DIY Halloween wands are perfect for Boo Baskets and make great Halloween Party Favors. They are very easy to make too! Below I have a detailed tutorial and have also shared a free pattern that you can download below.
I bought all of the materials for these DIY Halloween wands at Dollar Tree, making it a very affordable project. You can personalize it by making them with in whatever colours you fancy! You can make them to match your Halloween decor or to match the colour scheme for your Halloween party.
DIY Halloween Wand Supplies:
Felt
Pom poms
Poly-fil / Fibre fill
Dowel/skewers
Rhinestones (optional)
DIY Halloween Wand Instructions:
1. Cut out Pattern pieces in felt.
2. Sew cauldron lid to the front of one of the cauldron pieces.
3. Sew cauldron pieces together leaving a 1 inch gap at the bottom.
4. Stuff with fibre-fill. Insert Dowel/skewer and sew opening shut.
You could also hot glue the cauldron pieces together rather than sewing it if you prefer.
Witches Cauldron Halloween Wand
Halloween wand Tutorial and free pattern. Make this cute witches cauldron wand for your little ones. Perfect addition to a Boo Basket or makes a great Halloween party favor.
Materials
Felt
poly-fil/fibre fill
pom poms
rhinestones (optional)
wooden dowel/skewer
ribbon
Instructions
Cut out pattern pieces from felt. Free pattern download link below.
Sew cauldron rim onto one of the cauldron pieces.
Stitch cauldron pieces together leaving a 1 inch gap at the bottom to insert stuffing.
Stuff with poly-fi/fibre filll. Insert dowel/skewer and sew opening shut.
I made these Hocus Pocus Dolls from Dollar Tree Socks! This is an easy beginner sewing project, perfect for kids or adults. Below I have a detailed tutorial and the free SVG files and printable template for the faces are available to download.
Using socks makes this is an affordable and easy DIY sewing project. This is a great project for kids, who can complete it with beginner sewing skills. I have included options for different sewing levels so this project can be adapted for even the youngest sewers. Have fun picking out your patterned socks, you can pick whatever colours and patterns you like!
DIY Hocus Pocus Doll Supplies:
3 pairs white socks
3 pairs patterned socks
Fibre-fill / poly-fil stuffing
Yarn for hair
Heat transfer vinyl / embroidery thread for eyes & mouth
16×6 inch piece of tulle/fabric for cape
Ribbon
DIY Hocus Pocus Doll Instructions:
1. Cut white sock just below heel. This will be the head of your doll. Stuff and secure with elastic. You could also sew shut if you prefer.
2. Create your doll’s hair using yarn (see note below for link to detailed tutorial) Wrap yarn around a clipboard/piece of cardboard and cut along one side. Sew down the middle to secure yarn together.
3. Place hair on the head of your doll and sew to secure. Style your dolls hair and secure with elastics. For Winifred I styled her hair into two buns on the top of her head. For Mary’s hair, I put it in a high side ponytail then tied elastics up the length and wrapped some yarn around to make it stand up.
5. Cut patterned socks just below the heel. This will be the body of your dolls. Stuff with poly-fill.
6. Insert head into body and sew to secure.
7. Create your dolls face. You can use heat transfer vinyl with my SVG file as I did, or if you prefer you could embroider the face of your doll using my template. Link to download the SVG files and printable templates is below.
8. To create the cape: Sew a gathering stitch along the top of your 16×6 inch tulle piece. Pull thread to gather until it fits around your doll. Sew ribbon on top of gathering stitches.
Add some rice or dry beans to the bottom of the patterned sock before stuffing if you want the dolls to stand up.
Options for younger makers:
Allow them to be involved in all the non- sewing steps. They will love stuffing the head and body, can help wrap the yarn hair and may be able to tie the elastics.
Have them draw the face on their doll using sharpies or fabric markers.
Hocus Pocus Sock Dolls
Make your own Hocus Pocus dolls out of socks! Create your own Winifred, Sarah, and Mary Sanderson dolls.
Materials
3 pairs white socks
3 pairs patterned socks
Fibre-fill / poly-fil stuffing
Yarn for hair
Heat transfer vinyl / embroidery thread for eyes & mouth
16x6 inch piece of tulle/fabric for cape
Ribbon
Instructions
1. Cut white sock just below heel. This will be the head of your doll. Stuff and secure with elastic. You could also sew shut if you prefer.
