How to sew a hooded scarf or scoodie! First, fold your fabric lengthwise in half, right sides together. Press it well on the highest setting (steaming would be good) so you get all the wrinkles out and develop a nice crisp line at the fold. Take your favorite hoodie and turn it inside out and make the hood as flat as possible along the middle fold. Place the opening of the hood straight along the fold a couple of inches away from the edge. You'll want to trace a half inch away from the hood all the way around it, until you hit shoulder area. Now, you'll want to trace a couple inches down from the bottom hood seam, and begin taking your line horizontally back to the fold. Based on how thick you want the scarf to be, you'll draw the next vertical line. The pictures explain this so much better.
Kitchen Pantry Reveal ! I {finally} completed my pantry makeover! I mentioned in June {wow it took me a while to finish this} that I was going to redo my kitchen pantry here. I ripped out the old shelves, painted, stenciled, installed new shelves, and organized all my goods. Here's a before/after shot: I will definitely be writing a couple more posts about the project explaining the steps... but for now I just want to sit back and show off my final reveal! The organization makes me so happy! I even took out a shelf {originally had 5, now 4} but since everything is organized and has its own spot, I ended up with way more room! I'm even able to store my most frequently used craft supplies, my camera and its accessories so they're always in arms reach. The containers are from Home Goods for $7 and I used some twine to add a piece of slate I had spray painted with chalkboard paint to label what's inside. The gorgeous stencil I used is from Cutting Edge Stencils. Everything has a home... {Happy Dance}! One last look:
String Art for a Beachy Room Dear Chicago House, Mission accomplished, I have completed the Pinterest Winter Challenge(read about the progress here) and I have succeed! Here is my SEA & SAND stringtabulous creation I used crochet and regular sewing thread in blues and greens and purples and wrapped in a very random fashion but created a color gradient going from green/blue to purple /blue. Although I have decided that the art work is destined for the beachy living room in the St Louis town house I couldn't resist putting up in your sunny entrance way...but lets face it it is a pretty weird message to greet people when they come in ... so it is destined not to stay there. I really like the looked though so maybe I need to come up with another more appropriate message ... not "welcome" , that is too obvious...anyone have any ideas? What a fun challenge! Love from Creative in Chicago
Figure 8 scarf I named this the Figure 8 Scarf (we sell 18x72" pre-cuts here) because it reminded me of what I used to tell myself as a little girl to get the hang of twisting a rubberband around my hair to make a pony tail. Once the band is around once, you twist it, turning the band into a figure 8 before you pull the pony tail through the band a second time. Putting this full loop scarf around your neck is just the same. * After making sure that each layer, in this case the voile and the velveteen, are trimmed to the exact same size, and also making sure that the width of the two pieces is uniform throughout the length, use a 1/2" seam allowance to sew right sides together along the two long edges* Start and end each of these seams 1/2" away from the end of the length* Pull through to the right side and press* Then press a 1/2" width of voile back against it's right side, as shown above, on both ends Before you cuss me about the hand sewing, I chose to hand sew the finish for three reasons:
5 Tips for Organizing Dresser Drawers We always focus on organizing your closet, which is definitely a vital storage area to keep clean and organized for easy dressing during the work week. But your dresser drawers are important too — save yourself just the smallest amount of time by cutting out the search for matching socks! Here are a few tips for getting your dresser drawers organized and keeping them that way. You know how it is — in the hustle and bustle of daily life you want to grab your clothes out of the drawer and go. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Do you have any dresser organizing tips that work for you? VIDEO: See Fay Wolf on "filing" t-shirts below!
kindle cover I featured a few Kindle covers in recent posts because I’ve been on the hunt for a diy cover for my new Kindle. Most of the covers that I’ve seen required sewing and I wasn’t sure I could pull that off. I decided to try a no-sew book style cover instead. Here's what I came up with. Here’s how I made my Kindle cover: Start with an old book. Once the book cover is dry, add a button and piece of elastic to create a closure. The Kindle fits perfectly inside the book cover but I realized it could still slip out of the bottom. I added another piece of elastic – and yes, it’s one of those elastic headbands. I’m thrilled with my new Kindle cover. I happily link at the parties listed here and
Fleece hat Good Morning Everyone! I do know it's Thursday, I just thought I would give you a little bonus this week. Yea!! The Fleece Ski Hat The weather here in Chicago is beginning to turn. I'm so happy!! I did the entire hat on the serger. Fold and serge the seam which will become the center back seam. Turn up the bottom edge. Serge the seam at the top of your hat. The hat could actually be worn at this point. Wow, I look like Thor in this picture!! pin the corners, and then serge across the corners. And you're finished. Have a wonderful day! My Little Bit on my sewing table. Mini Manor Blog: Cutlery Tray for Jewelry! I LOVE Jewelry, real jewelry, costume jewelry, all of it . . . almost as much as I love shoes! I have a small jewelry box for my "real" jewelry. As much as I'd love to fill a wall with gold and diamond jewelry, we can't afford that :( so as far as my real items go, I only own the classics. A small pair of diamond studs, a pair of peal earrings, a pearl necklace, a cocktail ring, a couple of white gold bands, and of coarse my wedding band and engagement ring!! But it wasn't my "good" jewelry I was having a hard time storing, it was my costume jewelry I couldn't make room for! So while at walmart, I found some bamboo cutlery trays for $10 each! Second: I decided on what jewelry I wanted where and Lee started screwing in the hooks, which immediately cracked the back panel. Last: We screwed the tray to the wall using an anchor and a screw (super simple). I organized my jewelry by color, and style. Then I stored my brighter more colorful jewelry together, Total Cost: p.s. Linking to:
beaded heart necklace I have a little jewelry tutorial to share with you today it's a sweet, simple (don't feel intimidated if you are new to jewelry making it is simple) and fun addition to any outfit during this valentines month that gets us all in the mood for sweethearts and chocolate...a beaded heart necklace. Supplies: seed beads in three colors head pins wire jump rings chain jewelry tools including round nose pliers and flush cutters and if you are new to jewelry making familiarize yourself with wire wrapping HERE as you will need to know how to do this. Simply follow the pattern below and slip the beads onto the headpins. Wire wrapping at the tops of each row. When all of your rows of beads are assembled cut a long piece of wire (I used 20 gauge for this) and wire wrap one end then slip the rows of beads on in order with a white bead in between each row and close the opposite end with another wire wrap. Add some chain with jump rings and viola your done! Pattern: Hope you're all having a wonderful week!
T-Shirt scarf ~ necklace I love upcycling! Here's a fun & easy way to accessorize with an old t-shirt. I'm using an old longhorn t-shirt that was headed to the rag bin. What you need: t-shirt (with no side seams)rotary fabric cutterrulercutting matWhat you do: Using the ruler and rotary cutter, cut off the very bottom of the t-shirt. Starting at the bottom of the t-shirt, measure and cut 1 inch strips. Continue cutting 1 inch strips until you have your desired amount of loop strips. Stretch out each loop. Now have fun with all of the t-shirt loops.Wear the loops as a scarf/necklace... or a cowl... or even as a bracelet. The possibilities are endless.