However, I did have a VERY different image in my mind of how these would come out- a lot less frills for one! Oh well

I’m going to say this now – this basket will take you a long time. Don’t expect to finish it in an hour. Set aside an entire day to dedicate to making this! That leaves room for mistakes and learning.

You could probably make one quickly if you didn’t use satin fabric, which I used. Sewing satin fabric takes FOREVER to pin and sew. It probably didn’t help that it was the cheap costume satin fabric that frayed like crazy.

It was very difficult to find any tutorials for covering a basket in fabric. The ones that I did find weren’t detailed enough to figure out, and when I tried them, I felt like they looked sloppy.

Earlier, I wrote a post: DIY Flower Girl Basket Tutorials – which has a lot of other different ideas and tutorials for flower girl baskets. If you don’t like mine, check out all of the other ones!

I got the basic idea for covering my baskets from a Waste Basket Cover tutorial from Craft and Fabric Links

I had to alter my pattern a little bit, because the pattern that I used on their site didn’t really make sense for an actual basket. Real baskets have all sorts of bumps, so they aren’t smooth.

Let’s get started, shall we? Be prepared for frustration! Nah, it’s not that bad – once you figure it out!

Materials:

• 1 Basket of your choice – I got mine for 50% off at JoAnn’s, costing me $3.50. I’m sure you could find one even cheaper at a thrift store, but I needed to make sure that both of my baskets matched. Also, my fiance wanted HUGE baskets instead of the normal smaller ones – lucky me! It might have been easier to cover if I had to work with less fabric.
  
• 1 yard of fabric – You probably won’t use it all – but it’s nice to have extra fabric if you totally screw it up! I picked up some white costume satin fabric at Wal Mart for $1.50/yard.
• 4″ wide contrasting ribbon – I got Offray brand dark red ribbon.
• 1.5″ wide ribbon to wrap around the handle – I got 1.5″ x 12 feet of ribbon and used it all on one basket.
  
• Fray Check – available at any sewing supplies store
• Hot Glue Gun
• Sewing Machine
• Needle
• Compass
• Pins
• Iron
  
• Thread
• Sharp Sewing Scissors or Rotary Cutter
  
• Ruler
• Pencil
• Scrap Paper
  

IF YOU NEED TO SEE BIGGER PICTURES FOR DETAIL, SIMPLY CLICK ON THE PHOTO. THEN CLICK “ALL SIZES” ABOVE THE PHOTO.

Instructions:

Step 1: Make a pattern for the outside of the basket – make sure you label everything!

• Measure the circumference at the top of the basket (measure around the top, close to the upper edge). This measurement is “A.” Write these down!
• Measure the circumference at the bottom of the basket. This measurement is “B.”
• Measure the height of the basket, including some overlap on the inside. How far you want your fabric to overlap is up to you. I have a big overlap in one of my baskets, and a tiny overlap for this specific tutorial. This measurement is “C.”

• Add 2″ to A
• Add 2″ to B
• Add 1/2″ to C

Basket Measurements

• Now, adjust your “A” and “B” measurements.
• Divide “A” by 4, and round UP to the nearest 1/4″. Write down that number. (For example, my basket’s upper  circumference was 36″. I added 2″, which brought it to 38″. 38″ divided by 4 is 9.5″. No rounding was needed.)
• Divide “B” by 4, and round UP to the nearest 1/4″. Write down that number. (For example, my basket’s lower circumference was 27″. I added 2″, which brought it to 29″. 29″ divided by 4 is 7.25″. No rounding was needed.)

• Take your scrap paper, or any 8.5″ x 11″ sheet, and draw a line across the top of the paper that is equal to your “A” measurement.
• Draw a new line across the bottom of the paper. The line should equal “B”.
• The distance between “A” and “B” should equal “C”.
• “A” and “B” should have their centers aligned.
• Draw two lines, connecting the ends of “A” and “B”. (For example, my top line was 9.5″. My bottom line was 7.25″ and the two lines were 7″ apart, because my “C” was 7″.)

This photo is upside down, but hopefully you get the idea!

• Do the same as you did for the outside for the inside, except for “C”.
• For measurement “C”, only measure to the top of the basket, with no overlap. Then, continue to follow the above instructions for “C”.

• For the bottom and inside circles, measure the diameter of the bottom of your basket and add 1/2″.
• Using a compass, draw a circle the diameter you measured in the step above (plus the 1/2″). If you do not have a compass, draw a horizontal line across the center of the paper. Draw a vertical line down the middle of the paper. Draw an “x” where the lines intersect. Take a ruler and lay it so that it runs next to the “x”. Draw dots of equal distances from the “x”. The distance apart should be equal to the diameter and the “x” should be in the center of the dots (the dots are equal distance from the “x”). Do this several times, pivoting the ruler through the “x” a small distance each time. Connect the dots and you have a circle!

All three Pattern Pieces

Step 2: Pin your patterns to your fabric pieces. If using satin, make sure that you use LOTS of pins!

• You will need 4 fabric pieces from the outside pattern, 4 fabric pieces from the inside pattern, and 2 fabric pieces of the bottom circle pattern.
• To save a ton of time, fold your fabric in half twice, so that you can pin the patterns on all 4 layers at once.

I attempted to show the 4 layers of fabric per each pattern piece

All pinned and ready to be cut!

Step 3: Cut out all the pieces! I recommend a straight-edge and a rotary cutter. It cuts down the time significantly.

Cut out the fabric pieces

Step 4: Iron all of your fabric pieces individually so that they have no wrinkles. Make sure you’re using a low heat setting for satin fabrics.

Iron the fabric pieces

Step 5: Pin two of the outside fabric pattern pieces right sides together on one side. Do the same for the second pair of outside fabric pattern pieces. The inside fabric pattern pieces are also done in the same way, as shown below. Sew where you have pinned. ALL SEAM ALLOWANCES ARE 1/4″. This will make your 4 outside and inside pieces become 2.

