Indie Fixx shares a tutorial for making this sweet butterfly mobile from gift wrap. I love the natural elements, too. You can view the entire project here!

Red Bird Crafts recently made this oh-so-practical hook board for her daughter. The construction is simple but the results are absolutely lovely! You can read more here!

These colorful horses make such a beautiful statement and would be perfect in a horse-themed nursery or on a wall of the horse lover in your life. Enlist your little one to help paint and they can have their own artwork to display. You can find a full tutorial for making these at Design Sponge! (via Folding Trees)

Isn’t this bird mobile so totally gorgeous! It was originally created by Lisa Tilse(The Red Thread) for Small Magazine, but they’re including the tutorial on their blog, Smaller! How cool is that! Go here to see it!

All of these remakes of men’s shirts are just so inspiring! Most recently, Shannon from luvinthemommyhood created this dress and I absolutely love it. Love the colors, love the breezy look about it, love the flower…love everything about it! It’s also encouraging to know that a beginning sewer created it since I’m still a newbie myself. Shannon doesn’t have a tutorial up yet, but she’s working on one so keep an eye out on her blog!

I love the simplicity of this alphabet mini-quilt. It’s about the size of a sheet of paper and would be lovely in a nursery or child’s playroom, or perhaps hanging above a preschooler’s writing station. Orange Flower Patterns and Tutorials shares a how-to and includes the embroidery pattern for the letters. If you need help with the binding, check out this tutorial from Crazy Mom Quilts.

Create Studio has come up with a great way to keep toys available crib-side for when your little wakes up from their nap. Click here for her tutorial on how to make this handy toy caddy.

I’m so excited about the new blog from the editors of Small Magazine. The online magazine is a continual source of inspiration and their new blog is sure to be the same. This whimsical dragonfly mobile is their first tutorial and I totally love it. Check out Smaller for the tutorial.

OCP reader MaxxSilly pointed me to a recent redo that she did of her husband’s childhood rocker.

What a fantastic update of a cherished childhood relic. This is also a great reminder to look around at what we already have before running out to the store.

Well done, MaxxSilly!

Milk crates are roomy and sturdy, making them great for storing just about anything…but they aren’t always the most attractive things to look at. Make it From Scratch shows how to spruce up those old crates so you can put them to work anywhere in the house!

Glitter and sparkly antennae makes this clothespin butterfly shine! Hang a few together for a lovely Spring mobile! Whimsy Love shares a tut for making these little gems.

Baby or baby shower in your near future? If so, you must check out this tutorial from Create Studio showing how to make a baby’s play mat. It looks so soft and cushy! Add appliqués or embroidery for a personal touch.  Click!

These soft blocks are very popular baby gifts these days and Sweet Figments has a tutorial on how to make them. These would make great sensory blocks, too, with different textures used for the various sides. Or you could make some squares with the reverse applique mentioned here using baby’s initials!

This hanging book display from Ohdeedoh is soooo cool! I love the idea of using fabric as opposed to the wooden book displays I see so often. Nicely done! Click here to learn how you can make one, too!

Using a bit of nature and a free bird pattern from Spool, Sew Liberated created this beautiful piece to hang in her baby’s nursery. I can just imagine the little birdies singing sweet lullabies while the baby sleeps. Link

I really like these personalized display pieces (as seen on Tip Junkie). Here they’re used for teacher gifts, but I think they’d be equally at home in a child’s bedroom or playroom. Link (Thanks Julie!)

This growth chart is so much prettier than anything you’ll find in stores. It’s made from a board, some batting, and fabric and you can make one, too! Unraveled shares the pattern and all of the details.

Sometimes…I come across something…and the cuteness…is just…so…overwhelming. These bunnies are killing me!

This knitted bunny mobile is the brainchild of Hadley Fierlinger, who has a knitting pattern book coming out in the Fall of 2009. The pattern for this mobile will be included along with many other patterns for baby knits. The book will be called Vintage Knits for Modern Babies. Perfect. If you can’t wait for the book to come out, she has some pattern booklets available for download here.