How to Sew a Skirt (Without a Pattern) <div class="greet_block wpgb_cornered"><div class="greet_text"><div class="greet_image"><a href=" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><img src=" alt="WP Greet Box icon"/></a></div>Hello there! If you are new here, you might want to <a href=" rel="nofollow"><strong>subscribe to the RSS feed</strong></a> for updates on this topic.<div style="clear:both"></div></div></div> When I was in high school I often sewed skirts for myself on Saturday to wear to church on Sunday. Drove my mom crazy because she didn’t think I sewed them nicely (she’s a perfectionist, I’m not). Today I still like to sew skirts (maxi skirt tutorial here). It’s not a hard skirt to make. How to Sew a Skirt (Without a Pattern): Supplies Needed: 1 yard or more of fabric. 1 Zipper (about a 7 inch or so) About 2 yards of premade Ruffle embellishment (optional) Hey there!
DIY// bobby pin earrings So along with this DIY, I'm also trying out a new photo editing site called PicMonkey. So that's why all my pictures have such lovely effects. Let me know what you think! These are my bobby pin earrings that I talked about doing in this post. Ingredients: - Craft wire - Earring hooks - Bobby pins - Nail polish Start by painting your pins. If you bought your pins new, keep them on the little cardboard piece that they came on. Simply tape off the areas you want to paint, and paint whatever pattern you like. Let your paint dry and carefully feel back the tape. Next, prepare your wire. Repeat these steps for the second earring. Totally cool, right? I hope you enjoyed this DIY!
Hanty Panty / underwear making DIY Heart Friendship Bracelet As the month of love approaches, we thought we’d combine friendship and hearts into one Valentine’s Day themed tutorial: a heart patterned friendship bracelet! Using some candy-colored embroidery floss and your familiarity with the chevron friendship bracelet, you’ll be able to whip up one of these tokens of love in a heartbeat. You’ll need:2 colors of embroidery flossscissorstape or clipboard Creating a heart pattern involves just a simple modification to the chevron patterned friendship bracelet. Start by cutting 4 strands of each color, at about 24 inches each, for a total of 8 strands. Separate the threads into 2 sets, 2 of each color on each side. Start on the left side with the outermost strand (shown here in red) and make a forward knot by creating a 4-shape over the 2nd strand (shown here in blue), loop it under and back through the opening. Pull up and to the right to tighten. Continue knotting towards the left until the outermost strand reaches the middle. Voila!
Lip Balm Holder Lip Balm Holders are such a fun project to share with your friends. I first came across this idea when my friend pointed out Renee Ondrajka's cute Lip Balm Holders at Splitcoaststampers. You can view Renee's original Lip Balm Holder pattern here . I made some changes to her original design and created a tutorial. I have also included some time-saving steps for those of you who want to make more than one of these. 1. 2. Cut a 1-½” slot 1-¼” in from both sides of the card stock. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Timesaver Tip A : If you will be making more than one lip balm holder, you can save time by making yourself a template. Timesaver Tip B : Now with your actual inside piece follow step one and then trace the lines from the template onto your card stock with pencil. Timesaver Tip C : If you fold your card stock along the score line that intersects the middle of your pencil lines. Here are some lip balm holders that my stamp club hostess made for the guests at this month's club meeting.
Easy Gold Crochet Bow Bracelet I made the gorgeous Crochet Bow Bracelet after I saw something similar in a magazine. For the life of me I can't figure out which magazine I saw it in, but if I find it I promise to upload a pic and show you how similar it is. I used 28 Gauge wire and started with the bow.... I crocket a rectangle for the bow. leather journal book tutorial-recover a journal This is an easy way to recover a journal and make it look pretty unique! I made this one for my brother-in-law, Nick. I hope he likes it! It took me about 2 hours to make. Simple instructions are below with lots of pictures. Feel free to leave me comments if you have any questions. I cut extra straps of leather and wrapped them around the book. I'm glad I could make him something that he will record his experiences in and have as a family history for the rest of his life.
Sweater Bracelets I thought it was time to make something out of my old sweaters and these $1 spot bracelets from Target. Wouldn’t a warm, cozy bracelet be fun this time of year? I thought so. I decided to use a sleeve so I could save the body of the sweater for something else. Then I cut the sleeve on the seam to flatted out the piece. I took the center out of the bracelet to make sure I could still get it on after I added the thickness of the sweater. I trimmed the piece of sweater down to fit around the bracelet. And secured the sweater to it using hot glue all the way around the inside of the bracelet. Then I did the same thing to the other side of the bracelet. Pretty cute, huh? I made a yellow one too, but secured it to the bracelet on an angle so it has a slightly different look.