To make a pencil case, cut a 2 1/2-by-18-inch rectangle of felt; fold up bottom 6 inches. To sew, use embroidery thread and a needle with a large eye. Stitch up the sides with a running stitch: Pass needle up from back to front, then reinsert needle to back; repeat making short stitches. Finish with a knot in back. Fold over flap; add a button, and snip a buttonhole.

To cover a 3-by-5-inch notebook, cut an 11-by-5 1/2-inch rectangle of felt with pinking shears. Center open book on felt; fold ends over covers. Sew top and bottom edges with a running stitch. For a closure, sew a button to front and add a thread loop to back.

This would make great gifts for back to school, Halloween (instead of candy at school party), or Xmas/bday.  Something simple and useful for kids.
 

Here are some more great pages to check out on http://www.marthastewart.com/

• Today’s Idea

• Halloween Workshop
• Cookie of the Day
• Craft of the Day
• Organizing Tip of the Day
• Daily Dinner Ideas

I spent way too much time on this site today…opps!  But I had fun.

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