Tie Dye Banding : I Looked in the contests tab and saw the Rubber Band challenge and the first thing that came to my mind was Tie Dye. It is really neat and fun to make with friends, family or by yourself! In this instructable I will show you some different methods o…
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Well it's the end of a busy week! I don't know about you, but I'm pooped! But I'm pleased to say we've had some gorgeous, sunny days here in N.I. this week, and there's a lovely Autumn feel to the air! As always, the things I've been working on this week I can't show you yet (soon I promise!), so I'm going to give you a wee tute on how to use up every last wee bit of fabric shavings, you know those bits that end up all over your cutting mat after trimming blocks and hsts? We'll here's a cool way to turn them into a new type of fabric. As far as I know this product doesn't have an official name - I learnt it at college and it wasn't called anything then, but if you know the official name of this craft, please let me know. 1. Save up your fabric shavings & wee bits of offcuts that are too small to be useful (you can also cut up wee bits of fluffy wool, ribbon, sparkly threads etc.). Bigger pieces will need to be snipped down smaller. 2. Take a piece of plain sheeting/calico and lay a load of shavings on top. You can colour code your savings as I have done here, or have a multi-coloured mess! Make sure it's thick enough to cover the backing fabric, but not too thick to sew over. 3. Lay a piece of water soluble fabric over the top and pin/sew round the edges. This stuff is really cool - you can get different brands in a craft shop or online. I've used Avalon Water Soluble Embroidery Fabric by Madeira. 4. Now sew, sew, sew over the top of the w.s.fabric, either by free motion quilting or straight & wavy lines all over. Try not to leave any big gaps where the shavings can later escape from. 5. When you have stitched this to within an inch of its life, take the pins out and under a luke warm tap or in a sink/basin, allow the w.s.fabric to melt away (it goes a bit slimy as it melts off so rinse it well). 6. Give your new piece of fabric a good squeeze to get the water out and then allow it to dry on the radiator. 7. When dry, draw your desired shapes on the back and cut out. If you want to, sew more stitching on top to highlight details, for example veins in leaves, or sew on beads, sequins etc. 8. You can now use your fabric shapes to embellish/decorate cards, cushions, make letters or Christmas decorations etc. etc. The possibilities are endless! Another way to use this wonderful water soluble fabric is to roughly sketch a shape on to it & then put it into an embroidery hoop. Repeated sewing and shading with thread will close all the gaps, so that when you take the fabric off the hoop and dissolve the w.s.fabric you are left with a completely embroidered shape. Have fun & let your imagination run wild!
Very often you ask yourselves what to do with the old jeans. There are a lot of creative ways what to do with them. We present you 20 cool ideas how to
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When I first showed a picture of my thread holder a number of people asked if I had a pattern. I made mine one morning at my stitching morning, it does not have a pattern so I thought I would show you how it is made. Firstly cut 4 strips 7 1/2 inches X 2 1/2 inches then 4 from a contrasting fabric. Lay them on your cutting board like this. Lay the next 4 right sides together as above. This step is important pick up the strips and put a pin in as above, then do the same to the bottom layer. Sew together with a 1/4 inch seam. You should have 4 pieces like this. Press seams open. Lay 2 on your cutting mat as above. Flip one over so that you have right side together, and seams meeting. Sew together with a 1/4 inch seam. Do the same with the other 2 pieces. Press seams. You will now have 2 pieces that look like this. Lay them right side together you should have contrasting fabrics on top of one another. Sew around the outside with a 1/4 inch seam leaving a small hole for turning. Clip the top corners and clip into the the inside corners. Turn inside out roll and press the seams. Slip stitch the opening closed. Fold one arm on to the next one. As above. I use ladder stitch to join these seams. Starting from the inside corner going to the open end. As you can see you are joining then together along a seam. Taking care to catch the side that are closest. Do this for all 4 arms. Your seams if done correctly will have a wrong and a right side. Above is the right side which will be the outside. This is how the inside will look. If you look at the finished holder it has a section that folds over I stitch up to about 3/4 inch from the top then place the thread through and stitch the seam the other way. This is hard to explain but if you stitch the same way all the way to the end of the seam you will have an inside seam on the outside when you fold the top over. This is my thread holder as it sit on the arm of my lounge. I should empty it more often. As always use this pattern as it was intended do not reproduce it in any way. It would be nice to see some finished thread holders. I know lots of people visit and do not leave a comment so let me know how you go with this. They are great little inexpensive - quick to make gifts. One wet cold afternoon when boredom had set in the family found another use for it.......
