Toddler Jeans from Adult Jeans. I'm not sure how all those other blogger Mums do it.
Any time I try to take some photos of Roman wearing something I've made for him, 99% of the photos end up looking like this! Maybe that's why there aren't many blogs with clothing for boys, because it's too hard to get any photos of the finished product being modelled! These jeans are pretty straight forward to make and only have a few seams. The trick is to make use of the original jeans. Unfortunately, I didn't think to take any pictures as I made them to give you a proper tutorial, so you'll have to settle with a walk through instead. Toddler Jeans from Adult Jeans You'll need: A pair of men's or women's jeans Ribbing Elastic Sewing supplies Start by creating a pattern from an existing pair of pants. Place the pattern on the fold of the leg of the jeans. You'll also need to cut your waistband pieces: - Cut a piece of elastic using your child's exact waist measurement. - Cut your ribbing.
Now for some sewing. That's it! Totally Tutorials. DIY Braided Hex Nut Bracelet. We’re nuts for nuts.
Is there a more versatile and inexpensive DIY component than a hex nut from the hardware store? You can imagine our excitement when we first discovered Philip Crangi’s Giles & Brother Hex Collection. Honestly, nuts braided into jewelry is WTF genius! With a few items that we always seem to have lying around, we tackled the technique and made our own spine-like braided hex nut wrap bracelet. You’ll need:3 strands of cotton butcher’s twine cut into one yard pieces18 small brass hex nutsa bit of dexterity! Gather the 3 strands of twine and tie a knot at the top, leaving about 2 inches of slack.
Keep your thumb at the base of the braid, holding the nut in its place. Repeat the steps, by threading the rest of the nuts to the outer pieces of twine before they are crossed over. The bracelet should wrap around your wrist at least two or three times. Good luck!! (top image from here, rest of images by Honestly…WTF) Rolled paper flowers {tutorial} Welcome to flower week – five days of simple and delightful flower projects.
I could probably do three weeks of flowers because there are so many different ways to create them, but I’ve limited it to five of my current favorites. Before we get started, let me make a few disclaimers: 1. I find inspiration for projects all over the place {online, in shops, in magazines}, then figure out how to re-create them on my own. Each of these projects are my adaptation of something I’ve seen elsewhere. 2. 3. Out of Order: DIY Tutorial - Full Skirt. Urban Renewal. Wonder How To » How To Videos & How-To Articles. How To Do Just About Everything! I go by Katie: DIY Tutorials.
Instructables - Make, How To, and DIY. Heirloom Cut Chenille Baby Blanket {Sewing How To} – Tip Junkie. V and co tutorials.