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November 16 ~ Frame
| Do you have a blank wall or two? Can you think of a few people on your holiday list who appreciate art? Do you need change in your decor? Today’s your day! |  |
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Message Board Make a Message Board for your home (or for a lucky friend!) with Pascale from //Between the lines//. You can find instructions for constructing the board in the previous link, and instructions for preparing the fabric in this link. |
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Simple Silk Screening This Simple Silk Screening with Kids (or not) Tutorial from Nicole at One Golden Apple makes the process look easy & fun, and the results are fantastic. |
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Fabric Scrap Collage Chasity shows you how to make a Fabric Scrap Collage at belle and burger. She adds that it’s an easy project to adapt to all skill levels. |
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Framed Initial Ashley from Make It and Love It created this easy Framed Initial with her computer, scissors, favorite fabric and double-sided fusible web! |
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Shadowbox Frame Monica shows you how to turn a salvaged window into a Shadowbox Frame at Crafty Nest. |
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Mini Framed Magnetic Board Monica from Crafty Nest also has this great Mini Framed Magnetic Board we think you might enjoy. |
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Thread Sketching on Fabric We seriously want to drop everything right now and experiment with Thread Sketching on Fabric after reading the tips at clutterpunk. She adds, “…It’s a great way to embellish plain tea towels or serviettes for a quick(ish) project.” |
You might also enjoy these related tutorials from the SMS archives: Fabric Art, Fabric Bulletin Board, Gifts for Organization, Gifts for Artists
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:
| Jennifer’s choice | Beth’s choice | Lauren’s choice | ||
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Modern Design Deck Print from Little Paper Planes We want to frame this Modern Design Deck Print from Jen Renninger and Little Paper Planes today! The print is from an original gouache and acrylic board illustration. Little Paper Planes has a great selection of prints, paper goods, clothing & more so be sure to look around! |
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Secret Room Locket from Whimsical Treasures Frame a treasured momento or picture in this Secret Room Locket from Whimsical Treasures. |
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Lavender & Sage Hand Embroideries from Hare and Drum These Lavender & Sage Hand Embroideries are presented in free-standing frames, “allowing for the light to pass through the fabric.” Agnieszka sells hand embroidered table linens, hoop framed pieces, ornaments and much more in her Hare and Drum shop. |
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Christmas Stollen Bake this traditional Christmas Stollen Recipe from Elyn at e’s joie for Christmas morning. |
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Feed Your Soul ~ The Free Art Project Have we got a treat for you today! Jen Wallace, the writer behind the blog Indie Fixx, created Feed Your Soul to share free art with everyone. Every month new artists contribute art you can then download, print and, well, frame! Visit Feed Your Soul for a huge variety of 2009 prints, including this selection from Angela Vandenbogaard. |
Win It
Twaiku contest! (Haiku on Twitter.) Post your original haiku on Twitter this week and include #HH3 (trying to save you a few characters.) The theme? Handmade Holidays, of course! Our 2 favorites win a $20 gift certificate to Sew,Mama,Sew!
Comment in today’s post for a chance to win this book. The winner will be announced on Friday. Visit our prize list to see some of the other great giveaways this month.
By Amanda Blake Soule
(Shambhala/Trumpeter, $21.95, ISBN: 978-1-59030-595-9)
From the Publisher:
For many of us, our home is the center of our life. It is the place where our families meet and mingle, where we share our meals and share our dreams. So much more than just a space to live, our homes offer us a place of comfort, nourishment, and love for us and for our children.In Handmade Home, Amanda Blake Soule, author of The Creative Family and the blog SouleMama.com, offers simple sewing and craft projects for the home that reflect the needs, activities, and personalities of today’s families. As Amanda writes in the introduction, “As a crafter, I’m always looking for the next thing I want to make. As a mama, I’m always looking for the next thing we need—to do, to have, to use—as a family. The coming together of these parts is where the heart of Handmade Home lies.”
Filled with thirty-three projects made by reusing and repurposing materials, all of the items here offer a practical use in the home. From picnic blankets made out of repurposed bed sheets to curtains made out of vintage handkerchiefs, these projects express the sense of making something new out of something old as a way to live a more financially pared-down and simple life; lessen our impact on the earth; connect to the past and preserve a more traditional way of life; and place value on the work of the hands. Also included are projects that children can help with, allowing them to make their own special contribution to the family home.
More than just a collection of projects for handmade items, this book offers the tools to create a life—and home—full of beauty, integrity, and joy.
More Handmade Holiday Ideas (& don’t miss our Handmade Holidays photo pool!)
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.
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Ooo! Fabric sketching??! That one I must try..
I want to make ALL of these!
Really like the free art project print! And of cos I’d like to win the book too !! ^^ Thanks for the lovely give-away!