• Then, take the 2 inside and 2 outside pieces that you now have, and pin those right sides together. Sew. You should now have 2 fabric pieces TOTAL, including the inside piece and the outside piece, excluding the circles. Before you go any further, make sure that the inside and outside pieces fit on your basket.

Pin the fabric pieces

Step 6: Pin each circle to the bottom of your 2 pieces, and sew. This will give you an outer bowl shape and an inner bowl shape.

Pin the circle to each of your pieces.

Just another view of one - ignore my Hershey wrappers in the background, lol. Crafting makes me hungry!

YOU HAVE FINISHED THE DIFFICULT SEWING PARTS! CONGRATULATIONS! Isn’t it a PAIN!? Especially with satin!!! The circles always took me FOREVER and the pins kept slipping! Grr!

Step 7: Glue the inside bowl (lining) to the basket with your glue gun. You’re probably going to be glue happy (I was on my first basket), but that is BAD! The basket will look more naturally covered if it isn’t glued everywhere. Also, if there is TOO MUCH glue, the satin gets stained and can’t be fixed! Here are my suggestions:

• Make hot glue dots on the outside border of the inside bottom a couple inches apart. Since hot glue dries pretty quickly, you’ll want to do this kinda fast.
• Make sure that the wrong side of your lining is facing down, and secure the circular part to the bottom. Be sure to work quickly!
• If you lay down your circle and it’s totally off, you can gently pull up the fabric and re-glue. I had to do this a couple times. Satin is hard to set perfectly and it’s always moving around!
• After the circle part is down, make hot glue dots at the top of the inside. Glue a few dots and position the fabric in an area, and then keep going around the inside top until all of the lining is glued.
• ONLY glue the edges of the bottom circle and the top of the inside lining. It looks so much more natural letting the fabric form on its own.

Glue the inside bottom circle first.

YAY! The inside is GLUED!

Don't worry about the frayed top - we'll be covering that up with the outside bowl.

Step 8: Now that the inside is all glued in, take the outside piece, and fold the frayed edges onto the wrong side, hot gluing them in place section by section. Hopefully the photos below do a better job of explaining this!

Glue the top edge

Fold over a small amount of fabric onto the glue.

Step 9: Once you finish gluing around the entire top, insert the basket and glue the top edge to the basket. You should be covering the frayed edges of the inside part the best you can. Please check out the photos to see what I mean.

Glue the outside on

Don't worry about glue spots or bare spots - we'll fix them!

We'll fix that one too!

Just another view

Step 10: So – we gotta do something with those bare spots and glue spots. This is a flower girl basket, so what better thing to cover them up with than flowers? To make flowers, decide how many you want to cover the inside and outside of the basket. I wanted 6 for the inside and 6 for the outside. For the inside flowers, I cut out strips of 1.5″ x 8″. For the outside flowers, I cut out strips of 1″ x 8″ (This DOES make a big impact on size!) Once they are cut, be sure to use some kind of fray stopper ALL around the edges, so that they don’t fray like mad! I used Fray Check.

Cut out strips and use Fray Check!

These are really uneven - BAD! I wanted to use red fabric for the outside flowers

Step 11: While you’re waiting for your strips to dry, now is a great time to whip out your ribbon and start doing the handles. I thought this would be really fast and easy, but yeah, it’s not as easy as it looks! First, glue the end of the ribbon to the bottom of the handle. Then, wrap the ribbon around that point twice, and glue it again. Now that you have an anchor, you’re now ready to wrap the ribbon around the basket. It’s easiest if you take all of the ribbon off the roll, and make sure that you do a very tight and even wrap. Once you get to the middle top of the basket, glue it in place and cut the ribbon. We’ll fix how the top middle looks later on.

Glue the ribbon on as close as you can get to the bottom

This is what it should look like after winding the ribbon around the bottom twice

Once you get to the middle, glue it in place and cut the ribbon

Chop!

An example of how close and even I winded the ribbon

Do the same thing to the other side of the handle, and glue and chop in the middle.

To do the second weird handle piece, I secured the base in the same way, and went up to the top of the little handle section. I went around the top part of the section twice, folded in the frayed edge, and glued it down.

View from Outside

View from Inside

Another View from Inside

Another View from Inside

First side done! Make sure you glue it down as flat as possible, and on the inside to hide it better

Second Side Done!

Step 12: Now to make the top middle of the handle look awesome while covering the frayed ribbon. Take your 4″ wide ribbon, fold it to the wrong side and glue it down so it doesn’t fray. Wrap the ribbon around the handle and decide how much ribbon you will need. Cut the ribbon accordingly. Glue the frayed part to the underside of the middle top handle.

Fold in the start of the ribbon and glue it down so it doesn't fray.

Glue the frayed side to the underside of the middle part of the handle

Just another view

Then, wrap it around and glue it down. It now looks like a finished edge! All done with this part!

Step 13: Once they are dry, take a needle and thread of the same color as the fabric, and weave your needle in and out of one long side of the strip. Once you reach the end of the strip, pull the thread, which will scrunch it up into a flower! Make sure to secure it by sewing up the bottom a few times and knotting it.

Weave your needle in and out of the strip - don't forget to knot the thread at your starting point!

Pull the thread when you get to the end of the strip

Flower!

Secure your flower by sewing through the bottom a few times and knot it

Houston, We Have Flowers.

Tobor stepped in for inspection

Step 14: Now for the fun part – gluing on the flowers! I covered any wood that was showing in hot glue, and then put the flower on it, making sure that I have every spot of showing wood covered.

First flower ON!

And 2!

I also placed them on the seams of the sides to cover up a glue mess.

The inside of the basket is complete

Step 15: I can’t figure out how to make bows for the life of me. I know, I should be able to! I had to buy two pre-made bows for each basket. I glued those onto the outside of each handle, and glued the flowers I made in between them. I put one flower on the middle seams of the outside, and then eyed the placement of the other flowers.

Offray My Moments Bows

And glued

FINISHED!

