wanna make a dress?? | A Small Snippet i am PUMPED today! wanna know why? cause i’m gonna show you how to make quick, easy, and inexpensive dresses just like these! i know what y’all are thinking…no way that’s quick and easy. oh…you are SO wrong. it really is! go ahead…try it…and try to prove me wrong! i orginally found this brilliant idea here and was instantly motivated to try it. i did, however, change up some things along the way, such as making a long maxi dress, and one other thing in particular that will prevent a massive headache, so i’ll go ahead and post a tutorial here for you to see. i took the following pictures for the tutorial as i was sewing the long dress. i will make a note in each step where there is something different to do for the short dress. first things first…gather your supplies. all you need is a ribbed tank top and some coordinating fabric and thread. how cheap is that?? you’ll also need some elastic thread, but we’ll get to that. (i actually cut it even shorter after taking this pic) for the long dress:
Maxi Dress Tutorial A couple weeks ago I pinned this little number on pinterest: Maxi Dress...Beautiful? Yes Affordable? No So, I thought I would experiment to see if I could create my own version of this $800 Maxi Dress. The following is the tutorial. What you will need: Jersey Knit Fabric (3 yards) Thread to match your fabric Scissors 3/4 inch non-roll elastic Sewing Machine Twin Needle (optional) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. **A hint for sewing near the edge. 8. 9. 10. The How-To Gal: Fabric Stash: Easy Maxi Skirt Another day, another skirt! My new favorite clothing piece is this maxi skirt with a yoga waistband I whipped up. Please forgive the lack of pictures...I made this so fast I didn't think to take pictures! What You Need: - 1 1/2 to 2 yard of stretchy fabric. Step One: Lay out your fabric, folded in half. Step Two: Cut around one side of your maxi skirt, giving yourself 1/2 inch extra for seam allowance. Step Three: Fold the cut side over and cut out the other side. Step Four: Turn your fabric pieces so the right sides are together. Step Five: For the waist band, I used this tutorial from Make It and Love it (Again, I love her tutorials! Step Six: Try on your dress and hem according to your preference. More eye candy and links to maxi dress tutorials:
25 Ikea Hacks {DIY Home Decor} Oh my gosh! Have you seen all the awesome ideas floating around out there that turn simple Ikea products into amazing home decor?? I love them! Check out these 25 ideas to get you started on the road to a beautiful home on a budget! That should give you a few ideas! Have you seen our newest Ikea hacks??? We were at Ikea last night and left with a car full of stuff…I see some of these Ikea hacks in my future. Do you have any Ikea hacks in your home? ~Kim Can’t get enough DIY projects??? Refashion As you might have noticed around here, I don't wear mini dresses. So when I'm shopping, it's majorly annoying to find and fall in love with a mini dress in a gorgeous pattern or color, cause throwing on a pair of leggings underneath it totally changes the look for me, and not usually in a good way. So I was thinking about this annoying situation a few weeks ago, and then I ran across this pin that I'd pinned ages ago and it sparked an idea. Instead of fighting the mini dress, how about I just make it work for me? Such was the case with this darling dress from Lulu*s that they sent me. Here's how I styled it, and a super easy tutorial is at the end of this post! This tutorial doesn't work for every mini dress, but it works for many of them, especially shift dresses that have one color or print all over the dress, like mine. Step 1 // Start with a mini dress, obviously. Step 2 // Lay it profile, flat on the ground, and cut according to your pin marks, making it a hi-low hem. Step 3.
TUTORIAL: HOW TO SEW A BUILT-IN BRA (WITH CUPS!) : Daughter Fish How-Do-You-Do-Bardot Maillot (left), Bubblegum Top (right) For the past year, I’ve been sewing built-in shelf bras, with cups, into maillots (unitards), t-shirts, and tank tops. My original inspiration for this came from several vintage garments—a dress and bathing suit—that I wear regularly, which have built in bras. Built in bras also just happen to be comfortable. A few other bloggers have asked me to share my technique. What I can say is that this tutorial is relatively easy, and you can do it on a home machine. Here’s how I do it: Tools I like to use a soft cotton-lycra blend knit (it won’t pill like rayon or bamboo knit), 1 inch wide elastic, and sew-in bra cups. The elastic should feel comfortable against your skin. When cutting out striped jersey on the fold, I line up my stripes and pin them before cutting out my pattern. Step 1: Cut the pattern pieces Cut out your front and back pattern pieces (3, 4). Step 2: Position the cups Step 3: Sew the cups Step 4: Cut away the excess fabric
. Cotton & Curls 3 very easy maternity pencil skirt diys DIY knit flounce sleeve dress (maternity or non-maternity) Any top into maternity top – with these 3 diys DIY maternity swing top DIY maternity circle skirt DIY maternity tee shirt dress DIY maternity peplum top DIY maternity swing dress DIY 10 minute maternity leggings refashion Very easy DIY stretchy gathered waist maternity dress + our Easter quick criss cross maternity top diy three 3o minute maternity maxi DIYs Make your own maternity wardrobe with these 30+ DIYs (new post almost daily) DIY gathered natural waist dress with 3 options DIY very easy maternity sheath dress tutorial (non-maternity included!) DIY tee to pencil skirt refashion – worn 2 ways DIY ruched short sleeve blouse (what I wore to a wedding) DIY Peter pan collar top with optional zipper or button back DIY flounce sleeve crop top 4 step DIY maxi skirt with optional slits How to easily remove scuffs from shoes DIY perpendicular striped pencil skirt DIY peasant maxi wrap dress
Print Your Own Wrapping Paper Curbly-Original This year, I'm all over making my own wrapping paper. I've made bold, graphic paper using type, drawn a subtle handmade snowflake design, and adorned plain paper with DIY stamps, but I wanted to do a full-on printed pattern over an entire sheet. I do know how to screen print, but it's a lot of work for a couple sheets, so I turned to another classic printmaking technique: a carved linoleum block. A contemporary update to woodblock printing, this method carves away the negative space of a design, leaving your image raised and inkable, which then gets transfered to the paper or fabric. You can get all the supplies you need for less than $10 at the art supply store, and can keep using the blocks you create countless times for years to come. Materials and tools 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. When you're ready to switch colors, just rinse the stamp and brayer off with water, and let dry for 10 minutes or so. Happy Holidays! Looking for more seasonal DIY projects and ideas?