Hey cool the 1st to leave a comment! I guess my late night inability to sleep has it’s rewards LOL… love art from recycled stuff!
Fun stuff! I have so many empty frames lying around these are great ideas! Thanks!!
I love the free art under Print It, it is beautiful.
I’ve been looking for a tutorial on silk screening! Thanks
the message bord is beautiful! WHAT A GREAT VERSION!
Some fab things to be inspired to make here – particularly the lavender & sage hand embroideries. And that book is on my wishlist
ooh! love the pockets on the message board…and the free print it is just too cute
your craft a day project i so inspiring and fun. i love it.
cant wait to see whats coming up next and cant wait to get started with the projects.
Great ideas today!
Thank you.
There are so many great ideas, it’ll take me all next year to get to them all! Here’s to NEXT Christmas!
That Kaffe fabric is gorgeous – and I love the sketching technique – it’s so fun to use!
The message board is practical – but oh so funky! Love it!
Love the mini framed magnet board idea – what a easy way to keep your photo display in rotation!
Who wouldn’t want to win Amanda Blake Soule’s book?! I’ve been following her blog for a long time and still love it. So, I keep my fingers crossed for this one!
I can’t wait to try some of these ideas!
What a terrific category! I never would have thought of framed items as a grouping!
The Stollen reminds me of being a child because we tried Stollen in the last German class before the Christmas break. I’d love to try the silk screen printing as that’s a technique that I’ve never done.
Love the message board with pockets. A really good idea…
Lovely ideas. I’m looking at a fabric message board for my study too.
I’m dying to have a go at thread sketching when I get a minute! I have a friend who would love a framed initial too
What wonderful ideas. My MIL would love the message board. Will be doing this one tomorrow. Thanks Claire
So many fun ideas here! My favourite is the thread sketching. I’ve wanted to try it since seeing it used in Ottobre magazine. Thanks for linking to such a detailed tutorial!
Thanks for these projects!!! And thanks for the link to Feed Your Soul ~ The Free Art Project: very interesting downloads!
beautiful!! cant wait to make the message board, and those tea towels are fabulous!
Had been thinking about getting an other cork board, but the message board is one step better.
I love the modern design deck poster! The tutorial on thread sketching is really great. I’m going to give it a try tonight!
I would love to win this book. I have been dreaming for ages about this one.
Art+Fabric… must try
and just look how beautiful are the images at Free Your Soul!!!
lovely suggestions, as usual!
Handmade Home is on my wish list. Hope to win it here first!
I’m bookmarking the framed magnetic board to make for my sewing room sometime.
Oh I love the thread sketching too. Simple and elegant!
I would love to give this to my bestie for her pending baby…
Great frames to make a room brighter, and the message board is a dream.
Thread Sketching, beautiful! (But still intimidating) I also love the Feed Your Soul link. Thanks.
So many great ideas today – I want to try them all! I think I need more people on my Christmas list!
clutterpunk’s thread sketching tutorial is great. I’m going to try that!
Love the magnetic board. Shame all my gifts have to go overseas and are mostly done now. Maybe I can make myself one
so many great ideas! Thanks a ton! My daughter and I are participating in an ugly fabric exchange thru our local quilt group, and thanks to you we have a nice selection of great ideas. can’t wait to get started!
Love the Message Board!
Thank you for the inspiration.
Great projects! I’ve been meaning to try my hand at screen printing.
i love that print download!
I am loving all these posts for november, only my to do list keeps growing bigger because I want to make it all!
I like the scrap collage, will have to try it.
I’d really love that book!
This is the best site! I subscribe to the blog and follow you on twitter. Makes me feel like I need to quit my job because it interferes with my crafting.
I LOVED all of the Make It tutorials! I will definitely have to try some!
Gorgeous tutorials..i love them all!
As always, such great ideas! Thank you!
I collect frames so I have plenty of them lying around. Nice tutorials!!!
This book is so full of great ideas…I hope to make a screen bag for collecting seashells as a christmas present!!
Anything that can help me organize my life is a good thing! Love these framing projects- organization AND good looks, yay!
Oh, I love this book! Thanks for the chance.
I’m eager to do a framed project – - – am finding my current wall art to be a bit dull in color – - – I want splashes of reds and yellows to get me through the midwest winter ahead. Thanks for the links.
These are wonderful ideas. I like the message board a lot and the thread sketching – so fun! And this book – one I’ve had my eye on for a long time. Thanks for a great post and wonderful giveaway!
Love these projects, especially the framed initial and many thanks to ‘Feed your soul’ for the amazing free downloads
So many ideas and so little time. (sigh)
I love the silk screening and the framed initial projects! Plus I am so excited about all the free art on Feed Your Soul! Oh, the possibilities…
I have old windows just waiting around for something… I love the shadowbox idea!!!
love the shadow box and thread sketching….. : ) great projects once again……. : )
you’ve done it again…… : )
You continue to offer great inspiration! Thank you!!
