Summer of Skirts - Men's Dress Shirt Refashion Tutorial. I've been noticing that there are a lot of skirts right now that look like they were made from button down shirts, and it gave me an idea. I had a skirt from my grandpa that was a really nice light cotton, and I thought it'd be perfect for a skirt! Here's some of the pictures that inspired me - and might give you some ideas!
I decided to keep my buttons in the back though - although the skirt could pretty much go either way! There was a placket that went over the buttons on this shirt, so the buttons wouldn't be exposed anyway. This tutorial is going to be really simple, because it is pretty much the same thing as the red bow skirt. What you need: - A men's dress shirt (or a woman's - it depends on how big or how long you want your skirt to be) -Interfacing for the waistband Step one: Cut the collar and sleeves off of the shirt.
Step Two: Follow steps here to complete the rest of the skirt, but omit the zipper. Art From Everyday Objects: Paperclips + String. So today I thought it would be a fun challenge to work with paperclips. You can’t get much more mundane than a paperclip! After much thought, I came up with paperclip earrings. If you have paperclips and some pretty cotton string, you can create these beauties. They’d probably look pretty cool as a necklace too. Here is a diagram to show you where to open the paperclip to create this triangular shape. You are basically unbending the clip at all three of the curves. Does that make sense?
Once you’ve got the triangular shape, you need to glue the ends together. Fig 1: Winding the string around // Fig 2: Starting to wrap the string around the earring, secured with Liquid Stitch Once you’ve wound all the way round and secured with glue, you can then take another length of string and wind around the width of the “earring” creating horizontal stripes or you can create a more messy look by creating a “net” design (see below). Then just clamp on a pair of earring hooks. Crafting: Button Bracelets. Love buttons? Who doesn't?! Chances are, whether you are crafty or not, you have a stash of them laying around, or maybe an addiction to collecting vintage ones.
Well today I have a simple project that will put them to good use, button bracelets! You can also use new buttons for this project, and these days there are so many cool ones available at your local fabric store, the design possibilities are endless. What you'll need: Elastic, 1/4" or 3/8" thick Buttons Needle and Thread I decided on a yellow and seafoam green color palette for my bracelet, using a mix of some chunkier vintage buttons I have collected and a few new ones I purchased to match.
Start by wrapping the elastic loosely around your wrist where you would like the bracelet to sit. With the elastic laid flat as a guide, make a rough layout of your button placement to determine the design and how many buttons you will need. Once your layout is ready, you can sew the elastic together securely, forming the bracelet. ...love Maegan: French Pouf! Chiffon & Tulle Flower Accessory DIYReader Request Maeg-it Yourself Tutorial Fashion+Home+Lifestyle Blog. * French Pouf Accessory : Pin, Belt, Hair from Ban.do * Okay, to be honest, this wasn’t exactly a reader request MIY but when Holly {who is planning her wedding} posted about it here, I was very inspired to make it for her as a little wedding gift.
But since I couldn’t find the exact peachy-nude chiffon as shown in the inspiration photos I had to settle for a soft, baby pink, which Holly may not be interested in. So Holly, if you like, I can make you one in either an ivory or a light gray. It’s up to you. * Half a yard of chiffon fabric in color of choice.* Half a yard of tulle {you’ll use less}* Scissors* Matching thread & a needle* I pin back * Create Circles by folding the edges of your chiffon & tulle over about 3 inches {The original flower is 7″ diameter so I made mine the same. . * I used about 28 chiffon circles {half of one yard of fabric} and between 10-14 tulle circles. * Run a stitch through each of them, forming a pseudo-circle. Have Fun! DIY Wedding - Projects for the Do-it-yourself bride! Invites, Flowers, Cakes, Decorations, Centerpieces. I found this beautiful (and SO simple!)
Project while browsing Martha Stewart’s website and had to share! These Lacy Votive Holders would be such a beautiful addition to any wedding table setting for any season. I can picture brightly colored lacy votives scattered throughout a summer wedding held outside in a tent under the stars or crisp, intricate white lacey votive holders with some subtle glitter scattered throughout a winter wedding in a frosted ballroom. So pretty! If you are feeling really ambitious (or you are having a small wedding) these would make really pretty custom wedding favors as well! All you will need are… Tea light or votive candlesSmall Glass Votive Candle Holders (to keep the project safe!) Now the instructions.. Cut lace into a rectangle in the desired size.
