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DIY Mandala sliding knot paracord bracelet
In this nice step-by-step video tutorial you can learn how to make a stylish mandala paracord bracelet with simple knots, using a fun craft material: nylon parachute cord ( paracord ) ! This paracord bracelet design is super easy to make but the outcome is so gorgeous and unique! This DIY mandala paracord bracelet can be a great gift for your friends and family members, but of course you can create one for yourself as well. This parachute cord mandala bracelet will look gorgeous in any color and size!
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DIY Jewelry out of hot glue - jewelry making tutorial
In this video tutorial IdunnGoddess show how to make pendants and earrings with hot glue gun , sprinkles and acrylic paint. This nice, detailed craft tutorial video shows you how to make a fun pendant and earring using hot glue. It`s very, very easy, you won't believe it! You just need some baking paper, a shape, a few piece of rhinestone or cake sprinklers and a hot glue gun. It's a perfect ( and quick ) gift, or just use this technique to make unique and gorgeous jewelries. ( You can create pendants, earrings and other accessories with hot glue as well )
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Crochet waterfall cardigan (free crochet pattern)
We love how this crocheted kimono / waterfall cardigan turned out! It’s easy, cozy and a lot of fun to crochet. As with most of Jessica's crochet projects and patterns, this has a super simple construction but the look is flattering and relaxed. If you follow Jessica's blog, you know she's made lots of gorgeous and cozy blanket sweaters. This crochet waterfall cardigan / blanket sweater pattern is very easy,no difficult shaping or crazy stitches here. Be sure to scroll all the way down at Jessica's blog to see the picture tutorial on how simple this waterfall cardigan is put together!
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DIY No-sew T-shirt tote bag
We are sharing an awesome upcycling craft with you today: Jessi's upcycled T-shirt tote bag ! Gorgeous isn't it? If you have a bunch of old t-shirts from college that you just don’t wear anymore, but they still have sentimental value turn them into tote bags ! It’s so easy to turn a t-shirt into a tote bag , and the best part is, there’s no sewing required! All you need is scissors and an old t-shirt , you can make a super awesome tote bag !
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Cozy crochet winter beanie (free crochet pattern)
Fall is the perfect time to cuddle up with your yarn and crochet hooks and make something cozy. Today Beatrice has a simple and free slouch crochet hat (beanie hat) pattern for you all! This crochet hat pattern is great for beginners, and simple enough that a more experienced crocheter could whip up a hat in just a couple of hours. You can crochet this easy beanie hat in any color and size which mean you can customize and personalize this crochet hat pattern pretty easily – perfect for the  holiday gift giving!
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Autumn amigurumi dolls (free crochet pattern)
This beautiful amigurumi doll by Amilovesgurumi with all of her autumn clothes and umbrella can be an excellent gift for a girl! This free amigurumi doll crochet pattern includes the instructions for the  doll and also for her accessories ! Easy loops! The difficulty of this free autumn doll amigurumi pattern is medium ( it will take a couple of days to make it, and you will need at least a beginner crocheting/amigurumi skill to create one), but this adorable little doll will absolutely worth the time and effort! You can gift this amigurumi doll as a cute gift for any occasion or you can crochet a few for your kids just for fun!
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Crochet black cat slouch hat (free crochet pattern)
This black cat slouch hat has chunky ribbing and cute cat ears. This simple and free crochet cat hat pattern works up quickly and makes a great gift! If you want to crochet your own cat hat, Alexis has written up the pattern for you! Winter is the perfect time to cuddle up with your yarn and crochet hooks and make something cozy. This crochet cat hat pattern is great for beginners, and simple enough that a more experienced crocheter could whip up a hat in just a couple of hours. You can crochet this easy cat hat in any color and size which mean you can customize and personalize this crochet hat pattern pretty easily – perfect for the  holiday gift giving!
