Baby Snuggle Blanket

Craft Warehouse stores have this beautifully soft fleece that sews up into an easy baby gift.  We have packaged a variety of fleece and blanket bindings into great kits for you! 

The binding is packaged folded in half, ready for you to insert the fleece.  I found I got the best results opening the binding up and using a zig zag stitch, sewing it on.  This way I could see the fleece edge lining up with the fold of the binding.  Then I folded it over and stitched the other edge down.  The down side of doing it this way is that you see 2 rows of stitching on one side of the blanket.  I didn’t find that a deterrent.

Check out the photos below for some tips on sewing the binding. 

 

If you don’t want to deal with mitered corners, use the application shown in the photo below.  You sew each side on individually. Sew binding on the top edge, then the bottom edge, then each side.  Be sure to fold the ends on the side pieces under before sewing for a nice edge when you use this method.

 

Hazel and Ruby Watch Them Grow Display

Get inspired with our NEW Hazel and Ruby Handmade DIY Decor Tape! In just minutes you can stick this tape right on the wall! If you move, no problem - take it with you! Coordinating numbers, shapes, and years included to celebrate their development.

Supplies:

Hazel & Ruby DIY decor tape 'Growth Chart'
Sharpie or other permanent marker

Directions:

Choose location in your home for your growth chart
Start at the floor and work your way up smoothing the growth chart DIY decor tape up the wall until you want to stop, or you run out of wall or tape! This tape goes all the way to 10ft!

Won't damage your paint, peels off clean when you don't want it anymore.

Use sharpie to mark height, name, and date
BONUS! - This growth chart roll of DIY Decor tape includes fun extras! You get colorful shapes and alphabet stickers to use on your growth chart if you like.

TIP- If you prefer, you can apply tape to a 8"wide x 6' tall (up to a 10' height!) wood panel like we did. Then you can move the wood when and where you want.

Roll Up Chalk Cloth Bag and Travel Game Board

Staycation? Sleepover? How about going to a summer day trip? Make travel fun with this travel game board!

Supplies: 

½ yard of chalk cloth
½ yard of 1 sided peltex
 1 fat quarter
 18” of paracord or ribbon
 Thread to match fabric
 Optional: 505 spray


Directions:

1. Cut chalk cloth into 16” square.

2. Cut peltex into 16” square. 

3. Cut fat quarter into 18” square.

4. Knot the ends of the paracord or ribbon.

5. Center the peltex square to the center of the 18” square following the manufacturer’s directions. 

6. Press all edges of the 18” fabric square under ½” inch. 

7. If using the 505 spray, lightly spray the peltex square with 505.  Center the chalk cloth onto your peltex square and press it in place with your hands.  Fold the pressed edges of the fabric over the chalk cloth and pin in place.

8. Stitch close to the folded edge. 

9. Find the center of the paracord or ribbon and pin it 9” from the top right side of your hemmed square.  Stitch it in place.

Grab your chalk and have fun on your travels!

* Chalk Cloth 1/2 Yard Cuts 40% off regular prices (reg $11.99) and 30% off reg prices on Novelty Prints (reg $9.99 to $12.99 per yard) until June 22nd, 2015

Chalkboard Heidi Swapp Marquee Love Lights

Two of our favorite trends in 1 fabulous project! Pair the fun of chalkboard with the flair of marquee lights! What name will you put up in lights?

 

Supplies:

Heidi Swapp Marquee Love letter kits (spell out whatever you want!) each kit includes battery opporated lights, and bulb covers

Krylon Chalkboard paint spray- black

Chalk

Directions:

1. In a ventilated area- lay down cardboard or other protective material. Lay out your marquee light letters (just the letters, don't add the lights or bulbs yet). Spray paint each letter with Chalkboard spray paint. Inside and outside. Allow to dry. 

2. Pre-treat the chalk surface by rubbing regular chalk all over surface until totally coated in chalk. Then wipe clean with cloth. 