These beautiful votives will look stunning scattered throughout your wedding ceremony and/or reception. As always, please send in your photos if you create these lacy wedding candle holders for your big day. Simply Vintagegirl Blog & Blog Archive & Tutorial: How to Make... 29 May 2010 These elegant fabric flowers are very simple to make . . . and only take a few basic supplies.
The finished product is delightfully lovely, and at times can look like a real flower! Every flower will turn out differently and that is part of the beauty! If you haven’t used those tea lights in a while, now’s the time! I hope you enjoy making these as much as we do . . . below are instructions with pictures on how to make your own. Supplies: · Synthetic Silky Fabric · Scissors · Candle (preferably a tea light) Additional supplies: · Needle and Thread, Glue Dots or Glue Gun · Buttons and/or Beads Directions: 1. Make the largest one’s diameter about half an inch larger than you want the diameter of the flower, as the petals will end up shrinking a bit. 2. You can also cut around the pattern and skip the drawing part, it just might not be as uniform . . . but with these, uniform isn’t necessary. 3.
Cut just inside the drawn lines to make a circle out of the fabric. 4. 5. Bottle cap candles TUTORIAL | Craftaholics Anonymous. Woven Chain Bracelet. Chain link bracelets, with colorful threads woven through them, have been popping up here and there. We adore Aurèlie Bidermann‘s Do Brazil bracelets and thought it was about time we graduate to the ultimate “grown-up” friendship bracelet. With a curb chain bracelet and some embroidery thread, we’ll teach you how to make your own woven chain bracelet. And one for your bestie too, of course. You’ll need:a curb link braceletembroidery threadtwo bobby pinsa pair of scissors Cut 2 sets of 15 strands of embroidery thread, with each strand measuring four times the length of the bracelet. Lay the second color (blue) over the first color (coral). Repeat the steps until you reach the end of the bracelet. (top images from here and here, rest of images by Honestly…WTF) Photoshop CS4: A Picture Worth a Thousand Words - Layers Magazine | Layers...
I love Photoshop techniques that offer all kinds of possibilities for experimentation—and the following tutorial is a perfect example of one of those techniques. In this issue, we’re going to take a portrait and replace the person’s image with text (think 2009 Grammy posters). Pick a portrait that offers good contrast—a photo that’s very dramatic and dark probably won’t work as well.
I’ve had the best success with straight-on head and shoulder shots, but again, feel free to experiment with all types of photos. For the best results, choose a photo that has a light background (or select the background around the person and make it lighter). Create a new document (File>New) in a size that’s smaller than your photo: the specifics don’t really matter.
Switch back to the photograph. Then, press Command-J (PC: Ctrl-J) to copy the selected pixels onto a new layer. Go back to the Select menu and choose Color Range again. Click the Create a New Layer icon at the bottom of the Layers panel. Mason Jar Key Hook. Hey guys! Hope you all had a great Wednesday I have a fun project to share today! I started with a 1×8 board from Lowe’s that I cut to about 2′ long. I used a different paint method on this board and I love how it turned out so I am going to share it with you in my next post. So for now… Here is my board after it is painted and ready to go. I also purchased 3 hooks and a pipe clamp from Lowe’s. My next step was attaching them to my board. Then it was time to attach the clamp. I used a 3/4″ wood screw to attach it to my board. Finally, I added to picture hangers to the back of it and hung it up.
I love it. I’m thinking these would be super cute hand towel hooks for the bathroom. Thanks for stopping by! I will show you my new paint method in my next post so stay tuned. ~Whitney. V and Co how to: jersey knit bracelet. I don't know what it is about this time of year that makes me just want to have my bare feet in the sand, be watching the sun setting into the ocean, and breathing in the warm salty air of the beach...as i get older, more and more i find myself missing that place i used to go to almost every.single.day. as a teen.
