Live Your Art: Car Seat Protector Tutorial. Remember that post about the slower pace of summer?
Well, I'm afraid that will be ending in a few precious days, as I have to return to work on Friday and the kids start back on Tuesday. Since we will be spending more time in the car now, I thought I'd make some new back seat protectors. (If you have kids that never kick the back of your chair or put their feet on the back of the seat, you can skip this post. But, if your kids are like mine, then the backs of the driver and passenger seats seam to have a permanent "kick me' sign attached.) I had one awful vinyl cover still hanging on behind the passenger seat. Step One: Cut 4 pieces of cotton fabric to serve as the top of your protector. Attach ribbon (or shoe laces) to the tops of TWO of your pieces, pinning it in place.
Put a second piece ove the first, right sides together. Turn right side out and press. Cut the bath towel in half horizontally. Lunch time! A group of friends and I share a tradition of taking our kids’ teachers lunch during teacher appreciation week.
We tally up the amount of lunches we need, notify our teachers and then gather in the morning to assemble the lunches. One friend makes delicious chicken salad, another brings croissants for the sandwiches, one brings fruit, another makes wonderful pasta salad and another awesome brownies. I take care of the packaging. Last year I made these sacks. This year I made oilcloth lunch sacks. How to make an oil cloth lunch bag I first made a pattern out of cardboard measuring 15 x 12. Take two pieces of oilcloth right sides together and draw around your template. I used pinking shears to cut across the top (very optional- I thought it gave the edge a finished look) Sew down each side and across the bottom. Uses for all those empty egg cartons. Have a lot of egg cartons from all those Easter eggs?
Why not reuse them for crafts or practical uses? Here are some links showing neat craft ideas using egg cartons: Three things to do with egg cartons, from Family Fun, which include: Making a "transporter" for small action figures (something my boys would love), which looks really cool. (shown above on the right) Creating a "count the days till... " - they did Easter but it could be used for birthdays, any holiday, last day of school, vacation, etc.
Egg carton creatures (from Family Fun) Carton cuties (from Family Fun) - these are whimsical butterflies that you create from the clear plastic egg cartons. Diy wednesdays: refrigerator facelift. Refrigerator Facelift by The Curiosity Shoppe Our kitchen has problems.
Our old, beat up refrigerator rattles and hums, but the landlord refuses to replace it until it officially kicks the dust. Diy wednedays: 9-hole buttons. We’ve been obsessing over some 9-hole buttons we saw online a while back, and thought we’d try to make a few of our own using some oven bake clay from the art store. a film canister acts as a great cookie cutter for the buttons, and we indented the centers with an old wine cork. with 9 holes you can pretty much embroider any letter you want, which is great for personalizing your clothes or emblazoning your favorite coat with a catchy word or phrase. have fun!
Derek & lauren CLICK HERE for the full instructions after the jump! Toaster Pastry iPod Cozy. Materials and Tools: 1 sheet of light brown felt1 sheet of pink feltpink seed beads scissorspink cotton threadlight brown cotton threadwashable chalkstraight pinssewing needle Steps: 1.
Create a pattern by placing the iPod on the light brown felt and tracing around it with washable chalk. Be careful not to draw too closely, make your outline about 1/4-inch to 1/2-inch wider than the iPod. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Recommended Reading: 65 Craft Blogs We Love. It's April, which means it's officially stashbusting month!
It's time to dust off all of the supplies hiding at the back of your closets and create using what you already have on hand. Think of it like spring cleaning, only much more fun! If you're planning to plow through your excess stash this month, you'll be needing plenty of ideas and inspiration. Steampunk fashion - Book purse. Studio Quality Product Photography With a $12 Set Up. Handmadeology’s resident product photography pro Mariano, has put together a $12 product photography set up that will help you achieve studio quality product photography .
Anderson Soap Company is one of the most successful Etsy sellers with LOADS of sales! This photography demo uses his liquid soap as the photography example. Look at his Etsy shop to observe the consistency in picture styles that creates a cohesive photo theme of all his products. Learn from the best – browse his shop – and you might even find some soap you’ve gotta have!
I took this picture in my kitchen. Here’s what you’ll need for this product photography set up.