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Crocheted flower Hello Kitty (free amigurumi pattern)
Know a Hello Kitty lover? We've got the perfect gift for her: a crocheted hello kitty plushie! Whether you're gifting it as a toy or as a spring home decor, this free amigurumi pattern will thrill hello kitty fanatics. This cute crochet ( amigurumi ) Hello Kitty  by Tejiendo Con Chico can be a perfect handmade gift or handmade toy for your kids / grandkids. In this great amigurumi blog you will find a wonderful free  amigurumi Hello Kitty pattern which will help you to create this adorable crocheted toy with lots of interesting details, personality and cuteness!  You can use any color and style yarn to crochet your own adorable amigurumi Hello Kitty , they will look fun and cuddly in any form!
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Crochet (amigurumi) Rapunzel doll - free crochet pattern
Do you love crocheting? Create a beautiful and adorable handmade toy: an amigurumi Rapunzel doll & her cute little chameleon friend Pascal ! This cuddly crochet Rapunzel doll is a great amigurumi pattern to work on, because the outcome is so wonderful! This super adorable amigurumi Rapunzel doll can be an excellent gift for your kids or grandkids. This free Rapunzel doll crochet pattern and the extra ( also free ) Pascal chameleon pattern will guide you to make your own wonderful soft amigurumi toy.
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Amigurumi Draculaura doll - free crochet pattern
This beautiful Monster High doll can be an excellent gift for a girl! With this f ree little Draculaura doll amigurumi pattern y ou will be able to crochet your very own gorgeous cuddly amigurumi dol l in no time! Easy loops! The difficulty of this free doll amigurumi pattern i s medium ( it will take a couple of days to make it, and you will need at least a beginner crocheting/amigurumi skill to create one ) , but this adorable little crochet Draculaura doll will absolutely worth the time and effort! You can gift this amigurumi doll as a cute gift for any occasion or you can make some for your kids just for fun!
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Rainbow flower fairies (amigurumi dolls) - free crochet pattern
Today Duchess Gala is sharing a free amigurumi pattern with us for : a lovely crochet rainbow flower doll toy ! Adorable, isn't it? We love handmade amigurumi dolls so much, because they have lots of personality and the kids will love them more than any expensive store bought toy ! This adorable amigurumi flower doll toy should be easy peasy to crochet since it uses only basic crochet loops. Create a set of super cute flower doll amigurumi s for your kids or grandkids they will love it! You can crochet the flower doll in any size and color they will be lovely in any form!
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Crochet chibi cat doll (free amigurumi pattern)
This beautiful crocheted chibi doll can be an excellent gift for a girl! This free little chibi cat amigurumi doll pattern contains written instructions on how to make your very own gorgeous cuddly amigurumi chibi cat dol l. Easy loops! You can gift this amigurumi doll as a cute gift for any occasion or you can make some for your kids just for fun! This adorable amigurumi cat doll toy should be easy peasy to crochet since it uses only basic crochet loops.
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Miniature angel plushie (or Christmas ornament) - free sewing pattern
Today Iryna shares with us this super adorable free miniature fabric angel plushie pattern! In this nice craft site you will find a pictorial & written sewing tutorial on how to sew this super cute Miniature angel plushie. With this adorable and easy sewing project you can use up your fabric scraps and lace trims easily and create gorgeous Christmas ornaments at the same time! Of course you can create large angel dolls for the kids with enlarging the original sewing pattern as well! Read this tutorial and sew a lovely Miniature angel ornament! (To use the pattern download link  please choose the "original language" button below! The pattern download link will be under the pictorial tutorial in blue. )
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Bear pom pom winter beanie - free crochet bear hat pattern
If you love incredibly adorable winter baby hats you absolutely have to make this one! Rather than placing the usual single pom pom on top of a beanie , this super cute bear beanie hat have TWO pom poms on top to make it look like little fluffy bear ears ! This free bear pom pom beanie pattern is easily adaptable for all different sizes as you will soon see! This beanie is very warm and will be able to fit your kid for a while since it stretches quite a bit and the cuff can be adjusted. We think the light pink pom poms against the cream yarn look sooo sweet. You could make a cream/white base for the hat and change up the colors of the pom poms for all different looks!
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DIY Fabric Christmas ornament pillows (free sewing pattern)
DIY Ornament pillows! Can you tell how excited we are? These pillows can be made with basic sewing skills, and you can use a variety of materials to show you that you could really use anything! These DIY Fabric Christmas ornament pillows  are great “keep it forever” kinda DIY that you can pull out each holiday season. And that makes our heart super happy!
