Valentines Day Craft Round Up

Here is a round up of some great tutorials and printable s from some great sites to add a little sweetness to your Valentines Day without the calories ~

Mini Valentine Banner Tutorial & Printable from Kind Over Matter

Message Heart Door Hanger *felt
Linwood Ave. Tutorial PDF 

Make your own coupon book - For template link and Tutorial visit Kind Over Matter

I also  found this great recipe for making Valentines Heart Pretzels! Remember I was looking for a healthier way to have some treats for Valentines Day. Ok, you might want to make this any time of year but, either way here is the recipe and how to with images just visit Maya Made. Valentines Treat bags or Brownie Bags visit Twig and Thistle. Well I hope this gets your creativity going and inspired by the tutorials you see here. If you have a tutorial you would like to share feel free to email me or leave me a note with the link in the comments section so I can feature you! What is your favorite thing to craft for Valentines Day? Do you love to wear red on Valentines day? What about hearts? Do tell~ 

Easy Sewing Tutorial Round Up

 I am Planning on sewing in the new year with some simple sewing that is oh, sew cute! So here is my Sunday round up of three easy tutorials~

Vintage Towel Tutorial via Lovely Nest Designs

January is definitely the time to think about the beginning of spring cleaning and easy sewing! When we are cleaning up from the holidays and sprucing up our homes to be fresh in the new year we are constantly using towels. Towel use not just for cleaning but for after washing our hands from doing projects and keeping germ free. I came across this cute little sewing tutorial about how to liven up towels and make them look vintage. How perfect for using those bits of lace, pom poms and other edgings collected from grandma or a left over art project!

Now Jamie also has a handsewn Spring Fling Garland Tutorial I just love this idea especially with the image of having the close pins on the garland. I can see making one of these for oldest daughters up coming wedding where she can have guests pin love notes on the garland ~ But she has examples of other decorative uses you might like for your home!

A weighted Pin Cushion Tutorial via Sew Mama Sew
I love the idea of this! How often you need these items whether sewing by hand or next to the sewing machine. It is perfect with the detachable holder to catch pins or fabric scraps as you are sewing along! So by the sewing machine, on the back of the couch or on the go this weighted pin cushion could sure be handy! Check out Sew Mama Sew for the all the details from the link above! The sewing tutorial is clean and simple~

I hope you enjoyed these simple sewing links to get you stitching in the new year. PS.  I'll have some crafty sewing links coming soon~
What sewing projects are you working on or want to work on in the new year? I'd love to know~