How to Make No-Sew Felt Acorns for a Cozy Fall Display

Felt acorn craft supplies laid out on a wooden table

Every September I get the itch to swap out whatever’s been sitting on my mantel since June for something that actually feels like the season is changing. Pumpkins are fine, but they’re everywhere by October and they take up real estate. Felt acorns solve that problem. They’re small, they’re fast, and they don’t require a…

How to Make a No-Sew Button Leaf Garland for Fall

Felt sheets, buttons, and craft tools laid out for a fall leaf garland project

Every year around mid-August I get the itch to start hoarding fall stuff before anyone else is even thinking about pumpkins. If you’ve got a button jar that’s been sitting untouched since your last project, this is its moment. A button leaf garland is one of those crafts that looks like it took way more…

How to Make a Seashell Wind Chime That Doesn’t Sound Like Broken Glass

Finished seashell wind chime hanging on a porch

Most seashell wind chimes have one job and they fail at it. They’re supposed to make a soft, clinking, beachy little sound, and instead they produce this shrill, nervous rattle that sounds like someone dropped a box of glass ornaments down a staircase. That’s not the shells’ fault, exactly. It’s a spacing and thickness problem,…