2. Create your doll’s hair using yarn (see note below for link to detailed tutorial) Wrap yarn around a clipboard/piece of cardboard and cut along one side. Sew down the middle with your sewing machine to secure yarn together.
3. Place hair on the head of your doll and hand sew to secure. Style your dolls hair and secure with elastics. For Winifred I styled her hair in two buns on the top of her head. For Mary’s hair I put it in a high side ponytail then tied elastics up the length and wrapped some yarn around to make it stand up.
5. Cut patterned socks just below the heel (this will be the body of your dolls). Stuff with poly-fill.
6. Insert head into body and sew together.
7. Create your dolls face. You can use heat transfer vinyl with my SVG file as I did, or if you prefer you could embroider the face of your doll using my template.
8. To create the cape: Sew a gathering stitch along the top of your 16x6 inch tulle piece. Pull thread to gather until it fits around your doll. Sew ribbon on top of gathering stitches.
Notes
Pin Cut Studio has a great video tutorial on making yarn hair.
Add some rice or dry beans to the bottom of the patterned sock before stuffing if you want the dolls to stand up.
Options for younger makers:
Allow them to be involved in all the non- sewing steps. They will love stuffing the head and body, can help wrap the yarn hair and may be able to tie the elastics.
Have them draw the face on their doll using sharpies or fabric markers.
“Oh, look! Another glorious morning. Makes me sick!” — Winifred Sanderson
I love how this shelf turned out! I took the popular Mosslanda photo ledge from IKEA and hung a piece of driftwood from it. It is perfect for hanging plants.
This is so easy to make, anyone can make it! Two drill holes and a few knots later, you will have yourself a beautiful hanging plant display!
1. Drill two holes into the bottom of the photo ledge. I positioned the holes under the wall screws.
2. Thread rope through drilled hole and secure with double knot.
3. Tie rope around driftwood.
This shelf is located in my basement landing at the base of the stairs. As there is not much natural light, I used artificial plants from IKEA. The links to these are below.
The hanging planters are a DIY I made from recycled Pine-Sol bottles! Check out my tutorial for instructions on how to make these cute hanging planters.
DIY Hanging Planter from Pine-Sol Bottle
If you try this tutorial I would love to see it! You can tag me on Instagram @handmadejoydesigns #handmadejoyblog
Want to see some upcycle magic? See how I upcycled an old shirt into three new items. I loved the fabric and details of this shirt, but not the fit. I never wore it but didn’t want to get rid of it because I loved the colour and design so much. I started cutting and made three items from it that now get lots of use!
When you love the colour and fabric of a clothing item but not the fit, upcycling is the answer!
UPCYCLE
reuse (discarded objects or material) in such a way as to create a product of higher quality or value than the original.
Here is what I made from this ONE shirt:
1. Scrunchies
I used the bottom hem of the shirt to make scrunchies. I was able to make 2 scrunchies from the hem of this one shirt. I love the trim detail and used that as the outside edge of the scrunchie.
This is one of my favourite Cricut tips! There are many times I am making a project and don’t have the right vinyl colour on hand. My solution is to make a stencil and paint the design on! I will show you how to turn any SVG into a stencil in Cricut Design Space. It is so easy!
Upload your SVG and place on your canvas. Now you will place a rectangle over top of your SVG, making sure to fully cover the SVG.
Next select both the rectangle and SVG and click slice. Slice is located in “actions”.
Now remove the cut out piece of your design and the original SVG from your canvas. You are left with a stencil ready to be cut out!
Don’t throw away your heat transfer vinyl scraps! I’ve got four projects perfect for scraps of HTV. I like to save my vinyl scraps to use for small projects so that I can save my full sheets of vinyl for larger projects.
I love this idea from Where the Smiles Have Been for storing vinyl scraps. I need to pick up a photo album next time I’m at the Dollar Tree
1. Label your Child’s clothing, shoes, and backpack.
Small pieces of HTV are perfect for making labels. I cut a bunch of name labels at once so I have them ready to go. I love to use them on my kids backpacks, hoodies, coats, snow pants, and winter gloves.
2. Make DIY leather tags for your handknit/crocheted items
HTV scraps are perfect for making leather tags for your knit/crochet projects. Click on the link below to get my free SVG and see the tutorial.
