Make Homemade Stuffed Fabric Carrot Decorations - Tutorial Tuesday

Looking for homemade spring sewing or crafting project ideas to brighten up your Easter holiday or summer gardening home? How about making some easy homemade DIY fabric carrot decorations? Whip these up with some fabric and fiberfill stuffing with today's Tutorial Tuesday.

For today's fabric carrot project you will need:

• Pieces of fabric for the carrot 
• Green fabric for the leaves
• Fiberfill stuffing
• Rotary cutter
• Cutting ruler
• Cutting mat
• Scissors
• Iron
• Sewing machine
• Hand needle
• Matching thread

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Now available in my Etsy store as a digital download with the written directions, step-by-step photos, printable templates, and link to the tutorial video. Click to find out more!

Looking for something else? 

Check out some of my other Easter sewing and crafting projects!

Otherwise, you can find the step-by-step how to tutorial for the homemade fabric carrots sewing project here:

Sewing Pattern Downloads with Directions, Photos, and Video Links

You've come to rely on Deb's Days for new sewing tutorial videos each week and now I'm excited to announce I'm adding yet another way for you to access the sewing projects. It's something you've been asking for - digital downloads of the projects.

Update: All written patterns with step-by-step directions, color photos, printable templates, and video tutorial links have been moved to my Etsy shop, DebsDaysDesigns.

Essential Supplies for Keeping Foster Kittens Warm and Comfortable - Foster Kitten Friday

After having spent several years fostering young kittens, there are some supplies I've come to rely on time and time again. From food to litter and bedding to toys, check out some of those important supplies you'll need when you welcome the little foster kittens into your home.

Today we're talking about those supplies to help keep the baby kitties warm and comfortable.

I've added links to Amazon so you can see photos and prices of the different products. I am a participant in their affiliate advertising program so if you make a purchase through my link I will earn a small commission. The purchase helps support me in purchasing replacement products for each year's foster kitties. I buy most all of my supplies from Amazon, but do get your supplies wherever is cheapest and easiest for you!

Check out the adventures of some of my most recent foster kitties here. You'll see them as they work towards growing up big and strong. And bonus - you'll find plenty of cute kitty cat photos!

Supplies for Keeping Foster Kittens Warm and Comfortable

• It isn't until about five weeks of age when baby kittens can regulate their own body temperature. Up to then, foster parents will need to provide a heat source for the babies. My preference is the Snuggle Safe Pet Bed Microwave Heating Pad, a round disc you warm in the microwave. Check out my step-by-step tutorial for how to make extra covers for it right here.
• Snuggle Kitty, a stuffed animal with a pulsating heartbeat, gets placed in the same area. It comforts kitties who are missing their mama. 
• I use a couple different types of beds for the foster kittens. Some of the babes prefer to climb deep into the soft and plush cuddle cave. Other kitties like the plush open bed instead. 

Wyatt, my foster kitten born with no back feet,
 slept wherever was easier to get to.

• Pop up playpens keep kittens contained in the early stages when they need just a little space to roam. I've found connecting two playpens works even better as I can have a separate litter box room for them. There are several different types out there, but I really love my Jespet popups because they are bigger, sturdier, and easier to clean than some of the others.

It's a two room kitty cat camping tent!

• A clear playpen with connecting plastic panels is another good option. It gives the little ones space while you can see exactly what's going on. And believe me, you'll want to know.
• Blankets, blankets, blankets. You may have to wash kitty blankets every single day (sometimes more than once a day) so it's nice to have plenty of extras around  - fuzzy warm blankets, fleece blankets (I have a no-sew fleece blanket tutorial right here), and even receiving blankets. Yep, receiving blankets. There may be times you need to wrap a kitten for bottle feeding or you just might have a hisser/scratcher/lunger who needs to be wrapped to be given medication. 

We had to swaddle Dutton like a baby
to get the eye ointment in those little eyes.

We're not done with supplies yet! Join me in the upcoming weeks for:

Supplies for Keeping Baby Kittens Happy and Healthy
Supplies for Making Your Fostering Job Easier

In case you missed it, check out last week's Essential Supplies Needed for Feeding Bottle Baby Kittens

Easy Homemade Heart and Denim Bookmarks - Tutorial Tuesday

For today's Tutorial Tuesday we are going to learn how to make a super simple and easy homemade heart bookmark from scrap fabric and upcycled denim. This fast and fun DIY project with 3D hearts is a great beginning sewing project and a perfect last minute gift for Valentine's Day or Mother's Day.

Looking for more sewing and crafting projects? 

Click here to see all my tutorials!

In addition to your standard sewing supplies, for this project you will need:

• Two pieces of  denim fabric 
• Two pieces of  Heat 'n Bond, a paper backed sewable adhesive
• Two pieces of  red fabric
• One piece of Heat 'n Bond
• A scrap of paper
• Pinking shears
• Scissors
• Iron
• Rotary cutter
• Cutting ruler
• Cutting mat
• Sewing machine
• Matching thread

Disclosure: Deb's Days is a participant in affiliate advertising programs designed to provide a means for me to earn fees by linking to affiliated sites. This means that, at no additional cost to you, I will earn a small commission if you click through and make a purchase. Your purchase helps support my work in bringing you new sewing and crafting content.

Now available as a free PDF digital download with the written directions, step-by-step photos, printable templates, and link to the tutorial video. Click to find out more!

Looking for a different bookmark? 

Check out my other bookmark projects!

Otherwise, you can watch the tutorial for making your own homemade quick and easy Valentine's Day denim and heart fabric bookmarks right here: