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Posts tagged “handmade”

Modern Dollhouse Made From Scraps!
Reader Project

We've been featuring a great deal of modern dollhouses lately. They're such pretty eye candy and it can be easy to think you could never tackle anything of the sorts. But reader, Adrienne Brown-Da...

Free Scottie Dog Pattern from Denyse Schmidt

I recently visited Denyse Schmidt's website looking for some quilting inspiration. I was so delighted to see that she's made a pattern of these adorable vintage-style patchwork Scottie Dog toys availa...

Make A Cool Kitchen Learning Tower

Kate Hunt in Ann Arbor, Michigan put together this amazing Learning Tower out of scraps of wood they had lying around the garage. It's a great, safe way for tiny tots to get some hands-on time in t...

Handmade Snow Globe Party Favors

While we were cruising around Readymade (because it's normal to stalk your favorite magazine online as well as off... and um... Twitter as well) this super cute toy snow globe caught our attention. ...

Re-Meet Some of Our Favorite Crafty Bloggers
Roundup

In honor of Home Hacks month, we thought it would be fun to go through our archive of "Big Blog Family" interviews and roundup some of the amazingly resourceful DIY-spirited bloggers we've featured ov...

"Make a Blanket Day" at Project Linus

Ohdeedoh is all about creating happy, healthy homes for families, but for some families with very sick children, "home" is a long-term stay in a hospital room. Project Linus is a national organization...

Two IKEA Rast Tables Turned Play Kitchen

Linds from British Columbia took inspiration from some of the previous DIY play kitchens we've featured here on Ohdeedoh and set out to make one for her daughter Ashtyn. There's all sorts of specia...

Make Modern Kids Art With A Dremel Tool

Sometimes when we look at kids decor, the first thing that comes to mind is, "Well we can do that." Other times, we'd much rather leave it to a professional, but for the works of art above, all you n...

Mia's "Use What You Have" Soap Box Kitchen

Made from an old soap box and some found fabric, Mia's adorable play kitchen proves once again that you don't need a woodworking shop and mad carpentry skills to build a beautiful play kitchen. ...

DIY Pounding Bench
Reader Project

From a surprisingly young age children know the difference between the toy version of something and the real McCoy. And the real deal is almost always preferable. We bet Nate is thrilled with this...

Craft Hope for Haiti

Craft Hope is a project we've always admired but never more so than in its recent speedy mobilization to shift gears from sending handcrafted items to people in need to facilitating the sale of hand...

Collapsible Indoor Playhouse
Reader Project

With winter in full effect, it's nice to have a home away from home, even if it means you never leave the house. This great handmade playhouse is a great way to have some indoor fun and best of all...

Yule-Log Favor Boxes
Martha Stewart How To

Leave it to Martha Stewart to find a way to make an empty toilet paper roll look darn fabulous! Her Yule-Log Favor Box tutorial is a great way to repurpose rolls and give someone a little smile....

Sebastian and Ruby's Festive Delight
Room Tour (Reprise!)

Children's names and ages: Sebastian (3.5) and Ruby (5 weeks) Location: Missouri It seems only fitting, as 2009 draws to a close, that we take a look back and see what changes the year has wrought....

Felt Advent Calendar
How To

Rachel's creative eye knows no bounds. You may remember the great room she pulled together for her son, Sebastian. Well, now Rachel shows us how to pull together a great little felt advent calendar. ...

5 DIY Gift Alternatives From Ohdeedoh Room Tours

Yes we love Hello Kitty dolls and Yo Gabba Gabba plush as much as anyone else, but some of our favorite gifts when we were younger were those that were hand crafted out of love. We rounded up a few...

Eggstra Special Blown Egg Ornaments

When you think of handmade ornaments, they either involve some sort of paper craft, noodle or pipe cleaner. Those are all well and good, but why not kick up your handmade goodness and make a few more...

DIY Ukulele Kit

If you're putting together your holiday gift list, think about this ukulele kit. We love a DIY kit, part store-bought, part homemade....

Finger Puppet Sets by WeeKnits

Finger puppets have a lot going for them: small and portable, they stimulate imaginative play and they're fun for different age groups. WeeKnits are the handiwork of Tracy ("chief knit-wit") and he...

Natural Nursery Knits
20 Handknit Projects for the New Baby

There are many wonderful books about knitting for babies, but they often concentrate on sweaters, booties and hats. Which is all fine and good, but what makes Natural Nursery Knits by Erika Knight ...

Pillow Dolls From Brandy Agerbeck

We came across these fun character pillows by artist Brandy Agerbeck. A Chicagoan and creator at heart, Brandy makes many things as a member of the Chicago Craft Mafia, but we can't help but focus ...

Found: Modern Table & Chair Set

We can't decide which we love more about this pint sized table and chair set, it's clean modern lines or the fact that it's all made by hand with love and care. Perfect for a mid-day tea party or ...

4-Sided Felt Play House Slipcover

Jill Green of Homemade By Jill has been a busy little bee lately. She's recently whipped up a 4 sided, felt play house that slides right over her kitchen table. There's a working mailbox, a garden ...

Etsy Find: Meditation Chair

We've always had a mild obsession for well-made, well-designed chairs. This Meditation Chair by Etsy seller Dennis King makes our list. ...

Try This! DIY Scratch Off Cards

We've been around the crafting block a time or two and it isn't often a tutorial stops us in our tracks. But that was exactly the case when we came across this super awesome idea for DIY Scratch Off...