Loose Leaf Tea? Make Your Own Tea Bags! Like many of you, I LOVE loose leaf tea.
However, I'm always looking for cute and creative solutions to use my tea. These D.I.Y. tea bags are super cute. I think they would make amazing gifts! Here's how you can make your own... Supplies needed: Coffee filters, Scissors, Sewing machine, Loose tea leaves, Stapler, Embroidery thread, Paper for tags (construction paper, old book pages, etc.), Optional: Spices (pumpkin pie spice, cinnamon, ground ginger, etc.) Step 1 - Cut two coffee filters into a rectangle. Step 2 - Stitch the filters together on three sides, leaving one of the smaller sides open. Step 3 - Fill the teabag with the loose tea leaves. Step 4 - Stitch the top of the tea bag closed. Step 5 - Fold down the corners, placing a 3-4in. piece of embroidery thread under one of the flaps. Step 6 - Fold the tip of the tea bag down, and use a stapler to hold it shut.
Step 7 - Cut paper tags and glue, stitch, or staple them to the ends of your embroidery thread. Tree Stump Coaster D.I.Y. This next super cute D.I.Y. was Kinsey's idea!
We stitched them up together on a sunny afternoon. If you choose to hand stitch each coaster takes about an hour. Machine stitching would be much quicker, and both versions are cute-as-can-be! Polka Dot Shorts. By Michelle Edgemont Polka dots are all the rage.
Instead of dropping a pretty penny on brand new digs, a quick DIY using a pair of old shorts and cheap fabric paint will bring your wardrobe up to trend in no time. Keep reading to see how to make this cute pair! Supplies:One pair of solid shorts that need updatingOne small bottle of fabric paint. (I used iridescent lavender)A pencil with eraser Instructions:1.
Squeeze a good amount of fabric paint onto scrap paper2. 8-Bit Crocheted Video Game Rugs. Build your own laptop. The first thing you will need is the barebones notebook, or a barebook as some call it. These can easily be found by using the Google Product Search. The barebones notebook should be the base, screen, keyboard, and touchpad of the laptop. Many sellers will offer almost every part to go with the laptop. I suggest that the only thing you buy with the laptop is the CD/DVD drive. DIY Washi Tape Laptop Keyboard. Look whose little old MacBook got a facelift this weekend!
I spotted this idea from minifanfan on Making It Lovely last week and just had to give it my own spin. I purchased my Japanese washi tape from Le Box Boutique on Etsy. There are hundreds of washi tape sellers but I chose Le Box because they allow you to purchase tape by the foot rather than having to purchase the entire roll. How to tie various knots. The sheet bend is used to tie two lines together.
It is perhaps the most generally useful knot of all. When used to tie a line to itself, making a loop, it is called a bowline. The strain is taken on the ropes in the middle - not the one coming out the side. How the knot is made is not critical - it is the final shape that is important. One can make the flat loop first, and work the other rope around it. The two images show front and back views of the same knot. How To Crochet: Introduction to this Fabulous Craft. Welcome to the new How To Crochet series on Tip Junkie.
Today we are covering the very basics for those of you who want to learn how to crochet. This is a beginners guide to crochet with an introduction to the look, the yarn, the hooks, gauge, and a new yarn called the Sashay from Red Heart Yarn. Youve probably noticed that crochet has made a comeback. Likely because of the increased interest in DIY and all things handmade. HOW TO: Create a Home Made Wax Seal (16 Pics) Create - wall art printable template. Some months a go I shared the Love wall art template, along with that one I made this one, but unlike the previous one I wanted to make this word different and special, so no cardboard.
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My name is Joy Kelley and I blog over at HowJoyful. I am a designer with a passion for things handmade, patterns, fabric and color. I love to blog and share the things I sew and craft. Seven Tips on Better Picture-Taking: for your Blog and Etsy Shop. 1.
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Lets face it, there are only so many things that you can do with a graphite pencil - no matter how clever you are. Most of the limited information and techniques briefly outlined here are probably already used - in one form or another - by the majority of people working in pencil. The 21st century answer to the mix tape at Cool Mom Tech. I love mix tapes. When I was younger, I owned one of those super cool boom boxes with two cassette decks for optimum recording prowess. I would painstakingly plan out each song based on theme, and then make sure that there was just enough time between songs. Send a Box of Sunshine to brighten someone’s day. Sometimes winter can seem really long when the skies are gray and its really cold. I know I can’t wait to enjoy some of that summer warmth again…I miss it! To show someone you are thinking of them or to brighten up their day consider giving them a Box of Sunshine! Basically you can take anything in the color yellow and add it to this box.
Cut out a few paper sunbeams, print out a little note and you have a Box of Sunshine! Tatted Barefoot Sandals. 34 Things You Can Improve With A Sharpie. Anna Maria Horner.
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