Here is a look at the FIRST one I made, which has a different inside and slightly different outside, but I couldn’t replicate it in this tutorial because it actually was the “messed up” one. I kept cutting fabric and adding fabric until everything fit around the basket – so I have no idea about the measurements on it! I love it just the same though, it just has a slightly different inside/outside!

If you have ANY comments or questions, please let me know! I hope that this tutorial was easy to understand, but I can definitely see how you can get confused! I’d also LOVE to see flower girl baskets that any of you have made or if you have a tutorial of your own. Thanks!

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Oh! But first – here are 101 links from TipNut for Gift Tags, Toppers, and Wraps. Check it out!

For gift tags, check out my previous post: DIY Gift Tag Tutorials

Contents:

• Bow Tutorials
• Box Tutorials
• Circular Tutorials
• Cash and Gift Card Holder Tutorials
• Gift Bag Tutorials
• Printable Holiday Quotes
• Wrapping Paper Tutorials
• Halloween Packaging Tutorials
• Christmas Packaging Tutorials

Bow Tutorials:

Paper Bow From Recycled Gift Wrap: Momfetti

Hair Bow Tutorial: Snsribbon - although it's a hair bow, it can totally be used for packaging as well!

How to Tie a Wreath Bow: eHow

Basic Bow Making Instructions: EleganceinBloom

How to Make a Perfect Floral Bow: Save-On-Crafts

The Useful Circle Bow

Pom Pom Bow Tutorials: The Container Store

Make a Gift Bow from a Magazine Page: How About Orange

Embellish Your Holiday Gift Wrap With Econoflex: SoftFlexGirl

Perfect Little Bows: Scrappin Out Loud

Brooches and Badges: Bugs and Fishes

How to Create a Wired Bow: Living With Lindsay

Present Decor: The DIY Show Off

Lolita Bow: Cut Out and Keep

Ribbon Bow Tutorial: Smashed Peas and Carrots

Box Tutorials:

• Making an Origami Gift Box: InsidiousNeth on YouTube

Printable Pillow Box: Up Up

Giant Nugget Boxes: Inking Idaho

Greeting Card Box: KinderArt

CD Holder: Creative Itch

Circular Tutorials:

Christmas Pop Top Cans: Blue Cricket Design

Teacher Gift: Poppies at Play

Cash and Gift Card Holder Tutorials:

Crafty Cash Holder: Martha Stewart

Wrapping Gift Cards: Martha Stewart

Gift Card Holders: Martha Stewart

Gift Bag Tutorials:

Cereal Box Totes: Somewhat Simple

Gift Bag Tutorial: Treasures For Tots

Paper Bag Purse: Inking Idaho

Getting Purseonal: Small Fry and Co.

Bear Bag Tutorial: WeWilsons

Printable Holiday Quotes:

• Printable Holiday Quotes: Scrappin’ Out Loud

Wrapping Paper Tutorials:

Make Your Own Stripe-y Wrapping Paper: CrafterHours

Eco-Friendly Holiday Wrapping: SewingDork

Eco Christmas Gift Wrap: Zakka Life

Halloween Packaging Tutorials:

Paper Witch Shoes: Skip to My Lou

Christmas Packaging Tutorials:

Easy Christmas Baskets: Small Fry and Co.

Lump of Coal Gift Box with a Secret: Martha Stewart

Make a Mini Holiday Gift Box: Cathie Filian

Snowman Gift Boxes: Blue Cricket Design

Using Ornaments for Packaging: Zakka Life

Inspiration, Ideas, and Photos:

Gift Wrapping Ideas

Gift Wrapping Ideas

Gift Wrapping Ideas

Gift Wrapping Ideas

If you know of ANY other examples or tutorials, please comment below so I can add them to this list. Thanks!

Looking for more Christmas tutorials? Simply check out my blog archive for Christmas!

Contents:

• Misc. Tutorials
• Advent Calendar Tutorials
• Card Tutorials
• Gift Tag Tutorials
• Ornament Tutorials

Misc. Tutorials:

• Recycled Greeting Card Ideas: SCJohnson

How to Make Tie-On Charms from Recycled Christmas Cards: Happy Birds Crafting Haven

Scented Sachet with Recycled Greeting Cards: Cathie Filian

Greeting Card Box: KinderArt

Crochet Card Bowl: Family Crafts.About

How to Make a Christmas Card Basket: All Free Crafts

Advent Calendar Tutorials:

Greeting Card Advent Calendar: Martha Stewart

Greeting Card Advent Calendar: Gingerbread Snowflakes

Card Tutorials:

• Holiday Cards from Recycled Paper and Greeting Cards: twistedlimb1 on YouTube

Gift Tag Tutorials:

Making Christmas Tags: Altered Stuff

Ornament Tutorials:

• Looking for more ornament tutorials? Check out my previous blog post: DIY Ornament Tutorials

Make a Christmas Card Star: WikiHow

Recycled Card Ornaments: Vickie Howell

Cardstock Globe Ornament: RubberStamping.About

Recycle a Card into a Crochet Ornament: Roots and Wings Co.

If you know of ANY other examples or tutorials, please comment below so I can add them to this list. Thanks!

I REFUSE to buy one! It’s dumb! I got some awesome baskets at Joann for $3 each (I’m having 2 flower girls) and I am going to revamp the heck out of them! They will be 508,432 times awesomer than the $50 ones, and I bet I’ll end up paying less than $10 for the materials, for BOTH!

Anyways, if you feel the same way I do, I’ve gathered a bunch of tutorials for making your own from scratch, or revamping a plain ol’ basket like I’m going to do. I’ll be sure to post my outcome and tutorial when I finish them, so you can see what I did! Yay!

Update: I finished the flower girl baskets and wrote a tutorial! Click on the photo to see what I did!

DIY Flower Girl Basket Tutorial

Tutorials:

• Flower Girl Basket: Wedding Papercrafts
• Free Waste Basket Cover Sewing Pattern: Craft and Fabric Links – this is the pattern that I used to cover my basket. It does have its flaws, but should give you a great start! When I post my tutorial for covering a basket, I will go into more detail.

