tee

No way! It's a hybrid! Brilliant!

The Birth of the Scarf-Tee Tutorial at Little Treasures
"Here is the story of the birth of the scarf tee. I've mentioned here that I have quite a large collection of vintage scarves. Well there was this gorgeous one I wanted to use for some of my sewing projects but didn't want to cut it out but use it as a whole. On the other hand last summer I bought this tee.." Read more

Tutorials - Bag Sew Along

What fun! Look at all of those lovelies! She'll be posting tutorials for the bag, toiletries pouch, mini cosmetics roll, glasses/phone case, extras pouch, and a keyring/zipper pull. Want to sew along? This is week one where she gives you a list of the supplies you'll need. Get to gathering!

Bag Sew Along Tutorial at em ay kay ee. {Make}
"Hello good lookin’ people! Today is Week One of the {Make} A Bag Sew Along. I was tempted to name it {Make} A Bag With All The Bells & Whistles Sew Along, because that’s really what we’re making here! Over the next 8 weeks we’re going to make not only a bag, but a bunch of accessories to go with it. And not only that, I’ll show you how to do it with one charm pack and a bit of fabric. You could also choose to make this a stash-buster project, by making your own charm pack from your scraps. Sounds good, huh?..." Read more

The Ultimate Collection of Paper Textures

Looking for high quality paper texture to be the canvas of your digital art? Well, high resolution paper textures are everywhere around the web. But, who knows..here will be the perfect place for you to find what you want. We have compiled 30 sets of paper textures with 100++ individual textures for your browsing and free download. There are yellow notebook paper, torn and ripped paper, old

Recipe - How to Make a Black Bean Burger

Sounds delicious!

Homemade Black Bean Burger Recipe at Life Blessons
"I'm a sucker for a burger and fries. There, I admitted it.
But I'm also trying to be healthy (or at least, healthier) so I've started collecting recipes for ways to bridge both desires. Here's a recipe for a homemade black bean burger (which I've scaled down to only two servings) that has become a regular in our recipe line-up..." Read more

Tutorial - How to Make a Weekly Mealtime Organizer

This is terrific! Sometimes I plan out my meals, buy the ingredients, then forget the plan. Um. Yep. I'll bet you all can think of other ways to use this weekly organizer.

Weekly Mealtime Organizer Tutorial at Shivaya Naturals
"I love spending Sundays going through cookbooks, magazines, the Food Network, and my old recipe box to get ready for my week ahead. Meal planning has always been such a fun part of cooking and baking, and I wanted to try and create something that would allow me to have not only my week's daily menu organized, but the recipes, grocery lists, etc. that I need for each week's meals in one..." Read more

Recipe - How to Make a Perfect Pie Crust

She won a pie baking contest people! I am absolutely going to give this a try. I've been baking a lot lately. I usually leave the pie crust to Pillsbury. Next time, I won't.

Perfect Pie Crust Recipe at The Pumpkin Patch
"This is my go to recipe for pie crust. I have NEVER had any problems with it and ALWAYS get compliments on it. I even won a pie baking contest using this recipe. Best part? It is so easy! I'll give you the amount of ingredients for both a single and double crust pie..." Read more

Tutorial - How to Make a Teacher's Coverall Apron

So cute for the lady in the kitchen too!

Teacher's Coverall Apron Tutorial at Pickup Some Creativity
"As seen on SYTYC, the Teacher's Cover-all Apron. If you wish to make one for your favorite teacher, or one for yourself, here's the how-to..." Read more

Tutorial - How to Make Singed Fabric Flowers

Stunning! Yay for fabric flowers!

Boutique Flower Tutorial at Diamonds Fur and Laundry
"I love these flowers they have so many uses and they are super easy to make..." Read more

Tutorial - How to Make a Perfect Fit Tablecloth

There's just no reason to put up with a fly-away tablecloth. This looks so easy!

Perfect Fit Tablecloth Tutorial at Smashed Peas and Carrots
"It's an inexpensive and fast way to get a vinyl table cloth to fit your outdoor dining table perfectly so that it won't blow away with the wind. We eat outside almost everyday in the summer so this project was a must-do for our family!..." Read more

Tutorial - How to Make a Felt Floppy Disk Treasure Box

I loved hearing the progression of ideas on how these boxes came about. So creative!

