make your own 6-pocket mini pocketbook and stay organized — insatiable need I’m sure that many of you, like me, are on an eternal quest for organization. I know I’m not alone in finding the Container Store’s promise of a perfect, organized life utterly seductive. But here’s the thing…I don’t really like purging, I love my stuff. Therefore I also love pretty things in which to stash my stuff, so I get to enjoy my fantasy of being organized and contained. This tutorial is about helping you stay organized, in a quick, easy, and super-cute way. the pattern …is only four rectangles. the body is 7.25″ tall.the large pocket is 5.5″ tallthe medium pocket is 4.25″ tallthe small pocket is 3″ tall materials needed I chose a vintage cotton canvas for the body in a bright retro floral, and quilting weight cotton in a matching color for the interior. You’ll also need a button and a bit of elastic for the closure, and a bit of ribbon for the pen. I used two layers of mid-weight interfacing on the body to give it some heft. start with the pockets 1. 2. the closure 3. 4. 6. 7.
Dolce and Gabbana FLower Sunglasses celebrate the boy tutorial: basic boys wallet I first want to say thank you to Dana and Rae for hosting such an awesome event. If you haven't been indulging in all the fun already, go check out both of their blogs for lots of great inspiration. There has already been so many great ideas! Today I'm sharing a basic boys wallet tutorial because... every boy needs a place to keep his stuff! So I know, you're probably thinking, 'What? It's a great time of year to make these wallets. Materials: 1/4 yard fall suiting fabric (tweed, plaids, etc., usually made from wool and/or synthetic materials)1/4 yard lining fabric scrap of leather (optional)rivets, grommet (optional)scrap of medium weight fusible interfacing {1/4" seam allowance throughout unless otherwise noted}Cutting the pieces: From the exterior wallet fabric cut one piece 8.5" wide by 4" tall. Also from the lining fabric, cut one piece 8.5" wide by 10.5" tall (this is for the card holder slots) Assembling lining: To create the card holder pockets, take the 10.5" tall lining piece:
Tsumami Kanzashi Flower Hair Clip I have recently discovered these beautiful folded flowers, and I absolutely cannot stop making them. Tsumami Kanzashi are traditional Japanese folded flowers, made from small squares of silk, that are typically worn by women as hair ornaments in traditional hairstyles. They seem really complicated and intricate, and they can certainly be that if you really want; but it completely doesn't need to be! I love to make them out of cotton prints that are fun and bright, in addition to scraps of silk and other light fabrics. These can be used in countless applications. There are a few tutorials out there on the internet, but to find a good variety in petal shapes can certainly be difficult, you just have to keep looking, and just grab a square of fabric and just test stuff out.
Felt brooch Since I still haven't done any new crafting due to spending my time on the home clean up and organization project, today I'm sharing another project I made as a Christmas gift. Remember my fall felt brooch? I wore it when we visited my mother-in-law for Thanksgiving and she had a fit about it. Again, I used my good ol' Sizzix and flower dies. Thanks for stopping by. I'm linking my brooch up here: Take a Look Tuesday Get Your Craft On Tute Yourself Tuesday Getting Krafy with It Fabulous Friday Finds Flaunt It Friday
Fabric flower brooch Back during the summer when I got interested in fabric and all those great flowers everyone was making, I tried my hand at a couple. I finally got around to deciding how I might use these flowers and added the pin backs this weekend so it could be a brooch. I made this one from the following you tube video: I cut my circles out with a scalloped Nestabilities scalloped circle die. I think it looks great on this jacket. I'll be linking up to Get Your Craft On and other great parties.
Eye on Fashion: DIY inspiration: fake book bags Jun Takahashi spring 2011 book bag buy here Kate Spade book bags spring 2011 What's in a book?Informations,stories,emotions.You don't expect to find in it your wallet or your cell phone.Here you are bags that pretend to be books.There is a fancy cover in the Kate Spade version and the bookmark in the leather version of Jun Takahashi.I think they look fun and different.To make one like these you can: unglue the paperboard cover glue a piece of fabric in a shape of a V between the the 1° and 4° cover glue a magnetic buttonand you're done! Cosa contiene un libro? scollate la copertina da un libroincollate tra la prima e la quarta copertina un pezzo di stoffa a forma di vincollate un bottone magneticoed è fatta!