OH!!! I love soule- I read her blog all the time! Please let me win this book.
I love looking forward to these posts every day! Such inspiration!
I love that little magnetic frame. Very cute. What a wonderful prize!
Thanks for sharing all these wonderful tips and tutorials.
I have a ton of frames kicking around. Thanks for the ideas.
I love the framed monogram what a classy and fun piece of art.
I love the message boards, the pockets really make it special. Between the lines has several lovely tutorials!
soulemama is so inspirational! i would love a copy of her book.
HOw cute…gotta find more time in the day to try these ones.
Oh, the little bird is so cute!
Once again, inspiring ideas! Thanks, sewmamasew!
The little birdie shirts are so cute – I’m going to give the simple silk screening a try. Thanks for all the wonderful ideas!
Another great collection of ideas and gifts! The thread sketching looks interesting. Thanks again.
Thread Sketching, how clever!!!
I’ve had my eye on that book!
Thanks for all the wonderful ideas. As money is tight it has made hand made gifts that much more appealing. I have made many gifts, and sometimes it is hard to come up with new ideas. You have made this a much easier task. Thank you so much for SO Many wonderful ideas.
Oh, I love this book. Or at least, I think I will! Busily working to make a handmade, homemade Christmas…
Love, love the wall art ideas. Thank you!
I love that tree picture. Maybe I’ll go print some to decorate my new apartment!
thanks for more fun ideas. i definitely need fresh ideas for the walls.
I have been wanting that book for a long time. Thanks for the contest!
That stollen looks awesome, but that thread stitching is incredible!
Definitely going to try the simple stenciling. Thanks!!
It is all so lovely!
i love the thread sketching…i’m definitely going to try this!
would love the handmade home book…the cover makes me want to sit and home and make things!
Oh my! I’d love to win it! I’ve been after this book for a while now!
Oh yes, we need a message board in our home! Such lovely projects!
I just love the framed initial. What a great birthday gift.
Oh, I want Handmade Home so very much! I’ve looked through it before and there are so many amazing projects–I’d love to make a beach blanket and a hot water bottle cover.
Also, the silk screening tutorial above would be so fun to try out. I’ve always wanted to give it a go.
i just love the window shadow box frame! such a great idea!
so many lovely things.
Thread sketching looks interesting!
What wonderful ideas, I just need to find the time. :0)
Handmade Home is my favorite book ever! I would love another copy to give as a gift!
That thread sketching is fantastic!
Another awesome selection! Now to find all the time to try these!
What great ideas!
That message board is darling and I’m definitely going to make at least one framed initial as a gift!
I absolutely love the thread sketching idea. Thank you for so many great projects!
The message board and the shadowbox frame are my favourites, but all of these projects are great. I fear I am having project overload with all the interesting tutorials listed for Handmade Holidays 3!
Great message board. My favorite is that window, I’d love to do it, but I’m not quite sure where I’d find a spare window laying around.
thread sketching… must check it out.
Beautiful inspirations and great decorating ideas. I would love to win this book! Thanks for the chance.
Very cute ideas here!
Ha! Not five minutes before I checked this blog I was staring at the empty walls in my living room thinking, “I should sew something for these walls…”
Love the print from Indie Fixx!!! One of many that I’ve printed out already. Thanks to Indie Fixx and all the wonderful artists who’ve donated their artwork!!
love, love, love the ideas and the free art!!! I will let everyone I know about that site, it is sooooo!!! cool, I can’t wait to print a few off, there are a few that are perfect for my kids room. thank you
I was even thinking you could print them of onto fabric and make some really cool quilt blocks.
I’ve wanting Handmade Home. What a great giveaway!
Really love the idea of framing scrap fabric – what a way to decorate a room using a specific colour and perhaps a favourite fabric.
I really like these creative ideas!
I love the framed magnetic board–those will make great Christmas gifts!
I LOVE that mini magnetic memo board! What a great idea! And Handmade Home… drool…
I love the concept of a simple scrap collage. Thanks
what a great bunch of projects!
It’s been a while since I checked out Feed You Soul – I forgot how much I like the art and vaste variety of images. Good Christmas gifting ideas! Thanks.
Great ideas. I love that free tree print!
I love the message board–and the thread sketching! Something I will definitely have to experiment with!
Some people think beautiful things have to be expensive–silly them!
We need the message board and it is so cute.
These are super fun ideas. I have an old window in my basement. I might need to repurpose that!
I love the shadowbox frame. i have an old window that’s just perfect for this project. Thanks so much for the ideas!
Such great ideas today. Love the silkscreening tutorial! We will definitely have to give that one a try.
