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Friday, December 21, 2012
Sunday, December 9, 2012
Saturday, December 1, 2012
DIY Holiday Gift Series: Key & Keychain
Give a handmade fabric keychain & a cute colorful key for Christmas...
Difficulty: ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
Supplies:
- 3" x 36" piece of non-stretchy fabric... I used cotton
- iron ~ you might be able to use a hair straightener :)
- metal key chain ring
- sewing machine or fabric glue
- key & nail polish for decorating
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| Take your 3" by 35" cotton fabric, iron in half lengthwise, right side out. |
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| Open it up... |
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| Fold each side into the center fold... |
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| and iron! |
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| Sew down the long side or iron on fusible tape like steam-a-seam. |
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| Slide a lanyard hook/ key ring onto one strip. |
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| Sew the short ends together with the ring still threaded on strip. |
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| Fold the ends inward, enclosing the ring, & topstitch right above the ring. |
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| All done with the lanyard! |
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| Take a coordinating color of nail polish... |
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| And paint the top half of the key! |
Thursday, November 22, 2012
Wednesday, November 21, 2012
Monday, November 12, 2012
Thursday, November 8, 2012
Sunday, October 21, 2012
DIY Halloween Decor!!!
DIY Halloween Decor! How to make a fake poison bottle prop, a chic jack-o-lantern and a hanging bat!
Difficulty: ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
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Monday, October 15, 2012
Free Halloween Crochet Cutie Patterns!
Love to crochet? Here are some cute Halloween patterns from Lion Brand Yarns! You might need to sign up (for free) with www.lionbrand.com to be able to view the patterns.
***These are patterns available for FREE on www.lionbrand.com -- They are not my own & I am not selling them OR taking credit for them.
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Sunday, October 14, 2012
Thursday, October 11, 2012
Sunday, October 7, 2012
Metallic Stripe Manicure
How to paint a Fall/Winter 2012- inspired Metallic Stripe Manicure
Difficulty: ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
You'll need:
Difficulty: ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
You'll need:
- Gem-tone colored Nail polish (Sapphire blue, deep red, amethyst purple...)
- Silver or gold striper (nail art brush/pen)
- Clear top coat
1) Paint your nails the gem- tone color
2) Take your metallic striper (inexpensive ones from Sinful Colors)
3) Create one diagonal stripe
4) Create a parallel stripe to the other stripe
5) Add a clear top coat to protect the design!
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Wednesday, October 3, 2012
Halloween Costume Ideas 2012
Halloween Costume Ideas 2012 by ucanrockcnd on Polyvore
DIY Halloween Costumes! by ucanrockcnd on Polyvore
DIY Halloween Costumes! by ucanrockcnd on Polyvore
Friday, September 28, 2012
Tuesday, September 18, 2012
Sunday, September 9, 2012
DIY Fashion Collage
Grab all of your photos, ticket stubs & old magazines and get cutting!
Difficulty: ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
Friday, September 7, 2012
DIY Inspiration: Brocade
Fall 2012 Trend: Brocade by ucanrockcnd
Maybe you could sew some gold lace onto a black item!
I want to hear your ideas!
Leave a comment below :)
Maybe you could sew some gold lace onto a black item!
I want to hear your ideas!
Leave a comment below :)
Monday, August 27, 2012
Monday, August 20, 2012
DIY Lace trim shorts
I used this method to turn some super short Hollister shorts [I got on sale a while back] into somewhat longer, trendier shorts :)
Difficulty: ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
You'll need:
- Shorts (old ones, new ones, thrifted ones)
- about 2 yards of lace trim (check the trim/notions section of your local fabric store)
- fabric glue or fabric glue sticks & glue gun or needle & thread
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| Here are the fabric hot glue sticks I got from JOANN. |
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| Cut the lace trim to the size of the area of the shorts you are covering + 1 inch. I suggest starting with the side of the leg openings. Fold the lace trim under 1/3 of an inch and glue or sew that down. |
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| Little by little, tack down the top of the trim , press down, and let dry. |
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| Once you get close to the end, leave about an inch to turn under the lace and glue that down . |
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| These are what the sides should look like! |
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| Done! :) |
Wednesday, August 15, 2012
Monday, August 6, 2012
DIY Nautical Brooch: A Modcloth Knockoff
Don't you just love brooches? I love the "Anchors Always Pin" from Mod Cloth.
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| Beautiful, right? Well, let's make it. |
Difficulty: ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
Supplies:
sheet of stiff navy felt
white & red embroidery floss
embroidery needle
pin back to make it a brooch
E6000 glue or hot glue
nautical charms/buttons/ribbon
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| Cut out two pieces of stiff felt similar to this shape, whatever size you would like. Put the second one aside until the very end. |
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| Use a washable writing utensil to draw a small circle with a line. (See picture above) |
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| Thread your needle with the white thread and using the lines as a guide, start embroidering! |
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| Use small, overlapped stitches. Turn on the TV or radio so you don't drive yourself nuts. |
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| Add a small horizontal line like the picture above. It should look kind of like the female symbol. |
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| Trace the two curvy lines of the bottom of the anchor to your felt. Embroider over those as well. |
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| Almost done! |
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| Add the two pointed arrow tips. |
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| Optional: Use the LAZY DAISY STITCH in red to copy the rope detail. |
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| Add whatever charms or decorations you like with glue. |
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| Squeeze some glue all over the back of the pin and line up the other felt shape you set aside earlier. |
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| This will hide the messy work in the back. Now you have a flat surface to glue your pin back too! |
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| YAY for handmade knockoffs! |
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| Instead of a pin, you could glue it to a lamp for a nautical themed room! |
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