This week I decided to take you with me on my most recent craft experiment, and instead of making a test version as I usually do, just went ahead and filmed as it went along.
This is not the best-made t-shirt of all time because I have very limited sewing skills, but it is wearable and I'm proud of my first attempt. Maybe there will be more sewing projects in the future?
Everyone is already wishing for spring to come already, but while it's still cold and a little gray, we will have to settle for these floral hand drawn wreaths. You can use them for pretty much everything, and in whatever size you need (since it is in vectors). As usual, the files are in ai, png and jpg.
If you use these on your blog, or if you made a cute card, leave the link below or send me a picture on Instagram #curlymade so I can check it out.
I got this sweater from my dad a couple of years ago, and it has been in my drawer without much use ever since, so I thought that adding a fringe trim would be the perfect way to give it a fresh new look. Problem was, I didn't had any in hand and if I ordered it online it would take some time to arrive, so my option was to try and figure out how to make one myself. And here's how you can quickly create fringe trim yourself.
You will need:
Sweater or any other thing you want to place the fringe on;
Glue, this might work even better if you have fabric glue;
Small strip of fabric;
Cotton Crochet Thread;
Old Headband or ribbon;
Needle and thread;
Scissors;
and a ruller.
Measure the place where you want the fringe to go, mine was 12 cm
Fold the fabric in half and cut a thin strip
With the fabric still folded measure, the 12 cm and cut the excess.
Apply a line of glue on half the strip.
Get the thread and wrap it about 10 times around your fingers then slide it off your hand and glue it to the fabric.
Keep adding small bits of thread until you reach half of the strip.
Dab more glue on top of the thread and fold the rest of the fabric over.
Press it to secure everything in place, and when it's dry give it a cut.
Now that the fringe is ready, I'm gonna upcycle the headband to decorate and hide the white fabric.
Cut it with the same length as the trim or add a few centimeters on each side if you want to tuck it in the back.
Place it on top of the sweater just to make sure it's the right size, if it fits, get your needle and start sewing.
The glue does make the fabric hard to put the needle thru, so I found it easier and much neater to sew around the top and bottom of the ribbon leaving the fabric strip in the middle.
Secure your stitch with a knot on the inside and it's ready to wear.
Don't forget to share this project if you enjoyed it
Valentine's day is coming up and every store is already filled with red and pink awesomeness so I was, as you can see, influenced by these colors on this new DIY.
You can watch the step-by-step detailed video or read the text version below.
To make the charms you will need:
Cereal Box;
Nail polish;
Pencil;
Something to make a small hole;
Permanent marker;
Glue.
1. First of all, you will need to make a template, so all the hearts look the same.
2. Trace the shapes onto the back of a cereal box, you will need at least 3 hearts to make each charm.
3. Cut the shapes carefully and glue the 3 layers together.
4. Punch a hole at the top
5. Use red or pink nail polish to paint, you might need to paint two layers.
6. Draw the heartbeat with the permanent marker
7. If you want to use the charm on a necklace, get your pliers and attach the chain. You can see one of the pictures below, that I also made a layered necklace version by adding another small black heart made of the same material.
Hope you liked this DIY.
I will talk to you soon and Happy Valentine's day,
As you probably realized due to my past bracelet projects, I love making all kinds of friendship bracelets, too bad I don't feel very comfortable wearing stuff around my wrists during winter, it just ends up getting stuck on the jacket's sleeves, especially if it is a big or more chunky bracelet. But still I really wanted to try the netted rock technique, and I can still wear it more when the weather gets warmer.
You will need:
Clipboard or something to hold the cords;
Waxed cotton cord;
Small Stones, I used those colorful ones for fish tanks;
Scissors;
Button;
Cut 2 strands with about 1 meter of cord and fold it in half.
Cut another strand with 2 meters, this is the one we will be using to wrap the whole bracelet and fold it along with the other two, leaving the excess cord all to one side.
Knot the cords together in the middle, leaving a loop big enough to fit the button through.
Clip the cords in place, grab the longer cord and wrap it around the others.
Once the bracelet reaches almost half the size of your wrist, secure the cord, by tying it around.
To make the net, divide the cords into pairs and make a knot on each of the two, close to the top.
Now separate the cords again, take one cord from one knot, another cord from the other and tie those two together.
Do the same thing again on the second pair of cords, then take the last two and tie those together as well.
Do another row of knots with the same technique, and try it to see if your stone fits, mine was not that big, so the 3 rows were enough, but just make another row or two if you have a bigger stone.
Find the longer cord again, use it to secure the strands together, and wrap it around until the length on this side of the bracelet matches the other.
Once that is enough, tie the cord around and add the button.
Cut the excess cord and your bracelet is ready!
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