How to Make Your Own Tablecloth Linens

Creating a tablecloth is a simple task. With some fabric and a few seams, you will have a lovely new tablecloth to entertain company! Here are some simple solutions to designing your very own decorations.

Where to Buy Fabric for a Tablecloth

If you want to buy fabric for tablecloths, the best idea is to buy the fabric in bulk at wholesale or discount prices. On-line there is a fabric store which offers a wide variety of fabric for $1-$2 less per yard than the competition. Visit: http://www.inweavefabric.com for more details. There is a flat fee of $6 for shipping no matter how big your order.

Would you like to learn how to sew a variety of tablecloths?

How to Sew Many Different Types and Colors of Tablecloths, Runners and Placemats

The following website offers tips on how to create the following tablecloth projects: make a round tablecloth, make a circular tablecloth (these are great for weddings), tablecloth ideas and projects from HGTV, Make an Animal print Place Mat, create an autumn leaf tablecloth, create a canvas table runner or a canvas table topper, create a dyed velvet table runner, create a checkerboard table topper, create a contrast band tablecloth, create an Elegant Swag Table Topper, create curved canvas place mats, create a holiday table runner, create place mats using laminate maps, hand sew beautiful napkins, create a festive fall table runner, create a no sew table runner, hand painted table runner, round tablecloths, pumpkin place mats, a stenciled tablecloth and much more!

http://interiordec.about.com/od/tablelinens/Projects_to_Make_Your_Own_Table_Linens.htm

Create a Mexican Colorful Tablecloth

Here is how to make a beautiful mexican tablecloth that is multi-colored. This would be a wonderful fun project to do with pre-teenagers.

http://www.abigslice.com/mexicantablecloth.html

Simple Tablecloth Instructions

http://www.foodandcrafts.com/tabletalk.php

Fortuny Inspired Tablecloth

http://www.marthastewart.com/article/fortuny-inspired-tablecloth

DIY Wedding Projects: How to Make Your Own Tablecloths and Napkins

http://www.essortment.com/lifestyle/doityourselfw_sfvk.htm

Make Your Own Tablecloth and Napkins: Simple Step-by-Step Instructions

This website explains how much fabric to buy and how to measure out the piece of fabric you need for a tablecloth. It also has instructions for cutting the fabric, finishing the edges, making a fringe and making a hem.

http://home.howstuffworks.com/how-to-add-decorative-touches-to-your-home5.htm

Tablecloths come in all varieties, shapes and colors. The above instructions simply explain how you can make any type of tablecloth, napkin or place mat you can imagine! Purchase your fabric, measure out your fabric and put together your tablecloth quickly and inexpensively! You can completely re-decorate a dining room with a beautiful new tablecloth, table runner, napkins and place mats. Try it for the holiday season! Your guests will be impressed with your newfound talent and ability!

kids halloween costumes

As a child I enjoyed trick-or-treating. My grandma was a seamstress so she often made kids Halloween costumes by hand. I loved the handmade costumes, time and energy I knew my grandma spent just for me. I still own these beautiful costumes she created for me and they bring back teriffic memories!

If you have the time and engery, I highly recommend making your child beautiful handmade costumes. It will bring joy & memories for years to come.

Fabric for Halloween Costumes

First, You need to find the fabric you want to use. My recommendation is to take a look at Inweave Fabrics website for great kids halloween costume fabric. They are located in Iowa or at http://www.inweavefabric.com They have a wide variety of costume fabric at wholesale prices & great customer service. They will ship the fabric out to you ASAP so you can have it soon to start your costume project. Inweave has a Paypal and Google Checkout.

If you prefer to shop in their store, they have a wide variety of types of fabric at their fabric factory outlet.

Select the Costume

Here are some creative ways to make Halloween fun with these cute hand-made childrens Halloween Costumes :

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Halloween Costume

This costume is based on the popular kids book, “Chicka Chicka Boom Book”. This is an appropriate kids costume for a preschooler. Check this costume out, you will love it! It is a fantastic costume:

http://familycrafts.about.com/library/projects/blhalcchicka.htm

Cinderella Costume

This costume is beautiful. Your daughter will enjoy being a princess with this dress up costume:

http://familycrafts.about.com/od/costumes/ig/Costume-Photo-Gallery/Cinderella-Costume.htm

Cindy Lou Who Costume

There are two different possible ways to create this beautiful Cindy Lou Who Costume.

This one is my favorite:

http://familycrafts.about.com/od/costumes/ig/Costume-Photo-Gallery/Cindy-Lou-Who-Costume.–et.htm

This one is my second favorite:

http://familycrafts.about.com/od/costumes/ig/Costume-Photo-Gallery/Cindy-Lou-Who-Costume.htm

If your daughter is looking to win an award for a different or unique costume, I recommend the Cindy Lou Who Costume!