www.craftinessisnotoptional.com/2012/09/comfy-diy-maternity-skirts.html Hey, all!! If you missed the post on Saturday, I’m excited to announce a really fun series called Belly+Baby I’m doing with my fabulous bloggy pals Kate and Shauna, of See Kate Sew, and Shwin & Shwin! We’ll each be posting a maternity/baby related project every Monday for the month of September! So my first project some of you may have seen already via Instagram! So I grabbed some knit from my stash and whipped some up. These skirts are seriously so fast to make, I think I finished all three in about 2 hours. For the pink, yellow, & grey skirt, and orange and blue skirt, I used this tutorial… ….and for the blue striped maxi, this tutorial (which I’m hoping fits afterwards since it’s really cute-maybe pulled up as a dress like she shows in the tutorial?) So there ya go. *any meaning none I wanted to wear, of course. See ya next week for belly or baby….it’s a mystery….. Make sure to check out Shauna and Kate’s belly+baby projects!
Make a Bouncing Polymer Ball - Experiment with Polymers Introduction Balls have been toys practically forever, but the bouncing ball is a more recent innovation. Bouncing balls were originally made of natural rubber, though now bouncing balls can be made of plastics and other polymers or even treated leather. You can use chemistry to make your own bouncing ball. Once you understand the basic technique, you can alter the recipe for the ball to see how the chemical composition affects the bounciness of the ball, as well as other characteristics. The bouncing ball in this activity is made from a polymer. Bouncing Polymer Ball Materials Here's a list of materials you need to gather to make bouncing polymer balls: Let's make bouncing polymers balls... Polymer Projects Make Gelatin PlasticMake Plastic from MilkSlime RecipesMake Plastic Sulfur Plastics and Polymers Plastics and Polymers Science ProjectsExamples of PolymersWhat Is Plastic?
DIY Trash to Couture original DIY tutorials Click on the links below the pictures to see the page. Junk mail typography collage art My favorite retailer sends me many catalogs and sale mailers. I must say, I always get excited when a Crate and Barrel catalog arrives. I get a lot of inspiration from looking through them and the quality of the paper is great for decoupaging, especially the CB2 catalog! I made this AWESOME re-arranged typography wall art with two junk mail postcard sale mailers. This is what you need to make this junk mail wall art plaque. Gather These Supplies Substrate of your choice: cradle board, canvas board, illustration board, plywood or wood ( I used a 5″ x 5″ x 3/4 piece of plywood that I primed and then painted it with FolkArt Wicker White paintCardstockCutting toolsRulerMod Podge tools: Brayer and Squeegee1″ square shape paper punch2 Crate and Barrel postcard mailers (for some reason I got 2 in the mail)Any Mod Podge, I used Mod Podge Paper and Mod Podge Gloss Step One: Cut 25 pieces (1″ squares) of the red and white section only. Step Two: *TIP: I taped a piece of cardstock to my cutting mat.
52 Weeks Project Cardboard Ball Chair With a special jig, a good bit of time and a LOT of cardboard you can make the very comfortable, very groovy ball chair. Since the bulk of the material is scrap cardboard this also makes a nice recycling project. You can upholster the final chair like I did or just paint it and fill it with pillows. The plans for this instructable are for a 4' diameter chair that will (just barely) fit through a 30" doorway. You could scale it up or down easily depending on the size of person it's for and how much "surround" you want. The chair stands on the base by gravity alone and the unattached design allows for easy readjustment of the ball. I made this for my daughter's 13th birthday and it was a big hit.