» DIY: Tank Dress with Pockets! academichic At long last, I present a tutorial for the tank dress I made a few weeks ago before the end of the semester blindsided me. I’ve been seeing these tank+patterned skirt all over the place lately, but frequently they were too short or too short-waisted for my particular proportions. After some googling, and studying the really excellent skirt tutorial and t-shirt dress tutorial at Ruffles and Stuff and the skirt with pockets tutorial at Freshly Picked, I decided that even my fairly rudimentary sewing skills could handle this project. And since I celebrated my height yesterday for Dress Your Best week, it seems appropriate to post a sewing project prompted by my need for a longer-than-in-stores dress. Supplies: a tank top2 yards or so of patterned fabricscraps of a coordinating fabric for pocketsmatching threaddisappearing fabric pen or chalk Steps: 1. 3. 4. Pin and cut out a pair. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. A note of warning. I can imagine so many fun variations on this.
Wallflowers I never seem to grow tired of flowers. And this version reminds me of being a kid, with a grown-up twist. Did you ever make those tissue paper flowers in grade school? You know, where you fold them up like a fan and then pull the petals back? Yep, that’s what we’re doing here! And the white ones look like real magnolias to me. These are very easy to make and add a lovely touch to any sort of Celebration or even your day-to-day decor. Let’s get started! I used nice 3-ply, party-style paper napkins for this project. I purchased my napkins at IKEA because they usually have unique colors, such as the Chartreuse below. You can use any size of napkin you’d like but I really liked the large over-sized look for a wall, so I used the largest size IKEA napkins (and some smaller ones for the centers). Okay, no rocket science here. Grab about 4 Large napkins: Unfold them and lay them on top of each other in a pile: Now start folding your stack of napkins up like a fan, or accordion: Should look like this:
Christmas Spirit Merry Christmas! <3 husband and me. He was such a good sport about this! And the finished product: Merry Christmas! Testing the lights: 25 Handmade Gifts Under $5 If your gift list is long and your budget is small here are some great Handmade Gifts that you can make. Keep in mind that handmade items are not just beautiful but special… I love to give them and I love to receive them. In my opinion they are the best! Jersey Knit Bracelet Lovely! This would make a perfect gift for any of your girlfriends. You can choose the colors and recycle t-shirts that you have around the house. Cheap and cute! tutorial Paper Clip Earrings Tutorial This is a brilliant idea… and the possibilities are endless. Love it! Printed Candles Who doesn’t love a candle? Think about how many different stamps you could use to customize this project. tutorial Hot Chocolate Art! What a great gift for neighbors and teachers… I am personally a hot chocolate lover so this would make a great gift for me tutorial Tile Coaster You can buy these plain tiles at Home Depot for under a dollar. I’ve seen them with family pictures also… Way cute! tutorial Bow Belt I was amazed how easy this tutorial was. So Pretty!
spraypainted wheat pillows as seen last week on sytyc...here are my wheat pillows and the easy steps on how to make them! you will need:spray paint ( i had ivy leaf, and brown)freezer paper.muslinscissorspencil first cut some muslin. next trace your own drawn pattern (or you can download my pdf here)make as many of your stencil as you need next you are going to cut out your wheat. and for the stalks you just cut long skinny strips of freezer paper. place your stalks onto your muslin...SHINY SIDE DOWN! iron on your freezer paper. next get your "wheat" part and place it on top of your stalk(shiny side down)...not overlapping too much. iron the wheat down. get your spray paint can. and evenly distribute the paint.repeat if you have any area that needs a little more paint.do not over paint! once you let your paint fully dry, peel off your freezer paper. now you are ready to trim down your fabric to desired measurement so you can make your pillow!
October 2011 Pile Treats on these Ribbon Wreath Plates Hello my little blog readers. Happy Tuesday! This a fun and simple way to dress up a paper plate when you share your Holiday treats (or just because you want to be a little more festive), because we all know the Holidays are a little more special with yummy treats. Supplies for Holiday Ribbon Plates:paper plates, any color or size (you can use plastic plates, but they’re harder to punch) hole punch ribbon, craft ribbon or curling ribbon treats Punch holes about every inch all the way around. There are a few ways you can thread the ribbon. Once the ribbon has been through each hole, make sure both ends are even to tie it together in a bow. You can do this pretty much any time you wanted to dress something up…. For example: Halloween Thanksgiving Christmas Valentine's Day St.Patty's Day Easter 4th of July Anything!!!!