Woven Felt Flower Girl Basket: Felt Cafe

Decorating Basket Ideas: Save-on-Crafts

Design a Flower Girls Basket Covered in Petals: Save-on-Crafts

Wedding Basket: Save-on-Crafts

A Basket for my Flower Girl: The One NY

Girls Spring Mini Tote Tutorial: Betz White

Craft a Beach Basket for your Flower Girl: Bridecraft

Flower Girl Baskets: Pash Weddings

DIY Flower Girl Basket: Once Wed

Flower Girls Paper Basket: Martha Stewart

How to Make a Sunflower Flower Girl Basket: Crafty Shops

Modern Flower Girl Basket: ModernZebra

Flower Girl Basket: Apple Bride

And if ya don’t like the tutorials, here are some photos for inspiration. You’re crafty, so you can probably figure out how to do the ones below pretty easily! Just in case, you can click on the photos to ask the source questions or purchase the basket

Inspiration, Ideas, and Photos:

Flower Girl Basket: Yummacious

Flower Girl Basket: Skully Bride 808

Red and White Collection Flower Girl Baskets: Where Brides Go

Beautiful and Bold Flower Girl Basket: Where Brides Go

Lasting Radiance Flower Basket: Where Brides Go

Allure Flower Basket: Where Brides Go

Flower Girl Basket: Wrap With Us

Flower Girl Basket: Craftster

Flower Girl Basket: Craftster

October Wedding Flower Girl Basket: Craftster

Flower Girl Basket: Craftster

A Simple Flower Girl Basket: Craftster

As far as tutorials go, I’ve posted all of the ones that I could find. I am really interested in finding a fabric-covered basket tutorial. I hope that this post has helped you, however! If you know of ANY other examples or tutorials, please comment below so I can add them to this list. Thanks!

I also have a previous post for other indoor Christmas decoration tutorials.

If you’re looking for even MORE ornament tutorials, I’ve continued my link list here: DIY Christmas Ornament Tutorials, Part 2

Here are some great tutorials that I’ve found on several different kinds of ornaments.

Contents:

• Misc. Ornament Tutorials
• Button Ornament Tutorials
• Crochet Ornament Tutorials
• Fabric Ornament Tutorials
• Food Ornament Tutorials
• Glass Ornament Tutorials
• Knitted Ornament Tutorials
• Paper Ornament Tutorials
• Pinecone Ornament Tutorials
• Plastic Canvas Ornament Tutorials
• Tin Ornament Tutorials
• Trim and Ribbon Ornament Tutorials
• Wire Ornament Tutorials
• Wooden Ornament Tutorials

Misc. Ornament Tutorials:

• Make a Disco Ball Ornament out of Junk CDs: Wait4369 on YouTube

Old Ornament Makeovers: BHG

Make Your Own Geek Christmas Ornaments: Geekware

Flower Petal Ornament Cover: JewelryMaking.About

Cheapo Jute Twine Ornaments: Shanty2Chic

Christmas Stars out of Plastic Bottles: Espiritcabane

Peace Sign Ornament Tutorial: Crap I've Made

Twinkle Pom Pom Ornament: Zakka Life

Tinsel Snowflake: Martha Stewart

Daddy Snowman Clay Pot Ornament: The Artful Crafter

Christmas Nutcracker Clay Pot Ornament: The Artful Crafter

Reindeer Clay Pot Ornament: The Artful Crafter

Puzzle Piece Ornament: FamilyCrafts.About

Recycled Christmas Tree Drum Ornament Made from Bottle Cap: eHow

Festive Gourd Ornaments: Gingerbread Snowflakes

How to Make Japanese-Inspired Ornaments: Gingerbread Snowflakes

Making God's Eyes: Gingerbread Snowflakes

Swedish Needlepoint Pattern: Needlepoint.About

Making Wheat Stars and Festive Photo Frames: Gingerbread Snowflakes

Espejitos (small mirrors in Spanish): Gingerbread Snowflakes

Ombre Glittered Seashell Ornaments: Martha Stewart

Seashell Angel: GinaCarruba

Drum Ornaments: Martha Stewart

Wax Snowflake Ornaments: Martha Stewart

Birdie Ornaments: Ruffles and Stuff

Button Ornament Tutorials:

Button Ornaments: Martha Stewart

Button Wreath Ornament: Martha Stewart

Crochet Ornament Tutorials:

Recycle a Card into a Crochet Ornament: Roots and Wings Co.

Fabric Ornament Tutorials:

• True Meaning of Christmas Ornaments – Patterns and Story: Family Crafts
• Felted Acorn Ornaments: WildlyWoolly

Felt Animal Ornaments: Martha Stewart

Miniature Stocking Ornament from Sweater: The Storque

How to Make Adorable Polar Bear Ornaments Out of an Old Wool Sweater: Fun in the Making

Felt Christmas Ornament: Zakka Life

Thrifted Tree Ornaments: The Long Thread

Argyle Applique Ornament Tutorial: So September

Make a Felted Dala Horse Ornament: Gingerbread Snowflakes

Snowflake Pendant Tutorial: Resurrection Fern

Charming Ornaments: A Spoonful of Sugar

Pattern for a Half Eaten Gingerbread Man: Elsie Marley

Christmas Owl Ornament Pattern: DiversionMary

Felt Christmas Ornament Tutorial: My Fantastic Toys

Fabric Ornaments: ModPodgeRocks

Food Ornament Tutorials:

Cinnamon Bird Ornaments: Martha Stewart

Christmas Cookie Ornament: Martha Stewart

Retro Mice Ornament: Roots and Wings Co.

