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Make a felt coffee cozy! This easy Diy will save your fingers when you use a take away hot drink cup. mybrightideasblog.com

Easy to Make Felt Coffee Cup Cozy

Have you heard of a coffee cup cozy? It’s an adorable name for a glamorous coffee cup sleeve. Often used to protect your fingertips from the hot beverage take out cup. Today I will show you how to make a felt coffee cozy for either cups from home or a take-out cup. As the…

Easy DIY to make a knotted fleece blanket. Stay cozy this winter with this easy craft project that has no sewing needed. Anyone can make one! mybrightideasblog.com

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Make a Fleece Tied Blanket – Easy No Sewing

The No Sew Fleece Blanket A few weeks ago we went to watch the sun set on Lake Huron. It was October so it was chilly. We took 3 friends, a thermos of soup and a few blankets and it was amazing! We went with some dear friends from England who have never seen how…

Crafts

Make a Pencil Jar for Autumn

Yes, we did another Fall kids craft! I just love this season and the leaves and trees are gorgeous. But I am pretty sure they are about to all fall off and leave us with naked trees. How sad. So I’m holding onto this favorite time of year with crafts, crafts and more…

Crafts

Add Glitter and Sparkle to a Drab Pillow

Have you ever seen a black and white print on a pillow or t-shirt and thought…this is a bit dull…how can I jazz this up? Maybe a bit of glitter paint is needed. A while ago, I purchased a lot of pillows from Ebay for super cheap…Like $4 each. The price was ridiculous…and so…

Sew an Easy Fleece Hat with a Flower Applique.

Sewing

Easy to Make Fleece Hat with Flowers – Simple Sewing Project

This fleece hat project is so easy and fast! You’ll have a new winter hat done in 20 minutes. Then I will show you how to make a simple flower applique. The weather is getting chilly now so this is just the thing to make for yourself or a gift for someone else. You will…

How to make leaf art. An easy kids craft for autumn. Take a nature walk and collect leaves twigs pinecones etc. Turn it all into artwork. Fun for all ages. mybrightideasblog.com

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Make Leaf Art – Easy Nature Project!

The Autumn season is here and the leaves are changing color and falling. This is a great time for a nature walk to collect and examine and reflect on the beauty of this season. Leaf Art! Start with some friends…any age will love this. Take a large clear bag and start to…

Make a heart / love sign for home decor using heart shaped pebbles and jute rope. mybrightideasblog.com

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Heart Shaped Beach Stones – Pebble Art

Make heart shaped pebble art with a collection of beach stones and natural rope on wood. We have gone to the beach twice in October. The cool thing about going to the beach in the Fall is that no one else is there. The beach-that is typically packed with families with picnics and…

How to make a pillow out of two bandanas. This is an easy sewing project anyone can do and it looks great! mybrightieasblog.com

HomeDecor

Make an Easy Bandana Pillow

So a month or two ago I purchased way too many bandanas. Since then I’ve been looking for ideas to use some of them in projects. Today I’ll show you how to use 2 more! Let’s make a pillow for the bed, couch, or dog. This is the beautiful Gemma. She is our 2…

Crafts

Fall Leaf Rubbing – Super Easy Kids Craft!

Remember doing Leaf Rubbings in the Fall when you were a kid? Well, Autumn is here again and its time for a nature walk to collect some leaves for this wonderful classic nature craft. On your nature walk give the children (even young toddlers) a paper bag or large zip lock to collect…

Want a Rustic Garden? Make a Beautiful Bird House with Twigs and Moss. Inexpensive, easy natural craft project. mybrightideasblog.com

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Rustic BirdHouse – Twigs and Moss

I’m loving sticks and twigs and rocks this year! So you’ll see a lot of these projects from this past summer and heading into the fall and winter. This is birdhouse project, I really enjoyed making and can’t wait to tell you about! Two years ago my daughter and I painted a…