I used to love making these (I still do!!). Join Let’s Go Crafting today for some fabulous creative fun! Yarn dolls have been around forever. This is a cute tutorial on how to make them!! Spend some time this afternoon making a whole family! Yarn Doll Tutorial
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Use your spool knitter to make these cute bunnies and chicks! Free pattern and tutorial here.
Jellybeans galore!! Make a family of them for fun this weekend!! Link to free pattern and tutorial here: Jellybean and Baby
Another huge thanks to our community! 85 masks donated this past week alone bringing our total to a whopping 154!! I am so proud of us! These masks will be going to Blossom Birth and PAMF!
I have been hearing back from the healthcare community that they really like the ones with two layers of fabric (more layers just make it hard to breath) and with the elastic on the edges – this makes them easy to put on and take off and they wash up really well. Here is a link to a good tutorial for these types of face masks.
This fun, cute and easy fabric elephant is a great creative outlet for today. Pick up your needle and thread and make a herd of elephants!! Link to pattern and tutorial HERE.
I thought it would be fun to share a little about what I have been creating personally! I have been working on a hand pieced quilt call Grandmother’s Flower Garden. These are my latest “flowers”. If you’d like to see more of what I’ve been up to, please hop over to my personal blog: Connie’s Creations
I’m so excited to share this activity! When I was young, my grandmother lived with us. She loved to bake and craft and spent lots of time doing those thing with my sister and I. I remember spool knitting from my childhood and I’m hoping that you have as much fun with it as I did (and still do!). In this new video, you will not only learn to make your very own spool knitted snail, you will also learn how to make a spool knitter from things you have laying around your home. Take some time out today to be creative!
Our community is so caring and generous! We had collected 69 masks as of Saturday (photos attached) which were delivered to Santa Clara Valley Medical Center. More have come in since then. I am overwhelmed with how many people want to help! Masks are still necessary and needed. If you'd like to make some here is a YouTube video with detailed instructions - anyone can do it - beginner included! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3Mq5sftNuo&t=17s
Let’s Go Crafting project of the day – Ladybug Beanbag. Make one or make three and teach yourself to juggle! Have some creative fun today.
Our craft for today from Let’s Go Crafting is a coin purse!!! These are so easy to make (either by hand or on the sewing machine) that you are going to want to make one for everyone you know!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAQo-aGXsU4&t=1516s
Make Pin Cushion! Set some time aside today to be creative!!
Have fun today making some Kumihimo Bracelets for yourself and those you love!
Video here: https://youtu.be/SeO0JHZSMBU
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Our newest video is a how to for face masks! If you would like to make some and donate them, we have a bin located in our courtyard for your convenience. We will take care of delivery! Video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3Mq5sftNuo
We hope you enjoy today’s fun sewing project! Check out the instruction on our youtube channel: https://youtu.be/uqpVYAABMwg
We are back today with a new activity. This is a woven bookmark! Youtube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-sV3HYx9BU
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Day 2 shelter in place activity!! Found on Let’s Go Crafting youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-4MfwE1opYIzhreGPJvkhQ
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Let's Go Crafting is practicing social distancing and is closed for in person classes. To help entertain and make it easier as we are all sheltering in place, we will be releasing a video each day of a fun project that is appropriate for all skill levels and ages. Today's project is a zippered pouch - great to make for yourself or as a gift for others!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I__4VZ_KQ4k
The birthday girl and her sister.
The party owls!
Aren’t these owls amazing! These were all made by 6-8 year old children!
These are the machines where all the magic happens!!
Lots of pinning, stuffing and creative goodness happening here!
Food, drinks and cake provided by the party family. Just look how happy they are!
I can’t believe that Halloween is actually here. We have had such a great time creating Halloween costumes during Let’s Go Crafting’s Halloween Workshops!!
This student decided to make something for her little brother. A cute little pig romper. How sweet is that?!!
All of these are original ideas! A shark cape - you have to LOVE those teeth and the cute ribbon!
The minion costume pattern was drafted from an old t-shirt as was the yellow skittles costume. Talk about getting a perfect fit! Making clothes from clothes you already own is such a great skill to have!
Four full body suit costumes! Lots of work, but boy did it pay off!
Then we have Totoro - a costume thought up by this student and created here at Let’s Go Crafting!
The panda hoodie is so cute! As is the sushi hat! All original ideas thought up by these students. I really LOVE helping to bring ideas to fruition!!!
Donation workshops have become an important part of Let’s Go Crafting offerings. Every month we hold a workshop where children ages 2nd grade through high school come and make things that are donated to local organizations. Donation workshops are completely free. All skills levels are welcome, all supplies are included and light snacks are provided.
This month, on Saturday, August 31st from 9:00am-12:00pm, we are sewing quilt tops (I will finish the quilts) to donate to the Veterans Administration in Palo Alto.
Past donation workshops have focused on making cat/dog beds for Pets In Need in Palo Alto,
and making tote bags that were filled with all kinds of goodies such as shampoo, conditioner, toothbrushes, tooth paste, floss, soap etc to benefit Downtown Streets Team in Palo Alto.
It is so rewarding to be offering donation workshops. This community means so much to me and it’s just feels right to be giving back and helping our youth of today to do the same. Have your kids join us in August or another time in the future. We have a great time!
