AllFreeCrafts News November 9, 2008

New Craft Projects at AFC November 9, 2008 
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Newsletter Highlights
  • Clay Pot Crafts
  • Soap it Up Shortcuts
  • Pillow Talk
  • Angels Watching Over Us
  • Editor's Pick - Crochet
  • Share the Love of Crafting

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    Free Crafts, Craft Projects and Patterns
    to Make Easy Homemade Gifts

    pothead (3K)This week, go a little potty with one of 20 Terra Potta Crafts (so many we had to put them in a new section of the site); sew some new pillows ... from bath or tea towels; make some easy homemade soaps; adopt one of our angel crafts to make your own.

    Clay Pot Crafts


    Everything has gone to pot at AllFreeCrafts!
    agedbrass48 (1K)Faux Aged Brass Pot
    How to paint a clay pot in a faux aged brass finish. Or try the Faux Aged Copper Pot variation.    		whiterosepot48 (1K)Rose Pot Candle Holder
    A terra cotta candle holder decorated with white roses.
    claysunflwrssm (1K)turtlesm (1K)gazingballsm (1K)See 20 Terra Cotta and Clay Pot Crafts for potty crafts from terra cotta angels and dragonflies, to a clay pot gumball machine or gazing ball, plus potted topiaries and wind chimes.gumballsm (1K)dragonfliessm (1K)potangelsm (2K)

    Soap It Up Shortcuts


    Homemade soap crafts to make without lye, dye or fancy ingredients.
    os (1K)Oatmeal Soap
    Oatmeal soap made from a grated beauty bar and, well, you guessed it - ground oatmeal.

    Homemade Liquid Soap
    ~ Save soap scraps to make your own liquid soap. Grate a cup of soap scraps, then add a cup of boiling water. Stir mixture until soap melts; add more water, or soap, as needed, to produce liquid soap of gel consistency.     		babysoapsm (3K)Baby Shower Soaps
    Use melt and pour soap to make stork-motif soaps; change the mold for other themes.

    soapsone1 (6K)Decorative Soap Pumps
    Add silk flowers, seashells, pebbles or other small pleasures to clear soap dispensers for a designer look that you can coordinate to your own bathroom.
    Please see our Bath and Beauty Recipes for more personal gift ideas.

    Pillow Talk


    Update your living room with some new, easy-to-sew pillow cover patterns.
    pillowseatsm (1K)How to Sew a Pillow
    Learn how to sew a simple square pillow.    		decorpillow48 (1K)Bath Towel Pillow
    Decorative pillows to sew from plush bath towels.    		ttpillow48 (1K)Tea Towel Pillow
    Sew a pillow from one or two tea towels.
    rdpill4sm (1K)Easy Round Pillow
    Round pillow pattern that's easy to sew, a cinch to wash.    		small (1K)T-Shirt Pillow
    Make a toss cushion from a recycled t-shirt.    		Check our Sewing Patterns index for more free home sewing patterns.

    Angels Watching Over Us


    Sweet angels to craft in all kinds of disguises.
    angelface48 (1K)Angel Face
    Make an angel face from plaster of paris.    		angelssm (2K)Bead Angels
    Beaded guardian angel with free printable angel psalm and gift tags.     		abulb (1K)Choir Angel
    Tree topper angel has a recycled lightbulb base.    		Please see the Angel Crafts section of our Christmas Crafts index for more like this.

    Editor's Pick


    Homemade gifts to crochet from your yarn stash.
    danceshellsm (21K)Dancing Shells Washcloth
    Pretty washcloths to make for family or friends.    		cbookmark (1K)Corner Bookmark
    Don't dog-ear your books; crochet a corner bookmark instead.    		crochetmitten (1K)Crocheted Mittens
    Mittens pattern in kid's and women's sizes.
    See our Crochet Patterns for lots more free crochet patterns.

    Share the Love of Crafting

    jane_avatar (5K)Share your love of crafting with us in the Allfreecrafts Yahoo Group.

    Kind regards,
    Janesign (2K) news@allfreecrafts.com
    http://www.allfreecrafts.com
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