You’ve found so many great ideas! I keep entering and hop I win, no luck yet, but I love the ideas!
Thanks for all the great ideas!!
What neat projects! I love the message board:)
I am really enjoying your handmade holidays posts. I have found so many great ideas of things to make for my family and friends for upcoming birthdays and Christmas. I would love to win this book so I can have more great ideas at my finger tips.
Ooooh, I have always wanted to have this book! And cool ideas too! Thank you so much!
I can’t wait to try out that thread sketching! The bird in the photo posted is simply lovely.
Thread Sketching? It looks so fun. And what a user friendly tutorial.
Thanks for giving us all these great ideas!
The framed initial is both simple and stylish!
That tree print from Angela Vandenbogaard is absolutely gorgeous!
This book would be so much fun to have!
I love the thread sketching technique. will be trying this out as soon as possible! What a great idea.
Cool, cool, cool!
Oh! I so want Handmade Home! Thank you for offering it!
Thanks for the link to Feed Your Soul, that is awesome!
I am on a waiting list at the library for this book, I’d rather have my own copy though:)
Ooh, I’ve been eyeing this book for a while now! Love the framed initial for my daughter’s room!
I’m loving all of your ideas!
Ooooh! Lovely ideas today! Happy Monday!
This is my favourite day yet! Love all the ideas!!
love the message board – perfect for my family.
I really enjoyed todays post- so many creative ideas.
I’m really intrigued by the thread sketching!
I like all these ideas, especially as a way to show off some favorite fabrics.
I love the frame projects!!! All of them!
A great start to the week, thanks so much!
Oh my! I really want to make the message board!!! must find time!
LOVE LOVE LOVE the framed initial and the silk screened shirts. So many ideas running through my head right now!
That magnetic board is clever! So simple to change the pics on it!
Great stuff. The framed initial looks like a fun project.
Love the screen printed t-shirts!
i’d love to win that book. i flipped through it at the bookstore while trying to shop for a gift. the crafting section always distracts me.
Thanks so much for introducing me to Feed Your Soul! Bookmarking right now…
Oh my. . . what amazing ideas today! Love the message board and can’t wait to read how to silk screen. Too much fun!
I loved looking at Feed Your Soul site, great freebies there!
I really want to try the thread sketching. Thanks!
Love the thread sketching! All of the posts are great. Keep em coming!
Love it! And I have been eyeing Handmade Home for some time now . . .
More great ideas!
Thanks for the great ideas!
I would love to have this book!
What fabulous ideas!!!
I love the divine thread stitching.
Can’t wait to try thread sketching! As always, thanks for the great ideas and links to new favorite bloggers!
Oh, this are all perfect projects. And perfect book…
I love the pockets on the message board!
Staring at a blank spot on my wall and trying to figure out which of these projects will fit the bill. Thanks for the ongoing inspiration!
Oh Yes…this book is to die for and to win it would be devine!
Gorgeous day! What great ideas.
Wow – fantastic ideas today… And I love Feed Your Soul, what a great resource!
I have been coveting that Handmade Home book!!
That looks like a super cute book!
lots of cool ideas today–especially love the framed magnetic board!
Lots more great ideas to try this Holiday season! Can’t wait to do the silkscreening!
Oh please oh please oh please. I have been wanting this book for months. These projects are great too.
I am jumping over to Feed Your Soul right now to check out that project.
That simple silk screening looks like a really fun project!
this blog is awesome! I just found it through another site and I’ve added it to my list of blogs to follow! Thanks for all the craft ideas!
I love that message board and as a mom to 5 it sure will come in handy.
Love the message board!
Thanks for the ideas ! i like the simplicity of the initial wall art.
Hmm…yes, these are all very nice ideas, but…um…is it wrong that I want to make them all and give none of them away?
The Feed Your Soul free art is fabulous! Now I can help my daughter spiff up her first apartment and the price is right.
Fantastic tutorials today! I see a magnet board in my future
A message board with pockets, wow!
I’ve been drooling over than Handmade Home book. So fun!
I love the framed fabric!
Looks like a great book!
I love all of the framing ideas, and The Modern Design Deck is great! -thanks for always sharing such great ideas
That shadowbox frame is so cool!
Thread sketching on fabric looks fun and beautiful – can’t wait to try it! And – I have some serious overdue fines, thanks to Handmade Home – I think I need my own copy.
Keep up the good work, SMS!
I would love a copy of Handmade Home!
I love the frames initial and message board. The Handmade Home book looks like fun!
The Stollen looks GREAT! Thanks.
Can’t wait to try the thread sketching on fabric, looks super fun! Making some handmade gifts this year, I will have to find a to incorporate some of these great ideas!
I love the initial picture and would love to have that book.
I do have some blank walls in my home. So, thanks for the great ideas and inspiration.
