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Handkerchief Wall Hanging

Do you have pretty handkerchiefs hidden away? They’re beautiful, you don’t want to get rid of them but you just don’t know how to display them.

Using our simple, step-by-step instructions along with a few inexpensive materials and tools, a pretty handkerchief easily becomes a beautiful wall hanging.

The contrast between the background fabric and the finery of the handkerchief shows off the intricate drawnwork and the beautiful embroidery.

With a little time this handkerchief transforms from a hidden treasure into a handsome wall hanging to accent any decor.

Check out our easy instructions: funEZcrafts’ Handkerchief Wall Hanging.

Woven Ribbon Pillow

This woven ribbon pillow becomes a fun and interesting addition to your decor. It also becomes a conversation piece when family and friends comment on its beauty and craftsmanship.

Take a look at the easy how-to-make steps and the inexpensive materials and tools on our main web site: Woven Ribbon Pillow.

Enjoy making different varieties for yourself or as gifts from the heart.

Vendor hint: If you are in the Atlanta Georgia area, you can find a large variety of ribbon at Grosgrain Annie’s Ribbonemporium located in the Lakewood 400 Antiques Market. The market is open the third weekend of each month: Friday from 9am to 5pm, Saturday from 9am to 6pm and Sunday from 10am to 5pm. She has the ribbons easily visible such that you can readily see and choose the colors and styles you want.

Framed Doily

Do you have doilies that someone crocheted and shared with you but you don’t know what to do with them? Perhaps you think they’re pretty but you don’t want to use them as people used them in years past.

Your great grandma, your grandma or maybe even your mom used crocheted doilies as protection for the arms and backs of chairs and for placing under tchotchkes on end tables or coffee tables.

With today’s styles, what can you do with doilies?

A framed doily makes a beautiful, interesting and warm decoration for your home. You can use a favorite color or a color that coordinates with your decor as a contrasting background within the frame. Or, if you have several, framed doilies make beautiful gifts too.

Take a look at this example:

This one happens to be a gift to the person (my sister-in-law, Kee) who gave me the doily. She didn’t use the doily and thought I could find a purpose for it. This framed doily version incorporates her favorite and second favorite colors, ocean blue-green and crimson red, to contrast and highlight the beauty of the doily.

This framed doily will make a pretty addition to her home.

You can find the simple, easy and fast instructions here: Frugal Fun Crafts – Framed Doily.

Enjoy!

Mobius Bracelet Out of Ribbon

Have you seen Mobius bracelets in stores and catalogs? Do you wonder about them? And, why are they called Mobius bracelets?

We show you how to make your own Mobius bracelet using simple and inexpensive materials. Take a look at our funEZcrafts web page: How to Make a Mobius Bracelet Out of Ribbon.

The steps are easy and the results quick.

Take a look at two different versions of the bracelet:

This view shows how the bracelet alternates between the stripes and polka dots around the bracelet:

Or, how about this one announcing “I’ve Been Nice” to all who see it:

Too bad, “I’ve Been Naughty” ribbon was not available. The two ribbons in one bracelet would be apropos as most people cannot be nice all the time!

Have fun making your own versions of the Mobius bracelet – take a look at the how to make steps, tools and materials on our web site here: How to Make a Mobius Bracelet Out of Ribbon.

Enjoy!

Doilies Offer Many Possibilities

A doily pillow represents just one way to highlight the beauty of the delicate and intricate work of the crocheted stitches.

Take a look at this pillow – one side shows multicolored green yarn and the other multicolored yellow yarn. Both sides highlight the artistry of the crocheted doilies:

Maybe you have a crocheter in your family and friends. Or, perhaps you purchased some doilies for their beauty then didn’t know what to do with them.

This easy-to-do doily pillow adds a beautiful accent to a group of pillows on a bed, a window seat or anywhere a soft pillow works in your decor.

Plus, the look varies by the choice of pillow fabric – light or dark, matching or contrasting – and the type of ribbon you use to weave the doilies together.

With just a few inexpensive tools and materials and a short amount of time, you can make a pillow today. And, when you want a different look, you can easily change the fabric and ribbon to make another pillow with the same doilies.

Take a look at the how to steps on our web site: funEZcrafts Doily Pillow.

Have fun!

Punched Quilt Heart – warm and inviting

Do you enjoy the beauty and heartwarming feeling quilts provide?

Take a look at our Punched Quilt Heart project that uses a few inexpensive materials and tools but provides beautiful results.

This easy and fun project uses small scraps of material, a 9×9 inches piece of foam core board and felt for finishing the back. The tools are simple, too.

Your finished project can be displayed on a stand (shown above) or hung on a wall to enjoy.

The project can be fun to do as gifts for friends and family as well.

Enjoy making your own creation!

For the pattern and how to instructions, click here: Frugal Fun Crafts – Punched Quilt Heart

Easy Napkin Pillow

Take a look at this Easy Napkin Pillow project. You can make these with simple materials, tools and steps. Plus, they’re fast and fun!

The how-to steps along with the lists of materials and tools can be found on our web site by clicking here: Frugal Fun Crafts – Easy Napkin Pillow.

You can add a bit of softness to your decor, make them fast and inexpensively as gifts or make them to sell at craft fairs or church bazaars.

Have fun!