Cousin It Costume

This costume is Fun & Easy. My boss had long hair and he did this costume in a revised version. Simply throw your hair over your face and add glasses and a hat!

http://familycrafts.about.com/library/projects/blhalcousinit.htm

Busy Little Engine Costume

http://familycrafts.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?zi=1/XJ/Ya&sdn=familycrafts&zu=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.busylittleengine.com%2Factivities%2Factivities.html%23halloween

Pooh Bear Costume

http://familycrafts.about.com/od/costumes/ig/Costume-Photo-Gallery/Winnie-the-Pooh-Costume.htm

Popeye Olive Oyl and Sweet Pea Costumes
This is a perfect costume for a small family with a little baby!

http://familycrafts.about.com/od/costumes/ig/Costume-Photo-Gallery/Popeye–Olive-Oyl-and-Sweet-Pe.htm

Transformer halloween costume

This is an excellent costume! I highly recommend it. If your son or daughter loves Transformers, you will love this halloween costume!

http://familycrafts.about.com/od/costumes/ig/Costume-Photo-Gallery/Battle-Damaged-Transformer-1.htm

The perfect memories are created when beautiful costumes are designed and created! Your child will enjoy these beautiful costumes and you will enjoy showing your child love in a tangible way!

How to Use Organza and Taffeta Fabric to Make Beautiful Crafts

Organza and Taffeta are beautiful types of fabric which can be used for many types of crafts. Organza is great for making handmade cards, curtains, photo gifts, wrapping for gifts and wedding accessories. Taffeta is great fabric for clothing, clothing accessories, doll clothes, home decor and more!

If you want to purchase Organza and Taffeta fabric at discount and wholesale prices, http://www.inweavefabric.com is a great resource for low price fabric. They sell fabric at $1 – $2 less per yard than other on-line fabric stores and less expensive than your local fabric stores too! They have a flat $6 shipping rate no matter how large your fabric order and they have a store you can visit and browse their store at in Iowa. You will love this secret source of great quality fabric that is discount priced.

Here are some great craft ideas for using these fabrics:

Craft Ideas Using Organza Fabric

Create a beautiful card using organza fabric:

http://www.making-handmade-cards.com/card-ideas-girl-craft.html

Create a beautiful Photo Mat using organza:

http://www.hgtv.com/crafting/creating-a-french-photo-mat/index.html

Here is how to create a beautiful tablecloth using organza fabric:

http://www.hgtv.com/dc-fabrics-tabletop/applique-tablecloth/index.html

Use Organza to make lovely curtains:

http://www.hgtv.com/decorating/editors-picks-fresh-window-accessories/index.html

Wrap a wine bottle for a gift in Organza fabric. Here is a photo of what the gift will look like :

http://www.theartfulcrafter.com/gift-bags.html

Here are some Wedding Crafts using Organza:

http://www.altiusdirectory.com/Arts/wedding-craft-ideas.html

Here are some beautiful Organza sachets which are easy and inexpensive to put together. These organza sachets make great gifts for any occasion.

http://www.marthastewart.com/article/organza-sachets

Make beautiful necklaces using Organza:

http://www.essortment.com/hobbies/jewelrycraftso_sjtn.htm

Here is how to make a beautiful French Seam Gift Bag. These are great for making inexpensive organza wedding favors.

http://www.craftstylish.com/item/7441/make-a-french-seam-organza-gift-bag

Here is another great gift bag. This gift bag craft idea is absolutely gorgeous and romantic!

http://www.hgtv.com/holidays-entertaining/guest-favor-ideas/index.html

More Organza Gift Bag Ideas:

http://www.hgtv.com/dc-occasions-december/gift-bags-ornaments/index.html

Here is a beautiful chair slip cover you can make using organza! These chair slip covers are great for formal occasions including wedding. This do-it-yourself project will save money as you are planning your formal or wedding event!

http://www.hgtv.com/cr-home-accessories/ladder-back-chair-slipcover/index.html

Taffeta Crafts and Sewing Projects

Here is an informative article about making craft projects from Silk Taffeta. This article is about the types of crafts and sewing projects that can be made using taffeta fabric, how to launder taffeta fabric and so much more!

http://www.hgtv.com/cr-sewing-fabrics/flexible-silk-taffeta/index.html

Wow! Here is a Beautiful taffeta craft project for a hat and purse. Take a Look! I love this project! It is absolutely beautiful:

http://www.hgtv.com/crafting/silk-and-taffeta-hat-and-handbag/index.html

Here is how to make a beautiful Taffeta Ball Skirt (formal attire):

http://www.hgtv.com/cr-sewing-other/taffeta-ball-skirt/index.html

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How to turn wedding wear and bridesmaid dresses into everyday wear:

http://www.marthastewart.com/article/bridesmaid-revisited

How to make beautiful Doll Clothes out of Taffeta fabric:

http://www.hgtv.com/hgtv/cr_dolls/article/0,1789,HGTV_3242_1377043,00.html

Here is how to make beautiful Taffeta fabric curtains with fringe:

http://www.hgtv.com/decorating/taffeta-drapes-with-fringe/index.html

Here is a sewing project to create a Taffeta tablecloth fabric topper:

http://www.hgtv.com/decorating/handpainted-fabric-topper/index.html

Craft and Sewing Projects using both Taffeta and Organza

Here is a beautiful purse using both Taffeta and Organza:

http://www.hgtv.com/cr-accessories-purses/handpainted-canvas-purse/pictures/index.html

Taffeta and Organza are lovely fabrics. You will absolutely love working with these fabrics whether you are changing the home decor or working with the fabrics to create clothing and accessories or decorating for a wedding. These lovely fabrics are fun to work with and creating tableclothes, clothing and wedding accessories by hand will help you save money!