Floppy Disk Treasure Box Tutorial at Helenismos
"I got this idea when I saw a project made with 5 floppy disks to form like an open cube to use as a pencil container. Each floppy disk had 4 holes drilled on to tie them together using some sort of electrical wire. So, I thought instead of drilling holes I'm going to use felt to make pouches for the floppy disks and then I'll sew the pouches together..." Read more

Tutorial - How to Make a Ruffled T-Shirt and Headband from a Long-Sleeved Turtleneck

Yet another fabulous way to refashion an old shirt!

Long-Sleeved Turtleneck into Ruffled T-Shirt and Headband Tutorial at No Time to be Bored
"I found some cheap turtle necks this weekend at a sale, and decided to buy them and change them into t-shirts for this summer. This is a great time to buy cheap winter clothes and change them, or use winter clothes that you already have on hand before your child outgrows them!..." Read more

Tutorial - How to Make Seed Packets in Tea Bags

How clever and cute!

Seed Packets in Tea Bags Tutorial at Clever Nesting
"I’ve been thinking about interesting ways to create seed packets. I collect & save seeds from my garden each year, plus I rarely use all the seeds from the store-bought seed packets, so I give away lots of seeds.
I’ve also wondered what to do with the pretty pyramid tea bags after using them…thus I combined the two ideas and made seed packets out of pyramid tea bags!..." Read more

Tutorial - How to Use Elmer's Glue for a Crackle Finish

I had no idea! How cool!

Cheap Crackle Finish with Elmer's Glue Tutorial at Make the Best of Things
"For years whenever I wanted a cool crackled effect on my painted projects I used the very expensive (to me) crackle medium and even bought some paints that were supposed to crack on their own. Because of the cost I did not do anything large and I was sparing in what I did do. Well, thanks to this cheap alternative, I can go a bit crazy and experiment because I found out how to get the crackle effect with Elmer's Glue! It's alot less expensive than any size bottle of crackle medium and just before school it's downright CHEAP..." Read more

Tutorial - How to Make a Silhouette Necklace

What a lovely gift for a Mom or Grandmother!

Silhouette Necklace Tutorial at All Things Made by Kelly
"I made my silhouette pictures by taking a profile picture and then printing it out and tracing around the profile with a pencil using a lot of pressure. Then I turned the picture over and traced over my pencil line that I could see through the paper with a marker and then scanned the outline into my computer. Then using photoshop I filled the outline in. ..." Read more

Tutorial - How to Make Colorful Flower Cupcakes

They're incredible!

Colourful Cupcakes Tutorial at Just a Thought
"The weekend started off with daughter #2 wanting to bake and be creative. She wanted to try a cupcake recipe she saw in my Womans World Mag. They are awesome!(and so is she) I grabbed my camera and asked permission to blog the process, because you will want to do this... it is time consuming, but well worth the effort!..." Read more

Tutorial - How to Make a Wet-Felted Beret

Cute, easy and fun to make!

Super-Simple Wet-Felted Beret Tutorial at Abigails Crafts How-to
"When handmade hats are mentioned, knitted and sewn hats spring to mind. However, it is not at all difficult to make your own stylish felt hats from wool fibre. All that is really needed is a hat form, which can be constructed from cardboard..." Read more

Tutorial - How to Make Painted Coasters

Very pretty! I love the use of the black ink!

Colorful Coasters Tutorial at Art is Tree
"Loose brushstrokes. That's all you need. Have fun! Mix and paint..." Read more

Tutorial - How to Make a Twirly Shirred Girl's Dress

Precious!

"In The Garden" Twirly Shirred Dress Tutorial at From An Igloo
"Many times I want to sew something but am too lazy to trace and cut a pattern. This dress is the result of one of those times and I love how it came out. It is full and twirly and easy to sew. This dress is essentially made out of rectangles of fabric. Perfect for summer and can be made in any size! I'm also going to give you instructions for three different strap options. Keep reading and I will give you the scoop!..." Read more

Tutorial - How to Sew French Seams

Ahhh. It's a thing of beauty, isn't it? I'm one of those afraid of the French seam. This tutorial makes the steps very clear!

French Seams Tutorial at
Southern Matriarch
"French seams are something I get several emails about. For some reason a French seam is something that is intimidating for some sewists. They don't need to be. Like many techniques from sword swallowing to basting, everything is better with practice. If you are not happy with a technique, then try to be more careful each time you try it until you get the results you want. Let me know how that sword swallowing goes..." Read more

Tutorial - How to Make a Recycled Paper Mache Jewelery Display

Great way to make your own displays on the cheap! Looks great!

