7 DIY Pet Projects, Crafts and Recipes

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diy pet projects, crafts and recipes

Do you love DIY and craft projects almost as much as you love your pet? Then you won’t want to miss any of these fabulous pet projects, crafts and treat recipes. We’ve rounded up a few of our favorite tutorials, recipes and patterns to help you get your craft on!

pet scrapbooking

Pet Scrapbooking

Save all those precious memories of your fur kid with these great tips and ideas on how to create a scrapbook especially for your pet. Go here for tutorial.

organic cat treats

Homemade Organic Spinach & Chicken Cat Treats

Learn how to make these easy and crunchy organic cat treats for your kitty.  With organic catnip, chicken and more tasty ingredients, they are sure to be a hit with even the most finicky feline friend! Get the recipe here.

diy dog coat

DIY Water-Resistant Dog Coat

The queen of all DIY Crafts, Martha Stewart, has a whole section of great pet craft projects including this one on how to make your own doggy coat. We think it looks more like a vest, but it’s super cute either way! Go here for the instructions.

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DIY Dog Silhouette Art

Create your own wall art using your dog’s silhoutte. Stunning and simple! According to the author, the most difficult part is getting your dog to sit still for the photo. Learn how here.

make your own salmon treats for dogs

Salmon Cookie Recipe for Dogs

This easy recipe uses salmon or tuna and other natural ingredients to create adorable and yummy treats for your dog.  Now I just have to go find a fish-shaped cookie cutter! Get the recipe here.

knit dog toy pattern

Knit a Dog Toy

This intermediate knitting project calls for small double-pointed needles and worsted weight yarn. It looks a little challenging for a beginner like me, but it’s so darn cute that I had to share it! Get the dog toy knitting pattern.

Homemade Wild Bird Treats

Make Your Own Wild Bird Treats

And finally, here’s one for the birds! These easy, hanging treats for wild birds make a great gift idea…and would look so cute hanging outside the window. Get the super simple directions.

Free Needle Craft Patterns and Cake Decorating Recipes at Craftsy

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free dog sweater pattern

Did you know that in addition to free online craft classes, Craftsy also offers free pattern pages for Embroidery, Knitting, Sewing, and Quilting, and free cake decorating recipes? There are even some FREE dog sweater patterns…Check it out!

Free Patterns and Recipes at Crafsty

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FREE Online Craft Classes: Cake Decorating, Quilting, Knitting + More!

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Since I know you all love free stuff as much as I do, and many of you are DIY and craft-enthusiasts, I wanted to let you know about a bunch of FREE online courses you can snag right now from Craftsy.

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Top Free Mini Craft Courses

If you haven’t signed up for a full-length course yet, Craftsy’s mini-courses are a perfect way to learn new skills and experience the Craftsy platform first-hand. Options include:

  • Know Your Wool: Do you wonder where your yarn comes from? Learn about different types of wool and the individual characteristics of each.
  • The Hand-Painted Cake: Elevate your cake with freehand painting techniques. Create beautiful and edible works of art with Erin’s tips and tricks.
  • Creative Quilt Backs: Make the back of your quilt just as interesting as the front! Find out everything you need to know to make beautiful quilt backs.
  • Modern Buttercream: Learn to use buttercream like a pro! Discover the tricks and tips to construct and create a beautifully finished buttercream cake.
  • Short Rows: Don’t fall short because you find short rows intimidating! Learn four different techniques to creating short rows, and discover how they can make shaping a knitted garment a snap.

I’ve already taken a full-length knitting course, and think the next 2 free Craftsy mini-courses I’m going to take are:

1.  Short Rows
2. Hand-Painted Cakes

Check out all of the other free Craftsy mini-courses by clicking here.

DIY Pet Project: Silhouette Canvas

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Calling all crafters and DIY fans…there’s a fun new DIY Pet Project series on YouTube you’ll want to know about!

DIY Pet Silhouette

The Pet Collective has just launched a brand-new series created especially for those of us who are crazy for our pets. It’s called Sedona’s Super-Awesome, Incredibly-Fantastic, Uberly-Cool, Do-It-Yourself Pet Project (but they call it Sedona’s DIY for short).

It’s hosted by vivacious Sedona Cohen, who shows kids, tweens and pet parents how to make awesome DIY projects for and about their pets. From paintings to easy, no-sew pillows to organic apple-oatmeal pet snacks, Sedona can do it all … and will show you how, sharing her passion for animals through fun and creative projects.

The first installment in the new series is a super CUTE DIY Pet Silhouette project. Check it out:

Free Online Craft Mini-Classes + My Craftsy Wish List

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Whether you are a beginner or expert crafter or somewhere in between, be sure to check out the huge selection of FREE mini-classes being offered over at Craftsy right now! In addition to these free tutorials, you can also shop for reasonably priced full-length courses on all kinds of crafts, DIY projects, gardening and food-related topics.

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I’ve taken the Craftsy Knitting class online, and found it to be fun and really easy to follow. I did it completely on my iPad but you can use another device, computer or laptop instead if you prefer.  And once you buy a class, it’s yours to keep and retake as often as you like. Craftsy also offers a 100% satisfaction guarantee, so there’s nothing to lose if you don’t like a class after you signup for it!

I’m still working on my knitting, but they’ve got tons more classes I’d like to take soon! Here’s my Craftsy Wish List:

1) Drab To Fab Furniture Upcycling
2) Container Gardening
3) Jam & Marmalade
4) Jewelry Workshop
5) Family Scrapbooking

Check out all of the other great Craftsy Classes by clicking here.