I love love love the frame with the initial!!!! Super cute!!! Would love to have to book!!!
I need to try all of those.
I think that Santa is going to bring new bedroom decor for my daughters, and those framed initials would be a perfect addition!!!
Can’t wait to try the fabric sketching!
I’m enjoying, so much, your daily projects! Thank you.
I have an old window I’ve been wanting to do that with! Yay for tutorials!!
I would love to win the book! I can’t wait to try that thread sketching. That looks amazing!
I’m all over that message board!!
Great ideas, as always!
love the message board idea. the pockets would be perfect for my pens, postage stamps, etc.
loving some of the free prints on that website!
Love today’s ideas! Giving me new ideas, might have to change a few gift ideas!
I love the message board so much! And Amanda’s book is wonderful.
pretty.
always, such wonderful ideas.
yeah, gonna try the fabric sketching.
Message board is lovely. Would love to win the book – thanks for doing the giveaway!
Oh, Oh, Oh! Pick me Pick me!!! Oh wait all those wonderful tutorials are FREE! What a great selection you have today. My “to do” list keeps getting longer and longer and longer. Last time I was at Ikea I picked up the thin cloth dishtowels for 49 cents each. I think these would be perfect for the thread painting! I wonder if they are still that cheap. . .hmmm. More to do!
Thanks for more great ideas.
Great projects! Thanks for the inspiration!
I love that tree print. I dreaming of so many projects with it.
Wow today was really great!! Love it!!
I want everything! Especially love the fabric behind the photos – great idea and oh so easy!
Those framed hand embroidered pieces from Lavender & Sage are gorgeous. Makes me want to take up embroidery again.
This has been my favorite post yet! Keep them coming!
I want to do some frames with fabric an ribbons to hold barrettes or earrings. And I so need to do a message board or two or three.
amanda always has such great projects, this would be a great gift!
More great ideas! Oh, I hope I win this book. I love Amanda Soule!
I love the framed letter!
Great choices! I am intrigued by the thread sketching and can’t wait to try it out.
I love the message board- especially the pockets on the bottom.
Very inspiring… especially the thread scketching
Free art! I didn’t know about Feed Your Soul. Thank you very much for sharing.
That fabric sketching and silk screen printing are on my to do list.Thanks.
Great ideas!
I’m mad for making the fabric summer wallets from the ’shop’ post last week, the fabric sketching is going to look really great on the front of them. Thanks so much for the great inspiration.
The fabric sketching looks so cool…I can’t wait to try it. And I would love, love, love to wind the book.
I love all of the to buy gifts especially.
MMmmmmMmmmmmmmm Stollen… lol
This book is on my must have list.
I love that message board! thanks again
Oh the shadowbox is lovely. Will you guys stop giving me ideas?!?! It takes me forever to sew!
Inspiring uses of fabric.
I’ll definitely have to try that screen printing
I have been making applique tees using Make It and Love It’s technique for awhile, but I love the idea of just using a bit of fabric and framing them! Can’t wait to try that in my home.
That message board is so clever. And I’ve been wondering how to sketch with thread…can’t wait to try it out! Thanks for all the wonderful ideas!!
oh my goodness,this might be my favorite day yet! Thank you for the link to Feed Your Soul! I am so excited! and I LOVE the magnetic board & silk screen tutorial!
The screen project is terrific. Thanks for the inspiration.
With all these ideas, I need more time until Christmas!
That framed magnetic board looks like a fantastic project!
So much fun stuff today. I’ve been wanting to try screen printing, so maybe now I’ll get up the nerve. And I can’t wait to try the thread sketching!
I love the framed magnetic board and the initial…great ideas!
All of those projects are fantastic!! I would love to win!!! Thanks once again for the chance!
i like that magnet board. super cute gift idea.
Thanks so much for all the great craft ideas!
Ooh, that Modern Design Deck Print=perfect gift for husband!!!
I really like the framed initial. I did one similar, but with buttons. Maybe I should post a tutorial sometime
Oooo, what a way to start a Monday!
Thread sketching – I’m on it!
That thread sketching has such a classy look to it–gorgeous!
The thread sketching looks amazing. I don’t think I’m artistic enough to make it look very good, but wow is it a cool idea.
So many great links…this was my day! I want to make everything!
Great projects! I’ve been loving the Feed Your Soul site all year!
Handmade Home looks like a beautiful book!
Next year for November, I’m taking the whole month off from work just so I can make all these great things!
Love these ideas. The fabric sketching and silk screening tutorials are great ! Thanks for these resources !
“Handmade Home” is on my Christmas list. It would be awesome to win it instead. I love the mini framed magnetic board. It would make it so easy to display several pictures and change them to stay up-to-date with growing kids!
