Whenever I see a project that a man would think is extraordinary, I take note! Quite a few men love to golf and this golf ball art is a craft "for both genders." It is eye-catching and cool to look at, yet it is made of golf balls. Madigan Made makes everyone happy! 
It's not too late to make some personalized pencils for your kids for school (or just for any occasion). Think of all the fun and crazy messages you could put on a pencil - some subliminal messages that a person may read many times throughout the day! SCJohnson's Family Economics had this idea (via Crafter-Holic.)
No Minimalist Here saved over $400 by creating this Ballard knock-off own her own. Isn't that old document so neat? It is a copy of a French birth certificate from 1816. I can think of so many cool things to do with this idea!
Groop Dealz asked me to give away money. 
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What a fun, unique idea are these pumpkins made from paint chips!?!? Don't you want a few of these! The Paisley Cupcake has this idea on their site! (I found it from the Iron Crafter contest at Fireflies and Jellybeans.) Even if you don't have or don't want to make them from paint chips, you can use scrapbook paper or another type of paper. (I wonder if you could use this technique to make apples and other fruits and veggies!)
I wondered a week or two ago if it was possible to make pumpkins out of corn husks (as I was shucking some corn). Domestically Speaking has answered my question in the affirmative! Look at this darling pumpkin made from corn husks!!!! So cute!
This is such a fabulous ideas for making pumpkins looks a little different. Not Just A Housewife and her family scratched words and pictures into pumpkins while they were still growing to form "scars" on the pumpkins. It looks grand! What a neat way to "carve" a pumpkin. I would love to plant some pumpkins so I can do this for next year!
Hi Everybody! My name is Beverly and I blog over at
I am soooo thrilled to be here at Someday Crafts! This is one of my favorite places to hang out.
I love to sew, embroider, make home decor projects, and jewelry! Here are a few of my tutorials.
The Retro Ric Rac Apron- so fun and flirty!
This cute little Embroidered Linen Pillow - lots of pleats and trimmed with jute!
And if you like jewelry, I just finished up Anthro Necklace Knockoff Week!
These are just three of the five tutorials - click on the picture to go to that page.
(And if you like these - I'm giving them away! Stop by before Sept. 10 to enter!!)
Today I've got a Halloween project for you!
It's called the
Feelin' Witchy Dishtowel.
I know. I'm rocking the boat with the pink. But who says that pink is only for Valentine's Day?!?
Plus it's got ric rac. You can't ever have enough ric rac. ;)
Here's what you'll need to make your very own.
• Dishtowel: I bought mine at Target
• Fabric: Small amounts of three different prints. The pink part is optional.
• 2 Colors of ric rac. Make sure they are two different sizes.
• 2 colors of contrasting ribbon
• Thread and sewing machine
Start by drawing out your witch feet. You want one piece, with a leg section and two shoes.
Cut your pattern piece apart where the tops of the shoes would be.
Cut two shoe pieces out. Cut 2 leg pieces out.
Cut a rectangle of fabric 2 inches longer than your dishtowel and 6" tall.
Press the top and bottom of your larger fabric rectangle down.
Sew it to your dishtowel close to the folded edges.
I left the bottom binding of the dishtowel uncovered for contrast.
Fold one short edge of the fabric under twice and wrap it around to the back of the dish towel. Sew this down close to the edge.
Repeat for the other side.
Layer the ric rac so the smaller width is on top of the larger. Place your dishtowel over the layers and sew the ric rac to the back side of the towel so it peeps out. Turn the edges under at the beginning and end as you sew.
Set your dishtowel aside for now.
Sew a leg piece to a shoe piece, right sides together. Do this for both pieces.
Press the seam towards the shoe.
Sew six horizontal lines of stitching to each leg piece. Make sure they're evenly spaced.
You can use the presser foot as a guide.
Place the two pieces right sides together. Sew around the pieces on all sides but the top.
Clip the curves and clip off fabric from the toe and the heel so it turns well.
Turn the piece right side out. It helps if you have something pointy, like a turning tool. . .or a chopstick.
Use it to make sure the toes and heels of your boots are nice and pointy.
Press the piece well. Turn the top under to the inside just a bit and sew the opening closed.
Fold the piece in half and finger press it to make a line.
Sew down this line to separate the legs and shoes.
Mark the halfway point of your dishtowel and match it to the center stitching line of the stockings.
Sew the stockings to the back side of the dishtowel.
Mmm. So cute!
But it needs something else . . .
Tie your two contrasting ribbons together to make two very small bows for the boots.
Make two larger bows for the towel and layer them on top of each other.
Sew on all the bows.
I hope you enjoyed the tutorial for my witchy little dishtowel!
I'd love for you to stop by Flamingo Toes and say hi.
Thanks so much Michelle for letting me visit today!
If you've got the tools, these crackled damask pumpkins would be easy to make. They are simply adorable (even without the damask on them). You Craft Me Up! totally makes the crackling look fabulous on these pumpkins.
Turn your old VHS tapes into a fantastic Halloween wreath with White House, Black Shutters! Such a fun upcycling use for VHS tapes. (I attended a wedding reception a few years ago held at a movie theater and they decorated with VHS film streamers, bows and flowers! Very different and fun!)
Use all the pumpkins, gourds, zucchini and squash coming out of your garden or that you buy at a store or farmer's market to decorate your porch or table with adorable little vegetable people. We used to do this when we were kids. (We loved to carve boats out of zucchini and squash and send them down the irrigation ditch!!!) What a great fall activity!
Beadboard makes everything cuter - especially these candy corns. When I imagined beadboard candy corn, I thought about the stripes going horizontally. Chapman Place made these vertical lines look great! 
Don't you love the look of fluffy white flowers? Well, these were made out of coffee filters. These would last a long time on a mantle, table or shelf (and are inexpensive compared to live flowers). Homework: Be Inspired created these from her old coffee filters. 
Homework: Be Inspired also made these beautiful beads from old magazines and paper. A great upcycling idea to save you money. See the paper bead bracelet tutorial.
