Keyfobs are all the rage...

...and so incredibly easy to make!

Ever since I found this tutorial (from Sew4Home again!) I haven't stopped making these easy little key fobs (also called key chains). They're the easiest thing to do. Plus, I found out that I can print my own fabric designs for the outside and because the fabric is thicker, it works great!

Here are a few I have made, but trust me there are many, many more!

For the Beaver fans in my extended family!

Whoooo is this for? Crafty Pants (my bestest crafting friend)!

This was actually made for a matching clutch and they looked adorable together!

Find the tutorial here: Sew4Home Key Fobs. One note about these is that they actually turn out quite long. I've been shortening them ever since I started making them without the tutorial (that's how easy they are!)

Now go out and use those fabric scraps to make a ton of these! Oh, lastly, I got my key fob hardware from Amazon. It wasn't very expensive and I got about 25 of the sets.

Because your hair is beautiful...

...you need beautiful things for your hair!

I went through a phase of not knowing what to do with my hair (okay, that's pretty much my life). It's straight and never does what I want. However, something I figured out is that headbands often add a nice bit of color to your hair (looking like you actually tried to do something with it) and they're great for keeping hair out of your face. The issue with these is that I easily get headaches from them as most people probably do. I finally found some plastic headbands that bend at the temple to prevent headaches, and they are definitely my go to for a general hair-back kind of day. However, they're boring. Really boring.

Enter fabric headbands!! After finding a tutorial online about how to make these wonderful things, I haven't really stopped. Mostly I've made them for other people, but on occasion I get to keep one for myself. I've also gotten into altering them to fit my style. Here are some of my creations.

From the original tutorial the flowers look like this.

This is Crafty Pants showing off a headband for me!

I've started this new flower type (though it should be facing downward, not forward).

So far, I like the ones with the new flowers best. It turns out that I can print my own fabric for the front flower (no pictures here) and it makes for a super unique headband. The fabric ones also last longer without causing headaches. Plus, I make the band kind of thin so it stays on my head longer without moving around. I should note that these tie underneath your hair so the knot can show through with thinner or short hair. Doesn't mean it looks bad, though!

Here's the tutorial that I've been using: Sew Divertimento blog (headband tutorial). I'm sure there are others, but this one was pretty easy for me to grasp quickly. I don't even use the tutorial anymore, just the template I created.

First sewing...that I remember

I've had my sewing machine since at least November 2011. When I'm not so sleepy, I'll post information about what kind I have. Since then, it sat for a while, but there was a time when Crafty Pants (aka Stephanie M.-B.) and I found the coolest pillowcase tutorial and made ourselves some amazing pillowcases. Technically though, this tutorial was so neat that it came with its own charity plug and you could actually make pillowcases and donate them to charity. A local shop near us was collecting them, so it was simple.

The tutorial, as you will see, is as easy as measuring, pinning, and then sewing some straight lines. There is some minor turning inside out, but eventually (and quickly, too) you become a pro. These are the pillowcases that we donated to charity and I believe they were the first things I ever sewed on my machine. In fact, I don't think Crafty Pants (aka Oh Sew Green Machine) even had a sewing machine at the time...seems like so long ago.

You can find the youtube video tutorial here Easy Tube Pillow Case Tutorial. Since then, this tutorial has been a great go to for quick and easy gifts for our friends and family. Enjoy!