How to Make a Christmas Orange Pomander: That Artist Woman

Faux Tart Ornaments: Martha Stewart

Glass Ornament Tutorials:

How to Paint a Faux Stained Glass Christmas Ornament: Painting.About

Santa's Belly Ornament: NapTimeCrafting

Ashley's Thrifty Ornaments: Shanty2Chic

Knitted Ornament Tutorials:

Mini Christmas Stocking Ornament: Knitting.About

Christmas Wreath Ornament: Knitting.About

Paper Ornament Tutorials:

• Photo Ball Video: YouTube
• Making a Toilet Paper Roll Ornament: MikeContent on YouTube

Punched Paper Photo Ornament: Martha Stewart

Recycled Ornaments How To: Martha Stewart

Christmas Card Ball Ornament: SantasPostBag

Make a Paper Globe Ornament: RubberStamping.About

DIY Ornament: JunkMailGems

Picture Frame Ornaments: Martha Stewart

Paper Bead Star: RubberStamping.About

Three-Dimensional Doily Ornament: Martha Stewart

Christmas Photo Ornaments to Make With Your Kids: Roots and Wings Co.

Floating Ornaments: Martha Stewart

Chandelier Ornament: Cheeky Magpie

Click and Print Ornaments: Martha Stewart

Seed Packet Ornaments: Martha Stewart

Indian Paper Poms with Potpourri and Spice: Cathie Filian

How to Make a Christmas Card Star: WikiHow

Accordian Pleated Flower Ornaments: Sleepy in Seattle Stamps

Recycled Card Ornaments: Vickie Howell

Bird Ornament: Cheeky Magpie

Mini Pinata Ornaments: Gingerbread Snowflakes

Making Woven Paper Baskets: Gingerbread Snowflakes

Pinecone Ornament Tutorials:

Pinecone Elves: Martha Stewart

Plastic Canvas Ornament Tutorials:

Plastic Canvas Snowflake Picture Ornament: Roots and Wings Co.

Tin Ornament Tutorials:

How to Make Punched Tin Light Shields: Gingerbread Snowflakes

Aluminum Cans Star Ornament: Aluminous Publishing

Whitney's Tin Ornament: Shanty2Chic

Trim and Ribbon Ornament Tutorials:

Rickrack Christmas Ornaments: Martha Stewart

Ribbon and Bow Ornaments: Martha Stewart

Wire Ornament Tutorials:

Glow Ball Ornaments: Instructables

Wooden Ornament Tutorials:

Silhouette Ornaments: Roots and Wings Co.

Clothespin Doll Ornaments: Martha Stewart

Wooden Ornaments: CraftRookie

Scrap Wood Snowmen: Crafting a Green World

If you know of ANY other examples or tutorials, please comment below so I can add them to this list. Thanks!

I really gotta get started on making Christmas stuff – I’m planning on giving everyone on my Christmas list  handmade items this year. It’ll be a busy next couple of months, but it will be totally worth it! I’ll be sure to post what I’m making and some of my own tutorials along the way.

Click on the photo to go to the tutorial. Enjoy!

Contents:

• Invitation Tutorials
• Favor Tutorials
• Banner, Pennant, and Garland Tutorials
• Dining Room Decoration, Food Favor, and Place Setting Tutorials
• Wall Hanging Tutorials
• Other Decoration Tutorials

Invitation Tutorials:

Sweet Cookie Exchange Invites: Brooklyn Limestone

Favor Tutorials:

Christmas Purse Favor: Creations By Kathy

Re-Purposed Packing: Cheeky Magpie

Penguin Candy Cane Holder: Creative Craft Fusions

Festive Chocolate and Lolly Wrappers: Spoonfull of Sugar Girls

Chocolate Bar Holder: Crations By Kathy

Snowman Candy Jar: FamilyCrafts.About

Banner, Pennant, and Garland Tutorials:

Christmas Felt Banner Pennant: Aileen's Musings

Pipe Cleaner Garland: Design Sponge

Dancing Stamp Garland: Cheeky Magpie

Christmas Tree Bunting: SadieandLance

Dining Room Decoration, Food Favor, and Place Setting Tutorials:

Quilted Christmas Place Mats: The Artful Crafter

Snowman Bottle Wrap: Phyllis Dobbs

Wall Hanging Tutorials:

• Make a Cool 3-D Paper Snowflake: iespila on YouTube

Pink Antler Wall Hanging: Cheeky Magpie

Free Silent Night Cross Stitch Pattern: CrossStitch.About

Joy Ornament Cross Stitch Model: CrossStitch.About

Paperback Christmas Tree: All Free Crafts

Other Decoration Tutorials:

Jingle Bell Swag: Mad in Crafts

Elf Skittles: The Long Thread

Fat Quarter Christmas Tree: Whosies

A Herd of Reindeer: Cheeky Magpie

Make a Holiday Village for Your Mantle: Claudine Hellmuth

Printable Miniature Coconut or Glitter Houses: Miniatures.About

Make a Miniature Christmas Tree for a Village, Dollhouse or Railroad Scene: Miniatures

Christmas Trees: Beein Creative with Julie

Felt Tree Forest: Wee Folk Art

Easy Christmas Tree Craft for Kids: Cathie Filian

Felt Christmas Trees - Merry and Bright: FeltORama

The Ellusive Cone Tree: Cheeky Magpie

Holiday Ornament Tree: Redheads Craft More Fun

Paint a Christmas Tree Red: Collectibles.About

Mountain Dew Tree: MDewTree

Christmas Trees from Fabric Scraps: All Things Heart and Home

Inspiration, Ideas, and Photos:

Modern Wood Christmas Trees: If It's Hip It's Here

Let’s make this post LONG! We can do it! Yes we can! If you know of ANY other examples or tutorials, please comment below so I can add them to this list. Thanks!

So far, all we’ve done with them involved cutting them and bending them to make stakes to hold down our Halloween decorations into the ground. They worked really well and none of our stuff blew away. Yay!

But hey – I still have a TON left, and more are coming. I did my homework – here are some fun and awesome things that you can make or do with your wire hangers. Yay!

Click on the photo to go to the tutorial.

