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Homemade Holiday Decorations – Frugal Family Fun

Homemade Holiday Decorations - Frugal Family Fun

This year, the holidays are going to be especially tough for a lot of families — so what better time to rediscover the true meaning of the season, sitting down with the kids to create new traditions that have more to do with creativity and shared experience than spending hard-earned money at the mall? Here’s a round-up of wonderful ideas, patterns, and tutorials for other frugal holiday decorations that you can make yourself…

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Sew Your Own Dog Collar Cover

Sew Your Own Dog Collar Cover

Home sewing fans know the satisfaction of making their own fashions. Now you can doll up your dog with the leftover fabric remnants, and set out in matching style!

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Pretty Pony Pattern

Pretty Pony Pattern

BabyMoonBoutique‘s Sheila Sherman knows that handmade gifts are best… and that you have better things to do with your hard-earned moola than to give it to the post office… So, instead of ordering up a BabyMoon-made hobby horse by mail, now you can go for the DIY pony pattern at Etsy. The hobby horse sewing [...]

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Sew Your Own Tux Linux Penguin

Sew Your Own Tux Linux Penguin

Is there a more adorable mascot anywhere in the computer world than the goofy, cuddley, splay-footed penguin named Tux, who flies the Linux banner? We think not. And a plushie Tux can be yours… Grab the free Tux sewing pattern from Free-Penguin.org, see the creative penguins that others have made, and haul out your sewing [...]

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Under $10: Pincushion Ring

Under $10: Pincushion Ring

I’m putting this nifty pincushion ring right on to my new list of gift ideas under $10! Even without its delightful $7 price tag, what’s not to love? An adjustable base-metal ring sports a tiny pincushion in retro print fabric (varous patterns are available, but I’m hooked on these teal squares). Slip the ring on [...]

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