Braided Ribbon Friendship Bracelets

It's the Fourth Day of Christmas at CKC, and today Elizabeth is teaching us how to make one of her favorite accessories!

Aren't they gorgeous? I love the dainty little details as well as the added bling. These are sure to pair beautifully with all our mommy made creations! 

Materials Needed :

Glue Gun and glue sticks

 1/8 “ or 1/4 “  ribbon

Lighter

Small Resins , Bows or Flowers (girls)

Scissors

Felt Christmas Tree with Ornaments and Presents

Welcome to our third day of the Twelve Days of Christmas blog series! Hi everyone- it's Courtney here today. I don't know about you, but I have three young kids who are obsessed with our Christmas tree-  a new, twinkling object with cool "toys" attached- SO FUN! Until they start breaking the ornaments. :( And then get into trouble. booooo

So this year I decided to make a Christmas tree that they can play with alllll day long- a felt Christmas tree with felt ornaments! I am not going to lie- they still love to play with our other trees. But at least this distracts them for a while!

Supplies:
Green felt
Colored Felt
Scissors
Ruler
Sharpie
Hot glue gun and glue sticks
Adhesive- poster tape, poster putty, painter's tape, Command Strips, etc.

Santa's Sack Pattern and Embroidery File

It's the Second Day of Christmas at CKC and today's free project is one we can all enjoy! You can make it as a whimsical holiday decoration or use it for gift giving. Not only is the sewing pattern free, but we even included a little extra bonus embroidery file!

How cute is this?!  Today's sewing pattern comes from Tiffany A and the embroidery file was designed by Heather. We are having way too much fun with this series behind the scenes!

  Alright, let's get started with our Santa's sacks! 

Simply Perfect Crochet Santa Hat

Today we have a free crochet pattern for you, to kick off our 12 Days of Christmas free tutorials! It comes to us from Emily at CKC, and we know you're going to love it! 

This simple Santa Hat pattern is written with instructions for doll sizes, infant, baby, toddler/child, and teen/adult.  It works up quickly for an adorable accessory or gift this holiday season.

Isn't it precious?!

Our Last and Biggest Sale of 2015!

Happy December!

We have been looking forward to today with sooo much excitement and it's finally here!  It's time for our big sale!  You might have been expecting our sale to be 50% off everything as it has been in the past, and you're not mistaken. Everything, including Couture Clearance patterns, are half off with the coupon code. But we also have an extra surprise for you -- our Tiered Pricing is also turned on!  The more you spend the more you will save (on top of the 50%), making this our biggest sale of the year by far!  It's time to load all those gorgeous patterns into your cart! 

Important: Be sure to use the code LASTSALE15 at checkout to get 50% off, and then the tiered pricing will happen automatically. Your patterns will be available immediately and you can get right to sewing! 

Now for two more quick announcements: 

We have our big Twelve Days of Christmas series coming up on the blog, starting tomorrow! Every weekday for twelve days we will have a new FREE project for you to do for the holidays. We can't wait for you to see what we have in store for you! Tomorrow's project is beyond adorable.

Our next sew-along is also starting tomorrow, December 2! We're going to be sewing Nicole's Party Dress, and this is a great way to make a beautiful holiday dress for your girl!  If you have never done a sew-along with us before, each day we will tell you which steps to do and you can show your progress when you're done, for a chance to win prizes. It's a lot of fun and at the end of the week your dress will be completed! Nicole's is available in babies, girls, tween, and doll sizes. All you need to do now is grab your copy of Nicole's during the big sale today and join us in our Sew-Alongs Group so you're ready to go tomorrow!

That's all for our special announcements. Happy Shopping! We can't wait to see what you make with all your amazing new patterns. 

Let's Create! ~ Kristen 

Quick and Easy Fleece Hat Pattern

I am pretty excited about today's free project, both because it is FREEZING outside here, and also because there are a bunch of fleece fabric sales going on this week for the holiday.  What a perfect time for a cold weather fleece pattern! 

I thought about making the construction of our fleece hat similar to that of Sammy's Slouchy Beanie for knit we did a couple years ago (find it here), but I decided to give this one a little more structure for the fleece.  I think you'll also love that it is all one piece and that it can be made either as a slouchy hat or a tighter hat! 

Supplies: 

 1/2 yard of fleece (makes two hats) 

Sewing machine

Printed Pattern Piece (click here)

Pillowcase Lounging Bed

The holidays are coming up and I always try to think of gifts that will have a handmade touch but not take too much time to make. After all, there is more than just one person on my list!  Today's project is super quick but makes a big WOW for those receiving it, especially if they are kiddos. 

How to Get the Most Out of Your Fabric

I was so excited to buy some adorable custom knit fabric for my daughter's Thanksgiving shirt. The knit was a bit pricey so I bought the minimum one yard and figured I could make it work. Of course then she chose a pattern that uses much more fabric than I had planned, after adding up the fabric requirements for each of the pieces. But because I didn't have any coordinating knit and because I love my daughter so much (awe), I decided to get out my ruler and see if it was at all possible to make the shirt with what I had. And guess what -- the math told me it would work out! So I put my trust in the numbers and cut very carefully with a few techniques. So that's what I'm going to show you how to do today! 

Christmas Treasury

If Christmas decorating and gift giving are on your mind, you are going to love all the free patterns we have available for you on our blog!  You can browse through all of them on our easy index Pinterest page any time, and today we have put together a treasury right here on the blog for our free patterns that are specifically related to Christmas!  

I am so excited to have all of these links in one place! Plus I know that later this season we will be adding new patterns, such as a Santa hat pattern and a few other surprises you're going to love. But even for now we have more than enough to keep you busy decking the halls! Please enjoy our Christmas Treasury: 

Zipper Video

We have had a lot of requests for a video showing how to attach a zipper to some of our dresses and tops, so that's exactly what you get to see today!  We love the fit that comes from using a zipper closure and if you've been afraid to try one in the past, it's time to get past your fears!  Attaching a zipper can be as easy as sewing straight lines. Really. 

If you prefer to learn from step-by-step photos, you can find those inside your specific CKC pattern or at this free blog post:  "Adding a Zipper."  But for those of you who want to see the zipper-sewing in action, here you go!