November 25 ~ Teach & Learn
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Animal Sewing Cards Download a dozen animal images and instructions to make these fun Animal Sewing Cards from Chez Beeper Bebe. |
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School Bags Calli from Make it Do shows you how to create these cute School Bags. |
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Pencil Case You’ll be prepared to teach and/or learn with Annie’s Pencil Case Tutorial at Annie Get Your Glue Gun! |
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Chalkboard Place Mats Make a Chalkboard Place Mat Tutorial with this tutorial from Little Birdie Secrets (it will help with the pre-dinner crazies!). |
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Toddler Backpack We know several kiddos who would love this Toddler Backpack from Charity’s tutorial at blueprints! |
You might also enjoy these related tutorials from the SMS archives: Reading & Writing, Gifts for Teachers, Gifts for College Students, Hanging Bed Organizer, Classic Tote (library books!), Toy Gathering Bucket, Laptop Sleeve, Gifts for Organization, Gifts for Bookworms
Here are just a handful of fabrics we love for some of these projects. Click on the fabric images to visit the Sew,Mama,Sew! shop:
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26 Stuffed Felt Letters Alphabet Set in Upper Case Fancy from MiChiMa We want multiple sets of these perfectly bright & tactile 26 Stuffed Felt Letter Alphabet Sets from Anna at MiChiMa. MiChiMa has a pretty excellent variety of stuffed letters, in addition to a new holiday collection & more. |
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Honey & Sea Salt Caramels Learn to make these wonderful Honey & Sea Salt Caramels with Anita at Dessert First. |
Print It
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Vintage Bookplates Print these sweet Vintage Bookplates from Jessie at Sweet Jessie, and give the unparalleled gift of a favorite childhood book. |
Win It
Tweet #handmadeholidays anytime this week for a chance to win a $20 gift certificate to Sew,Mama,Sew!
Comment in today’s post for a chance to win one of these prizes. The winners will be announced on Friday. Visit our prize list to see some of the other great giveaways this month.
Many of you loved the Pocket Purse and Keychain set from November 13 ~ Go. Here is an opportunity to win a gift certificate to the Jimmy Pickles shop and choose one for yourself or a special friend. Beautiful wristlet keychains, key fobs, purses and more. Great gifts for anyone on your list!
By Saori Yamazaki
(Shambhala/Trumpeter, $21.95, ISBN: 978-1-59030-716-8)
From the Publisher:
Every item is a little sweeter when it’s made with materials that are just right, and the soft, warm, and durable nature of wool felt makes it the perfect material for the little ones in your life. The twenty-five felted projects in this book—from soft play mats and warm wool vests to snuggly teddy bears and cozy baby booties—will add a touch of warm and fuzzy delight to your baby’s life.
Using just two easy techniques—wet felting and needle felting—you can easily transform raw wool into innumerable objects that will please your baby’s senses and last as your child grows. Clear step-by-step instruction and detailed diagrams make felting easy for beginners, while the unique projects and beautiful color photographs will inspire all crafters.
Make the projects in this book and add a touch of warmth to your nursery, crib, playroom, and beyond.
Projects include:
- woolen baby booties—a practical and lovely item any baby will need,
- flying bluebirds mobile—a classic gift that both babies and parents will appreciate,
- musical clatter balls—a safe toy that will entertain for hours,
- warm bottle cover—to help insulate baby’s bottle,
- mama’s bag—a capacious holder for diapers, cell phones, and lunch.
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More Handmade Holiday Ideas (& don’t miss our Handmade Holidays photo pool!)
24 ~ Woof & Meow
23 ~ Smell
22 ~ Count
21 ~ Bake
20 ~ Rock
19 ~ Organize
18 ~ Write
17 ~ Tote
16 ~ Frame
15 ~ Celebrate
14 ~ Shop
13 ~ Go
12 ~ Clean & Tidy
11 ~ Pamper
10 ~ Craft
9 ~ Play
8 ~ Deck the Halls
7 ~ Exercise
6 ~ Sit Back & Relax
5 ~ Read
4 ~ Go Green
3 ~ Sleep
2 ~ Adorn
1 ~ Wear
We respect the copyright of all crafters. All links and photos from blogs on our Handmade Holidays posts are used with permission.
275 Responses to “November 25 ~ Teach & Learn”
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As a mother of a child who LOVES bags, I thank you for the toddler backpack! I also love the animal sewing cards. Thanks for all the great ideas
That backpack is absolutely adorable!
