tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60721034278747310192024-03-13T19:12:31.037-07:00A Load Of CraftA DIY BlogStar @ A Load Of Crafthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11956564365073847532noreply@blogger.comBlogger104125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6072103427874731019.post-79330528407969089812016-09-15T15:28:00.000-07:002016-09-17T16:16:51.471-07:00Tutorial: How To Make A Stretchy Carseat & Nursing Cover
Stretchy carseat/nursing cover free tutorial!
You've all seen these awesome covers by now. They're amazing. And they're so easy and inexpensive to make! Follow these instructions and you'll be done in no time. You literally only have to sew 2 lines and you can make your own pattern with some copy paper.
You need 1 yard of 60" wide jersey knit fabric OR 2 yards of Star @ A Load Of Crafthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11956564365073847532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6072103427874731019.post-70266493699431309702016-08-14T12:33:00.002-07:002016-08-16T21:20:06.693-07:00GIVEAWAY! 2 in 1 Carseat Cover & Nursing Cover
This giveaway is now closed
GIVEAWAY!!!
This giveaway is for a beautiful cover that can be used for nursing, for the car seat and more!
All you have to do is click HERE and vote for the "I forgot my soccer ball" video (by clicking the little heart next to it)! Each vote YOU cast OR YOUR FAMILY MEMBER OR FRIEND casts because of you (only one of you is entered,Star @ A Load Of Crafthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11956564365073847532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6072103427874731019.post-46487000274544583022014-11-10T22:35:00.000-08:002014-11-10T22:47:02.211-08:00Double-Sided Holiday Blocks
Remember my "Give Thanks" blocks here and my "Spooky" blocks here?
Well... although I described the fact that they were double sided, I never posted adequate pictures... so since the season is upon us and I had them back out of storage anyway, I decided to snap a few photos to better explain how totally rad they really are.
So here goes...
Here are the blocks and then Star @ A Load Of Crafthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11956564365073847532noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6072103427874731019.post-61912634587391578962014-11-10T00:30:00.000-08:002014-11-09T23:17:08.606-08:00Kimono
I'm so in love with this 30 minute kimono tutorial from Babble!! I'm not sure what I like best about it; the look, the cost, the fact that it only takes a half hour or the ease of it. Seriously, I made some cuts, sewed a couple straight lines and I was done. No hemming required.
Awesome camera phone quality :/
I mean look at these picture instructions and tell me you can't do this:
Star @ A Load Of Crafthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11956564365073847532noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6072103427874731019.post-11045230499401527322014-11-09T22:09:00.000-08:002014-11-09T23:20:36.857-08:00LDS Baptism Invitation (free download!)
This is the super cute invitation I "made" for my friend whose son is about to be baptized:
I was REAL happy to find this adorable downloadable invitation that could be personalized:
Loving Life Designs was kind enough to make this available for FREE for anyone to download and it even comes in two other colors. All you need is Photoshop or Photoshop Elements and it's Star @ A Load Of Crafthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11956564365073847532noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6072103427874731019.post-71019239333672293672014-08-25T22:09:00.000-07:002014-08-26T18:42:49.148-07:00Tutorial: How To Make Birch Log Candle Holders
Birch bark is so easy to work with! And it's so pretty. And woodburners are only around $10.
Here's what my burner from Hobby Lobby looks like:
And it comes with a bunch of different tips (these exact ones are from Harbor Freight):
Look at all these ADORABLE projects you can do with a woodburner!
The idea for my candle came from a beautiful vase in Morgann Hill's EtsyStar @ A Load Of Crafthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11956564365073847532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6072103427874731019.post-38012577633612332742014-08-21T09:04:00.001-07:002014-08-21T09:05:54.902-07:00First Day Of School Sign
Go to The Pinning Mama here to get this free printable first day of school chalkboard sign for any grade!
My dear friend Katie sent me the pin and I was so glad to have it that I wanted to share it with all of you too! Last year that same friend let me borrow this cute Kindergarten sign:
I'm sure glad I have cute friends with cute ideas so I don't miss out on all the funStar @ A Load Of Crafthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11956564365073847532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6072103427874731019.post-74173521588569976372014-08-14T17:52:00.001-07:002014-08-14T19:47:32.563-07:00Tutorial: DIY Window Film
I love a bright home with lots of natural light!
But when I moved into my house I was a little concerned about this...
See the problem? Not only lack of privacy but it doesn't look great either.
But I didn't want to lose any light!
I was so happy to find an inexpensive solution.