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Almost there...day 9, it has felt a bit like a marathon. Sorry I'm a bit late today with my post, stinkin technical difficulties! Thanks for your patience...it's put me a bit behind so tomorrows will probably be late too! On with the DIY bunting! This was actually my first bunting ever! Even before the Noel one I did earlier in the series! It was also my first Christmas project this year. I'm hoping to take a cute Christmas picture with Jeff and I holding it, but I wanted snow in the background and it hasn't snowed enough since well before Thanksgiving. We might just have to take a drive! So this was a pretty simple project, and it only took time because there are so many letters in what I wanted to spell. I purchased a cardboard stencil set from Walmart for under $4, black paint, a sponge brush, red embroidery thread, and rope from the hardware store. I used the back of one of the coffee burlap bags I get from our feed store for the triangles. I also used left over fluffy white yarn from a scarf I made. Be careful when you are painting on your letters to make sure you have something underneath your burlap. Once all my individual letters dried on the burlap, I used a tapestry needle and red embroidery thread and did a large stitch around the edges. Now this next step was a bit challenging...I didn't know exactly how I wanted to attach the bunting to hang it. I knew I wanted a thick rope, but it wasn't coming together like I wanted in my head. That's why I haven't posted it yet...so when I finished a scarf and had some leftover white yarn, I thought it would look super cute wrapped around the rope. Almost a little Santaish, even though I'm not a big Santa fan. Maybe more snow-like. :) I attached the burlap to the rope with, none other than Tacky Glue and made sure it had plenty of time to dry (overnight) before hanging. What do you think? I've had some super sweet comments on facebook already. Thanks so much! Simple & Sweet! Sharing with: Pintastic Monday Motivate Me Monday Masterpiece Monday Cowgirl Up Tout it Tuesday
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Some fun cardboard tube people to make. From the Boy from Lost & Found, to the Priates in the Troll. Too cute!
Romantic vintage lace for wedding dresses. You can use vintage lace for modern or traditional looks.
How to refashion neck ties and zippers.
Happy Independence Day America! A few weeks ago I attended a birthday party for my niece at The Scrap Exchange in Durham. My kids had to drag me kicking and screaming out of there because
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How can I make a beautiful horse that will transform my child into a world of make believe and magic? EASY! here's how...... After years of creating, developing, fine-tuning my technique and selling over 700 Hobby Horses and Dragons, I'm confident this easy to follow "How-To" e-book guide will inspire you to create your very own beautiful hobby horse for your children for as little as $10. Chinky Monkey - The home of beautiful individually styled Hobby Horses is now offering this complete tutorial for Etsy members. Included and shared with all is a gorgeous hobby horse style pattern and a unique technique for attaching the stick, guaranteed indestructible, even for the most experimental children. View hobby horse examples at : http://www.chinkymonkey.etsy.com This step by step instructional guide makes for a really fun project, you can make with your kids and create a genuine Chinky Monkey style hobby horse with lots of excellent tips on tricky parts to make them really easy!!! Tutorial Contains: 1- Clear and detailed written instructions 2- 'How To' is broken down into just 5 easy steps 3- 70 full colour action photos cover each step in absolute detail 4- Helpful tips and tricks 5- Complete materials list This e-book will be instantly available in digital format and easily viewed from your computer where you can enlarge macro photos or print out full tutorial to keep by your sewing machine! Thanks and happy crafting! ~Chinky Monkey Mama Tutorial, patterns and all images are copyright protected ©Chinky Monkey 2011 Any attempt to resell this version, variations of the tutorial or images will be prosecuted.
