Here is a designed pillow by the shop pi'lo. I've always loved the simplicity of linens hanging to dry outside, and the fabric used to depict this is just ... homey. I love the earthy reminder it gives me: nature is useful!
Showing posts with label to make. Show all posts
Showing posts with label to make. Show all posts
1.28.2011
hanging linen
More of the blog-introduced projects that I think I can do.. I don't know if my crafting eyes are bigger than my productivity, but it's okay if we think we can accomplish anything, right? Right!
groundhog day cupcakes
Groundhog day is next week! Already?! I love storing these ideas away for future use with Mont and this soon-to-arrive baby girl. This is a fun one for a holiday that you normally don't do too much to celebrate for. Groundhog day cupcakes!! I saved the downloadable template to my computer for future use (probably not for next week - Mont is still happy with graham crackers these days - or my chocolate chip cookies).
1.26.2011
making work fun
This morning's post from Stephanie Nielson was about "Job Balls" for her children. Pure genius!! I'm stashing it here for future use.. : )
Here is a copy/paste of her post:
Job balls.
Asking my little children nicely to do things around the house wasn't cutting it anymore.
I needed something genius. Something that would work. Something down right fun.
So I came up with a plan.
It had to do with colorful balls.
And it had to work.
I wrote jobs down on the 50 soft golf ball sized balls. I have to admit coming up with 50 jobs became hard...after about the 25th one I was writing jobs such as:
"hug sister" or "pick up 10 strands of Jimmy hair on the couch.
Here is a copy/paste of her post:
Job balls.
Asking my little children nicely to do things around the house wasn't cutting it anymore.
I needed something genius. Something that would work. Something down right fun.
So I came up with a plan.
It had to do with colorful balls.
And it had to work.
I wrote jobs down on the 50 soft golf ball sized balls. I have to admit coming up with 50 jobs became hard...after about the 25th one I was writing jobs such as:
"hug sister" or "pick up 10 strands of Jimmy hair on the couch.
I am making a tally of all the jobs done, and whoever has the most tallies, gets to pick out a treat.
Works for them, works for me. Hopefully this will last longer than a few weeks.
Works for them, works for me. Hopefully this will last longer than a few weeks.
1.15.2011
phone case: to make
One of the things I learned how to do yesterday was how to Needle-Felt. I have wondered what that meant and how you did it for a long time... and when I saw this iphone case featured on Etsy, I knew I could make it!
This is described as:
Felt case embellished with hand dyed wool and yarn.
Size 3" x 5"
I love the cobalt color..
11.15.2010
dry erase board: to make
It seems that we, as home makers, are always searching for things both pretty and functional. Here is something of that sort!
This dry erase board is made from a pretty picture frame, and the cardboard/hardboard backing is just wrapped in elegant fabric! GENIUS. and SIMPLE.
The blog I found this on is papernstitch - I'm sure there's loads of fun stuff on there.
3.13.2010
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:
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!
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.
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:
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