CONTACT PAPER!!
It's like $5 a roll at Walmart.
Seventh House On The Left Star @ A Load Of Crafthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11956564365073847532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6072103427874731019.post-71047679261259064892014-08-10T20:49:00.001-07:002014-08-10T21:15:59.844-07:00Fabric Doll
What a doll!
I followed the instructions on Make It and Love It here.
Instead of felt for hair I just used some fabric I had on hand that matched some yarn I had on hand! Which is why her shoes are white as well. I used muslin for the body and machine stitched the eyes and mouth on as soon as the pattern pieces were cut out, I didn't want to hand embroider them on cuz I'm Star @ A Load Of Crafthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11956564365073847532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6072103427874731019.post-46313010621836145132014-08-04T22:41:00.003-07:002014-08-10T21:16:12.339-07:00Tutorial: How To Recover An Ottoman
Love my ottoman.
Found the little lady on my local classified ad website and she was in need of some TLC.
Besides the tears in the top of the vinyl she was in good shape so I found some old curtains of mine and made a new cover. I measured the top (3'x3') and sides (3'x16"), adding 1/2 inch to each side to account for seam allowances and about 2" on the bottom to tuck under. I Star @ A Load Of Crafthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11956564365073847532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6072103427874731019.post-55947670259908098982014-08-01T01:19:00.001-07:002014-08-10T21:16:22.477-07:00Tutorial: How To Make A Tufted Fabric Headboard
So as you know there are a lot of DIY headboards out there. But this one is a bit different.
He was originally inspired by Ikea's Bekkestua Headboard:
Then as I set out to find a tutorial online I decided I liked this beautiful headboard on Jenna Sue Design better because of the curve:
But my guy has a secret... he's made out of cardboard instead ofStar @ A Load Of Crafthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11956564365073847532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6072103427874731019.post-4649360660386911502014-07-29T22:52:00.000-07:002014-08-10T21:16:54.110-07:00Tutorial: How to Cover a Trucker Hat
How cute is this?
I needed to come up with some fun crafts for a bunch of teenage girls to do (I am the young women's girls camp director at my church) so I looked on Pinterest for a DIY option for trucker hats and found this awesome collage of hats made by Tiff Brady Designs (who sells these babies if you'd rather not make one of your own):
I Star @ A Load Of Crafthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11956564365073847532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6072103427874731019.post-28962742847684831892012-12-27T14:25:00.001-08:002014-07-30T17:26:07.127-07:00Tutorial: How To Make A Dry Erase Calendar
Isn't she a beauty? I was inspired by this one. But at $120 shipped I decided to do it DIY style.
I made these as gifts or I'd show you one hanging on the wall out of the package!
Here's how to make your own...
I started off in my digital scrapbook software, My Memories (see my post on them here):
Print it and frame it:
And fill it in with a dry Star @ A Load Of Crafthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11956564365073847532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6072103427874731019.post-11813842989888383242012-03-23T15:50:00.001-07:002014-08-01T01:24:20.362-07:00Tutorial: How To Make A Tulle Boa
Does your daughter like to play dress up?
Have you ever bought a feather boa?
I hear they come apart easily.
Why not make a boa out of sparkly tulle?
(It has to be the SPARKLY kind, the fabric is different than the plain kind. Keep that in mind.)
1. Buy tulle on a roll using a craft store coupon
2. Fold entire length in half a million times until Star @ A Load Of Crafthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11956564365073847532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6072103427874731019.post-77619180757040792662012-03-16T10:35:00.000-07:002014-07-30T17:26:25.308-07:00Winner of My Memories Giveaway!
Congratulations to Heather Ashton who is the winner of the My Memories Digital Scrapbook Software Giveaway!
Thanks to all who entered! You can still use the code:
STMMMS80600
to get a $10 discount off the purchase of the My Memories Suite Scrapbook software and a $10 coupon for the MyMemories.com store - $20 value!
Star @ A Load Of Crafthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11956564365073847532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6072103427874731019.post-91138542911495891132012-03-08T22:26:00.007-08:002014-07-30T22:20:30.571-07:00Free Digital Scrapbook Software! My Memories GIVEAWAY!
[This Giveaway is now closed, congrats Heather Ashton!]
One of you lucky ducks is about to win the #1 rated, MyMemories Suite digital scrapbooking software (a $39.97 value!) for FREE!! It's so easy too.
