November 19 ~ Tech Gifts
| You know how boring (and expensive) things like camera bags and CD holders can be? No more! Now you can protect that iPod with flair, and choose fabrics to match your recipient’s music, photography and personal style. |  |
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iPod Cozy Julie created her iPod Cozy Tutorial for several generations of iPods so you’ll find great cutting measurements and step-by-step visuals via her blog, Julieree. Julie is a graphic designer and you can see a great, sophisticated aesthetic in her project. She writes, “I am interested in pretty much all fiber and paper crafts–I particularly enjoy quilting, sewing clothes, and designing stationery.” |
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Camera Cozy Lenore shows how to make your camera happy with her Camera Cozy Tutorial on the Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories site (check out their fun and often slightly wacky project archives). |
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CD “Poket” Irene’s CD “Poket” Tutorial via her blog, Mushroom Villagers, is a unique, easy and rewarding project sure to be welcomed for any car, tote or home. |
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iPod Cozy Candace from Craft Daisies received an iPod for Christmas last year and wanted something cute to protect it on the go. She fashioned this “fabulous and functional” iPod Cozy Tutorial with felt. |
Fabric Recommendations
Here are just a handful of fabrics we love for these projects:
| Beth’s choice | Kristin’s choice | Lauren’s choice | ||
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More Handmade Holiday ideas:
18 ~ For Baby
17 ~ Purses
16 ~ Gifts for the Crafter
15 ~ Warm those Toes
14 ~ Dress the Kids
13 ~ Placemats
12 ~ For the Table
11 ~ Reading & Writing
10 ~ Ties & Belts
9 ~ Fabric Ornaments
8 ~ Whimsy
7 ~ For Your Purse or Pocket
6 ~ Blankets for Baby
5 ~ Tote Bags
4 ~ Lunch Bags
3 ~ For the House
2 ~ Pincushions & Pins
1 ~ Aprons
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77 Responses to “November 19 ~ Tech Gifts”
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I like the addition of the elastic on the iPod cozy. I’ll have to try that out.
These are great! We are going to have to make some iPod cozies!!
Thanks again!
My car could so use a cute new cd holder…great idea! I bet my sis could, too…..gift maybe?
Hello! I love this idea. It looks great and is roomy! Thanks, Cindi
jchoppes(at)hotmail(dot)com
I need a camera bag! I’d love to say that I need the other stuff too, but I’m so much in the stone age that I don’t even have a cell phone, let alone an ipod…
Oh the camera tote is just what I’ve been needing! Thanks again!
Love the CD Poket. What a great gift for those of us who are ipod-less!
The iPod cozies: PERFECT for my husband’s Christmas and/or birthday (Jan 4)!
Another set of awesome tutorials!!! Love the CD pocket!
Beth…you and I have the same taste in fabric…great choice today!
More tutorials over on my blog as I’ve managed to collect a massive amount of bookmarks over the year…thought I’d share!
Hope everyone is busy at their sewing machines!
With friendship,
Lisa
The camera cosy is exactly what I need. It’s going to look so cute in Heather Ross fabrics!
So I REALLY love this tutorial a day thing. I will be sad when it’s over but it’s nice to know it’s here any time I want to check it out. Today, I love the Bird iPod Cozy, so cute!
I love that little iPod Cozy from craft Dasies! Thik Ill give that a try (-:
Kim
i made my fiance a case for his gameboy last year!
This is perfect! I’ve been wondering what I can sew for the guys in my life. They didn’t seem all that excited with the prospect of handmade totebags in their near future. Awesome ideas, thanks!
I have tried the camera cozy – the first try showed me that the pattern would need revision before it fit my camera well. I have not made a second attempt, but I nevertheless love the idea and hope to have time to try again.
I love the cd holder, and know just who is getting one from me this year!!!
Thanks for a plethora of great ideas!
More great ideas – thanks!
The CD pocket would come in so handy! And someone on my list has requested a camera case- maybe I’ll get him the one on his list and then make a more fun one too.
I need a camera bag. That’s perfect! I guess I’ll have to squeeze a Christmas gift for myself in my list of projects.
I love the fabric choices today. And I’m loving this whole home made for the holidays! It’s great!
These are all great! I’ve been wanting a camera case for myself. Thank you so much for posting these!
I’ve got to try and make the camera cozy! I know I already need to make a carrier for my tripod – may as well make them coordinate.
