PROJECT: Make A Light Up Purse | I Heart Switch No more fumbling for your lipstick or compact while at the club, lightyour way with this easy to make light panel for your purse or bag. The panel uses a two part magnetic switch, so when the purse is closed the light is off and when its open the light is on. Simple! I did a demo of this project at Maker Faire. Thank you to the ladies at ArtFuture! You can see it here: DIRECTIONS:1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. You don't have to use this in a purse, get smart and think of where you want to shine light in your life; like a drawer, kitchen cabinet, or jewelry box. You can purchase the parts kit from SWITCH for $24.99 or just make your own from parts around the house, craft store and get the parts online (see below). Other Materials You'll Need: A purse or bag of your choosing. If you don't own electronic tools, MinuteMan Electronics has a good kit for starters:Soldering Iron Kit (part# S540) - $19.49 Consisting of: UL Approved 30 watt soldering iron.
Extreme Plastic Bag Makeover (Img Heavy!!!) - CRAFTSTER CRAFT CHALLENGES Hello all!I have been Reading the CRAFT Magazine blog for a while now. (There is so much good stuff there!!!) The have posted so many shopping bags. But a bag by Betz White got me inspired to fuse my own plastic shopping bags. Here are the steps:1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Bag details:I sewed the bag together in a boxed bottom style.Finished Front Inside Back Side I added recycled shoe lace renforcing trim and handles. Plastic bag uses from Target Action Shot! Please let me know what you think!
Tutorial Tuesday: Cut out shoulders top The inspiration: Urban Outfitters often has great inspiration for DIY projects, and since they’re a giant corporation I don’t feel bad at all appropriating their ideas for my own use. This Hawks by Geren Ford open shoulder tee was my starting point for this week’s project. Here are a couple more photos for reference: Materials: T-shirt Leather (or vinyl scraps or ribbon) Studs (or rivets or snaps) Chalk or fabric pencil/pen Scissors Sewing machine Thread Methods: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Results: Oops…that spot on the bottom of the shirt is just water.
Market Produce Bags - Tried and True So you may or may not know that I’m currently participating in So You Think You’re Crafty. I made a Market Tote and Produce Bags as my first entry in the Dollar Store category and I’m just barely now getting the tutorial up. Raising a child, running a business and participating in SYTYC is exhausting! I’m splitting these tutorials up into two parts. Next post will be on how to make the tote bag. Who knew the dollar store was such a wealth of crafty goodness?! Market Produce BagsMaterials: - 2 packages of mesh laundry bags (from a Dollar Store) - sewing machine - twine Instructions: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Tie one of your strings around a safety pin and pull through both sides of the bag. 7. Stay tuned for the next tutorial: Market Tote!
Top 10 Essential Oils for Beginners — Clean's The New Black Just a recap: Essential oils come from plants and are totally natural and safe to use! They are absorbed within seconds into the skin and travel to the bloodstream to help our cells and organs remain healthy. They can be used to treat a variety of ailments through application topically, use internally, or aromatically. To learn more about the basics of essential oils, check out our Introduction to Essential Oils post! NOTE: Not all essential oils are created equal! Lavender- this calming oil is great for your skin and helps heal burns within hours! Please always remember that some oils need to be diluted before using and not all are safe for children. That’s all we have!
DIY envelope clutch (vintage romper, river island feather headband) I’ve been wanting an oversized clutch for a while now, especially since I laid eyes on that Celine clutch shot by Tommy Ton for style.com. Its minimalism is so beautiful. Then, I saw the Clare Vivier La Pochette on ofakind.com and instantly knew what my next DIY would be. Here's How To Actually Eat Healthier This Year say YES! to hoboken: DIY Purple Striped Market Tote Last year I made a striped beach tote and this year I found some perfect purple striped canvas weight fabric at my local fabric outlet for only $4 a yard and knew I wanted to make another version. Would you like to learn how to make one too? Okay! 9. Sewing Room Easel Organizer Scanning through your comments on our recent New Year's Resolutions article, the number one category of goals seems to be "organization." Here's a great project to start with that can help tidy up the area right next to your trusty sewing machine. We've designed a handy organizer to sit on an easel stand where it can hold a few important items as well as act as a clipboard for instructions or patterns you may need to refer to while sewing. The basic design is similar to a large envelope but we've incorporated two different types of interfacing for the best stability without adding too much stiffness or weight. The top flap has a tidy angled edge and is snugged into place and help with self-stick Velcro®. There's also a handy pocket panel across the center that can hold glasses, pattern notes, a pen and more. The 11" height is perfect to clip an instructional print out (from Sew4Home of course!). We chose an artist's canvas board for our stiffener. Fusing Complete and place the pocket
MADE: TUTORIAL: the Hobo Sack Whether you’re on the road or hanging at home, every hobo needs a bag for his (or her) treasures. So load it up, hit the road, and sit back on the tracks to enjoy a break. The hobo sack is one of the easiest things to make. So here’s what we’re making: Easy? NOTE: Info for adding a Liner and/or a Ruffle to your bag is at the end of the tutorial.Skill Level: BeginnerNeeded: * 1/2 yard or less of Cotton (light-weight, twill, corduroy, seer sucker, etc. Here is the pattern. Just lay it on your fabric and cut two: Decide what you’d like to use for straps. It sort of curls up in a tube, like this: If you’re going to use knit straps like me, cut (2) straps that are 1 yard (36 inches) long and about 1 1/2 to 2 inches wide. Okay, on to the sack sewing…. Those little corners down there that are cut out is what gives you “room” in the bottom of your bag. Take those two corners that are cut out and fold them up to each other: like this: and sew it down. When you’re done, it should look like this: and Enjoy!
How to Hem Jeans and Keep the Original Hem--EASY tutorial {Fun Friday} Welcome back to Fun Friday! I've been wanting to share this tip of how to hem jeans and keep the original hem for months now. Months! My sewing machine had some issues and I couldn't figure out how to fix it so my good post idea sat tucked away in my brain. Every single time I would put on a pair of jeans I would think to myself, "I need to tell my readers about this life-changing way to hem jeans!" Step 1: Figure out how much you need to hem Try on the pair of jeans and roll the cuff up to how much you want off the bottom. Important: When you are pinning the jeans make sure to carefully line up the stitching/seams on the sides of the jeans. Step 2: Sew! Important: Make sure you do not sew through the front and back sides of the jean (not that I'm speaking from experience)! Step 3: Turn the legs of the jean right side out. You can see the arrow pointing to the 2 1/4 inches that we hemmed. You can see in the picture where we sewed...but just barely. P.S.
Perfect Box Pouch Tutorial & Make it Modern How insanely fabulous is this pouch? I can’t decide if I love it so much because a) it is made from glittery elephant fabric, b) of it’s small but perfectly proportioned size, c) it holds my on the go quilting supplies or d) all of the above. If you’d like to make your own see how below. You will need: 2 pieces of exterior fabric measuring 8 inches by 6 inches. Things that will come in handy: rotary cuttercutting matshearscraft scissorsclear ruler Step 1: Choose and cut your fabric- is it just me or is this oftentime the hardest part? I like to use a right angle ruler (“borrowed” from my husband) to make sure my fabric pieces are nice and square. Step 2: Layer your pieces. Step 3: Stitch the layers together 1/4 in from the edge. Step 4: Places both sets of fabric with the pressed under edges on top of the zipper and sew together. Step 5: Fold the two sides right sides of the exterior fabric together. Step 7: Move your zipper pull to the center and stitch a quarter inch seam on both sides.