Published on
April 1, 2010 in
Crafts & Sewing, Things to Make and handmade.
Tags: bird, Crafts & Sewing, diy, download, free, magnets, pdf, printable, project, silhouette, template.

I’ve been meaning to make a little handmade something to put in the mail for someone who likes birds. I finally sat down and came up with this – felt bird magnets! After choosing some simple silhouettes, I cut them out of stiffened eazy felt
. Then I cut the same shapes slightly smaller out of a re-used piece of adhesive magnet
to apply to the back. I hope she likes them!


Would you like to make a set of your own? If so, you can click the image above or download the bird silhouette template pdf here.
Published on
February 7, 2010 in
Crafts & Sewing and holiday.
Tags: Crafts & Sewing, felt, handmade, heart, magnets, make, make-your-own, potholders, red, sachet, sewing, tutorial, valentine.
Sew it up – If sewing is your strong suit, then you can take advantage of these links to some pretty, heartfelt how-tos:

How to make a simple V-Day sachet

Heart-shaped Pot-holders

Felt Fridge Magnets
I’ve come across the cutest custom button crafts lately. I had no idea they could be so charming and versatile, especially the fabric covered variety. Here are a few of my favorites, plus I’ve included two good tutorial links below:


Paper clips (top) and magnets and pushpins from Shim + Sons
The photos above are from Shim+Sons. The button crafts are available in their “shoppe” along with some nicely designed paper goods. I also really enjoy their blog and was pleasantly surprised that they were also Portland-based.


“Sienna Sunrise” ponytail holders (top) and headband from Gazzu


“Magical Forest” hair pins (top) and “Trip to the zoo” bookmarks by Meeting Streets Designs
Here are links to two really good tutorials, one for fabric covered thumbtacks at How About Orange and a fabric covered button tutorial at Little Thing by Magda K. Both of these ladies are really talented and do amazing work.
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