This camera bag is easy to make. Made entirely in single crochet and slip stitches in a thick yarn, it is done quickly as well. With 30 colors to choose from, you can make your bag in whatever style suits your mood; or make one for every mood! Slip in your Polaroid Snap Touch and document your adventures.
Craft Tutorial
Tutorial for various crafts other then knit or crochet.
Origami Money Packet – great for gifts!
Thinking of giving a gift of money? Why not give it in this origami money packet? You can make several and put different bills in each one, or just make one. They fit nicely inside a card as well. This pattern works nicely with paper that is a different color on each side.
To start your origami money packet, fold your paper diagonally and then unfold.
Crochet & Knit accessories with Sculpey
I recently spent an very enjoyable and relaxing afternoon making some lovely creations with Sculpey. I want to share a little about that, show you how easy it is to make beads with Sculpey, and give you some opportunities from Sculpey to win some of your own and even a discount code to buy more!
The Sculpey and tools used in this post were provided buy Sculpey, all opinions are my own.
Origami Fish Base – written and pictorial tutorial
The Origami Fish Base is the start of various Origami Patterns. You will find the written and pictorial pattern for the Fish Base below.
Origami has been one of my hobbies since I was 8 years old. Many Origami Patterns start with an Origami Base: a folded form that starts a piece. This is one such base. You can find more Origami Base Tutorials for here: https://jessieathome.com/category/crafts/origami/origami-base/
Kirigami Goldfish – it’s like origami but with scissors!
Kirigami Goldfish Origami with scissors!
Do you know the difference between origami and kirigami? Well, take a look at this Kirigami Goldfish and see if you can figure it out. That’s right, origami is made entirely from folding paper, kirigami is made from both folding and cutting paper. The Kirigami Goldfish is an easy to create example. Kirigami Goldfish Origami with scissors. Happy folding!
To begin your Kirigami Goldfish, fold your paper in half diagonally.
Kanzashi Flower Makers by Clover – tutorial, review, and giveaway
Have you seen these Kanzashi Flowers? They are so neat! I got to try out several Kanzashi Flower Makers from Clover and they are so easy and fun! I have pretty pictures to show you and a tutorial to help you create beautiful flowers with your own Kanzashi Flower Makers. At the end of this post you can enter a giveaway to win some of your own!
Origami Cicada – this bug won’t bug you at all!
Folding an Origami Cicada the easy way!
These origami cicadas make no sound at all, they just sit quietly and look pretty. With my simple instructions for folding an Origami Cicada the easy way, you can fold your own origami cicada in no time at all. It’s a simple pattern I think looks best with paper that is a different color on each side. My dad who currently lives in Japan says that Japanese children love to catch cicadas and collect their empty shells in the summer. I haven’t seen to many cicadas here in New Jersey lately, so I say, “if you can’t catch them, fold your own!” Let’s relax, have a bit of fun, and start folding an origami cicada the easy way!
Folding an Origami Cicada the easy way, starts with folding the paper in half diagonally.
Origami Diamond Base – written and pictorial tutorial
The Origami Diamond Base is the start of various Origami Patterns. You will find the written and pictorial pattern for the Origami Diamond Base below.
Origami has been one of my hobbies since I was 8 years old. Many Origami Patterns start with an Origami Base: a folded form that starts a piece. This is one such base. You can find more Origami Base Tutorials for here: https://jessieathome.com/category/crafts/origami/origami-base/
State Postcard – Make a post card using a Cricut
Make a post card using a Cricut
That’s exactly what I did for a dear friend of mine who put out a request on Facebook – her child’s 4th grade class was trying to get post cards from all 50 states but they were missing a few. One of the missing states was NJ, where I happen to live. Of course I told her I would be happy to help out. I thought about it and decided I could to make a post card using a Cricut myself.



