Love these!
Those are great…I really like the cd holder!!
Ok seriously, where are you getting all these great ideas???!!
Now we are getting into the stuff I can really make as presents for my list. Thanks!
LOVE these ideas!!! I’d say the camera bag is my fave – but maybe it’s the cd holder? Or the ipod covers? I like them all!!!
Love the CD Poket!
I love the iPod cozies. We are big iPod fans here but I have never seen a cozy I like for in my car….problem solved.
Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories is such a fun site! Thanks for posting that!
OOO! The Camera Cozy will be a perfect gift for my boyfriend’s new camera! Thanks so much!
Great ideas! I’ve got to try the camera bag!
I went to look at the camera cozy tutorial… but the website is so cool… totally got distracted.
You are saving my holidays!!! I can’t wait to start on all the gifts!! What a great site! I already added your button!
Happy Holidays!
The camera cozy is great! I hadn’t thought to make one. I may need a cute birdie on my iPod too!
Fantastic ideas! Thank you!
You have really started something great with your Handmade Holidays posts! I love your project choices and the way your group them by type each day.
Cool!! Stuff I can definitely make for guy gifts!
everything needs a cozy!
Now all I need is an iPod… =]
I’ll have to take this bird ipod cozy and tweak it for for cell phone.
-violet
Here’s another one I’ve had bookmarked for ages, and still have yet to make. A small camera case.
http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?topic=123044.0
Finally, something I can make for those techie hard-to-buy-for people!
Thanks again for the wonderful collection of tutorials – I haven’t been paying too much attention to the fabirc suggestions as I have so much of my own – but today’s really caught my eye!
Oooh, I like those CD pockets!
Ohhhh these are awesome.
Im making my sister a CD pocket
and i may attempt the camera cozy for my mom!
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YEY FOR HANDMADE CHRISTMAS!!
Love the CD pocket – it’s such an obvious DIY project since most mass produced ones are so ugly but it never would have occured to me that I could make my own!
Ohh…now I have idea for the tech-savvy men on my christmas list!
We’re finally getting a new car radio, this time with cd player so I could really need a cd pocket soon!
MY hubby’s a photographer. He just might need a camera cozy for Christmas…
More great ideas ! Thanks for this blog, I will probably have to come back every day, even more, now !
Cecile
That camera bag is way too cool!
Love the camera holder!
I think my sis needs an ipod cover…come to think of it so does my mother….and so many others!
yay! You guys rock
These ideas are so great! I can certainly use the ipod and the cd tut! thank you so much!!
Wow! I just love the camera cozy tutorial!! thanks for sharing this! what a great idea….
Some more great tutorials…these are going to make some great Christmas gifts!!!
i am loving the new projects every day! the camera bag is really sweet
I love that the ipod tutorial has directions for different generations/types. The camera cozy tutorial is fun, too, and much better looking than most heinous camera bags on the market today.
Totally love these. I’m going to be making several of these projects.
The fabric choices are fantastic. I love all three.
I think I need a CD pocket fo my car! So great!
Great tutorial on the camera cozy! I’ll try one with the added carrier for lenses and flash. Thanks!
I LOVE the camera bag tutorial. I recently purchased a compact camera and have been meaning to make a protective bag for it. I’d seen this bag somewhere before but couldn’t remember where, thanks for posting it
perfect ideas for those guys in my life… thanks!
These are all so practical and I am impressed with the clarity of all of the tutorials I have used so far. Thank you so much!
Love the camera cosy! This month has been filled with such wonderful ideas
This is going from good to great ideas!!!
Love the camera bag and the cd pocket!
Love the felt i-pod cosy!
Letty
Great iPod cozy – I like the elastic idea, and might even try this for my cell phone to keep me from accidentally turning on the MP3 player feature when it is in my pocket!
I don’t want November to ever end!!!!
This is great! Now I can make an I-pod cozy for my Dad!
Great cozies!!!
I love the camera cozy! My husband is getting a camera for Christmas, and I’ll have to make it.
Ilike the CD Pocket. Thanks!
Oh, the camera cozy is just brilliant!!!
I’m definately going to be making a camera bag…how fun!
Love that camera tote! And I think the ipod cozy might actually be a sewn gift I can give my brother-in-law! (It is so hard to think of crafty gifts that men will like!)