How to Create Beautiful Organza Wedding Favors

Organza fabric is a beautiful sheer fabric that is used for many aspects of wedding decorating. I love the beautiful colors Organza comes in and how it creates a romantic atmosphere.

One use for organza during a wedding reception is for wedding favors. It is often difficult to purchase wedding favors inexpensively. Therefore, the best way to have terrific, romantic wedding favors for less money is by creating them yourself.

Determine the Wedding Favor

In order to do this, first select the item you would like to offer your guests. Depending on the price range you decide upon, you could offer one of the following wedding favors: a photo frame with your photo in it (Small photo frames can be purchased for as little as $1 each and you can offer one photo frame per couple – reducing your cost to a little over 50 cents a person. Photos can easily be printed on photo paper inexpensively from your printer if you buy ink refills.), a candle, candy, mints, a treasure box with some small treasure inside, wedding bells, 2 heart shape soaps and so much more.

Purchasing the Organza Fabric

Next, purchase the organza fabric which matches your wedding colors. Organza fabrics can be purchased inexpensively at In-weave Fabric. Visit them online at: http://www.inweavefabric.com and http://www.inweave.com.

The colors of my wedding were very similar to the Royal Blue Plum Organza fabric offered at Inweave fabrics. It is a beautiful multi-colored organza that changes color as you move it from blue to plum! The beautiful and wide arrange of fabric at Inweave fabrics is amazing. You can check it out here!

Use the Organza to create Your Own Fabric Bag

You can either wrap the organza fabric around the wedding favor and tie it at the top or you can make your very own organza fabric bags. Here is the link to creating your very own fabric bag.

For directions on how to work with organza fabric, you can visit the following website:

http://www.essortment.com/hobbies/sewingcraftsho_sigq.htm

Here is an example of what the bags will look like when they are completed:

http://www.save-on-crafts.com/sachetbags.html

Weddings are expensive. Using organza fabric to beautify your wedding favors will save you lots of money and create the simply romantic atmosphere you desire.

Congratulations on your upcoming wedding! I pray God will bless your marriage and help your wedding go smoothly. This is a stressful time but the benefits of being married to the one you love are well worth the effort involved. These inexpensive wedding gifts will offer a treasure to your guests to commemorate the celebration!

How to Sew a Mermaid Costume

A beautiful hand-made mermaid Halloween costume can be a terrific heirloom to pass down from generation to generation. This article will show you how to create a beautiful mermaid costume so your child can pretend to be Ariel, the Little Mermaid.

What type of Fabric do I use to Create a Mermaid Costume?

Taffeta is a beautiful fabric with a terrific shine. It is great for creating Halloween Costumes. I would recommend a Spring Green Taffeta for a Halloween costume. Not only does a Spring Green Taffeta have a great shine, it also has an iridescent shimmer!

Where to I buy inexpensive fabric for a Mermaid and other Halloween Costumes?

Inweave Fabrics online is the perfect place to buy fabrics. They have a large assortment of beautiful fabrics at low discount prices. You will find any type of fabric you can imagine for $1-$2 less than the competition. Plus there is a flat $6 shipping fee no matter how much fabric you purchase!

You can visit In-weave Fabrics online at:

http://www.inweavefabric.com

or

http://www.inweave.com

What fabric numbers at in-weave fabrics would be good choices for a making a mermaid tail?

There are several fabrics available at In-weave that would make an excellent Mermaid costume. I highly recommend the Spring Green Taffeta. The product number for Spring Green Taffeta is: TAF-SP18.

Depending on what colors your daughter (or son if you are making a merman costume) likes, there are several other fabrics that would be perfect for a mermaid costume. These are the Dark Sapphire Taffeta Fabric (product number: TAF-DS27), the Mixed Berry Taffeta Fabric (product number: TAF-MB10), the Glacier Blue Taffeta Fabric (product number TAF-GB17), or the Sage Green Taffeta fabric (product number: TAFSA16).

Where can I find out how to Sew a Mermaid Costume?

There are several places to find out how to sew a mermaid costume online. You can visit this website or this one for a great mermaid costume pattern. A mermaid costume usually consists of a swimsuit bikini and mermaid tail. You can place the bikini over a skin colored fabric for a more modest costume.

You can also buy a mermaid costume pattern (simplicity) – available for immediate download at:

http://www.habithat.co.uk/product_info.php/products_id/8425

of if you want you can purchase the Simplicity Mermaid Costume pattern at your local fabric store. Here is a review of the mermaid costume pattern:

http://sewing.patternreview.com/cgi-bin/readreview.pl?reviewnum=16364

Your daughter will love pretending to be Princess of the Sea in her handmade Mermaid Halloween costume. The extra effort it takes to sew your daughter’s costume will be well worth it. Smiles are priceless! If you have a link to a mermaid costume you created because of this article, please send me a note. I would love to see your beautiful hand-made creation.