All of the extra time spent at home on the weekends has given me lots of time to craft with the kids. They have started playing the game Among Us so I came up with this Among Us plushie pattern for them. Made out of felt, this is an easy sewing project for kids.
Sewing is an excellent handicraft for kids of all ages! This project can used with either hand sewing or machine sewing.
My oldest two who are 10 & 12 made it by themselves. However, even younger kids can make this easily with a little help! My 6 year old cut out the pieces and operated the foot pedal while I guided the fabric in the sewing machine.
I used a sewing machine for this project but this would also be a great project for hand sewing. Felt is great for beginner sewing because the edges do not fray.
I have included a free printable pattern and instructions so you can make them at home! Click on the link at the bottom of this post to download.
Among Us Plushie
Made out of felt, this is an easy sewing project for kids.
Materials
Felt Sheets
Thread
Polyfill stuffing
Tools
Amung Us Plushie Free pattern (link to download in the notes below)
Sewing Machine / sewing needle
Instructions
1. Sew goggle highlight onto goggles.
2. Sew goggles onto body
3. Sew body pieces together leaving a 1 inch gap at the top.
4. Stuff with polyfil and sew opening closed.
5. Sew together backpack pieces leaving the top open.
6. Stuff backpack with polyfil and sew top closed.
7. Attach backpack onto backside with hot glue or hand sew.
Fall is when I pick up my knitting needles again and enjoy cozying up on the couch with a knitting project. I love the look of leather tags on knit/crochet items. I came up with this DIY version that is easy to create at home with some leather and heat transfer vinyl. I am giving you the free SVG file below too!
I made my tags out of leather from a thrifted bag. I am always on the lookout for leather bags and jackets when thrifting! To make these tags you will need leather (or faux leather), Heat transfer vinyl, my free cut file which you’ll find below, and a hammer and nail.
First you will cut a 1 inch by 2 inch rectangle out of the leather. Then using the hammer and Nail you will punch a hole in each corner of the tag. Be careful not to punch too close to the edge or the hole could rip. Use a piece of scrap wood under while you hammer.
Now you will cut your design out of vinyl and apply it to your tag. Make sure when weeding the vinyl to remove the outline as shown below. It is a bit tedious because it is such a small piece. I used a hair straightener to apply my vinyl to the leather. It works great for small applications like this! I just put parchment paper between the straightener and the leather.
Now you get to sew your finished tag on and admire how professional your handknit looks!
If you make your own tags I’d love to see how they look on your hand knit or Crochet creations! Tag me on Instagram @handmadejoydesigns #handmadejoyblog
Are your kids going back to school? In our area the Covid cases are low so kids are going back to school in September. However they are required to wear masks in the common areas of school. I’ve made these pouches to attach to their backpacks so that their masks are easy to reach when they arrive at school! Below I have included a quick tutorial to show you how I made them.
Supplies needed: main fabric and lining fabric, velcro, amd ribbon or bias tape. The mask fabric I used is available in my Spoonflower collection.
First You will cut out 2 pieces of fabric 12 inches x 6 inches – one main fabric and one lining fabric. I wanted to have a rounded edge so I traced a lid and rounded the corners of the top. You will also cut a 3.5 inch piece of ribbon or bias tape for the loop.
Next you will sew your fabric right sides together, leaving a small gap so you can turn it right-side-out after.
Turn right-side-out and fold the bottom up to form the pouch. You will pin your ribbon/bias tape in place along the side. Sew along the edge to secure. Final step is to sew on your velcro. You can do this before you sew the pouch if you find that easier.
I used a key ring to attach it to a zipper on my son’s backpack. I love that they will always have their mask handy when they enter school in the morning!
If you would have told me a year ago that I would be sewing a stack of cloth masks for my family, I would have thought you were crazy! But here we are. I am finding there is a shortage of elastic now that everyone is making masks, so I had to get creative when making mine.
I bought some stretchy headbands and cut them up into strips to make my ear loops. They work great and are so soft on the ears!
I was able to get four pairs of ear loops from each headband. However, that would vary depending on the stretch of the headband fabric.
I used Made Every Day’s Fabric Face Mask free pattern to make my masks. The only change I made was to do ears loops instead of the around the head ties.
I hope you try this is you are having trouble finding elastic to make masks or if you just want to try something that is softer on the ears! What is your favourite fabric mask pattern? I am going to try the 3D fitted mask style next.
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