to make

There are so many 'things' I see and think, "oh! I could make that!" So I click and save a picture to my desktop or my iphoto. 


Well here I am, about to dump many of those photos here so as to never forget them. This will be a quick reference for me if ever I'm feelin' crafty.


Cloth: 
Stephanie Nielsen from NieNie Dialogues took this picture of a free-hanging mobile that she did above her daughters' beds. I think she just wound yarn around Styrofoam balls and attached to the ceiling somehow. I love it so much! I think it could be done in either girls' or boys' rooms: 

Along the lines of mobiles, here is a mobile I found on Etsy for about $130. I was bummed because the maker was only selling it to "________" ... some sort of organization's members. I think the ad said that it was made with lamb's wool, wound and bound wool. What a task! But it's so lovely, if ever there's a sheep or lamb that needs sheering, I will be the one to take home the wool! 

Here is Wendy: 

And Peter: 

This "Red Riding Hood" motif is on what looks like a vinyl bag, but I can easily do this with just regular material for a... quilt patch? O! O! Quilt Group idea! 

Next up, towels! Same popsicle principle. Wonder-under, cut, iron apply, sew. Wallah! 

And yet another sew-down idea. I love the little bird above the branches. This looks like it was on a towel too.. or a blanket maybe: 

This is just a simple garland made of felt circles. I've seen these made into little leaf-cutouts though, too. If you had a little girl you could cut them out in flowers, or butterflies... oh the possibilities are endless! Then just sew straight through them to connect. 

Another angle: 

My friend Amy Sue R. has a blog that she devotes her craftiness to. On said blog, there are lots of fun ideas, that I am inspired by as well. She found this one from a P B Kids catalog. I think it would be super easy and super fun! It looks like the hearts' sides are different fabrics (up to the designer, I suppose!), and the ribbons are just sewn directly onto and through the heart just up top, then dangle free. 

Hot pads. I actually went out and bought the material to make these! There is special heat-resistant material you need to make hot pads. It has some sort of foil intermingled with the fibers... or something. I don't know. I have it! All that's left is doing it!

Clocks:
I don't love the look of this clock, maybe it's the flower or the polka dots. But I love the idea of using thread spools for the number-places. Imagine buffing up a driftwood-looking circle and then using the colored thread spools still. Adorable! 

On a friend's blog, she has a citrus looking clock on her side bar. I don't know where the link was that constructed that for her, but I have wanted a clock like that since. And if I have to paint it to get it, then so be it!

This next one, I'm not sure if it's a clock or .. something else. But I'm pretty sure it's a clock because there are 5 |s where the minutes are to be clicked off by the minute hand. Looks like scrap booking paper is just mod~podged right on top of the wood, with different paper for the clock face.

'Goodnight moon' clock. I think I could paint something along the same lines, just cuter ... at least I hope so. And I'd definitely use different clock hands: 

Misc.:
Magnets. Eeeeeasy. I just need to find out where JoAnns keeps those clear rocks! Perhaps in the floral section? I have no idea: 

Spice rack turned into a polish and oil holder. I like the idea of using this as a spice rack still though:

This antique silverware are just hammered, bent, and flattened, then screwed into a piece of beach wood for a key rack: 

More wood. A spice, spice rack: 

These gift tags are letter-pressed, but I could easily draw these onto cute little tags as shown. I love the idea; so simplistic and yet, so appealing: 

Jewelry:
I love these asymmetrical necklaces lately. The simplistic look, I think, is a modern twist to an old vintage style. It's a great piece of flair! 

This necklace has been on my desktop for some time now. And I am pleased to say that I did make it (though, not this picture shown - this was the picture I looked at in order to make it), and the proud owner is a friend from church: 

And a view from the side: