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Piece of felt cake

Children love to play with toy food, because feeding a child doll, or playing in a real “Shop” or “Restaurant” is so cool! With such games, children develop faster, and adults can directly participate in them. Sew a piece

Leather handbag with zipper

You can sew a good handbag from old leather fabric, which will protect the items inside from getting wet (melted snow and rain), and this handbag will also look beautiful. Making this handbag will take you one week, and for it

Toy parrot and owlet

Hello, dear readers. From old things and clothes that are a pity to throw away, you can make a good toy for a child or decoration for the home. From fur fabric from old boots and felt we made two soft toys - a parrot and

Decorative pillows

I want to embellish gray everyday life with bright colors and cozy things. You can easily recreate the atmosphere of a country house on your balcony or loggia with a little imagination.

Master class on sewing a cover for a children's table

Many mothers who have small children have encountered this problem: the child has not yet outgrown the highchair, and the cover on it has already become unusable. Manufacturers of children's tables often use oilcloth material

How to patch jeans at the knees?

Knees are one of the weak points on jeans. In adults, they stretch out, for example, during sedentary work. And children can tear their pants even when they wear them for the first time. An adult is not offended by parting with a damaged item, since it is most likely old. And here

Tilda "Goose"

Tilda style toys are always bright, funny and unusual. In my master class, I propose to sew Tilda the Goose, a caring mother and thrifty housewife. Any tailoring begins with a pattern. The height of the doll is 53 cm. It consists of 5 different parts. But in total

Winter bag “Dutik”

A winter bag is radically different from a summer bag. It has more modest shades and is more practical. It should be in harmony with warm winter clothes. And the material from which the handbag is made must protect the contents from moisture. Ideal for all these criteria

Pillow - toy “Cockerel”

The New Year is coming very soon, a magical holiday that involves the exchange of gifts. These can be expensive gifts, cute talismans, original souvenirs. How nice it is to see delight and joy in the eyes of loved ones and friends! It's important to remember that

We sew a developmental napkin for a baby

To make a textile educational napkin for a baby, you should prepare the following materials and tools: 1. Old jeans as a base material; 2. Any fabric for lining; 3. Two types of cotton, with printed patterns on the sea

Hen

Hello, dear site visitors. The new year 2017 is approaching, the patron of which, according to the Eastern calendar, is the Chicken. In preparation for this holiday, you can buy or sew a soft toy in the shape of this bird. We did it

How to sew a sausage from felt

Toy food is of particular interest not only to children, because such decor can be used at home, in a cafe, in a grocery store, and it is also in demand in children's development centers. Cooking is a favorite pastime not only

How to sew an apple from felt

Felt products are absolutely unique and charming items that can be used in a variety of ways. For example, a felt apple will be an excellent addition to the interior in the living room or kitchen; it will delight your child, because

Hamster toy

Hello, dear readers. In this article we will tell you how to make a toy hamster with your own hands that will look like a real hamster - a repeat. Despite the fact that instead of a special mechanism inside this toy will have

Pillow with puffs “Crimson silk”

A long time ago I wanted to create luxurious raspberry or burgundy satin pillows with ribbon ruffles.Moreover, in the interior of the bedroom, the necessary colors of burgundy, gold, and orange were somehow selected, which harmonized

Organizer for scissors

If you have a small piece of rough fabric lying around somewhere, such as a tarpaulin, for example, then why not use it for any piercing or cutting objects. So I decided to make a creative organizer for scissors that doesn’t even

How to sew a simple apron

Parents of children attending municipal kindergartens often receive tasks from teachers: sew or knit clothes for dolls, paint the veranda, make various accessories for role-playing games, mental and physical development.

Basket for children's toys

When there are small children in the house, all the rooms turn into a warehouse for a wide variety of toys. There are so many of them that there is no longer enough space to store them. Therefore, we have to periodically go through toys, throw away broken ones,

Jacket and hat for baby

Using this master class, you can knit a jacket for a height of 62-68 cm. Materials: children's acrylic YarnArt Baby (300 m in 200 g), knitting needles No. 3 regular and stocking, 4-5 buttons, a couple of extra knitting needles. Types of knitting: 1. Elastic. Face knitting: alternate 1 person,

Soft toy "Minion"

To sew a toy with your own hands, you don’t need a lot of time and skill. Especially if you do it according to the master class. Today I will tell you how to sew a Minion, a soft toy for yourself, for a child, or just as a gift for someone. Us

We sew a case for glasses from felt

If someone in the family wears glasses, he (or she) often forgets where they were put. To avoid such complications, I decided to sew a eyeglass case for my grandmother from bright red felt. List of what you need: 1.Red hard felt. 2.Two sheets of different felt

How to sew strawberries from felt

Small, funny, juicy and almost real strawberries, sewn from felt, can easily become an element of kitchen decor, a holiday table decoration, a keychain or toy food for a child. It’s not at all difficult to sew such strawberries, but you will need them

New shorts from old jeans

What can you accomplish in ten minutes? Not so much. For example, watch a commercial with a piece of news, slowly drink coffee, take a quick shower, assemble a tiny car from Lego, light a fire from ready-made materials, change

DIY soft toy “girlfriend - horse”

The best toy and even interior decoration item is a horse made by yourself. This is an exclusive product in a single copy, the embodiment of individual creative ideas. It is impossible to make a similar toy, each of them has

How to make a folding chair with your own hands from plywood scraps

How to make a sandblasting machine at home

How to reduce ice build-up in the freezer

Making a tenon socket using a drilling machine

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