3. Now decorate how you like with chalk. 

4. Finally, add your lights and bulbs! Each letter includes just the right number of lights and bulb covers for your particular letter. Follow the included map to be sure lights are strung in correct order. Add bulb covers.  Add batteries to light up your name! 

Spell it Out Wood Plaque

Get inspired with our NEW Hazel and Ruby Handmade DIY Decor Tape! In just minutes you can customize a wood plaque in no time! I used two different tapes to cover this wood plaque; a solid and a floral pattern! Then I took black letters and painted them white to customize it with a name!

Supplies:

Unfinished hanging wood plaque sign with rope hanger
Choose black 4" wood letters
White craft acrylic paint, and foam brush
Choose 1 style of 6" Decor Tape by Hazel and Ruby
Choose 1 style of 4" Decor Tape by Hazel and Ruby
3in1 Beacon glue
Craft knife

Directions:

1. Smooth the 6" Decor tape across top of unfinished sign.

2. Smooth the 4" Decor tape across the bottom of unfinished sign- so that only a couple of inches are layered to sign.

3. Turn sign over and cut away any excess decor tape with craft knife.

4. Paint black letters white (or whatever color you like) using foam brush. allow to dry

5. Arrange the 4" wood letters how you like, and then use 3in1 Beacon glue to adhere in place.

* DIY Decor Tape 30% off regular prices and 40% off regular prices on Special Selection Unfinished Wood until May 25th, 2015

Heidi Swapp Marque Love Marquee Lights

Decorate your daughters room with this fun marquee letter project! These marquee letter kits include the lights, the bulb covers, all you need to do is spell out her name, add decorative tape and paper to fit her style.

Supplies:

Heidi Swapp Marquee Love letter kits (spell out the name of your choice)
Heidi Swapp Marquee Love wide striped washi tape (available in several colors, or glitter! and sized to exactly the right width of each letter!)
Gold leafing pen
Pattern Paper of your choice
Pencil
Scissors
Adhesive (we like the Pioneer Embellishment Glue stick)

Directions: 

Each Heidi Swapp Marquee Love letter kit includes a template for the inside of that letter. Use this template to trace the shape of your letter onto the pattern paper of your choice. Use scissors to trim out shape. Make sure to allow for lights to poke through- the template makes it easy by showing you where each light needs to go!

Glue the trimmed paper to the inside of your letter. Next wrap the Heidi Swapp wide washi tape around the outside of your letter. This stuff is super sticky!

Use a gold leafing pen on the edge of each letter for a shabby chic golden touch. Just run the tip of the chisel tipped pen along the edge.

Finally, add  your lights and then your bulb covers (included in each letter kit). Add batteries and watch your girl glow with excitement when she see's her name in lights!

* Heidi Swapp Marquee Love Light Up Letter Kits $9.93 (reg $14.99), Marquee Love Accessories 30% off regular prices on sale until May 25th, 2015

Welcome to Our Cabin Sign

Today we are doing an employee shout out to Jessica from our Meridian Craft Warehouse store! She created a fun cabin welcome sign that you could quickly create for a summer camp project! It is so easy to make you could have several of them done in minutes!

Supplies:

Wood Planks and Rounds
Chalkboard Paint or Marker
Bistro Marker
Optional to hang: Staple Gun and Twine


Directions:

1. Paint or draw on the top of the wood plank with chalkboard paint or marker.

2. Let completely dry.

3. Season your chalkboard according to the bistro marker's directions on the packaging.

4. Use a staple gun to attach string to the back side and hang!

* Wood Planks and Rounds $10 each on sale until May 25th, 2015

Letter Have It!

Get inspired with our NEW Hazel and Ruby Handmade DIY Decor Tape! Take your favorite letter or character and add extra flare! Decor tape is mess free and so easy to use!

Supplies:

Ampersand Sign Wall Art
Hazel and Ruby DIY Decor Tape
Cutting Craft Mat
Craft Knife

Directions:

1. Lay Ampersand on a flat surface. Place the washi tape on the Ampersand rubbing out any bubbles with your fingers toward the ends of the Ampersand.

2. Flip the shape over and use your craft 

3. Flip over and with your craft knife cut around the shape to remove the excess.

Supplies:

24" Paper Mache Letter
Hazel and Ruby DIY Decor Tape 4" Rolls

Directions:

1. Wrap your letter with the washi tape, cutting and trimming as needed as you go around the shape. Start on the inside and sides. Then work the back and the front.

2. Smooth the tape out with your fingers to finish! Hang and enjoy!

Jazz It Up Washi Tape Trunks

Get inspired with our NEW Hazel and Ruby Handmade DIY Decor Tape! In just minutes you can customize a wooden trunk in no time! Quickly add style and color that fit your home decor and space! You can even have the kids choose a color for their room to make their own toy box or treasure chest!

Supplies:

Unfinished Wood Storage Boxes
Hazel and Ruby DIY Decor Tape

Directions:

1. Beginning at the corner of one end of the box, start placing the DIY Decor Tape on the box. Wrap it around the box slowly, smoothing it out as you go.

2. Using a craft knife, go around any hardware that might have been covered with tape.

3. Store your items inside and display!

Frozen Jewelry Box by Design Team Member McCall Clifford

Love Frozen? Know little ones who are obsessed? I do... Who doesn't?

Meet the Elsa and Ana in my life, my darling nieces.

I was extremely excited creating this fun Frozen project for my 5 year old niece.

Not extremely sew savvy?
Let it go.
Here's a fun tutorial on how I transformed one of Craft Warehouse's wooden jewelry boxes into a Frozen sensation without a lick of sewing.

Supplies:

Wooden Jewelry box
Fat quarters of the adorable line of frozen fabrics. Mix and match.
Disney's Olaf Button Embellishments
Snowflake Embellishments
Tracing paper and pencil
Mod Podge
Purple Paint, or one that goes with the scheme
Sponge brush
Super glue or hot glue gun
Glitter (optional, but strongly suggested)

First before getting the party started trace the outline using tracing paper of exactly where you'd like the fabric to go.

Next, paint the edges where the fabric won't cover, unless you're extremely determined to cover every inch with fabric.

Props to you.

Now for the drawers... I added some serious sparkle to my purple paint, your preference, but it sure adds a fun pop.

Then add Olaf! I separated his snowman self onto the three different drawers. I used super glue, but a glue gun would also work.

Use the tracing paper for templates to cut out the pieces to their correct shape to be Mod Podged.

Put down one layer of mod podge, place the fabric, follow by another layer of podge on top the fabric

Add any other embellishments you find fitting, put drawers in and Wa-La!

Fill with jewelry.

This is the perfect gift or craft night for any Frozen lover in your life.

Or in my case my cute 5 year old niece.

Happy crafting!

- McCall Clifford

Christmas Ornament Rubber Band Bracelet

There is still time to get creative before Christmas! I love making handmade gifts for my family and friends! Especially using loom bands because I can make a quick gifts in ten to fifteen minutes each! This fun ornament bracelet is using "Dress It Up! Buttons" and is oh, so cute!!! I used the "Vining Leaves" no loom instructions to make it look like garland.

Supplies: 

Green Loom bands
Dress It Up! Ornament Buttons
Loom Hook
Hooked On Rubber Band Jewelry Book by 11 year old Elizabeth M. Kollmar

Directions:

1. Follow the Vining Leaves directions on page 27 of the book. Do the first motif and at B7 use a band that has a button threaded through it.

2. Continue as many motifs as you need to fit your wrist and using a button at each B7.

3. Bind off and give to a friend for Christmas!

* 300 count Loom Bands on sale for .77 each (reg $2.99) until December 21, 2014