Do-It-Yourself Infinity Scarf, Easy tutorial

Photo courtesy: H is for Handmade

I sew a lot and I always have fabric left over. Don't toss out those scraps, because you may have enough to make an infinity scarf. What's great about these scarves is that you can wear them different ways and out of different types of fabrics.

H is for Handmade has these easy instructions. The blog has all the steps to make one in one afternoon.  Click here for the tutorial. 

I also found a video on YouTube that has the simple instructions you can follow along. Both have the information you need to make one now.



HOW TO SEW AN INFINITY SCARF-VIDEO



Go find that fabric and make a few of them, for friends, family or a bunch just for you.

If you make one let me know in comments below. I would love to post a photo of your project on my Best Crafters Facebook page. 

Happy crafting!

Rebecca

Valentine's Day Decorations: Wreaths that set the theme

My living room always looks so lonely without the Christmas lights and decorations. When it was time to take them down, I decided to replace them with red lights on my fireplace mantle. I also made a Valentine's Day wreath. I plan to shoot a video on this one for those who want to make it.

The idea just came to me. I made this wreath from pages from a kid's book and an old dictionary. The pages had already yellowed. That added a rustic look to the wreath. I used lots of glue with my handy glue gun. Basically I made little fans out of the page and glued them to a wreath.  I added heart ornaments I found at a local craft store.

More info to come.

Here are other wreaths I found on YouTube that I think are cute. Sometimes it's about finding a few things that you were about to toss out and up cycle and recycle.

HEART SHAPED WREATH




ORNAMENT HEART WREATH



Happy Crafting!

10 Knitting projects you can make today

I love to knit. I can't make sweaters, but I can make your basic scarf or big blanket. It's easy and it's fun to sit, watch TV and make something at the same time.

Here are 10 of the best video tutorials that I found on YouTube. From the basic stitch to something a little more advance. Check them out and see what you want to make.

It's a great way to make gifts for friends and family, and you can say "it's and original" or "one of a kind."

Shop for deals on yarn. If you're just practicing or in the learning stages, buy inexpensive yarn. You can also get knitting needles on sale. I have even bought them for one dollar at thrift stores.

Happy Crafting!
Rebecca

Do-It-Yourself Fabric Cork Board, Easy Tutorials

Photo Courtesy: I Heart Naptime 

I love garage sales. That's a great place to find inexpensive frames. You don't have to love the painting, but if the frame is something you can recycle or up cycle then you might as well buy it.

JamieLyn at I Heart Naptime created an awesome looking fabric cork board. If you read over her tutorial its very simple to make. Click here to get to those instructions.

Here is a SUPER simple video tutorial. All you need is one of those cork boards you can buy at the local discount store, some fabric, tacks, glue and stapler.



If you make one let me know in comments below. I would love to post a photo on my Best Crafters Facebook page. 

Happy Crafting!

Rebecca

Do-It-Yourself Cellphone Cover, Easy tutorial

Photo Courtesy: A Pretty Cool Life 

When I find cheap deals on fabric, I make sure I buy a few years. I often go through the remnant bin to find cool pieces of fabric that are less than a yard.

Now I'm glad that I have kept some quilting fabric. Do you need a nice cover for your cellphone? Check out this easy tutorials. Click here for a tutorial by A Pretty Cool Life.  

I know a lot of my female friends who would love one for these for their phones. They would make great birthday gifts. I figure if you're going to sit down and sew one, you might as well make a dozen as gifts for next year for Christmas.

Just thinking ahead.

If you make one let me know in comments below. I would love to post a photo of your project on my Best Crafters Facebook page. 

Happy crafting!

Rebecca

Do-It-Yourself magnets galore

I've said it before. I don't toss anything away, especially when I'm making greeting cards. Ingenious Inkling has found a way to use those scraps and make these very cool magnets.

I can see them on a craft board, and I'm sure any kids would love them on their walls. Check out the instructions on the Ingenious Inklings blog:  Magnet Mania tutorial.

If you make one let me know in comments below. I would love to post a photo of your project on my Best Crafters Facebook page. 

Happy Crafting!
Rebecca

Happy 2015: Create, Craft and Share

I don't have a long list of resolutions for 2015. What I do have planned for this year is to create and craft more and share my knowledge along the way. I'm sure some of you know that occasionally I post videos on YouTube on how to make different projects. I hope to put more on YouTube and short videos on Instagram.

I'm about sharing and paying it forward. A woman wrote me and told me she was a single mom. She sold a bunch of wreaths that she learned two make from my sandwich bag wreath video on YouTube. That gave me a great feeling, because I was able to empower, inspire and help a mother put food on the table.