Eye on Fashion: DIY tassels necklace Roberto Cavalli spring summer 2011 Tassels necklaces:super easy to do,extreme dramatic result!Take a chain necklace and flat leather cord (a cheap alternative can be a rope) Cut a long stringfold it in halfknot it in a chain looprepeat for every loophit the streets Collana con frangie: velocissima da realizzare,figurone assicurato.Avete bisogno di una collana con la catenella, diversi metri di cordino di pelle (un'alternativa più economica può essere un gomitolo di corda) tagliate un lungo lacciopiegatelo in dueannodatelo in un cerchietto della collanaripetete l'operazione per tutti i cerchiettisfoggiate la nuova collana
Eye on Fashion: DIY:Lanvin necklace From now on Matter Of Style will be in italian too to conquer the heart of my own country readers too. First attempt to make the Lanvin at H&M necklace available in pink and in red. This necklace is made with opaque beads and stamped pieces we don't have. When i first saw the necklace i tought it was a little bit eccessive, the bold colors make it look a little naive and childish. The version 1.0 of my reproduced necklace is with pearls. I used pearls of 4 different dimensions. Da oggi Matter Of Style è anche in italiano per conquistare il cuore dei connazionali!! Per quella che io chiamerei la versione 1.0 della collana ho utilizzato perle di 4 dimensone diverse (acquistate tutte in una scatola a co.import negozio di accessori per la casa) utilizzando le più grandi per sostituire gli elementi stampati. LAnvin necklace $3000 sorry for the quality of the pics, they have been taken with a phone
Eye on Fashion: Nutcase ring DIY a nutcase that fits my finger found in the garagego to your hardware store and try some nutcases as a ring until you find the one that fits(and yes people will look at you with a funny face thinking you're crazy) un semplice bullone da cui partire come anellopotete trovarne uno simile in ferramenta,provatene qualcuno fino a trovarne uno che vi va come anello (non fate caso a chi vi guarda con una faccia strana per quello che state facendo) i've added some mirrors over the surfacethen i've covered half of the thick border with big glitters,this way i'm able to wear the ring in two ways:with the "naked" surface or showing glitters ho aggiunto degli specchietti sulla superficie e poi decorato con dei glitter metà della superficie laterale in modo da poter scegliere se indossarlo mostrando la superficie "nuda" o quella con i glitter Since i really liked Maison Martin Margiela hardware jewelry i decided to make my own version of it.
Tried it out Thursday- braided wrap bracelet I made another wrap bracelet! This one is similar to this one at Henry Happened. Instead of two pieces of cord, I used three and the chain. I put some coiled cord ends on each end and attached a clasp. I used about three feet of cord. You can see my beaded wrap cord bracelet HERE. Thanks for stopping by! I'll be linking up here:
Eye on Fashion: Last minute DIY gift idea 4 your mom: rope bracelet Today is mother's day! Did you remember to take a gift for her or you spent these days shopping for yourself? Shame on you! ;) You've been selfish but i'll give you the chance to amend with this last minute idea. You'll be able to craft a gift with what you have at home! Oggi è la festa della mamma! You'll need:Avrete bisogno di: the proof of guilt= bag handles from your shopping bagsla prova della vostra colpevolezza: i manici delle buste dello shopping some beads a ribbon or a shoe lace that's all! qualche perlinaun nastrino di raso o un laccio di scarpe wave the robe a bitdate al cordino una forma ondulata make a loop and insert the needle into the ropeadd a beadinsert the needle into the rope again fate un cappioinserite l'ago nella cordainserite una perlinainfilate l'ago nuovamente nella corda make another loop and insert the needle into the rope fate un altro cappio e inserite l'ago nella corda continue inserting a bead continuate inserendo una perlina repeat the steps ripetete il procedimento
Super Simple Diy Ring | The Little Brown House. Tweet! When I say super simple I mean…. super simple… as in, I am almost embarrassed to do a tutorial on it Almost, but not quite! Maybe there are some of you out there like me that like things that look impressive but were actually easy.. I am a fairly recent convert to costume jewelry, but, as with every thing in my life, I jumped in with both feet. So when I discovered I could make my own I was very excited! I can be fickle in my tastes in colors and styles, and I feel alot less guilty about casting aside something that was only a couple of bucks to begin with. So – with that – here you go! I started with some buttons.. We will be ignoring the butterfly ones for now – they will be featured in an upcoming post. I pulled out my handy E6000 adhesive that I used on my first ring making experience The Secret Life Of A Crafting Blogger And one of the ring backs that I got from Ebay. ( please excuse the purple hands – I am firing the photographer as I type this..) Then pressed the button into the glue.