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It's Thursday 

It's late September

It's time to decorate your house with Fall colours

Fall tutorials

Jessa from SPARKLE made an adorable paper pumpkin out of ..... a cereal box!!!  Now you can make some too - just follow her TUTORIAL

Image by Jessa

JULIE KUNDHI wrote down a pattern for an amigurumi pumpkin.  Get your hooks ready and CLICK HERE for directions.

Image by Julie Kundhie

Autumn is not only about pumpkins. Elsie from A BEAUTIFUL MESS shares a simple idea of a colourful FALL LEAVES GARLAND

Image by Elsie

Looking for more Autumnal crafty goodness?  Look no more: Kim, from EVERYTHING ETSY compiled a list of 101 (yes, you read it right, one hundred and one) FESTIVE FALL TUTORIALS

Image by Kim

For more Fall inspiration check out my AUTUMN/FALL Pinterest board and share your favorite Fall craft projects in the comments.

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I can't believe it has been over a month since the last Make It Thursday feature!  Time flies by SO fast!!!

Since I have been contemplating an idea of starting some sewing projects I decided that it would be appropriate to dedicate today's MIT to

cute sewn stuff

Dana Willard from MADE is my ultimate sewing/blogging inspiration.  She makes adorable clothes for her children and herself and shares sewing patterns and tutorials with her readers.  HOBO SACK is one of her cute creations and she has STEP-BY-STEP instructions on how to transform it into a girl-y version:

Image by Dana

Although this pattern is not new I found it recently on one of Pinterest boards.  Suzanne from JUST ANOTHER HANG UP came up with the idea of making bird-shaped rice-filled cooling pads for little kids AKA CHICK-SICLE.  I am no longer a child and rarely hurt/bruise/cut myself, but I wouldn't mind having a couple of these cuties!

Image by Suzanne

My third favorite sewing project is the BIRD MOBILE from SPOOL.  The .PDF BIRD PATTERN could be found on the first page and even if you can not attend any of Spool's workshops, you should have no troubles figuring out how to sew a flock of colourful birds.

Image via Spool

For more fun sewing projects and inspirational ideas take a look at my SEW BOARD on Pinterest.  

Happy sewing!!!

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July is the month of outdoors: camping, bbq, picnics, garden parties ....   If you have a backyard, patio or a small balcony - here are some of my favorite tutorials on how to add more light and decor to the outdoor space.

I fell in love with these DIY GARDEN LANTERNS back in early March:

Image: Scott Phillip via Fine Gardening

If you are like me, you might have a collection of empty glass jars hidden under your sink.  Choose several small-er jars and make this cute OUTDOOR CHANDELIER

Image via Casa Sugar

This FLOWER GARLAND was designed as a part of Easter decor, but I believe it would look great as a patio decoration.  Unfortunately,  the original post is in Norwegian, but I found a similar tutorial over HERE (Esprit Cabane)

Image from this blog

A great way to reuse old light bulbs: turn them into SMALL VASES 

Image via Craft Organic

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Ideas for today's Make It Thursday* feature are taken from my USEFUL board on Pinterest.  

*I am well aware that it's Friday today - better late than never ;)

A friend of mine asked me recently how to mend knitted socks.  I decided to google some videos for her and was surprised to find out that the proper term for the process is "to darn"!  Here is an article DARN IT from the Craft blog explaining how to fix socks, blankets, mittens, etc.  

Image from Craft Blog

I really need to take a better care of my wooden spoons and boards.  I had this SPOON OIL recipe saved for a while now.  I think upcoming weekend is the perfect time to give some TLC to my hardworking tools.

Image from 3191 Miles Apart

I was so happy to see Alice's post with instructions on SEWING A LINING INTO A CROCHETED BAG.  Why?  Because I am almost done crocheting a set of basket that would need some pretty lining before I can use them as storage.  Thank you, Alice!

Image by Alice Merlino

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Woahoa, we have 2 MITs this week!  Scroll down or click HERE if you missed the previous one.

