DIY Embroidered Christmas Star When I was younger, I did a lot of Christmas crafting. I used to make cards and decorations and bake stuff. Then I had kids and everything changed! I'd plan to make lots of things, then feel frustrated and annoyed that I hadn't managed to get them done. One year I tried to get round the fact that I had several tiny children by starting early. I was making stuff from August onwards. But because I'd been ... Read the Post...
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Easy Drawstring Bag With Enclosed Seams
Easy Drawstring Bag With Enclosed Seams My friend Wendy recently asked me to make her a little bag. She and her husband Danny play Scrabble, and they need a bag to keep the Scrabble tiles in. It also needed to be big enough to get a hand in to take a tile out. These were her only requirements! I knew I had some suitable fabric, and that I would be able to whip up an easy drawstring bag quite easily. Wendy's a knitter but she doesn't ... Read the Post...
Easy Scrappy Pincushions
Easy Scrappy Pincushions Although I've got better over the last few years, I still have a tendency to start things but not finish them, which is why lots of the projects on Tea and a Sewing Machine are usually fairly quick things! That way I stand more chance of getting them finished, although I do have an impressive pile of unfinished projects as well! At the moment my concentration is so bad I'm even wondering whether I might have a grown ... Read the Post...
Easy DIY Felt Flower Wreath
Easy DIY Felt Flower Wreath Since my Christmas wreath came down, my poor front door has been left without a wreath. I've got plans to cheer it up by painting it a pretty shade of green, but the weather's been either too cold or too wet! Until spring turns up (hopefully soon, so bored of winter now!), my door needs something. Inspired by so many beautiful felt flowers on Pinterest, I decided to have a go at making some, which I could ... Read the Post...
