Cozy (and green!) Winter Tutorials Round-Up

It snowed for the first time here in Des Moines, and although I'm not too happy about it (I swear I'm meant to be from the tropics!) it did inspire me to share some tutorials with you. 


I feel that the ugly sweater population is getting out of hand, but these recycled sweater projects are a good way to humanely eliminate them:

Img source: handmadespark.com

• Recycled Winter Hats Tutorial courtesy of Julie of serioussewing.com 
• Winter Socks Tutorial by Sedrasmom on Craftster.org 

• Felted Sweater Neckwarmer courtesy of Little Birdie Secrets
• Cute Dog Sweater by Kris at Resweater
• Felted Wool Wreath at Creative Passage

Img Source: Creative Passage

• Hat and Mitten Tutorial by Sewin2Disney on  Craftster.org  

Had enough of ugly sweaters? What projects would you like to see here? Let me know in the comments, and stay warm out there!

Quick and Easy Wall Art

I've had a pack of matching frames sitting around for quite some time now because I could never decide which photos to fill them with.

So, while I was going through my stash of 'reclaimed' fabric, I came up with this:

Beautiful, right? Sorry if I'm smug, but I'm really pleased with how this turned out. And it was probably one of the easiest projects I've ever done! 

You know those paper inserts they always have in store-bought frames? I just used that as a template by placing it on the fabrics and using a metal yardstick to use as an edge for my rotary cutter. A quilting square would work just as well, but getting it from the other room was much more difficult than making do with the yardstick... :) 

The background fabric is from various recycled sources (old shirt, pillowcase, pajama pants) and the lace is from an old curtain.  

I'd make a tutorial, but it's really that simple. No glue, sewing, nothing. Just cut, place and hang. 

Feel free to ask questions if you need me to elaborate more!