Independence Day Ideas

Posted on July 5, 2026 by Little

Happy Fourth of July!
Here are 3 fun ideas for that you can make for the Fourth of July:

Idea 1: Festive Fruit Skewers

You will need:
-Skewers
-Red fruit (Strawberries, watermelon, apples, red grapes, etc)
-White fruit (Pears, apples, dragonfruit, etc)
-Blue fruit (Blueberries!)

And assemble! I like to use blueberries to separate the fruits mainly because they are so small.

Idea 2: Holiday Ribbons

You will need:
-Red, white, and blue ribbons

Tie these ribbons onto a hair tie for a ponytail, onto a hat, glasses, or so much more!

Idea 3: Summer Scrunchie

You will need:
-Minimal knowledge of crochet
-Crochet hook
-Yarn
-Hair tie

Crochet a scrunchie in Independence Day colors, and wear it all through the summer!

Happy 250th!

DIY Heart Butterfly

Posted on February 16, 2026 by Little

How to make a cute heart-shaped butterfly!

You will need:
-Colored construction paper
-Black construction paper
-Scissors
-Paper cutter (optional)
-Pencil
-Glue stick
-Ruler

Estimated time: 1 hour

Makes: 6 butterflies per sheet of paper

Instructions:

1. Cut the sheet of paper lengthwise into two strips that are 3 3/4 inches in width. There will be a small strip left over, which isn’t going to be used for anything unless for Step 4 if desired.

2. Fold the corner of one of the strips so the corner touches the side, forming a triangle. Cut it off.

3. Draw half of a heart shape on the triangle, with the points on the crease. Cut the shape out.

4. Decorate the outside of the heart however you want. These will be the “wings”. I used a handy-dandy heart-shaped punch that I had, but that is not necessary. This is how I decorated mine.

5. Cut the black construction paper into thin strips. Cut those into short thin strips, unless extra curly antennae is desired. Wind an end around a pencil, or another thin cylindrical object, or just curl the end by hand. Leave about half of the strip uncurled. Mine were about 1 inch in length. Create two.

6. On the inside of the heart, glue the antennae to the top, on either side of the crease, with the curls facing outward.

7. Repeat Steps 2-6 for remaining 5 butterflies!

8. Now you are done and can create a whole army of these for Valentine’s Day and/or write notes in them to pass out. Enjoy your fluttery creations!

DIY Scrunchie

Posted on July 10, 2025 by Little

How to crochet your very own scrunchie!

You will need:
-Yarn (5-weight)
-Crochet hook (5.5mm)
-Hair tie
-Scissors

Estimated time: 5-6 minutes

NOTES: If you have lighter or heavier weight yarn, just lower or raise the hook size by 1mm to match. And if you would like multiple colors, you can change colors at R2 or R3.

Instructions:
R1: 28-36 sc around hair tie (I did 34)
R2: 28-36 inc
(optional) R3: sc all the way around
Abbreviations:
sc – single crochet
inc – increase

Sorry if you can’t see what I’m doing very well; I try to keep my hands in frame but sometimes they slip out of frame. And no, this is not the rate I normally crochet at. The video is sped up.

DIY Palm Leaf Cross

Posted on April 13, 2025 by Little

How to make a cross out of a palm leaf!
Happy Palm Sunday!

You will need:
-Palm leaf
-Your fingers

Estimated time: 1-2 min.

How to Finger-Knit a Chain

Posted on August 7, 2024 by Little

How to finger-knit a chain using yarn!

You will need:
-Yarn
-Scissors
-Hook (optional)

NOTE: In this video I used two fingers, but you can use up to four doing the same method. I would not recommend using your thumb.

DIY Rose Napkin

Posted on July 23, 2024 by Little

How to fold a cloth napkin into an elegant rose!

Estimated time: 1-2 min

Here is a video to show you how to make it, along with a step-by-step tutorial.

Step-by-step Tutorial:

1. Take your cloth napkin and spread it out. Put two corners together to create a triangle.

2. Start rolling the bottom of the triangle towards the top, until you have about a hands width left. It will kind of look like a boat.

3. Turn the napkin so the left point of the “boat” is pointing towards you. Take the point that is towards you and start rolling it.

4. Take the tail and tuck it into the roll as shown. This is the trickiest part, so it is OK if you don’t get it right away! The tail also has a tendency to spring out and unroll your roll, so make sure to tuck it down in there.

5. Next, put your roll on it’s face so the floppy spike-like part is sticking up. Find the two points and separate them, pulling them down flat.

6. Lastly, flip your roll over. Now you’ve got your very own rose napkin for the next time you have a fancy party!

DIY Barnacles

Posted on June 25, 2024 by Little

How to make your very own barnacles in 4 easy steps!

Estimated time: 30 mins

You will need:
-Egg cartons
-Paper bowl(s)
-Low-temp hot glue gun
-LOTS of hot glue sticks

NOTE: When I made barnacles, I used around five or six glue sticks for one bowl, so make sure to have lots of hot glue sticks before you start!

1. First, you are going to need to cut up your bowl(s) into either halves or quarters, or both.

2. Next, take an egg carton and rip the extra pieces off so you are left with the egg holders. Then, rip the egg holders into singles as shown.

3. Then, take your egg singles and use the low-temp hot glue gun to glue an egg single onto the bowl as shown. Feel free to rip the egg singles to make them fit as you please, and it’s OK if you don’t cover every square inch of the bowl!

4. Keep gluing the egg singles onto the paper bowl until you have something that resembles barnacles!

Friend Pillow

Posted on June 10, 2024 by Little

For my friend’s birthday, I embroidered a piece of fabric, and turned it into a pillow.
Here’s the finished product, I forgot to take pictures while working on it, sorry!