Trash To Couture FaveCrafts Re-purposing: Tshirts into 5-strand-braided-headbands I was walking through Target a few weeks ago and noticed this little knit fabric headband that was not just braided together…….but woven. I decided they were charging way too much for something that could be made with t-shirt scraps. And that means free. So there you have it. A nice and easy project to give my bad-hair-day head some love. (Or you may need one for working out. I kinda love it on my little girl . She always has little hair fly-aways that get into her face…….and this helps with that problem. It even works great with her hair down…..and keeps that hair tucked behind her ears. And yep, good for me too. Thanks little t-shirt scraps. Want to make your own? First, find some old t-shirts. Then, cut your fabric into long strips. Next, stack your 5 strips on top of each other and sew together at one end. Now, pull on each strip of fabric so that they kind of curl on the edges. But let me explain a little better. First, you’ll work on the left side. And that’s it. This post is sponsored by:
Chalkboard Wall Calendar - Martha Stewart Home & Garden Thanks to paint that dries into a chalkboard finish, your board can be whatever size you desire and placed wherever you like. Store-bought formulas come in traditional green and black. But you can also follow our recipe to mix your own batch in any shade. Cleverly applied chalkboard paint means new places to track appointments, keep lists, and leave messages. Or simply use the surface to draw or doodle, which will appeal to kids and the kid in everyone. Choose from the following ideas or come up with your own homemade chalkboard location. Tip: Start with flat-finish latex paint in any shade. Wall Calendar A home office is the ideal spot for a family planner. Mudroom Mural The bottom half of a mudroom wall is just the right height for pint-size Picassos -- when coated with store-bought green chalkboard paint. Message Center Write-on paint needn't be applied only to walls. Pantry Reminder
“Because you’re foreign…” Western, White and English privilege in Korea | Mapping Words *Note: This post chronicles my own experiences with privilege in Korea as a White, American female. I am NOT speaking for all White people, females, Americans, Westerners or even Koreans. Even Hans, the German office worker, is given special treatment in my Korean textbook–full-body shot, front and center, standing next to Mina, the Korean girl on the bench. I nervously sat among my classmates in a holography class at the Korea National University of Arts in February 2009. A few days earlier, I’d flown to Korea to begin my semester as an exchange student. It seems obvious, but that minor detail made me realize that I was different. A few months later, all the students in the fine arts department went on an MT (membership training) trip to the East Coast. Upon arrival, the two female French exchange students and I were shuffled to the large room with the beds, while everyone else crammed into the smaller rooms. I responded, “No, it’s okay. “It’s okay,” he replied. Like this:
Oh Happy Day! Noodlehead Котики -сувениры - просмотр работы. Клуб мастеров и мастериц. Таких прелестных котиков, похожих на снегирей, я нашла по ссылке вверху.Можно сшить из любых тканей. Самый приятный на ощупь клетчатый из вискозной ткани и розовый из трикотажа, бежевый из бязи жестковат и шить его было не комфортно, а вот белый-атласный просто прелесть! Можно сшить все швы "на руках". Если пришить к макушке ленточку, то можно повесить на елку или в машину. Всех планирую подарить на Новый год. Он ведь двойного знака Кота и Кролика 10 Beautiful Fabric Flower Tutorials It is spring! If the flowers are not blooming yet here is a round-up of awesome tutorials to help you make your own flowers! Here you will find 10 beautiful fabric flowers, but don’t miss these five fabric flower tutorials! 1. How to make lovely fabric flowers 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. ..And how about updating your spring wardrobe with this beautiful rolled rose bracelet. 10. Just had to add one more! 11. If you need more flowers don’t miss the round-up of crochet flower tutorials and these darling fabric flowers!
This Mama Makes Stuff Crochet | The Girl by the Sea Use It Up….. One of the projects I’ve been working on this year is to use it up, in particular, wool. Not that I have a huge stash to begin with, my yarn for the most part fits in one basket, but in order to appreciate what I have and save a few pennies at the same time I have decided to use up all the yarn I have before purchasing any more. About half of what I have had been given to me, so there were a lot of odd skeins without exact yardage. This has been a great motivator as well, I have already gotten a gift for a friend done, using a chart as well. I’m also hoping that at the end of it all I will have a nice little stash of scraps for a granny square blanket. Valentine Garland Winners! I do love a good giveaway and as I made three heart garlands I figured I’d better give them all away. Valentines Day Garland and Giveaway I’m not usually a heart person, but when I came across this pattern for tiny crocheted hearts, I must admit, I took a liking to them. Convertible Cowl Colour