Thank you for this great post! I loooove the printable book plates
Everything is so adorable!
i would love to have a jimmy pickle’s purse!
Fun! I love the school bag and chalkboard placemats!
Thank you for including the sewing cards and backpack tutorials. Are you reading my mind?! Those are the two things I wanted to make for my tot for Christmas!
I love felting!
The salty sweet of those caramels is so tempting. Will definitely be making those.
Chalkboard place mats are brilliant! Who would have thunk it!
I am for sure going to make some of those animal lace up cards. thanks!
the Animal Sewing Cards are great! will try these soon.
Love all of it.
Those caramels look so good!!
Love your fabric choices, as always. Especially the printed words.
I have to make those caramels – yum! That backpack is so cute!
I love the vintage bookplates!! Beautiful!
I love the toddler backpack, so quick and easy. Thanks
These ideas are great! Thank you!
I love the bookplates! They’d be perfect for a little friend that is starting school next year.
Those sewing cards just brought back memories of myself at age 5, with a plastic needle, some yarn, and cardboard dollies to embellish.
What fun!
I love felting and would love love to win the book!!!!!!!!!
Fabulous ideas!!
Great variety thanks! Happy holidays!!
ohh what a great giveaway
I love the animal sewing cards and the bookplates!
Love the chalkboard place mat idea! The reusable chalk gift tags that follow on that blog are a great idea too!
I am going to try the honey and sea salt caremels. Thanks for the idea
Those felt letters are adorable. And honey and sea salt caramels – yummy!
I wish you could give away time to make all of the ideas you post here! Seriously love the chalkboard placemats. Thanks for the inspiration.
Ohh I love the printable bookplates! They are just adorable!
I love the sewing cards they look very classic
Looking forward to sewing after Thanksgiving!
Love those placemats!
Oooh! Felting for Babies looks like a really great book! I’ve never actually done any felting, so it sounds like it would be a good place to start. How fun!
I love the vintage bookplates and caramels are my favorite Love the Pickle purse too Cynthia
They’re all so cute!!
I love the school bags and the vintage bookplates!
Where can I get some of that chalkboard cloth!!1 I’ve never seen it before? Must hunt it down.
I love the school bag!
Sweet tutorials! So practical and fun!
Love the pencil case. Thanks for sharing!
The pencil cases look neat — and great for storing so many things!
haaa…. the todler backpack is so sweet!!
I love the book tags! Thanks!
Fantastic ideas
Book looks very inspiring.
Too cute Toddler Backpack now on the list!!! : )
Oooh, I would love a book about felting. I love to felt!
i’ve been looking for a great bag pattern and i think i found it! thanks for sharing all these wonderful ideas.
These are all great projects!
Love these bags and mats!
Thanks for all the wonderful ideas! The recipe for the caramels looks sooo yummy.
These are lovely ideas!
Great ideas today since most of my gift recipents are wee ones!
Love it all… I’ve been spying those felt letters for months and months!!
Love those letters!
I have been looking at some chalk cloth and wondering if I should buy it – those placemats might be the perfect thing!
Love the toddler backpack and pencil case. And that fabric Jennifer chose is wonderful!
As a teacher I wondered if the “Teach & Learn” topic would pop up! Great ideas!
AAAdorable!
I’m going to have to try making the animal cards!
Oh, this is perfect for my family! I love every one of these tutorials!
Those felt alphabet letters are awesome!!
Any and every pencil case catches the eye of my daughter – looks like one may find its way into her stocking! (Oh and those caramels!! mmmmm)
I love Handmade for the Holidays. Every morning I feel like a kid at Chrsitmas seeing what you have come up with next! Thank you SMS!
My niece goes to kindergarten next year, I’m making that cute bag for her! And the honey sea salt caramels, those will be someone’s gift this Christmas! Thanks again:)
I love those vintage bookplates!
what? first comment?
such beautiful, useful stuff!
thanks…
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Awesome! thanks for another day of great ideas.
Thanks for digging around to find all the great tutorials! I can’t wait to make the toddler backpack!
I especially like the sewing cards,which bring back old memories.
Kathleen C
The chalkboard placemat will certainly save paper at my house! Thanks for sharing it.
Awwww, love the toddler backpack and the felt letters, so cute and so practical!!
