Crochet Star Pattern. "Did you find everything you need? ", asked the cashier at Trader Joe's. "Everything but the sugar," I replied. The cashier called over to the manager to ask about the sugar, and the manager said it had been discontinued. Something about rising prices and not being able to secure a good deal. No more granulated sugar in a pretty pink package at Trader Joe's. "It's a food crisis," joked the cashier. We might be out of sugar, but there will be no shortage of crochet thread in my house. As promised, here's the crochet star pattern. Materials: Crochet thread, size 30. Step 1: Chain 5, join with slip stitch to form ring. Step 2. Step 3: * Chain 5. 1 single crochet in 2nd chain, 1 half double crochet in next chain, 1 double crochet in next chain, 1 triple crochet in next chain.
Make lots and lots. Now for my next project: researching how to grow sugar beets and extract sugar from them. T-Shirt Memory Scarf. While I was cleaning out my closet a few weeks ago, I found an old brown paper grocery bag with the words, “Clothes of sentimental value! DO NOT THROW AWAY!” Scribbled on the outside in black marker. Inside were more than a dozen t-shirts and items that I’d saved throughout my life, and I was hoping to protect them from my mom’s purging habits with the scribbled warning. As I looked through the old t-shirts, ranging from elementary sports to high school plays, I was inspired to make them in to something special and wearable.
Having seen so many cool scarf ideas through our Me, My Scarf & I contest, I realized just what I could do with the shirts, and set about fashioning them into a Texas weather-appropriate scarf. The scarf is big, unruly and imperfect – just like me. I was tweeting as I cut the shirts to make this scarf, and put the question out: Do I cut up my Space Camp t-shirt?
Top L to R: Makezine Permission to Play shirt One of my favorite Makezine slogans! Related. V and Co how to: jersey knit bracelet. I don't know what it is about this time of year that makes me just want to have my bare feet in the sand, be watching the sun setting into the ocean, and breathing in the warm salty air of the beach...as i get older, more and more i find myself missing that place i used to go to almost every.single.day. as a teen. (my skin doesn't miss it. as a matter of fact, i now wish i listened more and DID put SPF on my face...hindsight is 20/20). my mom calls me from her walk on the beach almost every morning... *sigh*yeah, i get a little homesick around this time of the year. heck on my pinterest my "dreaming of summer" has the most pictures in it. ah yes. i miss my ocean. case in point. this bracelet, brought a flood of memories, not because i used to have one like it but because i can totally see me wearing it by the beach, not caring that it's gotten salty and wet, because i can totally make another one in like less than 5 minutes flat when i get home.
*sigh* okay... *cut off excess tails! Pink Paper Peppermints Sweet ♥ Crafty ♥ Goodness: 3-D Pop Up Recycled Magazine Flowers! | 31 Crafty Flowers in 31 Days - Day 21. Make Fabric Flowers. Let’s just jump right into making this flower… Start with a piece of fabric 3 inches wide by 24 inches long. Twist it really tight. Fold it in half and it will twist together on its own. Hot glue the unfolded end under to create the center of the flower. Continue wrapping around until you get to the folded end, gluing periodically. The real deal: It cost less than $0.30 to make one flower. Are you addicted to making fabric flowers yet? Go and be pretty, DIY Fabric Headbands. I have so many scraps of fabric in varying patterns, I just can't throw them away!
I made cute braided fabric headbands! All you need is ~3 strips of fabric, about 1 foot long, 1 inch wide ~1/2 wide elastic ~needle and thread 1. 2. 3. 4. Look how cute it turned out!! Im working on this one next, might not be able to wear this one in January, very summery! Easy To Make Felted Cat Toy « 7 Yaks Design. Felted Cat Toys You can make a cute felted cat toy with this easy method of felting. The felted toy is tough and chewy like pretend prey. It also has the “hairyness” to give a sense of realism for your kitty… Without the charming hairball after.
These are lighter than the full felt construction, easier and faster to make, and have a bell inside for added pleasure. It’s a simple and practical way to recycle small amounts of wool fleece and yarn that will felt. Materials: Plastic ‘wiffle’ balls, any size, but the 1″ to 3″ sizes work best. Directions 1. Use wire cutters to cut the plastic between holes in the ball. 2.
Be careful pushing the bell into the ball. 3. Any white glue will work. 4. 5. Protect the toy with your hand as you slide it into the stocking. 6. 7. 8. When your kitty has sufficiently loosened the felt construction, you can just repeat the process and it’s good as new ;-) Cat Toy Kit Like this: Like Loading... DIY Fabric Patterns | greeneyed.com. A proper DIY! Potentially the first in over a month. That is pathetic, I realize. But we’re going to go ahead and blame pregnancy and the marathon cold that has been affecting my state in the world. No more excuses! On to today’s DIY! I have some super basic circle scarves lying around the house as a result from last year’s DIY Circle Scarf post. I decided that it was time to spruce ‘em up. Materials: Circle scarf (see DIY here) or any cotton scarf/fabric Iron and ironing board Wax paper or Freezer paper X-acto knife Fabric paint Paint brush Directions: 1. 2. 3. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.
Photos: Courtesy of Ashley Weeks Cart. T-shirt headband (2) I should just rename my blog “Things Kitty Can do with a Tshirt” Anyway, I was walking through target the other day (wanting to buy every single dress I saw!) And glimpsed this headband. Obviously the first thing I thought was “Oh shoot…I can do that” (you know you're a crafter when you refuse to purchase anything you think you can make...even if you cant) Ready for a great no-sew tutorial….AND my very first Vlog? A big tshirt is best (one without any seams on the sides of the tshirt) Cut 6 strips (by cutting the bottm hem off the shirt, and cutting strips off the shirt working form the bottom), Cut them about an inch wide, and stretch them all the way out.
Loosely knot the 6 together, leaving about 3 inches extra at the top. Spread out your strands, and get ready to watch my first Vlog! A few things I've learned from this video 1. 2. Anyway, so you've gotten that woven. You've got a woven rope right? You know it starts to "roll" when you stretch out your shirt?? From Sweatshirt to Sweet Tote - a Tutorial. Are you a sweatshirt gal? I am not. I own one sweatshirt from my favorite college. I pull it out for a chilly night around the campfire or when facing a gusty ocean breeze. But, otherwise, I find them a bit binding on my matronly body. I prefer cotton sweaters. My kids, on the other hand, have almost as many sweatshirts as T-shirts! Inspired by the popular, shabby totes worn by the high school girls, I created a simple Sweatshirt Tote Tutorial: Materials:Old sweatshirtThreadStretch NeedleScissorsInstructions: 1. 2. 3. I wanted the tote to have a finished size of 14" x 16", so I cut the sweatshirt to 15" x 18". 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13.
Enjoy the finished result! See some additional styles on this post. If you would like me to sew a custom Sweatshirt Tote for you, stop by my Etsy shop.