Gifts for Teens

I know it's only September but the holidays are fast approaching, especially if you plan to make gifts this year. So I'm on the lookout for great turtorials...

How about a wonderful MP3 player pillow case?

There is a great tutorial on how to make it! And it's great for guys and girls.

This one is just too cute! And it could be suited for any holiday! You go girls!

http://alisaburke.blogspot.com/2011/02/valentines-day-arm-warmers.html

Entertainment Center turned Play Kitchen

Floating around the web and found a couple of examples of turning an old entertainment center into a play kitchen. Thought I would share. Way to keep those very large pieces of particle board out of landfills!

Go on over to this blog for the "play by play" on building the kitchen above!

This one is too adorable and complete with refrigerator!

How adorable is this one complete with chandelier!

Now that you've seen the one for the girl, this next one is ALL BOY!

How awesome is the chalkboard! And the tutorial is really good!

 There are many more examples of these great play kitchens out there, just do a Google "image" search for "entertainment center play kitchen" and you'll get lots of great ideas!

Last minute gifts

These little coasters are easy to make, cheap, and a whole lot of fun!

Check out The Tutorial

These are super cute and very easy to make. You can download her tutorial or just look at these for inspiration. 

http://www.jewelrylessons.com/tutorial/christmas-tree-earrings

Let's face it, a gift card is about as last minute as you can get for a gift so why not whip up a few of these gift card cozies to make it a little more special. Very fast and nearly free if you use recycled clothing or fabrics!

http://www.makeit-loveit.com/2010/12/gift-card-cozy.html

Adorable Rocket Man Gift for little Boy!

This is just too adorable! Love it! Perfect gift for a boy and you could reuse so many different fabrics, maybe reuse a safe plastic easter egg, you know the kind with holes in the ends. 

Tutorial...

http://thelongthread.com/?p=308

Handmade recycled gift wrapping.

Gift bags made from newspapers.

http://howaboutorange.blogspot.com/2010/07/how-to-make-gift-bags-from-newspaper.html

I love this cute flower bow made out of newspaper, tutorial here...
http://www.countryliving.com/crafts/projects/creative-gift-wrap-ideas-1209

 These little gift bags are perfect for small flat gifts, and they are made out of old book pages!
http://pippibean.blogspot.com/2009/12/giftwrap-tutorial.html

A great tutorial on how to make these bows, you could use ANYTHING to make these.
http://craftsanity.com/2009/12/making-recycled-bows-out-of-magazines-newspapers-glossy-store-ads-and-phone-book-pages/

Enjoy!

A Case for Books...

I love this idea, and the way she used it and shows us how she made one.

http://moneysavingmom.com/2010/10/do-it-yourself-no-sew-childrens-hanging-book-shelf.html

A charming book sleeve tutorial...
http://www.maubys.net/2010/06/charming-books-for-charming-cooks-book.html

Recycled and very fast book bag from an old tshirt
http://www.vanillajoy.com/tutorials/t-shirt-bag-tutorial

Lunch Sacks and Coffee Cozy

I thought these were just too adorable. She has quite a few free lunch sack tutorials on her blog so go browse and see what you come up with...

http://alemonsqueezyhome.blogspot.com/2010/08/more-and-more-lunch-sacks-tutorials.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+alemonsqueezyhome+%28A+Lemon+Squeezy+Home%29

Went looking for a coffee cozy pattern and found it! Very easy and fun!
http://houseonhillroad.typepad.com/my_weblog/2009/01/a-new-years-gif.html?cid=144202868