Contents:

• Home Decor Tutorials
• Hanger Cover Tutorials
• Mobile Tutorials
• Toy Tutorials
• Baby Shower Tutorials
• Valentine’s Day Tutorials
• Easter Tutorials
• Halloween Tutorials
• Christmas Tutorials

Home Decor Tutorials:

iPod Dock from a Metal Hanger: Instructables

Hanger Lamp: Instructables

Make your own vintage Wire Basket out of Coat Hangers: Associated Content

Tissue Box Hanger: Instructables

Tissue Paper Butterfly: San Diego Zoo

Wire Hanger Lamps: Cut out and Keep

Coat Hanger Wine Rack: Guardian.co.uk

Wire Coat Hanger Toilet Roll Holder: Instructables

Lion Face: San Diego Zoo

Wine Glass Dryer from Coat Hanger: Instructables

Simple Book Light: Instructables

Ergonomic Laptop Stand Made from a Coat Hanger: Instructables

Dream Catcher: San Diego Zoo

Multi-Purpose Clothespin Hanger: Instructables

Make Your Own Razor and Shaving Brush Stand: Instructables

Recycled Wire Hanger Yarn Dog: Thrifty Fun

Denim Jeans Windsock: Craftbits

Wire Hanger Book Rack: Someday Crafts

Hanger Cover Tutorials:

Handsome Hangers: Family Fun

Stylish Cardboard Clothes Hangers: Instructables

Coat Hanger Cover: Craftbits

Personalized Wire Hanger for Baby Clothes: Instructables

Mobile Tutorials:

DIY High Contrast Baby Mobile: Instructables

How to make a stable Airplane Mobile: How Stuff Works

Pac Man Paper Mobile: Instructables

Butterfly Mobile: Craftbits

Toy Tutorials:

Make a Whirligig in a Box: ThinkingFountain

Baby Shower Tutorials:

Baby Shower Room Wreath: Craftbits

Baby Shower Announcement Wreath: CraftBits

Baby Shower Baby Towel Pram: Craftbits

Valentine’s Day Tutorials:

Wire Hanger Fabric Wreath: San Diego Zoo

Key to My Heart Hangup: Craftbits

Easter Tutorials:

Baby Bunny Baby Basket: Craftbits

Halloween Tutorials:

Making Halloween Corpse Hands: WetCanvas

LED Spiders: Instructables

Wire Hanger Pumpkin: San Diego Zoo

Ghost Halloween Decoration: Cut Out and Keep

Recycled T-Shirt Door Witch: Craftbits

Fall Scarecrow Decoration: Family Crafts

Bat Mobile: Family Fun

Butterfly Wings: Cut out and Keep

Halloween Fairy Wings: Knitting

Fairy Wings: Cut Out and Keep

Fairy Wings: Cut Out and Keep

More Fairy Wings: Cut out and Keep

Bat Wings: Cut out and Keep

Wire Hanger Bow: Instructables

Christmas Tutorials:

Wire Hanger Christmas Ornament Wreath: eddieross

Glow Ball Ornament: Instructables

Recycled Coat Hanger Christmas Tree: All Free Crafts

Coat Hanger Christmas Tree: Kaboose

Christmas Card Mobile: How Stuff Works

How to make a Christmas Coat Hanger Wreath: Do It Yourself

Make a Christmas Wreath: Little House in the Suburbs

Wreath from Recycled Bags: Craftbits

Wreath from Fabric Scraps: Craftbits

Coat Hanger Christmas Wreath: All Free Crafts

Candy Wreath: Family Crafts

Pine Cone Wreath: Family Crafts

Wire Santa Mini Wreath: Family Crafts

I <3 the vintage wire basket. I must try it!

And, OMG – the corpse hand is genius. I mean.. how freaking creative! I will definitely mess around with that project for next Halloween

If you know of ANY other examples or tutorials, please comment below so I can add them to this list. As I’ve said above, I have hangers coming into the house every week, so I need to keep up with them in crafts – thanks!

Photo Credit: SilverFuture on flickr

Accessory Tutorials:

iPod Cover: Crafting a Green World

Little Card Case: ReproDepot

Zippy Wallet Tutorial: Noodlehead

Monster Business Card Holder: Instructables

Blair Waldorf Capelet: Ruffles and Stuff

Bouncing Treehouse Book Tote: Blueprints

Scrappy Mess Tote Tutorial: Happy Together

Stitch Your Own Shopping Bag: The Storque

Easy Fabric Bracelets and Tutorial: Diary of a Craftoholic

Scrap Fabric Bracelets: Blue Cricket Design

Ruffle Necklace Tutorial: Oh So Happy Together

How to Make a Fabric-Covered Button Badge: Resurrection Fern

How to Make a Stiffened Fabric Flower Brooch: Crafty Pod

Fabric Flowers: Make It Do

Super Cool Fabric Flower Hair Clip: Lu Bird Baby

How to Make a Ribbon Badge: Designing Moms

No-Sew Scrap Scarf Tutorial: Grosgrain Fabulous

Home Decor Tutorials:

• I absolutely love this section. Just gonna throw that out there.

How to Sew a Fabric Bowl: CraftStylish

Fresh Fabric Scrap Bouquet: Green Upgrader

Patchwork Style Pot Holders: The Storque

Rag Rug: Crafting a Green World

Bathroom Scale: Junie Moon

Scrap Buster Fall Pillow: Cluck Cluck Sew

Scatter Sunshine Scrappy Quilt Tutorial: Sugar n Spice Creations

Scrap-Busting Pillow: Crafterhours

Fabric Hedgehog: Matsutake

Place Mats and Napkins for Kids: The Long Thread

How to Make Burlap Flowers and Embellishments: Tatertots and Jello

Tea Towl Calendar: Dollar Store Crafts

Just for Fun Tutorials:

Scrappy Mess Journal: Happy Together

Makeover Plain Greeting Cards with Fabric Scraps: Crafting a Green World

I Spy Fabric Scrap Cards: Obsessively Stitching

How to Make a Fabric Notebook Cover: Kootoyoo

Monogrammed Fabric Backed Plates: ModPodgeRocks

Valentine’s Day Tutorials:

Wire Hanger Fabric Wreath: San Diego Zoo

Halloween Tutorials:

Free Sock Bat Doll Pattern: Heather Bailey

Thanksgiving Tutorials:

Fabric Pumpkin Tutorial: Thompson Family

Christmas Tutorials:

Make a Wreath from Fabric Scraps: Craftbits

Eco Christmas Gift Wrap: Zakka Life

As usual, this post is NOT complete! I add fabric scrap tutorials to this post as I find them, for up to a year. At that time, I will start a new fabric scraps post with a link to this one! It’s gonna rule. The future will be great.