So many cute ideas, I’m not sure where to start.
I really need to win this book!!!
One more week till projects here I come!! Thanks for all the great inspiration!
Love the thread sketching!
Wonderful, as always. Thanks for the ideas!
Tread sketching is a lovely way to venture out of the box, thanks for sharing! The free art is beautiful too.
Love the message board!
I am also dying to try thread sketching! If only I wasn’t at work right now!!!
Will be doing this silkscreening technique. Thanks!!
I’ve already printed some great art. Thanks for the tip. Ooooh how I want this book!!!
I’m excited about the stollen and the fabric choices! Thanks.
what a neat thing Feed Your Soul is…so excited to learn about it. thanks as always!
The Amanda Blake Soule book is gorgeous, and the best prize!
the pocket memory bord is so so cute!!
Love the scrap fabric collage.
Wow, some of the best ideas so far! Love the framed magnetic board, and it can be made so cheaply! Thanks yet again
I would love to win this book! Great ideas, thanks.
I am amazed at the thread stitching! I can’t wait to try it. And thanks for the Feed Your Soul free art. What a wonderful idea.
The book sounds great – would love to have/use it!
The message board is so cool! I have to check out the silk screening too…
I want to make the message board for my sewing room, and I would love to win a copy of Amanda Soule’s book–love her blog.
I’ve got two doors that could use a message board hung right next to them on the wall. The pockets are a great idea. A simple initial for each family member and they’ve got their own mail pocket. Thanks for the wonderful ides!
I love handmade holidays!
there just aren’t enough hours in the day to try all the things I want!
Oh, the thread sketching and screen printing are so cool! Thanks for sharing these!
Fabulous idea’s. I really like the message board. Thanks for all the great idea’s!
I have been wanting that book! I also love the sketching idea!
I have been wanting that book!
I like the framed initial and the mini magnetic board frame. And free art??? I’m sold!!!
Oh, LOVE the Message Board! And now to read about thread sketching.
I love the magnet board! And I seriously want this book…
I LOVE the framed initial, so easy and cute! And I’d LOVE to win Handmade Home!!!!!
Love these lovely frame ideas! I’d love to own the book too. Free artwork has just been downloaded, now to decide where to hang it…..
Loving the Modern Design Deck Print… thanks for the great inspiration again today!
Great ideas!
Every single one of these projects is a total winner!
Oooh, wow. Loving the printable art. That could be so fun!
Would love to win the book too, of course.
I really want to make the shadow box frame, that looks amazing!
I see thread sketching in my future. What a great tute!
great ideas today, I’ll be trying the Stollen recipe for Xmas.
Home sweet home. I would love this book.
Way cool on the silk screening. But I’m confused about all of the stollen recipes I’ve seen this year. Dutch friends used to make stollen every year and it always had a ribbon of almond paste in the center – but none of the recipes I’ve seen contain it! It’s odd.
Oh lovely! I’ve always wanted that book!
Love the thread sketching!
Jenny
Oh this is on my wishlist, thanks for the giveaway
I love the silk screening idea! I would love to try that on some tees and give them out as gifts.
I’m loving all of these great ideas.
I love Feed Your Soul!
oh wow! I love the Feed Your Soul stuff!
This book is on my holiday wish list…Christmas come early?? I’m loving the handmade holidays, keep it coming!
I am so in love with the free art! Amazing! THANK YOU!
Lots of fun options! Thanks again!
This book is going on my Christmas wish list
These are some GREAT ideas! Thanks!
Great projects, and I’ve had my eye on that book for a while!
I’m having way too much fun bookmarking all of the cool ideas this month. I am definitely going to try the silk screening though! I’d love to make cool prints on simple cloth napkins and use them for holiday gifts with some jar cake/cookie/other mixes. What a fun way to get kids involved too!
To many ideas… not enough walls… help!!!
I look forward to “Handmade Holidays” as much as I do Christmas.
Such wonderful ideas!
The framed scraps are awesome. I love making something of essentially nothing. And ditto on the thread sketching — must try soon.
wow….the free prints are so cool!
I love that message board. I think I might make one for my mom.
I love the art website. Super cute stuff!
I’m excited about the free art at Feed Your Soul! Thanks!!
Ooh! Love the framed letters and free art downloads! I’d LOVE Soulemama’s latest book. I have totally been enjoying Handmade Holidays – love looking at it each day. Thanks!
Been dreaming about this book!!
thread sketching! brilliant.
i have this book on my christmas wish list so i would love to be able to cross it off…so pick me!
Every year I say I’m going to make Christmas stollen and every year I forget. This will be the year I DON’T forget!
my favorite idea of the day is the fabric sketching! Keep ‘em coming!
I love the fabric sketching. I’ve never seen such an idea, but I love the wait it came out. Can’t wait to get home from work and give it a go. Thanks!