Love the school bag-adorable!
Great ideas for my daughter!
My niece would love that backpack! And those bookplates are the cutest thing, if only my printer weren’t broken. Oh well, good motivation to get it working.
I just love this blog! What a great giveaway!
I love these ideas! Going to try the chalkboard placemats today!
Maybe I need a school bag! Too cute!
Thanks for the honey caramel recipe–I can’t wait to try it!
i adore those bookplates! & sweet book bag too!
thanks as always for the fabulous links!
Best pencil pouch tutorial I have seen.
The toddler backpack! The chalkboard placemats! The caramels! What to make first?
More great ideas! The toddler back pack would be a hit in my house.
Very cute. I think I really need to make the chalkboard placemat for my children.
I have an old skirt I’ve been waiting to felt for a while!
PLACEMATS!! MUST MAKE THESE.
Those are awesome crafts! And the caramels look delicious.
The chalckboard placemats are so creative. I will have to make some for all the little ones in my life. I also really like the vintage bookplates…too cute!
adorable! love all the ideas today!
Love the pencil case!
I love those chalkboard placemats. What a great alternative to bringing a coloring book to a restaurant.
I LOVE the vintage book plates! And those caramels looks so yummy!
There are so many things on this post that I want to make, I can’t pick a favorite! Why do I even look! My sewing list is long already?
I love the little animal lacing cards!
The sewing cards are so cute, and I’m going to give my new nephew the bookplates.
I know a toddler that would love those chalkboard place mats!
Frustrated bc I do all of this already but don’t post it online.
Chalkboard placemat is brilliant!
Chalkboard placemat brilliant! Should make getting the kids to come to the table much easier. Looking forward to trying the sewing cards too – little fingers have just got dextrous enough for this. I love this handmade holiday month, it really brightens up a dreary November. thxs Anna
So many adorable things today as usual. I love the sewing cards and book plates and pencil case and…
More great gift ideas!
Thank you for the inspiration!
The messenger style bags are always great for kids. Love those felt alphabets too!
Chalkboard placemats–such a great idea!!
Neat stuff!
wow! what a lot of fantastic tutorials today! that chalkboard placemat is ingenious, and I love the school book bag too…
Everybody needs a bag to carry thier school stuff in!
And I really really love that hello fabric.
the felt letters are BEAUTIFUL.
cute!!!!!!!
Thanks again!
I love all these projects! My older boy would really enjoy the animal sewing cards. Thanks for the tip! I just discovered MiChiMa’s shop on Etsy yesterday and fell in love with the alphabet sets. She is very talented.
I was hoping to see a post like this, thanks. The book looks adorable. My fingers are crossed.
love the school bags!
I am loving all the awesome ideas everyday (although, my to-do list has now reached astronomical proportions…)!
I’m loving these ideas! Thanks
Such cute projects! Love the school bag.
I think the squirrel school bag is very cute!!!
The alphabets are great…my grand loves them….and next we will try the Animal Sewing Cards. Happy Thanksgiving everyone!
I would love to win!
Yay! A messenger bag!
the chalkboard place mat is super cute!
Mmmm…those caramels look delicious! Love the pencil case too!
Love the fabric chalkboard idea!
“Felting for Baby” seems like such a great gift idea for all of my crafty friends! I can’t wait to check it out!
Very cute stuff! We have some of the felted stuffed letters from MiChiMa and my son loves them.
Ooh, ooh, those animal sewing cards! Off to get them now.
What an adorable school bag!
I have a six year old and a three year old, these tutes will definitely come in handy! Thanks for the great resources!
Love the felting book!
Great ideas! I think that I’ll make one of those backpacks for my little one. Thanks for the tutes!
um, yum. those caramels look amazing….and the chalkboard mat is super cute.
Such cute bookplates!
love them all! Thanks!
Thanks so much for posting these great ideas! Love the bag.
I love the Animal Sewing Cards!
You have outdone yourselves this year with Handmade Holidays, the categories, tutorials, recipes, it is fantastic. Thank you.
Mmmm…. I love caramels.
fantastic ideas today! I love the chalkboard placemats and the sewing cards.
that little backpack is just too sweet!
cuter than cute!
I just tried to get this book from inter library loan…having a copy would be better! Love the sewing cards.