Therefore, if you know of ANY other examples or tutorials, please comment below so I can add them to this list. Thanks!

Photo Credit: CaliforniaAmy on flickr

Um.. well, here are some fun paper links that I’ve collected.Whether you’ve got fancy schmancy card stock, old magazines, old books, scraps, construction paper, newspaper, or you name it, there’s so much you can do!

If you haven’t seen it already, please check out my other posts: Books No One Wants: What Can I Do With Them? Blank Notebooks, What Can I Do With Them? and Paper Bags: What Can I Do With Them? because those, of course, involve paper. Of course, there are misc. paper items involved in other posts, so if you’re really hardcore, you can just search for the term ‘paper’ and find a bunch o’ other stuff!

As I find more links and tutorials, I just add them to this post. Really, none of my posts are complete. I’m ALWAYS adding when I find new links if they fit under the post’s subject! Enjoi!

Contents:

• Misc. Tutorials (because I didn’t know what to categorize them under)
• Paper Technique Tutorials
• Clothing Tutorials
• Accessory Tutorials (oh yeah!)
• Home Decor Tutorials (because you’re that awesome)
• Free Clip Art to use in your own projects (vintage clip art that is freaking unique – and I love it)
• Halloween Clip Art (that looks awesome)
• Printable Projects (that you can assemble, or print out and be done with!)
• Halloween Printable Projects

Misc. Tutorials:

• The Making of an Origami Koi in Stop Motion: Mabone Origami on flickr

How to Make Japanese Paper Dolls: Kimono Reincarnate

La Calavera Lino Cut Memory Cards: AZCentral

Scalloped Note Card: Andrea Walford

Russian Nesting Doll Card: ZakkaLife

Paper Witch Shoe Favor Box: Skip to my Lou

How to Make a Gift Bow from a Magazine Page: How About Orange

Paper Boxes for Holiday Gifts: Softflexgirl

Triangle Box: Split Coast Stampers

Easy Christmas Baskets: Small Fry and Co.

Paper Technique Tutorials:

• Herringbone Technique: Scrappin’ Out Loud

Clothing Tutorials:

Sew a Newspaper Dress: Instructables

Accessory Tutorials:

Paper Bag Purses: Small Fry and Co.

4x6 Accordion File Purse Tutorial: Stampin Inspirations

Paper Bag Purses: The Creative Boutique

Recycled Newspaper Pin: The Crafty Chica

Home Decor Tutorials:

• Paper Silhouette Art: Lisa Freedman

Mexican Paper Flowers: Mad in Crafts

Paper Tree Tutorial: jodireeves on flickr

Tissue Paper Pom Poms Tutorial: Blue Cricket Design

Susan's Tiger Wallpaper: Design Sponge

Decorative Chair Backs: Martha Stewart

Album Cover Tutorial: Freckled Nest

Magazine Paper Doll Magnets: Ruffles and Stuff

Paper Christmas Wreath Tutorial: TheRedThreadBlog

Making Woven Paper Baskets: Gingerbread Snowflakes

Making Perfect Boxes: Lovely Design

Free clip art to use in your own projects:

• Thrift Store Paper Cutouts: CraftZine
• The Graphics Fairy is an excellent blog that uploads vintage photos for you to download!
• I can’t forget to mention The Vintage Moth – which has free antique and vintage images for mixed media artists
• Oh yeah – check out Vintage Printable too!
• Why not? You’re on a roll, right? I know I am! Grab some ideas and some clip art from Just Something I Made

Halloween Clip Art:

• Antique Looking Halloween Card: Pamela Huntington
• Vintage Halloween Cards: Pamela Huntington

Thanksgiving Clip Art:

• Vintage Thanksgiving Postcard: The Graphics Fairy

Printable Projects:

• How About Orange has an excellent variety of printable crafts that you can print out right at home!
• Printable Chore Chart for Kids: Mod Eco Kids
• Printable Moving Announcement: How About Orange
• Full Bloom Flower Card: Aileen’s Musings
• NaniBird Birdie Projects: NaniBird
• Bun Box: Super Cute Kawaii

Halloween Printable Projects:

• Halloween Toe Tag Invitations: Brooklyn Limestone
• Haunted Paper Toys: Ravens Blight
• Halloween Boxes: HelloHappyBlog ah so cute! Perfect for packaging little things in for Halloween!
• Jack o’ Lantern Seed Orange Jelly Bean Labels: Can’t Stop Making Things
• Chocolate Covered Witch Warts Raisinettes Labels: Can’t Stop Making Things
• Halloween Pop-up Card: Can’t Stop Making Things

I’m really just a huge fan of the clip art – not gonna lie. You can basically do anything with that – so your options are endless. I <3 Paper. Glad I saved my magazines, too!

If you know of ANY other examples or tutorials, please comment below so I can add them to this list. Thanks!

Photo Credit: razorfrog on flickr

It’s October 24th – ONE WEEK UNTIL HALLOWEEN! I am SO EXCITED! I’m going to a pumpkin patch today to pick out some pumpkins to carve up! Can you tell I LOVE carving pumpkins? I mean, if you haven’t seen my other two posts on pumpkin carving tutorials, you most definitely should take a look to ensure that you have the perfect ideas for your pumpkins this year!

Why am I providing you with all of Better Homes and Gardens’ links, you ask? Why don’t I just give you the links to the Better Homes and Gardens website? BECAUSE – in order to view ALL of the pumpkins, you have to literally click on each link. Here, you can directly go to the pumpkin or gourd tutorial that you are interested in, without wasting a ton of time searching for the perfect one!

The first section will focus on carved pumpkin and gourds, and the second section is a whole bunch of ideas for no carve solutions.