Well, shucks, thanks for the link love and the other projects look fabulous… I think I need to try that board out.
Beautiful free art project! I would love to win this book.
Great ideas!
Great ideas!
Love the magnet board.
like the framed initial idea a lot! and of course the feed your soul art site! i’ve been on hold for this book from the library for months now, and there’s still six more people before me. i think i’d rather just win it for free!
i am so excited about the “print it” component of today’s blog. feed my soul is delightful. i already have several picked out that i’d love to put in my home. thanks for sharing!
I must try the silk screening! And maybe the fabric collage…so many great ideas!
sketching with thread sounds really neat! Thanks for sharing
I never thought screen printing at home was feasible (or affordable). I can’t wait to do it, thanks!
Love all of these projects so great. Also love that book!
I love the framed initial and am going to download some art from feed your soul for my daughters room.
more great ideas, thanks!
(I _really_ want that book!)
I want to drop everything and do thread sketching on fabric, too!!! (How long until 5:00?)
oooh thread sketching…interesting!
thanks for the fabulous links as always!
I have heard such great things about this book! Yay!
Adore the book!! The message board is great too!!
I’d love to have this book in my library…Thanks for the chance to win!
need to screen print!
Jen
I love love love the ideas today! I want to try them all.
Ooohhh!! Love the framed initial and fabric scrap collage – what simple goodness for my bare walls. Would LOVE to get my hands on a copy of Handmade Home!
Clutterpunk’s wonderful light hearted tutorial on thread sketching is just fantastic! Thanks very much for this. I will definately have a go.
I love the screen printing from One golden Apple too.
My list is growing longer by the minute! x
more fabulous ideas! Thanks!
Great ideas! Thanks!
I like the fabric collage, it’s a nice and cheap idea!
Also the free art is beautiful
Great ideas, can’t wai to get started.
I really like the framed initial and everything else too – of course
love the message board!
Everything is so cute! I love the message board and the free printable art is such a great idea.
thread sketching…that sounds fabulous! so does handmade home!!! yay
I think you can never have too many message boards.
The memo board and magnetic frame look like good projects to try.
Thanks for some great ideas! Lovely to see clutterpunk featured today
I want to try the silk screening. The locket is very pretty!
Great ideas . I want to do them all !
oh, how I would love that book!
Handmade Home has been at the top of my wish list since it arrived!
Mini magnetic board is very neat! And I’d love to win the Handmade Home book! I’ve noticed many sewists on other blogs have made things from this book.
Thanks for the Feed Your Soul link!
I LOVE the SouleMama blog & would love to win this book! Thanks for offering it up. Some lucky winner will be so pleased.
The fabric sketching looks amazing, can’t wait to give that a whirl!
Hey, if you’re interested in thread drawing, I just want to point people to another GREAT thread drawer. Kristin at KLT:Works is a local gal here in the Pacific NW and does super stuff. Here’s her link: http://www.kltworks.com/index.php?PAGE=25
thread sketching looks so cool, will try it out
Another thing you can “frame” or hang ro kids is an advent calendar. Been busy making ones for the kids I know this year!
The shadowbox frame looks so fun.
I like the silk screening idea. That may be something to try with my son for a few gifts this year.
Wish I had space to display a salvaged window/frame, that looks so pretty.
I love the shadow box! What a great idea!
As a fellow Mainer I appreciate all that Amanda Blake Soule does. She truly is inspiring and I would love to win her book. And I think I have the perfect fabric for some framed monograms!
Thanks so much for the Feed Your Soul link!
I love the ideas I don’t know which to start with.
I think I will give that stollen recipe a try!
What a lovely print!
love the fabric thread sketching!
Oh man, I don’t know what I want to make first!! Probably fabric sketching- A-mazing!!
Such cool projects! So many to choose, I don’t know where to begin
cute!
Lots of great ideas!
silkscreening! so much fun
What a neat new way to use up the fabric scraps!
Yum! I love stollen…maybe I’ll make some before Christmas…
Love the fabric sketching. That book would be sooo nice to have!
I love the framed initial! What a cute wall decoration.
Ooooh, great idea for all my scraps! Im excited to make a scrap collage for a holiday present!
Love that thread sketching!
I love the thread sketching..plus all the others!
yahooo! I’m off to try thread sketching! Thanks for all the great ideas!
Thanks for the great ideas. I love them.
I love the mini magnetic frame idea! cool use of a frame.
Feed your soul is a fantastic website! Thanks for exposing me to it :~)
oh, how lovely! I must try some of those!
Such cute ideas!!!
oh my gosh… I would LOVE to win the book. I have been having a little book-envy every time I go to Borders and look through it. LAupperlee@sheppardpratt.org
Love the thread sketching idea for fabric.
