Old flip-flops + bath towel = spa slippers When I told my brother about this week’s project, the first thing he said was, “You know you can buy those, right?” Halfway into the project, I started to wish I did. My old shower slippers fell apart recently. I examined the shreds and decided that I could make my own—only better. I bought a thrift-store bath towel for $1, grabbed an old pair of flip-flops, and went to work. UPDATE 10/2011: Good news! How to make spa slippers out of a towel and flip-flops Fair warning: Before attempting this project, please see step #21 below Supplies old flip-flops, thongs, zoris, sandals (whatever you call them)old cotton terry cloth towel1/4 yard polyester batting1/4 yard faux leathercoordinating thread Tools sewing machinefabric scissorskitchen shearsupholstery straight pinswater-soluble fabric markerpenciltape measureneedle 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23.
Pattern Runway: {Project} ~ Rosette Bib Necklace This post is in no way original! Fabric rosettes and necklaces have been doing the rounds in blogging sphere in a big way. You only have to google “Bib necklace” to find an array of D.I.Y tutorials and blog posts devoted to this project. Its a little bit crafty and a little bit shabby chic, but… its popularity in no way diminishes the desirability of this delightfully sweet, simple and fashionable adornment. ~ How to create a Fabric Rosette: Cut a strip of fabric about 1.5″/ 3cm wide and about 50cm /20″ long. Tuck the knot back on its self and begin to roll the fabric around it, turning and twisting the fabric strip in, towards the centre of the flower. Keep rolling, turing and twisting. When you have a flower of desired size, twist the fabric strip to the underneath of the fabric, trim off and glue to the flower base and make another one! ~ How to make the necklace: Once you have made several flowers of different sizes, arrange you flowers on a piece of paper in a bib like shape. ~ Enjoy,
Anthro Necklace Week – Pretty-In-Pinking This fun necklace is part of my first Anthro Necklace Week – A whole week of fun tutorial sharing Anthro Knockoffs! Disclaimer: I am not a jewelry-making expert by any means! I’ve tried to show you the way I do these – but believe me when I say that if I can do these – anyone can! We’re starting off the week with Anthro’s Pretty-In-Pinking necklace. So fun with the ribbon and gold beads – it would go great with just about anything. Here’s my version: And here’s their version: Ready to make your version?? Supplies: Pinking ShearsRound Nosed PliersWire CuttersNeedle Nose Pliers Materials: Ribbon (either a variegated ribbon like the one I bought at Michael’s, or multiple colors)Gold beads (10)Gold Chain (30″ piece & 4 1/4″ piece)Jump rings (4)Head Pins (13)Crystal Beads (2)Lobster Closure (1)Optional – 11 small pearls Start with putting your gold beads on the head pins. If it doesn’t (like what I bought) you can add a small pearl or bead on first to prevent it from slipping through. See? Ooooh.
spink_tshirt_print The following tutorial will show you how to use stencils to print a design on a shirt using Freezer Paper. I've printed on shirts using cardstock, overhead tracetate transparency sheets, laminated sheets of plastic, cereal box cardboard, foam board, etc... and using Freezer Paper generally gets the best print because you physically mold the plastic edge of the paper to the shirt so theres next to no space for any underspray or for some excess paint to leak outside the cut boundary. Another benefit of freezer paper is that you can avoid bridges in a stencil (ie: the thick line holding together the middle of an O) and I elaborate more on that issue in this tutorial. 1) coupon catalogs from the newspaper 2) scissors 3) white Speedball brand screen printing ink 4) foam brushes (one + two inches) 5) masking tape 6) a regular ball-point pen
Buttons from Shrink Plastic This tutorial is an old one of mine that’s too good not to share again. Since posting the first time, I’ve had lots of questions about these buttons which will hopefully be answered in this revised post. Equipment Some handy notes: 1. single hole, hole punch (like this one here). 2. 3. Okay.. lets get started! Tracing tips: You can use either coloured pencils or permanent pens. Words must be writted backwards in order to be readable. Shrinking the buttons: To shrink the buttons, you can use an oven or a heat gun (the kind used for embellishing). After the buttons have twisted and twirled, and are LYING FLAT, it’s time to take them out. Note: If the skrinking is taking too long, you may need to turn your oven up. Here’s a short little stop-motion to make sure you’ve got the gist of how easy this is! Shrink Paper {here} Circle Punch {here} Hole punch {here} Pens {here} Update: I’ve made a video to show how to shrink the buttons using a craft embellishment heat gun. Kimanh Hi my name's Kimanh.
How to Mix ICE Resin® — ICE Resin You need to have very accurate measurements of equal amounts of Part A Resin to Part B Hardener. Mix at least 1/2 ounce or half of the measuring cup in order to have enough of both parts to fully activate its chemistry. This batch will be useful for 30 to 45 minutes. When you’re adding objects to your bezel, pour a thin layer of resin into the bottom of your bezel, add your items. 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. If you’re not a follower – maybe you should do that so you don’t forget to check in for Day 5. :) 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
CD-ROM Rosettes Remember about this time last year when I went on my Frayed Rosettes bender? Well, the snip/tear/roll urge has hit me one again, but this time I wanted to do something even larger, grander, and...ummm...less labor intensive (hey, my house is on the market..a lot of my energy is spent swiffering dog hair and firing up LED tealights for showings). Anyway, I came up with something fun, fast and completely giftable (my mom is in town and she says so...the prototypes are already in her suitcase, so that is a good sign)! All you need to make these big, beautiful rosettes are 1) an old, scratched up CD, 2) about 1/4 yard of fabric and 3) a hot glue gun. For the demo, I used gorgeous, hot-off-the-press pink Maeve from Jennifer's Queen Street line. Once you have this edge, you can start tearing off the components for your rosette. Make your initial snip about 1/2" from your torn edge and rip. This will give you a thin, stringy piece. Then snip and rip about 2" from the edge. Now for the fun part!
Recycled jeans organizer How to Make a recycled jeans organizer and play mat Do you have an old pair of jeans that you don’t want to throw away but aren’t sure what to do with? Learn how to make a multi-pocket, hanging organizer and a peek-a-boo mat from recycled jeans in this free crafts video series. Make a recycled jeans organizer and play mat - Part 2 of 15 Click through to watch this video on expertvillage.com Make a recycled jeans organizer and play mat - Part 3 of 15 Make a recycled jeans organizer and play mat - Part 4 of 15 Make a recycled jeans organizer and play mat - Part 5 of 15 Make a recycled jeans organizer and play mat - Part 6 of 15 Make a recycled jeans organizer and play mat - Part 7 of 15 Make a recycled jeans organizer and play mat - Part 8 of 15 Make a recycled jeans organizer and play mat - Part 9 of 15 Make a recycled jeans organizer and play mat - Part 10 of 15 Make a recycled jeans organizer and play mat - Part 11 of 15 Make a recycled jeans organizer and play mat - Part 12 of 15 See Also