Spring makes me think of flowers, dresses, and fun whimsical accessories.  Here are 3 tutorials for summery bracelets:

SAILOR'S KNOT BRACELETS via Etsy Blog

Image by Groundsel

JERSEY KNIT BRACELETS by V and Co

Image by Vanessa Christenson

Can't wait to make a bunch of these CROCHETED BRACELETS in bright colours!

Image and pattern by Toni Rexroat via Crochet Me blogs

To browse through more amazing ideas, check out my DIY ACCESSORIES board on Pinterest.

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Ooops, looks like Blogger was down last Thursday and my pre-scheduled post never appeared here.  Let's try once again:

Make It Thursday Tuesday

I am slowly getting back to blogging and it is time for the weekly MIT feature.  I have been seeing a lot of cute and easy tutorials for turning jars and glasses into whimsical, adorable vases.  And since the flowers are blooming, what could be a better way to decorate your house?

 This simple project was a part of 5 KID CRAFT-VASES FOR MOTHERS DAY at Momtastic.  Check out the full TUTORIAL at Modern Parents Messy Kids.

Image by Modern Parents Messy Kids

A quick upcycling project by Mark Montano.  All you need is some yarn, spray paint, and ribbons to turn MASON JARS into VASES.

Image by Mark Montano

This is probably the cutest project I have ever seen.  Can you guess what this vase is made of?  A balloon and a glass votive candle holder!  Camilla from Family Chic has step-by-step instructions for this adorable BALLOON VASE.

Image by Camilla

Make It Thursday

I am getting back to my hooks and needles and  I am super excited about it!!!  Today's MIT is for my knitting and crocheting friends:

Embellish your spring projects with cutest CROCHETED LEAVES

Tara from Easy Makes Me Happy

Although Fall is far away, I find these AMIGURUMI ACORNS irresistible

June from Planet June

If the evenings are chilly in your area (they definitely are here in Montreal), knit a LOVELY LEAF LACE SCARF

PurlBee

I love fast and cute projects, like these CROCHET STARS.  They would look lovely as a garland.

Molly from A Foothill Home Companion

Stay tuned for some of my knitted and crocheted projects.  And do not forget to check out my KNIT/CROCHET BOARD @Pinterest

Make It Thursday

Did you like last week's Bunny tutorials?  Today I have more cottontails for you:

Decorate your house with cute origami bunnies

Yokebakery

Follow tutorials at Good Housekeeping and Martha Stewart to fold your napkins

Good Housekeeping

Martha Stewart

Bring to your friends cheese cream muffins baked in adorable bunny-shaped boxes

from Eyecandy

Make It Thursday

More and more Easter tutorials have been poping up around the web.  I am collecting my favorite ones on my Easter board at Pinterest.  Today I will share some Bunny tutorials:

Adorable and easy to make burlap bunnies

 by Alison @Ooopsey Daisy

Cute felted bunny finger puppets

Molly@The Purl Bee

Fun and useful bunny sachets

@Craft Passion

Fun knitted rabbit

by Spud and Chloe

Happy crafting!

Make it Thursday

I decided to begin a new weekly feature: a selection of my favorite tutorials called "Make it".  This week's Make It Thursday is all about Spring!  It is grey and snow-y in Montreal - perfect time for sunny Spring projects.

Like this whimsical bright scarf, made out of a tee:

By Bethany @Vermillionrules

Or gorgeous carnations made with cupcake liners

by Sasha from The Guilded Bee via Hello, Friend

Out of cupcake liners?  Not to worry, here is another beautiful flower tutorial.  All you need is paper ... a flower-shaped punch could be useful, but I am sure you can do without.

@With a Grateful Prayer and a Thankful Heart

If you prefer fresh flowers and yours are not covered with 15cm of snow, take a look at unusual (yet stunning) centerpieces.  This one is my favorite:

Image by Polly Wreford via Bridal Banter

Happy Crafting!!!