I love the idea of digital scrapbooking but I'm not your typical scrapbooker (digital or otherwise) in that I'd much rather fit a ton of photos together on one page than Star @ A Load Of Crafthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11956564365073847532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6072103427874731019.post-59526682693583993302012-02-12T20:33:00.000-08:002014-07-30T17:27:34.576-07:00Paper Flower Bouquet
What do you do when you need to cheer someone up with flowers and you want to do it on the cheap? Get out some paper and a glue gun to make a paper flower bouquet using Jones Design Company's tutorial here!
I tweaked it by using scrapbook scissors and skewers. In hindsight I wish I'd put the pointy end of the skewer inside the flower. Use ribbon to tie a bow and you're done!
Star @ A Load Of Crafthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11956564365073847532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6072103427874731019.post-42094832291625492792012-01-04T01:29:00.000-08:002014-08-01T01:24:20.420-07:00Stuffed Batman
I know it's not perfect but I'm happy about how it turned out...
Actually I'm happy that it turned out at all! I didn't know what I was doing so I'm surprised it looks as good as it does! I just drew a pattern and used an old pillowcase for the body and felt for all the embellishments.
My son seems to like it!
Star @ A Load Of Crafthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11956564365073847532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6072103427874731019.post-19197577321639025782011-12-03T16:03:00.000-08:002014-07-30T17:27:48.537-07:00Batman Birthday
This was my favorite party so far and I have a 2 and 4 year old so I've had a few!
I found this cute favor box cake idea here and created my own using the favor box template found here.
I was able to make two 4" boxes from one poster board. The first one was the hardest to figure out but once you have it you can use it to make all the rest by marking all the Star @ A Load Of Crafthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11956564365073847532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6072103427874731019.post-21452066808354514152011-11-10T22:03:00.000-08:002014-07-30T17:23:34.764-07:00Give Thanks Blocks
Remember my Spooky blocks? I used the back side of them to make these Thanksgiving blocks the same way. The blocks with individual letters are the original ones and I added the "give" block to complete it. This picture doesn't show the yellow and orange colors very well but it looks pretty good in person.
Star @ A Load Of Crafthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11956564365073847532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6072103427874731019.post-13371329824576842472011-11-08T12:38:00.000-08:002014-07-30T17:28:21.348-07:00Princess Party
Here are a few cute ideas for a princess party using Make The Cut software and a Cricut machine:
I found crown templates online (girl's and boy's) that I re-sized to be a bit smaller and then merged them into one piece instead of two. I had the kids glue the shapes on the crowns then stapled the band to the back.
The applique on her shirt was also cut using my CricutStar @ A Load Of Crafthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11956564365073847532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6072103427874731019.post-37360630928421907572011-10-22T22:13:00.000-07:002014-08-01T01:24:20.400-07:00Stuffed Owl
I love this little owl! It's the first stuffed animal I've made and it wasn't hard either. My baby girl loves owls so I searched for a tutorial and found the cutest one at Mile High Mom. I used a pink minky dot fabric on the back for the cuddle-factor, and all the fabric on the front matches the ruffled quilt I'm making her for Christmas (besides the black on the eyes - that's felt)Star @ A Load Of Crafthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11956564365073847532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6072103427874731019.post-85206405193267696272011-10-08T20:18:00.000-07:002014-08-01T01:24:20.570-07:00Vinyl Stenciled, Fabric Painted Onesies
I set out to make freezer paper stenciled onsies for a baby shower gift and realized that some of my designs were too intricate for freezer paper (mostly the tires on the jeep). I had some leftover blue vinyl that I wouldn't be using for anything, so I decided to use it along with some transfer paper to apply the stencils to the onsies before painting.
The first batchStar @ A Load Of Crafthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11956564365073847532noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6072103427874731019.post-18109872584526339732011-10-01T22:26:00.000-07:002014-07-30T17:37:51.385-07:00Spooky Blocks
I got a little lazy and didn't bother painting these blocks. I simply mod podged the paper on and used dye on the edges. I really love using my Make The Cut software! So glad I got it before it stopped being compatible with Cricut!
Have a spooky Halloween!
Star @ A Load Of Crafthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11956564365073847532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6072103427874731019.post-1973902920845771072011-09-29T09:22:00.000-07:002014-07-30T17:38:03.330-07:00Witch's Brooms
I thought these brooms were a cute little Halloween decoration even though they're actually meant to be goodie bags with treats inside. I saw them in a magazine at the dentist and later looked them up online and found them here. I couldn't find a stick laying around outside so I just used wooden dowels instead.
Stay tuned for another spooky Halloween decor idea coming up soon!
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