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Learn how to make a DIY Christmas tree advent calendar. This sewing project takes a little more time, but it’s so fun for kids to count and hang each ornament up. I love making Christmas decorations that are kid-friendly. I want them to enjoy the holiday by touching and playing with handmade decorations that are…
Learn how to make a DIY mermaid stocking with this free sewing pattern. Use fabric that matches your Christmas tree and fill it with stocking stuffers! My girls are always pretending to be mermaids so I thought I would make a special mermaid tail stocking for Christmastime. It’s fun to bring some of their imagination…
Make a quilted tree skirt with a gorgeous fair isle design! The design is simple, and it’s actually half square triangles. Use the free quilt pattern to make your own! For the first years of our marriage, we were renting small apartments and using a teeny, tiny artificial tree. When we finally got a big…
To get ready for the holidays make a dress form Christmas tree using your sewing dress form. Add garlands to an embroidery hoop to reuse it year after year. I’ve always admired mannequin christmas trees from afar, but I never wanted to buy one. I wanted to figure out how make one that would work…
Make some beautiful and personalized Christmas stockings with all of these fun DIY Christmas stocking tutorials! There is a different style for everyone! Do you enjoy sewing decorations and gifts for the holidays? I love it so much that we have two sets of stockings for our family. We have stockings for our upstairs fireplace…
Learn how to upcycle a sweater into a beautiful Christmas stocking. Add trim for unique details on these DIY sweater stockings. I love seeing stockings hanging up to welcome the Christmas season. It’s an old tradition, and my family loves. Using this sewing tutorial you can turn sweaters into beautiful stockings. Add trim in matching…
Make one of these sewing themed Christmas ornaments to decorate your Christmas tree. These are great gifts for seamstresses! Since this is a sewing blog it’s time to enjoy Christmas with sewing decorations thrown in. Christmas trees look so pretty with some sewing Christmas ornaments hanging on them. How fun would these seamstress ornaments look hanging…
Use an old sweater to make an ornament! You’ll only need a sweater and ribbon to make a pretty Christmas Sweater Ornament. I love wearing sweaters in the winter but eventually they get worn out, and they can’t be worn anymore. It might be a sweater with a hole that can’t be fixed, it might…
Use some leftover purse hardware and some mini pompoms to make this adorable mini wreath. This DIY pompom ornament makes a lovely Christmas decoration. I’ve always loved the look of those snowball pompom wreaths, but I never wanted to make all those pompoms by hand. Instead I made a mini version to hang on the…
DIY Christmas pillow covers are so fun to snuggle with, and they bring in the holiday spirit. With two fat quarters you can make your own French seam envelope pillow. I’m so excited to share a really cute and really easy french seam pillow tutorial with you today! And it’s just in time for the…
Learn how to make felt balls with wool fabric. It’s cheap if you thrift a wool sweater or coat, and it’s an easy way to make them! Felt balls are so cute and fun to decorate with. I especially love them around Christmastime hanging on the tree or across the fireplace mantle. They add a…
Use a spool to make a gorgeous Christmas ornament for a sewist. This Upcycled Spool of Thread Ornament is a great way to use up empty spools! These ornaments are so fast to make that you could make a bunch for an ornament exchange. As someone who sews I would love to receive this ornament…
Decorate for Christmas with this baking inspired garland. Learn how to make a gingerbread garland with this simple Cricut Maker tutorial. I love all the baking that happens around Christmastime. My husband makes amazing treats, and it’s a tradition that our family loves. To celebrate this family time I made a cute Gingerbread Garland with…
Cut up leather to make a beautiful DIY leather ornament similar to a pinecone. This is a quick craft project with hot glue! Find an old leather purse and turn it into a gorgeous leather ornament! I love the simple, minimalist look that this DIY leather ornament creates, and it’s really easy to make with…
Make these adorable kid-friendly Christmas ornament with some cute fleece. Never worry about your kids playing with or breaking ornaments again! I am really into kid-friendly or kid-touchable Christmas decorations this year. My kids are at stages where they want to be involved with what I’m doing and they want to touch everything. Instead of…
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