This is the last set of pumpkin tutorial links that I will be posting. Have fun carving!

General Tutorials:

• Halloween Pumpkins 101: Better Homes and Gardens
• Pumpkin Carving Basics: Better Homes and Gardens
• Pumpkin Carving Instructions: Better Homes and Gardens
• Pumpkin Carving Tips: Better Homes and Gardens
• Free Printable Pumpkin Stencils: Better Homes and Gardens
• Free Pumpkin Carving Stencils of Favorite Dog Breeds: Better Homes and Gardens
• Silly Face Pumpkin Stencils: Better Homes and Gardens

Contents for Carved Pumpkin and Gourd Tutorials:

• Basket and Vase Tutorials
• Candy Holder Tutorials
• Non-traditional Carving Tutorials
• Celebrity Stencil Tutorials
• Engraved Carving Tutorials

Contents for No Carve Pumpkin and Gourd Tutorials:

• Object Attachment Tutorials
• Party Favor and Decoration Tutorials
• Painted Tutorials

Carved Pumpkin and Gourd Tutorials:

Basket and Vase Tutorials:

Pretty Pumpkin Pots: BHG

Candy Holder Tutorials:

Goody-Bearing Gourds: BHG

Non-Traditional Carving Tutorials:

Jester Jack-o'-Lantern: BHG

Jolly Jack-o'-Lantern: BHG

Pumpkins All Aglow: BHG

Bird Haven Pumpkin: BHG

Floral Face Pumpkin: BHG

Curly Locks Pumpkin: BHG

Sly Grin Pumpkin: BHG

Shy Guy and Flying Witch Pumpkins: BHG

5 Jack-O-Lantern Pumpkin: BHG

Dripping Face and Happy Halloween Pumpkin: BHG

Bats in the Belfry Pumpkin: BHG

Joyful Pumpkins: BHG

Little Critter Lodge Pumpkin: BHG

Tower of Pumpkin Power: BHG

Tabletop Totem: BHG

Make a Goofy Group of Pumpkins: BHG

Carve a Pumpkin with Eerie Cat Eyes: BHG

Carve a Scared Pumpkin: BHG

Carve a Fallen Witch Pumpkin: BHG

Carve a Cute Pumpkin Puppy: BHG

Make a Mouse House Pumpkin: BHG

Monster Pumpkins: BHG

Make a Pumpkin Mouse Chef: BHG

Spiderama Pumpkin: BHG

Bat Pumpkin: BHG

Birdhouse Pumpkin: BHG

How to Carve a Sky Pumpkin: BHG

Owl Pumpkin: BHG

Creepin' Cat Pumpkin: BHG

Fun Feline: BHG

Black Cat Pumpkin: BHG

Fall Pumpkins with Drilled Holes: BHG

Flame Design Pumpkins: BHG

Haunted Mansion Pumpkin: BHG

Flower Power Pumpkins: BHG

Floral Face Pumpkin: BHG

Happy Goblins: BHG

Celebrity Stencil Tutorials:

Michael Jackson Pumpkin: BHG

Barack Obama Pumpkin: BHG

Jon Stewart Pumpkin: BHG

Sarah Palin Pumpkin: BHG

Joe Biden Pumpkin: BHG

Oprah Pumpkin: BHG

David Letterman Pumpkin: BHG

Rachael Ray Pumpkin: BHG

Hillary Rodham Clinton Pumpkin: BHG

Michael Phelps Pumpkin: BHG

John McCain Pumpkin: BHG

Stephen Colbert Pumpkin: BHG

Engraved Tutorials:

• Monogram Pumpkin Letter Stencils: Better Homes and Gardens

Are You My Mummy Pumpkin: BHG

Chip Away a Pattern Pumpkin: BHG

Willard the Warlock Pumpkin: BHG

Spine Chilling Spider: BHG

Welcome Home Address Pumpkins: BHG

No Carve Pumpkin and Gourd Tutorials:

Object Attachment Tutorials:

Junk-O-Lantern Pumpkins: BHG

Pumpkin Ballerina: BHG

Sequin Striped Pumpkin: BHG

Silver Swirl Pumpkin: BHG

Snowman Pumpkin: BHG

The Crow's Hideout Pumpkin: BHG

Night Light Pumpkins: BHG

Sparkled Pumpkin: BHG

Striped Pumpkin: BHG

Copper Leafed Pumpkin: BHG

Fallen Leaves Pumpkin: BHG

Haunted Pumpkin on Boo Avenue: BHG

Build a Border Pumpkin: BHG

Easy Pumpkin Topper: BHG

Metal Mug Pumpkin: BHG

Lace Face Pumpkin: BHG

Make Waves Pumpkin: BHG

Beads and Wire Trimmed Pumpkin: BHG

Veggie Lady: BHG

The Cowboy: BHG

Glamor Girl Pumpkin: BHG

Party Favor and Decoration Tutorials:

Painted Tutorials:

Craft a Pumpkin Quilt: BHG

Primitive Paintings: BHG

The Pumpkin King: BHG

How to Make a Stenciled Pumpkin: BHG

Paint a Pretty Witch: BHG

Apple Core Pumpkins: BHG

Bold Design Pumpkin: BHG

Create Witches Legs from a Pair of Pumpkins: BHG

Frosted Pumpkin: BHG

Leafy Pumpkin Candle Holders: BHG

Creepy Crow Pumpkin: BHG

Pretty Pumpkin and Stand: BHG

Nocturnal Creatures Pumpkin: BHG

Web Laden Pumpkin: BHG

Pretty Patterned Pumpkins: BHG

Carnival Pumpkin: BHG

Painted Patchwork Pumpkin: BHG

Pick Your Pattern Pumpkin: BHG

Patterns and Polka Dots Pumpkins: BHG

Gourd Greeting: BHG

I could be missing some pumpkins – the website is really complex for listing all of these pumpkins. If you notice that I’m  missing any, please let me know so I can add them to the list! Thanks!

Photo Credit: zizzybaloobah on flickr

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