(my skin doesn't miss it. as a matter of fact, i now wish i listened more and DID put SPF on my face...hindsight is 20/20). my mom calls me from her walk on the beach almost every morning... *sigh*yeah, i get a little homesick around this time of the year. heck on my pinterest my "dreaming of summer" has the most pictures in it. ah yes. i miss my ocean. case in point. this bracelet, brought a flood of memories, not because i used to have one like it but because i can totally see me wearing it by the beach, not caring that it's gotten salty and wet, because i can totally make another one in like less than 5 minutes flat when i get home.
*sigh* okay... *cut off excess tails! Feather Button Bobby Pin. Tickle your fancy by making this feather button bobby pin. There are so many ways to make it your own. 5 feathers Button Hot glue and gun Felt Bobby pin Gather 5 feathers. You may need to cut the tips of the feathers to have them all similar sizes. Imagine all the styles and colors you can create. Boho Bird. Hello, friends! I have certainly missed updating my little ol' blog, but the month of April was a crazy one for us! We were out of town ourselves, then we were blessed to have guests in town for several weeks. My craft room is also the guest room, so no crafting while guests were here! But now it's back to life as "usual", whatever that means. :) This is the first card I've made in weeks, and I am quite pleased with how it turned out. I was going for a bit of a shabby chic feel for this card so there is lots of tea dye ink around all of the edges, along with the small splatter image from Itty Bitty Backgrounds.
For the circle element, I stamped the bird in brown and then clear embossed over top. I pulled out my sewing machine again to add some zig zag detail in the upper right corner. Thanks for coming by to spend part of your day with me, have a wonderful week! *Hugs* Felt camera and iphone cases. Little Bags. It all started when I saw Milky Robot's bag. Then MrsMcPorkchop's. I had to make my own!
The design is so cute! I love the looping straps... the velcro inside... the back pocket. I think they're perfect either as a little camera case or just as a cute wristlet for carrying essentials when you're on the go. The pattern is from Keyka Lou, you can get it and make your own. Melted Crayon Lumanaries. Candles are like pantyhose for your house: They make everything look good. I try to use candles as often as possible because they are the cheapest and most effective way to make mundane stuff seem special.
I can't get enough of them. Tuesday Meatloaf is no fun, but Tuesday dinner served by candlelight is a Rustic Celebration of Meat. FUN MUCH? ...Watching a Movie is nice, but watching a movie on a comfy couch with a couple of lovely scented candles is a Cinematic Experience. THAT SOUNDS AWESOME!... Thanks to candles, just about everyday this week is feeling like something pretty special! Candles mark the beginning of every Shabbat dinner and play an important role in many Jewish celebrations. Regardless of your faith, I hope one day you will take the time to sit down to meal with your family, turn off the phones and every light in the house. So, today, in honor of all our everyday celebrations, I present my most favorite art project ever: Melted Crayon Luminaries.
I love these. 1. 3. 4. Paper Flower Tutorial. I came across these incredible paper flowers and I just had to make them (then made like 100, I loved them so much) Now, I’ve created a tutorial to share the love! Perfect adornments for gifts, cards and even wall art! Art project using these, here! I found helpful tutorials here and on YouTube but I tweaked them using my own pictures and directions to make it simpler and more my style! You'll need: double sided patterned paper OR two types of patterned papercircle punch (I used Fiscars 1 ½ inch punch)glue stick or liquid glueflower center (I used vintage buttons) Punch out 8 circles on double sided paper or 16 circles (8 with each pattern).
If your using 2 types of patterned paper, using a glue stick, glue both circles together (patterns facing out)Fold them in half and then half again, so that the circles are divided in four quarters. Fold two sections in so that you will get a point. Turn the circle over and fold again so that the two edges meet in the middle. Make Your Own Camera Bag! DIY - Tutorial - How to make a leather bow cuff bracelet. Summer bracelets DIY. Framed Jewelry Organizer. Print Hula Hoop Rug Page | Crafts | FamilyFun. Not martha - to make: marble magnets. Recycled Book Page Bird Ornament {No.2}