Craft Projects

Get step-by step tutorials for popular diy and craft projects, from jewelry making, home decor, kids crafts, handmade gifts and more.

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Handwritten Recipes Printed on Tea Towels

Make a cherished gift with your family’s time-honored handwritten recipes printed on tea towels.    By now you all surely know that part of my love for baking comes from fond memories of my grandma on my mom’s side. I…

Freezer Paper Transfer FAIL

Freezer Paper Transfer FAIL

Check out my freezer paper transfer fail! Apparently transferring printed images using freezer paper just isn’t as easy as pretty much everyone else makes it look.    It had to happen at some point, a project gone wrong to the…

DIY Etched Mason Jar Mugs

DIY Etched Mason Jar Glasses

Create these diy etched mason jar glasses for a personalized gift or for yourself. Follow these easy step-by-step instructions that will work for a variety of glass etching projects. After my first glass etching project with my Wine Cork Holder…

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Best of 2013 – 1 Year Anniversary!

Yesterday marks the 1 year blogiversary of Sometimes Homemade! I started a year ago hoping to get back to DIY and crafting and get some projects done that I hadn’t gotten around to. 102 posts later, I’ve done a lot…

Upcycled Sweater Pillow

Upcycled Sweater Pillow

This cozy upcycled sweater pillow project is a great way to get a second life out of a favorite sweater.   As promised, I’m finally posting my third (but not final) upcycled sweater project. I’m pretty impressed that I got…

Easy Braided Bead Bracelets

Easy Bead Bracelet

Get step-by-step instructions on this easy bead bracelet which quick and inexpensive to make and perfect for layering with other bracelets.  Every year I participate in an annual gift exchange with some ladies I met while planning our wedding over…

Sweater Wine Bottle Holder - upcycle an old sweater for stylish gift giving.

Sweater Wine Bottle Holder

Make this cute Sweater Wine Bottle Holder from an old sweater for a cute holiday hostess gift or decorating accent. I like to get wine. I like to give wine. I can’t wait to give wine this holiday season in…

Sweater Tree - easy tutorial

Make a Sweater Tree

Make a Sweater Christmas Tree out of an old sweater, a perfect piece to add texture to your holiday decor.   This sweater Christmas tree is a project I fully intended to do last year, but I just couldn’t make…

DIY Arrow Bracelet - easy DIY bracelet with full tutorial

DIY Arrow Bracelet

Make your own arrow bracelet, perfect for layering with other bracelets. This simple step-by-step tutorial shows you how to make an arrow bracelet with just an arrow charm and colored cording. Long before the Hunger Games trilogy came out, I…

Best DIY Bracelets - with tutorials

Best DIY Bracelets – with tutorials

I’m a bit of a bracelet fanatic (necklaces too, most accessories really). Over the past several months I’ve made several DIY bracelets. They are often some of the most popular posts here, so I thought I’d do a round up…