The Best of DIY

Looking for some decorating ideas for your Halloween party or fall parties? If you like to crochet Lionbrand has a cute pattern for candy corn. They even have a pattern for pinwheel candy. If you don’t want to be tempted with real candy laying out you can make these instead. You may have to sign up to be able to view these patterns if you haven’t yet.

I love being organized and to do lists help! Christmas is just around the corner and I’m sure all of your lists are full. Over at A Little Hut Patricia Zapata has created a To Do List Holder and she’s posted a tutorial. This holds your note cards or scrap paper and it gives you a hard backing so you can take it out in the grocery store and easily write on it.

For those of you who like to bring your own lunch to work…I introduce to you a reusable sandwich wrap! The Small Object blog has a tutorial on how to make one of these stylish and handy sandwich wraps. I usually bring my own lunch into work, I don’t like to spend tons of money eating out, plus it’s more healthy. I also don’t like having to keep buying plastic sandwich bags. But, with this reusable sandwich wrap you can just wipe it clean and keep using it and it looks cute!

Etsy artist Lumpkin creates some really cute knitted outfits. I especially love this sea monster collar, she has an adult size in her shop as well. This would be great for when the weather gets colder and you want to add a little whimsy to your outerwear.

For those of you that create things to sell on etsy.com, craft fairs or even for your own family members I’ve found a tutorial to make your own fabric labels. To add a little extra special touch wouldn’t it be nice to have your own own label to attach to your craftings? PatchworkPottery has a great step by step tutorial and I was surprised you really don’t need too many materials for this project. I posted about making a felt embroidery label a while back, but this one is probably much quicker.

Yay! Today is the first day of fall. I love the beautiful colors of the fall and the crisp, cool weather. To get started right away decorating your home for fall I’ve found a great tutorial. Betz White has a tutorial on how to create these autumn leaves and acorn decorations.