Chalk board PLacemats… who knew!
oh honey and sea salt, yum yum
I love the fun ideas! Getting kids into the mix is so fun, because they are so forgiving with crafty imperfections.
I had lace-up cards like that growing up! Never thought to make some at home though! Also love the bookbags!
How cute…I love the chalkboard placemats…too fun!
I love the animal sewing cards – and the caramels!
All of these items are so cute! The toddler bag and pencil case are on my to-do list for when we start homeschooling
So cute! I love the chalkboard place mats.
All of these ideas are wonderful. That little boy looks adorable with his wee backpack! The chalkboard placemats and pencil case are projects I’ll definitely try.
as a homeschool mom, teaching and learning gifts are always a plus! Thanks for the ideas!
I’m a teacher and these are all amazing. I can’t decide which one to obsess over first!
Cutie overload !
I love the animal sewing cards…so cute. Thanks for another great giveaway, too. Would love to win the felting book and do some fun projects for my sweet grandbaby!
I have been dying to try chalk board cloth. And the caramels sound delicious!
Those felt letters are adorable. I want to make some of those for my niece!
Wow! this is my favorite day yet! I’ve made several of the toddler backpacks as gifts-they’re wonderful!
WOW! I had NO IDEA that chalk cloth even existed!
How amazingly fun!
Crossing my fingers.
THe school bag is a MUST, but the chalkboard placemat is BRILLIANT!!
Ah so much great stuff! I’m overwhelmed.
I hope I win, love the book!
Love the chalkboard placemats.
This is the best day yet! Great ideas. Chalk cloth– who knew?!
Awesome selection today! Great gift ideas for kids. Love the pencil case, back pack, book labels, and would love to try out those caramels. The chalkboard place mats are fantastic as well. I just found some of those on sale on a website and to find a tutorial to make my own is even better. Thanks for the great ideas!
Ooooh – the kids would LOVE the sewing cards! And I would love the Felting for Baby! Thanks…
I made bags for my kids for school a couple years ago and they still love them. Too bad they aren’t as cute as the ones featured here
but at least I came up with my own pattern for them.
Absolutely fantastic idea…portable chalk board!
aw, that little toddler backpack is CUTE!!! perfectly sized for tiny tots
These are right up our alley. I know my little ones would love the chalkboard placemat. Honey & sea salt caramels look yummy. Thanks for the great ideas.:)
I love the vintage bookplates. They are so cute!
Love the ideas! Keep ‘em coming.
more fun projects! i have sooo much to do!
Wow, those caramels look great, and I love those bookplates – so cute!
is it bad that I want a pencil case?
I love the animal sewing cards. They would make great gifts for children.
Love Charity’s tutorials, love the rest. And the chalkboard placemat…wow.
Amazing ideas! Thank you again!
I’m going to make that toddler backpack in a monkey print for my little boy – perfect! Thanks:)
those caramels look good!
I love the toddler backpacks. My kids look hilarious with their huge kid sized backpacks on their backs. These might be better sized.
I actually bought that exact set of letters on Etsy for my nephew. They are so cute and durable too!
honey and sea salt caramels, yum!!
Now I’m ready to start my Christmas shopping! Thank you!
those honey and sea salt caramels are as good as made (and eaten!)
Some really great stuff for my niece and nephew as well as my little one.
I love the felting for baby book, well, what I’ve seen of it. Such great little projects!
everything is so cute!
I absolutely love the chalkboard placemats. I’m making a set for a friend’s child, and he’s going to love them!
And sea salt caramels? YUM!
would love it! thanks.
Wow- I would love this book! I’ve been wanting to learn to felt!
Those school bags look pretty. The design with animals is just great! And Felting for baby giveaway book is what I need. My baby is waiting as I make something for him
I already made that cute backpack for my son!
Wonderful gift ideas – you never seem to disappoint!
I love the backpack! Great fabrics all around today.
Wow – so many cool ideas!! I’d really like to make a set of chalkboard place mats and I’d love to get my hands on that felting for baby book. Thanks!
I was already planning to make some lacing cards for my niece’s gift, but I didn’t have a pattern. Problem solved!
I can’t wait to try the candy!
Toddler backpack is awesome!
Great Tutorials!!! Love the cute backpack.
The toddler back pack is genius. It is so hard to find backpacks that fit the under four set. Must make soon.
One of these days I’m going to make one of those chalkboard mats. I swear it!!