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I've made several pillows lately, but this is my favorite of them all! I was reading this tutorial (fabric flower) and I thought it would make a cool pillow, so here it is! I forgot to take pictures of my steps all along the way, but I do have a few to get you started. (I'm new at this tutorial thing!) Step 1: Cut several strips of fabric about 2 1/2 inches wide at varying lengths. You will also need a solid fabric for the body of the pillow. I used an 18 inch square for the front and 2 18x12 inch pieces for the back. You will needs two pieces for the back so you can make an overlapping sleeve. Then you can slip your pillow form in. Follow the tutorial link above to learn how to make the flower. You will just be making one on a much larger scale. Once your pillow is sewn together and your strip is ready, use a large bowl to trace a large circle on the front of your pillow as a guide. Then use your glue gun to glue your strip in a circular motion working from the outside in. Once you reach the center, you can really finish it however you'd like. I made a fabric rosette as my center. I will post a tutorial for the rosette tomorrow. I need to do better on the step by step process, but I was in a hurry today, and I forgot to take pictures along the way. Here's a few pics of the details. Stay tuned for a guest blogger with a cool cake tutorial! Aly
These elegant pails are great for any garden party centerpiece. Fill with ice and beverages, flowers or snacks and enjoy!
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Make easy ribbon button headband with kids. Use ribbons and buttons to decorate the plain plastic headband for any occasion.
:):):) Anche Grazia è diventata più vecchia, ... finalmente!!! Tanti tanti auguri tesoro!!! Il suo regalo??? Eccolo!!! La spolettona è veramente grande, .... misura ben 13 cm in altezza e 12 cm in larghezza!!! Auguriiiii!!!!!!
So Gertie, Patsy and I are back from our expedition to London to exhibit at the Country Living Spring Fair - but oh how nice it is to be back home! I wish the Fair was only three days long instead of five; it is so exhausting! As the winners of the Editor's Choice Award last year we were given a great spot right at the front of the mezzanine, with three metres of frontage, an absolute luxury! Here's how the finished stand looked: And yes, Mum and I took everything up on the train with us in suitcases! On the wall I hung this old child's quilted silk coat, which provided the perfect backdrop for my little vintage fabric brooches The base for each brooch was a piece from an old padded patchwork quilt The one below has a beautiful hand-stitched Dorset button (top right), and eleven of the tiniest mother-of-pearl buttons still on their original card I just love working with little bits! One of Gertie's linen cushions, with the front panel made from original Suffolk puffs from the 1920's Patsy had this wonderful idea of making bunting out of 1940's and 50's fashion magazines, showing knitting and embroidery patterns! I covered the side wall with old sea charts, and the seaside theme was echoed in the stripy ticking bags made by Patsy, and her strings of bunting and hand-stitched books made from old maps and sea charts. I managed to make a few small shell collages too On one of the shelves, a little drawer with my latest stitched piece displayed inside It says, 'you are sew lovely' Hair grips embellished with vintage buttons, and cards of buttons made simply to show off the beauty of each individual button And one of my natural box-framed collages 'Hours fly, flowers die; New days, new ways pass by; Love stays' It was so nice to meet everyone who visited The Sea Garden stand at the fair, and to say hello to some fellow bloggers. One of my lovely customers, Jan Pearson, sneakily took this photo of me arranging the cards. Thanks Jan! x
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Aren't these so pretty? I keep seeing these painted rocks all around and I just love them! I think I might have to paint a few for myself. Some inspiration... Source: one, two, three, four This could be a fun kiddo project too!
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Decorative clothes hangers are perfect for organizing your clothes and making your closet beautiful! Here are several pictured tutorials on how to make clothes hangers and hooks both fabulous and functional. The Tip Junkie Creative Community has 114 Organizing tips and crafts with pictured tutorials and free patterns on how to make! So be sure to search there if youre looking for something specific. {wink} Clothes Hanger 1. Clothes Hanger {fabric covered} ~ So maybe when you are looking for a gift, hangers arent the first thing that comes to mind. But I would love a gift like this! Especially for
For another Homemade Christmas swap. Free pattern found on RicRac
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Hello everyone – I know its been very quiet on the western front and thats because I am working on the final book edits. Yes it is nearly finished and I can’t wait! As promised I will…
in case you missed my saturday’s post my dress made it to the top 15 for the dress design contest!!! i can’t believe the old skirt i found in my mom’s closets even made it to the top 15 because the 14 other designs are really great. but of course i’m so happy and grateful!!! so if …
