Badskirt. Make Your Own Floral Suitcase! Plain vintage suitcases are pretty great but cover them in your favorite coordinating fabrics and your house just got cuter! Not only do they look cute in your home, they're great photo props. Decorate a nursery, stack them high in your living room, stand them up behind other items on a shelf, etc. It's an easy way to add color to your space without investing a lot of money. Keep an eye out for hard cases with stitched seams (for tucking fabric in) and think about using a variety of sizes for great impact. First, gather your supplies. . , a paint brush, a pen, scissors, a rotary cutter (or a butter knife). Carefully spread a thin layer of Mod-Podge over one third of your case starting at one side. Your fabric should hang over your edge about 1/4" or more. When you're dealing with corners, apply a little extra Mod-Podge to your fabric and create two little pleats before you tuck the fabric in.
This project turned out to be much easier than I thought with fewer complications than expected. DIY: Crafty Book Binding by Janis Nicolay. Hello all! Janis here, from Pinecone Camp. I'd like to share a simple, and fun, crafty project with you. It's a good one to do with kids, though you may want to handle the awl or it could be hazardous. Ouch. I used to shoot weddings, and my partner and I would also make the albums for our clients. We used the "stab-stitch" method. The materials used for this little book. Tools used for this project. Cut and fold paper and cardboard to the size you want the book to be. After scoring the back side of both the front and back covers (about 3/4" from side), clip all pages and covers with bulldog clips. For a 5"x7" book punch three holes with the awl: one in the centre and one on each end about 1" in.
Using book binding thread or a sturdy cord or ribbon, start stitching. Cut out shapes with your scrap paper. My niece wanted a place for "secret messages and stickers", so I made an envelope for the inside back cover. You can do so much with a few bits of scrap paper and some book binding tools. Diy tutorials. All images of my art are copyrighted. Please no copying, stealing, pirating...you get it. Thanks. **eta: This means any of the images/photos I use on my blog...please don't take them off of my blog to put on your blog. THANK YOU! ** :: verypurpleperson :: Sew,Mama,Sew! Blog.