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DIY Strawberry costume for kids (sewing tutorial)
We love super adorable,fun and quick costumes ! Look at this cute DIY strawberry costume ! How sweet is that? However it requires a little bit of sewing this DIY strawberry costume is definitely a quick one! The arm holes are very basic ( no sleeves! ) and the whole thing is stuffed loosely with some fluffy batting. Because a happy berry is a plump and juicy berry! Definitely a fun DIY costume to make! If you can't sew ( or you don't want to ) you can easily swap the strawberry 's body part with simple red clothes .
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DIY Poison Ivy costume - Halloween costume for girls
Need a gorgeous costume? Try Poison Ivy : a DC Comics Super-Villain and Batman adversary! Poison Ivy is a botanist and notorious Eco-terrorist who uses plant toxins and mind-controlling pheromones for her criminal activities, usually aimed at protecting endangered species and the natural environment. Overall the DIY Poison Ivy costume is fairly straight forward to put together, maybe the only challenging part will be gathering the materials. This DIY costume involves a little hand sewing but besides of this, this is a fairly easy but still gorgeous costume suitable for both little girls and adults.
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DIY Moana's flower headband - costume for kids
If you love the Moana movie, and pretty DIY costumes this gorgeous and oh-so-easy to make flower headband will be a great craft  project for you! Just a few sheets of green fleece , a bouquet of faux flowers and you will be able to create baby Moana's beautiful flower headband in no time!  At Ollie's craft blog you will find a nice step-by-step video tutorial on how to make this beautiful  flower crown! Of course this fun lower headband can be used as a part of other DIY costumes as well so it's a perfect addition for quick Halloween or dress up party costumes.
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DIY Giant troll hair - fun costume for kids
This troll hair DIY is perfect for giving the look (and height) of that amazing troll hair. This troll hair DIY Halloween costume is easy to make and we love how BIG it is. Perfect for getting that troll look.  This easy to follow tutorial will show you how to make this costume piece step by step. With a few materials this troll hair will help you (or your little one) stand out in a crowd.
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Easy DIY planet costume for kids with hula hoops
Today Amy shares with us her kiddo’s DIY planet Halloween costumes ! Fun idea, isn't it? We love creative Halloween costumes that the kids can dress up in for the rest of the year. With this nice step by step tutorial you will be able to make this fun costume in no time! And the best: if you have hula hoops at home this easy DIY planet costume is a super quick, frugal and easy costume to make! This DIY planet costume can be great costume choice for both boys and girls.
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Miniature amigurumi unicorn key chain(free crochet pattern)
Today Anitha (Paint It Colorful Blog) is sharing a super adorable free amigurumi pattern with us: a miniature crochet unicorn key chain ! Adorable, isn't it? We love handmade amigurumi unicorns and horses so much, because they have lots of personality and the kids will love them more than any expensive store bought toy ! This adorable amigurumi unicorn toy should be easy peasy to crochet since it uses only basic crochet loops. Create a set of super cute rainbow unicorn amigurumi s for your kids or grandkids they will love it! You can crochet the unicorns and horses in any size and color they will be lovely in any form! This super cute miniature unicorn can be used as key chain or bag charms .
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Miniature amigurumi Hello Kitty keychain (free crochet pattern)
We are a big fans of kawaii characters in general and Hello Kitty comes on top as one of our favorites. With Anitha's free crochet pattern the making of this super cute miniature amigurumi hello kitty will be easy-peasy! This cute miniature amigurumi Hello Kitty keychain can be great  little gift for family and friends! This is a very easy and quick crochet project that can be done in an afternoon. Anitha's  free Hello Kitty pattern will be your guide thorough the process:
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Little amigurumi doll in skirt (free crochet pattern)
Today Anitha ( Paint It Colorful Blog ) is sharing a free amigurumi pattern with us: a lovely crochet doll toy ! Adorable, isn't it? We love handmade amigurumi dolls so much, because they have lots of personality and the kids will love them more than any expensive store bought toy ! This adorable amigurumi doll toy should be easy-peasy to crochet since it uses only basic crochet loops. Create a set of super cute doll amigurumis for your kids or grandkids they will love it! You can crochet this doll in any size and color - it will be lovely in any form!