So here's my idea for all of you out there who know how to craft. If you sew, decoupage, scrapbook, crochet, upcycle, recycle, make jewelry or anything else you can think of, share it!  Even some of you who sell on Etsy or other websites. I know you sell to make money and to pay the bills;  but why not think outside the box? Why not pay it forward and share your talent. Just think maybe you'll be helping someone on the other side of the world, a total stranger. Maybe you'll be helping that one person put food on the table.



When you think about it, doesn't crafting make you feel good, take the stress away or make you feel like you have accomplished something in life. It does for me.  Remember if you pay it forward it comes back tenfold. It has for me.

SHARE IT

• Write a blog.  I post my stuff and that of other crafters on this blog. Create your own blog.
• Share blogs of different crafters. I do this on this blog and on the Best Crafters Facebook. 
• Share someone else's idea. I post things I like on the Best Crafters Facebook page too.
• Shoot a 20 second Instagram video with a quick tip.
• Shoot a YouTube video. You can use a camera even your smartphone and post straight to Youtube. Here's a short one I shot on my phone and posted right on YouTube.

I figure God gave me my talents. I might as well share them and keep the crafting world alive!

Happy 2015 and happy crafting!

Rebecca

3 DIY Videos: Make your own mesh Christmas tree with lights

Photo Courtes:
MakesMyHeartSmile.org 

I put up a Christmas tree every year. But I have a lot of friends who don't put up a tree, because they live alone or say they don't have time.

I thought wouldn't it be a nice surprise if I made one and left it on their front door step with a note that reads "Just plug it in."

I did some research and found these three videos on how to make a Christmas tree out of a tomato cage. It looks easy.

All you need: 1 tomato cage, 3 to 4 rolls of mesh, a string of lights, pipe cleaners and your creativity.





MAKE A DECO POLY MESH CHRISTMAS TREE




HOW TO: MAKE A MESH CHRISTMAS TREE


 


ANOTHER DECO MESH TREE--BEAUTIFUL GREEN






Who doesn't love a Christmas tree and bright lights?  Even if its a tomato cage.

Happy Crafting!

Rebecca

3 DIY Tutorials: Christmas Ball Wreaths and Trees

It's not too late to make a wreath for you front door, your wall or even for the window.

Here are some simple DIY tutorials that I found on YouTube. Easy instructions and easy to make.

These would make great gifts for friends and family.




Christmas Ball Wreath



Christmas Ball Tree



Another Christmas Ball Wreath



Happy Holidays

Rebecca

DIY Christmas Tag #2: It's only a Pine Tree

What's Christmas without some pine trees? Here's a tag I whipped up in a few minutes.

Materials in order used:

-Blank tag
-Square puncher to punch out squares from Christmas card I got last year.
-Green ink should be smudged on edges of squares.
-Glue on squares
-Green ink and small pine tree stamp, stamp them the best you can in a row like above.
-Gold dimensional glitter paint, add dots between trees. Let paint dry.
-Gold, green and red raffia ribbon for loop hole top of tag.

Hope this inspires you to make your own.

Christmas Tag #2: blank tag, Christmas tree stamp, glitter paint, square puncher & old Christmas card

A photo posted by Rebecca Aguilar (@msrebeccaaguilar) on Nov 11, 2014 at 9:57pm PST

Happy Crafting!

Rebecca

DIY Christmas Tag #1: Snowflake Snowman

This year I'm making one-of-a-kind Christmas tags and using them as Christmas cards for friends. I hope to have one posted everyday.

Look them over and get some ideas. This was was simple, and I recycled old Christmas cards too. Never throw them away. I hope they inspire you to make your own.

Materials: In order used

-Blank tag
-Brown Ink & Snowflake stamp
-Square puncher, punch 3 squares out of Christmas cards you got last year
-Red ink, smudge on sides of tag
-Green & gold raffia ribbon to tie around tag loop.

#1 Christmas Tag: blank tag, snowflake stamp, red glitter paint, square puncher, recycle Christmas card, "Merry Christmas" stamp #crafts

A photo posted by Rebecca Aguilar (@msrebeccaaguilar) on Nov 11, 2014 at 5:45pm PST

Happy crafting!

Rebecca

Make a Fall wreath for under $10 - DIY Tutorial

Hi Crafters!

I love to have a wreath above my fireplace during the year. Here is the Fall wreath I made for this year.

It cost me less than 10 dollars to make this wreath, because I bought most of the stuff at a thrift store or on sale at a craft store. Some of the decorations on the wreath are left over items from other craft projects. Never throw anything away.

Now watch my wreath tutorial and let me know what you think in comments.





You can use this wreath during the Fall and after Halloween up to the Christmas holidays. Make some for your friends. They will love them!

Happy crafting!

Rebecca