Recycled Paper Jewellery Display Tutorial at Julietk Bears
"Display pieces available are often to small to hang a long Necklace properly and for one large enough to do so is quite an outlay for a Jewellery maker just starting out. Save some pennies and the environment by making your own..." Read more

Tutorial - How to Make Birch Bark, Moss, and Wrapped Candle Holders

So very pretty!

'Natural Element' Candle Holders Tutorial at Stepping Thru Crazy
"The thing that triggered these holders is a fallen birch tree up the road from my house. I've been looking at that thing since fall, because I knew I could do something with that bark. I LOVE birch trees. Anyway, these candle holders came to me all at once, and after pestering my husband to do the cutting and drilling, I made these..." Read more

Tutorial - How to Make a Fused Plastic Painted Envelope

I've never seen anyone paint fused plastic. Love it!

Fused Plastic Envelope Tutorial at HeARTworks
"A couple of days ago a lady from a TV show called to ask me if I had a project to re-use the election banners after the elections. Here in the Philippines, we are going to elect a new president and senators, etc. on May 10, and you can't believe what a mess our politicians are making of our streets!..." Read more

Tutorial - How to Design an Amigurumi Crochet Pattern

So very interesting!

Design an Amigurumi Tutorial at Abigails Crafts How-to
"Have you ever wanted to design your own amigurumi? Today we’ll learn how to turn an initial sketch into a pattern, making your drawing into a cute knitted character. There is a little maths involved, but nothing too challenging!..." Read more

Exchange Program Tutorial - How to Make a Butterfly Mosaic Mobile

Here's another fabulous tutorial created as part of my Exchange Program. Craftlicious made this beautiful mobile using a mosaic kit from ArtfulMosaicSupplies.

Butterfly Mosaic Mobile Holder Tutorial at Craftlicious
"For my second project I decided to make a Mosaic Butterfly Mobile,as i wanted to use this butterfly mobile sitting in my craft cabinet for ages. I added inspirational words on leaves of the mobile,to remind myself values of life.
Here I will use third coaster from my kit..." Read more

Tutorial - How to Make Paper Carnation Flowers

Made from paper! How pretty!

Paper Carnation Tutorial at I Heart Jenny's Art
"I taught myself to make these paper carnations based on a technique that uses fabric..." Read more

Tutorial - How to Make Watercolor Wall Art

What fun! For those of us without drawing or painting talent...I think we could do this! Just paint in the lines (or not).

Watercolor Wall Art Tutorial at Kristen Powers Ink
"ta-da...simple, sweet wall art!..." Read more

Tutorial - How to Make Fabric Gift and Goodies Bags

What a lovely way to give a gift! There's nothing like that handmade touch to make someone feel special.

Fabric Gift and Goodies Bags Tutorial at Diamonds Fur and Laundry

"When my 3 oldest were little girls I used to make cloth goodies bags every year for there birthdays,we would fill them up with goodies and give them as party favors. Everyone always ranted and raved about them. I haven't made them in years. So today when I was cleaning out my fabric stash and the birthday gift closet something clicked. I thought hey I should make a whole bunch of fabric bags out of my scraps and put all the little giftys in so when it's time to send a kid to a birthday party I will already have a nice wrapped gift..." Read more

Tutorial - How to Make a Machine Embroidered Fabric Coaster

Cute! If you don't have an embroidery machine, you can always do some hand stitching!

Union Jack Fabric Coaster Tutorial at Delilahs Momma
"I stitched out a Union Jack from their site on a piece of bright pink Kona cotton. Just to see. Stitched out wonderfully! Instead of red, white, and blue, I went with light pink, pale blue, and grey. I liked how it turned out. But then I didn't know what to do with it? Eventually I decided to make a coaster..." Read more

Tutorial - How to Make a Strawberry Planter from a Re-Purposed Plastic Jug

Time to look around the house and get those tools out! Very inventive!

Strawberry Planter Tutorial at TRU TALES DESIGNS AND DRAFTS
"I've been looking for another Strawberry Jar, but don't care for the high price tag. I thought "You know, I bet I can make one out of stuff I have at home." So, I did, and I don't think it turned out too badly. The plastic is all re-purposed and the only other materials I needed were some small screws, caulk (both of which I had on hand) and paint (which was on sale)..." Read more

Tutorial - How to Make Girl's Skirt from Boy's Pants

Well, how cute is that?!