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Adorable ice cream costume with fabric pains
Some Halloween costumes are just too complicated, especially when you need a costume last-minute and don’t want to do anything over-the-top when you’re just going to work for the day. With the right paint products, you can simplify this cute Halloween costume using just a painted shirt and a headband and create a DIY simple ice cream t-shirt to pair with a honeycomb cherry headband! Wear your t-shirt with pants, jeans or a skirt of your choice and still feel as festive as everyone else for Halloween !
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10 Different fun & quick DIY Halloween costume
This week on Kamri’s YouTube Channel she featured 10 adorable Halloween Costume Ideas . We thought you might like to see her 10 Food Inspired DIY Costumes . This video was so much fun! Which is your favorite? Each of these DIY costumes looks perfect as last minute DIY Halloween costumes for girls. These fun food costumes will make perfect DIY Halloween costumes for kids, for teens, and even adults. The costumes: Gumball Machine, girly and cute Cotton Candy, fun Candy Buttons, super-cute Donut, bubbly bunch of Grapes, adorable bag of Jelly Beans, perky Pineapple, perfect Slice of Pizza, fun box of PopCorn, and a beautifully-ripe Strawberry!
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DIY Swan costume with tulle skirt (Bjork swan dress)
Do you remember that time Bjork showed up to the Oscars in that swan dress and everyone on tv and fashion magazines flipped out? We do. And we loved it! At first glance this costume making tutorial may looks crazy, but it’s actually a pretty simple step-by-step .To make this beautiful swan dress you will need white cotton fabric ( or an unused white stocking / yoga pants ),10-15 yards of tulle ,elastic, wire & cutters, stuffing, black and orange fabric scraps ( felt ),tape measure and scissors.
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30 Easy DIY best friend Halloween costrume
This week on Cloe’s YouTube Channel she featured 30 adorable Halloween BFF Costume Ideas. We thought you might like to see her 30 DIY ( last minute ) best friend costume ideas. This video was so much fun! Which is your favorite? Each of these DIY costumes looks perfect as last minute DIY Halloween costumes for girls. These fun best friend costumes will make perfect DIY Halloween costumes for kids, for teens, and even adults. ( Costumes starts from 1:08 )
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DIY Tinkerbell costume for kids (sewing tutorial)
If your girl is super CRAZY about fairies and Tinkerbell make this gorgeous Tinkerbell fairy costume for her with the help of this nice costume making tutorial ! The costume itself needs a little sewing experience, but you can change the sewn parts with normal clothes or a no-sewn tulle skirt. You can also use fleece or felt because it doesn't fray at the edges. And even if you already have a costume for this year Halloween consider creating one of these for your dress-up box . ( Everything purchased for this costumes was under $3 a yard! )
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DIY Tight rope walker circus costume (free sewing tutorial)
We love super pretty DIY costumes ! At first glance this DIY Tight rope walker circus costume may looks crazy, but it’s actually a pretty simple costume .To make this beautiful DIY Tight rope walker circus costume you can use ordinary clothes decorated with a few feathers, tissue paper and tulle. Read this nice step-by-step costume making tutorial and create a gorgeous DIY Tight rope walker circus costume for your little girl!
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DIY Lion tamer circus costume (free sewing tutorial)
Do you love pretty,fun and easy to sew costumes ? We love them! At first glance this DIY lion tamer costume may looks crazily difficult, but it’s actually a pretty simple costume making project .To make this beautiful DIY Lion tamer circus costume you will need red cotton fabric ( or red felt ) ,10-15 yards of tulle ,elastic, gold cording, crepe paper, a pair of black gloves, a DIY or store bought hat, and a hoola hoop.
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Easy DIY unicorn hoodie ( free sewing tutorial )
If you looking for an easy to make last minute Halloween or dress up party costume ,this adorable DIY unicorn costume is a perfect choice for you! It's warm and comfortable, that can be hard sometimes when it comes to handmade Halloween costumes . This unicorn costume is cute, girly, whimsical, and colorful. You can create other characters than unicorns : it can be any my little pony character or a horse/donkey ( just change the base colors ) .
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