Make Fabric Flowers A spunky little flower… I added one to my daughter's hat. So adorable! Start with 4 strips of tulle one inch wide by 30 inches long. Thread a needle with matching thread and tie a knot at the end of one strip. Weave through the tulle with the needle. Cinch it tightly. Once you close the loop it will look like the one on the left. The Real Deal: It cost me less than $0.25 to make one flower. Go and be pretty,
diy {burlap cork board} A few months ago I gave a little makeover to our bulletin board at church, a project that was inspired by this message board from Ballard Designs. I loved the simplicity and the low cost of the project and so I had been wanting to make one on a smaller scale for my own personal space. This week I finally got around to it and do I ever love the results! Want to make your own? You know you want to :) Here are the steps... What you'll need: - cork board - fabric (I used burlap but you can use whatever you like.) - upholstery tacks (I found mine at Jo Ann Fabrics) - scissors - staple gun - hammer Cut out the fabric a few inches bigger than your board. Staple the fabric to the back of the board. Push the upholstery tacks around the edge of your board. Hammer in the tacks and continue all the way around the board. And that's it! Happy Friday!
Classic Felt Flowers – Tutorial May18th2010 First of all, I have to give credit where credit is due. This amazing lady inspired me to try my hand at a different type of flower than usual, and I sort of switched it up a little to make it my own. Enjoy! Now, I know I say this pretty much every time, but I LOVE THESE FLOWERS. Supplies: FeltGlue (I used a hot glue gun because I apparently like the excruciating 5 second pain it causes my fingertips, but try whatever you have on hand)Center: A cute button, vintage earring, cluster of beads… other ideas? xo! Check out my other tutorials here!
My Computer is My Canvas Blanket Stitch Tutorial Finally, after many requests I have finished a couple stitch tutorials. Both stitches are great to use when sewing felt pieces together. Blanket Stitch The blanket stitch is a popular stitch, used to make a decorative edge. You can change the effect of the end product by changing the length in between stitches, and the depth of the stitch. Here is a video tutorial for a blanket stitch- a picture tutorial follows. Step by step photo tutorial: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. For a corner- the stitch needs to be pulled, so the floss lays at a diagonal as shown: When finished, tie a knot to one of the last stitches, and put needle in between layers of felt- clip excess floss. For a whip stitch tutorial, click here.
Bow Belt We're always looking for fun ways to add embellishments and touches of color to our outfits especially in the winter when we tend to get bored with everything and anything. With bows being fiercely back in style, what better way than with a bright bow belt! You can pick any color for this but we'd recommend something solid and cotton. Measure your waist (over a thin shirt) and add 2 inches to that length. Making the belt: Fold in half the long way and sew along the long side. Fold over one open end and hand stitch one side of the snap into the inside. Flip right side out now. Once it's right side out, measure it around your waist. Now sew the second snap on through both pieces. Making the bow: For the bow cut a piece of fabric 6'' x 10''. Turn it inside out and move the seam to the middle. Sew the ends together as shown. Making the Middle Band: The middle of the bow is a piece of fabric 3'' x 4 ½''. Take this small piece and fold it around the middle of the band.
Anthro Necklace Week – Paisley Rebirth Necklace Anthro Necklace Week Day 4! In case you have not visited this week – it is officially Anthropologie Necklace Week! 5 Days of Tutorials ending in 5 Lovely Giveaways!! If you need to catch up, here are Days 1, 2 a & 3. Pretty-In-Pinking Tutorial Pontentilla Bib Tutorial Narcissus Net Tutorial Today we are creating the Adorable Paisley Rebirth Necklace. Where on earth do they come up with the names for these?? Here is mine: And here is theirs: This one is a blast to do. I went with a little darker colors than they did because I just fell in love with the fabric in the scarf I found. Here’s your handy dandy tutorial!! Materials: Sewing Machine (you can hand sew it, it will just take longer) Supplies: Scarf or lightweight fabric (you need enough for a 33″ x 12″ piece)Silver chain – 4 yardsSmall pieces of different chains2 Large beaded pieces or pins (I bought these at Michaels)Needle and matching thread Cut out your fabric – you need a 33″ x 12″ piece. You can see that my fabric was pretty sheer. Comments