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I am so addicted to sewing shorts for my kids with the fabrics I recycled from my old cotton shirts. This time, instead of sewing out of the same pattern …

As an addition to the shorts patterns, this is the toddler size shorts sewing pattern as promised. This pair of toddler knit shorts have the same original design as the …

It is summer again in Northern Hemisphere countries… Be it to fight the heatwave or to get more sunlight to tan your skin, clothes are getting thinner and shorter, summer …

Remember Jenny And Teddy Etsy shop that I mentioned in my How-To Amigurumi tutorial? Jane, the girl behind the shop who sells amigurumi patterns and the finished dolls. She is …

I need to make some quick fabric covered buttons to decorate my recycle bag and I am thinking of placing a mini ric-rac on it. Thank goodness, the button maker …

Father’s Day is just around the corner if you need to make a quick father’s day craft with the kids, this “We Love Daddy” with handprints stencil T-shirt would be …

After being inspired by the wrapped glutinous rice dumpling (Zòngzi) of a Chinese traditional festival, DuanWu Festival, I sewed some triangle zipper coin purse recently. In fact, today is the …

Basket weaving hasn’t been so easy with this method: weave around a cardboard frame. Originally, I saw this easy basket weaving method in a Japanese craft magazine, I searched around …

This is the last tutorial on how to fully recycle an outgrown denim dress into a 4-piece outfit: make a denim rosette brooch out of a sleeve and its hem. …

So, you have seen the denim vest and the denim skirt refashioned from an outgrown denim dress in my recent 2 tutorials. Today, the third tutorial in the series is …

This is the denim skirt I recycled from an outgrown denim dress I mentioned in the earlier post. This the second part of the recycling project after I made the …

This is the first tutorial to start off with the outgrown denim dress recycling series – splitting the denim dress and sew the top part into a denim vest with …

This week, I am going to write a series of tutorials on how to recycle/refashion an outgrown jeans dress and sewn it into 4-piece kid’s clothing + accessories. Each recycle-tutorial …

Thinking of Japan, I made this… red & white Ribbon Button Headband. Another easy project that kids can get involve, just have to be careful if your kids are too …

Spent a few hours working late at night in my sewing room to come out with the garden bugs appliques and a few appliques designs on onesies for my 7 …

I love making small ornaments for embellishment, and here are the Spring motif crochet patterns of butterfly flower leaves. Since the butterfly flower leaf crochet pattern only has 2 rounds …

It’s time to give my old lampshade a new look!!! I crochet a lampshade cover for the SKIMRA I bought at Ikea many years ago. See how it brightens up …

I have always wanted to crochet egg amigurumi for Easter, and I am pleased to have made it this year. Since there are quite many free crochet patterns of real-sized …

Tired of normal square or rectangle pillow in your house? Why not spruce up your home decor with this safety sign triangle pillow. I got a triangle pillow form/pillow insert from …

This probably is the most “luxurious” & comfortable weekend short pants I have ever made for myself –  “The Weekender“. It is a pair of fully lined above-the-knee shorts with …