What great ideas. I just got The Creative Family and love it. Handmade Home is next on my list.
Yet again, wonderful ideas, thanks!
I like the sketching
I Love SOULE MAMA. I would love to have her book!
You’re keeping me busy today–I want to try everything! (And I would really love to win Handmade Home.)
looks so awesome!!!
lovely ideas! i especially like the magnetic board!
Wow great ideas! Can’t wait to give them a try!
OOOooooo!! i would love to make homemade gifts for christmas way to go sustainability!
one of these days i will find the perfect project for the old windows in my basement. and i will keep them until then!
Thank you for the Feed the Soul link!
Love the silk screening tutorial. Thanks for the giveaway!
I was just thinking of trying to make Stollen this year. Thanks for the link!
I need one of those message boards I think – or maybe I should find a spare wall to put it on first
love the magnetic frame!
This looks like a lovely book!
Great projects
There some good stuff here. I love the printables.
Cool, cool, and cool!
I love the prints to download today! Thanks
I’m in love with the message board. All of the ideas are wonderful.
Love the fabric sketching!
I love the shadowbox frame! And I want that book!
Love the framed initial and thread sketching!
Oh wow, I love the mesaage board and the fabric scraps collage!! Thanks so much!
This is what i really want for christmas!
Thanks for sharing these wonderful ideas. They are great.
I’ve had my eye on this book for a while! Would love to win it!
The framed initial would be a cute addition to my daughter’s room, as we are redoing it.
Can’t wait to try the screenprinting!!
So cool!!! I love the prints!!!
swoon
The free art site is AMAZING!! There are some great gifts in this post, too! Thanks so much!!
what a perfect tute on thread sketching. i’ve been eyeing that as an embellishment for quilts, but haven’t been brave enough!
wow, love the sketched bird!
That mini magnet board is genius!
Thanks for the screen print tutorial! I will have to try that!
The message board is really cool!
Yay! Soooo glad you guys featured IndieFixx. I had printed this picture & have it hanging at my desk.
I’m going to try thread sketching on an apron I’m making for a friend. Using thrifted, repurposed fabric, yay! I’m happy, too, for a chance to win this book.
I love the shadow box frame. Oh, the possibilities.
The message board is great! And I’m really excited about this free art site. I’m off to check it out!
I love the screen printing idea I am thinking about doing it with my preschool class to make winter shirts snowmen etc.
This is by far my favorite so far of all the handmade holiday days! i love the salvaged window
I have a cork message board at home and wrapping it in fabric would make it much better. Thanks!
hmmmm, thread sketching…another technique to add to my repertoire!
These ideas will keep me busy for MONTHS!!! I love them all. I’m especially excited about Feed My Soul. What a great idea!
I can’t wait to check out Feed Your Soul!
Feed My Soul! How amazing – right up there with Bread and Puppet’s beautiful Cheap Art. And count me in for a chance to win Amanda’s book – a great gift for my darling sister.
I love her blog and world outlook. I’d love to get this book!
ooooh thread sketching….. I love it. I’ve just started playing with it and the possibilities are just endless!
As always so many great ideas!
Wow, those downloads are awesome. Thanks. I just love this spot to come and always find cool ideas.
I would like to try the silk-screening and also the mini-magnetic frame. Very classy! I would also be thrilled to win this book!
Wonderful ideas! I’m definitely trying a few and I would love to have the book.
I really love the message board. Great idea!
Another perfectly lovely day of projects!
I agree with several of the other posters; I want to make all of these! Especially the fabric sketching and the message board. And thank you for the Feed Your Soul tip. Those are beautiful!
The fabric sketching looks very cool. And I will have to try that Stolen recipe for my Dad, he loves the stuff!
I am new to sketching with thread, I want to definitely try more of it. I have the free-motion down, but I also want to try thinking about combining multiple thread colors.
that message board is amazing!
I am in love with today’s projects–I’m going to try most if not all of them, maybe not for Christmas with the to-do list y’all have me on now with all of these great projects, but one day me and my machine will be sitting down to do a little thread sketching now!
Gotta try the framed initials for my girlies! I LOVE the message board too! Want to try it all…may never sleep again!
wow that thread sketching tut is pretty cool. I didn’t realize I could do that with just my normal machine.
Feed your soul is also pretty flipping awesome. I’m very excited to puruse through that site.
Thanks for the inspiration SMS!
That thread sketching idea is SO neat!
My favorite post so far! Thank you!
Thread sketching- how cool!
The screen pringting looks neat, have to try that.
Pick me. Pick me.
Thank you for the Feed your Soul link. What a neat thing!
OOH I have been eyeing this book. I love that window shadow box. Would be great for framing your kids artwork too.
when you say friday, what friday is that? I would love this book. And I love those art prints to download!