Do you, like Luke Skywalker, enjoy drinking blue milk? It has long been a beverage of Star Wars legends, but thanks to Galaxy's Edge at Disneyland and Walt Disney World, it's real. And now you can also make your own coaster featuring a smiling felt glass of blue milk. Star Wars Day (May the 4th) is an important holiday at my house and every year, so every year I share some kind of a Star Wars tutorial here on my blog. Sometimes I make even more patterns throughout the year, and you can find them all here. Don't worry. I'll still be here when you come back. This year, since I've been making ..read more

Have you seen those adorable macaron zip pouches? This is inspired by those, but without the zip pouch part. It's an embroidered macaron ornament with a sweet flower for Mother's Day! Now, I want to acknowledge that I have been on an ornament-making kick this year. And I know that some folks are probably wondering why. Or maybe what in the world are you supposed to do with all these when it's not even Christmas. All I can say is that I love making them because they are small and fun little things to make and give as gifts. That's the why. As for what to do with them, I just like finding pl ..read more

Want to make a sweet little frame for your mom this Mother's Day? This one is made from felt and has magnets so she can stick it on the refrigerator! I'm showing it here with a little poetry line, but you can add a photo or anything you'd like. It's especially good for a gift to give grandma with smiling grandkid faces inside. And they can help make the frame too! I've had more felt crafts than usual around here lately, many of which use deep-etch dies from Benzie and a manual die cutting machine. But I've just really been having fun using them, and when I can find a new way to combine my f ..read more

This post contains affiliate links. I may receive compensation if you shop via this post. Calling all fan of quilts and quilty things, even if you aren't a quilter. Today I'm showing you how to make a quilt block out of felt and fabric and then hang it up in an embroidery hoop for your wall. It's such a cute way to bring your love of this craft to your decor. This project starts with inspiration from the felt quilt block ornaments I made last year, which then led to deep-etch dies from Benzie. But also this week I released two new sewing themed patterns: Sew Cute (a sewing machine embroide ..read more

Do you make sure to keep the blades of your sewing and embroidery scissors safe from harm? A simple sheath protects the scissors, along with your stitching (project bags get crowded sometimes!) or even your toes. Yes, those points do hurt when they fall to your feet. Today I'll show you how to make these fast and easy sheaths that keep your scissors in great shape while they look cute too! This pattern and tutorial have two sizes and shapes for two new pairs of scissors that I have. Larger shears, and smaller, precision scissors. And while a sheath is usually just something to cover the bla ..read more

I'm not sure why, but soft pretzels shaped like Mickey Mouse just taste better. And if I'm turning iconic Disney snacks into felt ornaments, a Mickey pretzel was a must! Now, this one looks a little different than the actual pretzels, which you can see below. But believe me when I tell you that it looked SUPER weird when I was trying to make this match. In fact, even Disney themselves changed the look when they released the pretzel items in their Disney Snacks merch line earlier this year. Take a look at the comparison and tell me that this is still a Mickey Pretzel. Right? These phot ..read more

Do you love felt ornaments and essential oils? They go really well together because this wool felt bee ornament is also an essential oil diffuser! I pretty much only use essential oils for the scents and how they fill the air with wonderful smells. So when I thought about how felt is often used with diffusers, I went...wait. What would happen if you put these oils on a wool felt ornament? I did some testing with scraps of Benzie felt and was SO HAPPY with the results that I decided to make a whole thing. And you can too! Today I'm sharing a free pattern, but you could use my other felt ..read more

This is not always an easy snack to find at a Disney park, but Mickey waffles are highly regarded. Which is why you should absolutely make a felt ornament version so you always have this favorite treat close by. I will admit that this isn't EXACTLY what a Mickey waffle looks like. But I made it my own style and I think it's so cute this way! In this series of free patterns, I'm making classic Disney snacks out of felt and turning them into little appliquéd ornaments. This is the second snack, and you can find the first one, popcorn, right here. These are minimalist patterns, in that there ..read more

It's National Quilting Month, and today I'm sharing some free tiny quilt block cross stitch patterns! These are pretty small (most are less than one inch!), so you can stitch them pretty quick. And they are designed more as two groupings: one with the sawtooth star, pinwheel, 8-point star, and antique tile blocks, and the other with the larger grouping of flying geese. I've made actual quilts, felt quilt blocks, embroidered quilts, embroidery patterns OF quilts, but it was about time that I bring my love of quilts to cross stitch. Of course, on the 12x12 blocks I added some of my signature ..read more

I always love a good mix-and-match project, and this felt shamrock ornament is SO MUCH THAT! First, it combines felt and printed fabric. Next, it mixes up the idea of ornaments and non-Christmas holidays. And finally, it uses two different deep-etch dies that I designed for Benzie Design, changing up how you use one of them in a big way. And among all of those things that I think are pretty fun, one of the things that make this project unique from almost every other ornament pattern I've made is that this has a very 3-dimensional quality to it. Plus, St. Patrick's Day is just kinda fun, rig ..read more