Boy Pants to Girly Skirt Tutorial at In the Happily Ever After
"I've had a pair of outgrown size 6 boy corduroy pants lying around. Last night I finally decided to do something with them. I tried them on Izzy and they fit around her waist (hooray for adjustable waist pants). Here's how I transformed a pair of X's pants into an Izzy approved size 6 skirt..." Read more

Tutorial - How to Make an Upcycled Pocket Notebook

Using book rings is a great idea, then you can refill it whenever you want. These would make great little gifts!

Upcycled Notebook Tutorial at Make Paper Crafts
"Journal Writing, brainstorming ideas, and jotting down lists are how busy women survive!
No one writes their to-do lists with more style than Faye, from Faye Dodges Zombies. Her Upcycled Notebooks stole my heart the first time I laid eyes on them!
So I'm super excited that Faye has made a Tutorial of her Upcycled Notebooks just for you lovelies reading Make Paper Crafts!..." Read more

Tutorial - How to Make a Dress from a Man's Shirt

So cute and so much added detail!

Dress from a Man's Shirt Tutorial at Just Chic
"The internet is full of tutorials on how to refashion a man's shirt. The result can be either a dress or a woman's shirt. I preferred to discover it on my own and took pictures of each step..." Read more

Tutorial - How to Make a Pillowcase

I used to make pillowcases in fun fabrics for my boys when they were little. I've also covered throw pillows with decorative fabric. Why have I never thought of making pretty, grown-up pillowcases for us? Great idea!

Pillowcase Tutorial at Crafty Girls Workshop
"Yes, it's finally time. The pictures are all ready and the instructions are written. Here is the LOOOONG awaited pillowcase tutorial, created by Regina (the rather silent Crafty Girl). At the end of this post I'll include a link to open a PDF of this tutorial so you can save and print it and keep it close to your sewing machine (mine is in a different room from my computer.) That way you'll always have a quick go-to project for fast gifts..." Read more

Tutorial - How to Embellish Photos with Embroidery

What a fun idea! Forget digitally enhancing photos. Do it with needle and thread!

Jazzing up Photos Tutorial at The Craft Arty Kid
"I know that photoshop is awesome, but jazzing up a photo by hand is fun too. Lots of websites have registration offers for free prints (Jessops, Snapfish, Photobox...) so there's no excuse not to have a glossy 6x4 in your hand. The way photos used to be..." Read more

Turn Photo to Comic or Cartoon Effect Action

In the spirit of spreading happiness around the world, I'm sharing this comic effect action for FREE. This action is created in PS CS2 and it turns a boring photo into a smooth comic book effect with radiant coloring. If PS is smart enough, the action should work on any latest version of Photoshop, and oldest version if they have mercy. It may not be perfect but I got to say it's a pretty awesome

Tutorial - How to Make Fat Quarter Burp Rags

How thoughtful, cute, and best of all - practical!

Fat Quarter Burp Rags Tutorial at Diamonds Fur and Laundry
"I was very excited today when I found out that my good friend had a baby girl! I kept telling her if she had a girl I would make her tons of girl goodness. So I promptly made these burp rags right after I found out the good news..." Read more

Tutorial - How to Make an Oversized Beach Tote

Now that's a bag!

Oversized Beach Tote Tutorial at Maiden Jane
"I consider myself a bag lady. If we can get it in a bag, we can sling it on our shoulder and off we go. With four kids in tow, our many trips to the beach were an adventure. My husband suggested I make some over-sized bags to stash blankets and beach toys..." Read more

Recipe - How to Make Homemade Salsa

Oh how I love salsa! A few years ago, I was on a kick to make the perfect salsa also. After seeing this recipe, I think I should revisit it!

Homemade Salsa Recipe at Pleasant Boundaries
"I've been making it for about a decade and a half (I started when we only had two children and I was exploring the realm of canning), and I've been on a quest to perfect it. I was kicked into overdrive a couple of years ago after eating at Cantina Laredo. We returned home, and Craig said, "That's the best salsa I've ever had." Well, that just didn't sit well with me, so I decided to ante up in my efforts to produce a salsa from which he'd never turn back. The colloquial game was on! I must say that I seem to have achieved favorable results..." Read more