So cute! Love these ideas, all of them are perfect for my little girl!
All so cute and sweet!
Just when I thought I had all the ideas I needed for my daughter, you post the cutest squirrel satchel. Back to the sewing machine I go… got to make the stuff to go inside it, too!
I really love the backpack, and I am definitely going to try the caramels!
Definitely bookmarking this page! So many good ideas (and those caramels look divine!).
Love that sweet little backpack!
thank you for so many wonderful ideas! Great day today, loved everything!
More cute stuff! I think kids carrying backpacks are sooo cute!
Love the toddler backpack and the vintage bookplates!!!
those felt letters are adorable!
i nee to make those caramels now!!! too bad i have pumpkin pies to mix up.
I’m so excited to make those lacing cards!
I love the school bag and the chalk board mat very cute ideas I intend to look into.
the squirill school bag is so cute
I have been wanting to make felt booties for my cutie and need that awesome book!
great ideas, as usual! love the vintage bookplates though – definitely printing some for my little bookworms!
I love the pencil case, it could easily be makeup bags or little sewing kits.
That chalk board placemat would be amazing!
totally trying those caramels! Yum!
the bookplates are so adorable and perfect for a little kid!
I love all of these items on here! I love this post!
I need that book! I love felting, and baby booties. They just go together so nicely.
These are some great projects to make for the busy little ones in your life. Thanks for more great ideas!
Those caramels got me! Off to the kitchen…
Love these ideas! Thanks for doing the giveaway!
Love the chalkboard placemats!
oh that sea salt caramel… YUM.
Nice sewing cards!
Chalk Board place mats for EVERYONE!! I keep changing my holiday lists with each new post.
The felt alphabet looks really nice. What inspiring ideas… Contact at LAupperlee@sheppardpratt.org
been wanting Felting for Baby… thanks for the chance to win!
Honey and sea salt caramels, yum! I will have to make some!
cute cute cute. I really like the placemats. thats a fun idea!
cute cute cute. I really like the placemats.
Very lovely bookplates. Have several young nieces and nephews who would love felted goodies!
Such neat placemats!
Love the pencil case! Just printed out the tutorial to add to my christmas to-do list!
I do not want November to ever end! I love Handmade Holidays!
I am SO going to get fabric for the toddler backpack tomorrow. My daughter will absolutely love it! Will make a perfect early Christmas gift and she can have it before our flight. Yay!
I love those felt letter alphabets and the pencil case is cute also!
the chalkboard placemat is definitely on my list of to make — hello, my name is stephanie and i’m a germaphobe!
Those vintage bookplates are precious!
these just keep getting better and better.
The felting for babies book looks interesting.
Just going through all the projects and noticed that November 17 and 18 link to the November 1st projects. Not sure if this is intentional, I don’t think it is, but thought I would mention it anyway.
I love your blog/site – everything about it.
Thanks for organizing the Handmade Holidays.
Natalie
That toddler backpack would be perfect for my daughter!
What lovely ideas. Just found your website and so looking forward to reading archives.
Love the placemats!! And the salt caramels look yummy!
the chalkboard place mat looks like a great project!
These are great! I can’t tell you how much I appreciate these great finds collected in one place for easy reference.
Beautiful fabric choices!
jimmy pickles? oh my!
Lots of cute ideas today. Thanks for the ideas and inspiration.
Just bookmarked that pencil case. Love it!
Great projects!!!!
very fun…love the school bag!!
Sewing cards are a great idea!
These look like wonderful projects.
I’m going to start my son on those sewing cards – thank you so much!
love the school bags!
Love the back pack!
I love the felted letters!
such cute ideas! i really like the placemat idea and the pencil pouch is so adorable
That toddler backpack is awesome! I had such a hard time finding a backpack to fit my son for preschool…this would be perfect!
Those animal sewing cards are fabulous – thanks for sharing!
The school bags, just love to make bags!!! And the perfect complement, the pencil boxes! Great gift ideas.
School bags & chalkboard place mats!! Woohoo!
The school bags look fabulous – as do the chalkboard place mats – though I know my kids probably wouldn’t eat if they could sit and draw instead
I’m going to make the caramels for our cookie swap- Thanks!
All so cute!
I like these ideas, especially the toddler backpack. Thanks for the link!
Cool ideas!
Can’t wait to make the caramels
Lots of fun projects!
Ooooh! So many good ideas this post.