Pocket Pillow

I had this extra fabric from a bag i made a while back and wasn't really sure what to do with it. I came up with this little pillow:

Just some filling and a bit of fabric is all you need.

Cut two strip of fabric. I used 21x11 and 5x5 but whatever works for you.

First I sewed the pocket on by ironing the sides in about 1/2 an inch and pinning them

Sew one corner together without attaching to the pillow so you have a pretty little stitch. Than center the pocket so it at the top half of the fabric in the center and sew along the edges (I know such hard work!). Of course my machine decided that everything possible to go wrong was going to happen. Go figure! Can't have a simple project no :P

With that take your fabric face your two outside edges together to face each other so it will be turned inside out and sew all along the edges leaving a few inches towards the end so you can turn it outside in. Now guess what? You turn it outside in.

And fill the insides with your filling and sew that last remaining of fabric together.

And you've got a pillow!

Earring

I really like earrings but they can get kind of expensive. So I decided to make my own.



All you need is:
Pliers (cutting or nose or maybe both)
A pack of earring with backs (available at crafts stores)
hot glue
and buttons or ribbons


Start with the back of the button and with pliers take off the bottom button section or if you have ribbon make little flowers or something(sorry no pictures). It might take a while to pry off the back with the pliers depending on the material of the button.


I didn't have my camera for the next part. But pretty much take the hot glue and glue it to the backs and you have yourself a new pair of earrings!




So there they are! Also I'd like to thank you guys. I know there aren't really many of you, but thanks for reading my blog! And the comments left are nice because well I actually know people are reading (always exciting!). I mean I know I'm no great crafter but like I said it's nice to know at least someone reads it.

So bye have a great day!

Little Rock Star Frame

My sister's birthday's coming up and I wanted to make her something kind of cool. She's really into the Hannah Montana and Rock star type deal so I came up with the picture:




For this I just used a lot of scrap material
coordinating string
and a frame
and maybe some fabric paint

I cute out he pieces and layed them out like so. I cute the bottom layer 5x7 so that I could fit it into a frame


Then with thread trying my best to match each fabric I hand sewed around. Let me just say at this moment really appreciate my helpful (and often stubborn) sewing machine. I'll try not take you for granted again. Even when you turn a 30 min project into and hour and a half one. Okay maybe I still might get a little frustrated. I wasn't really particular about the stitching being perfect just because i wanted a sort of messy feel and not all neat and perfect. then I traced over the fabric with some fabric paint.




Then finally I put it in a frame and gave it to my sister. Happy Birthday sis!

Since I was in a rush to give it to take a picture I kind of didn't get the best of takes but there it is.

Never Too Many

I once again have made more hair accessories. I don't think a girl ever has enough. They were fun to make and a lot of the stuff we made are kind of similar to what you can find in the store but cheaper. But me and my friend stayed up until the wee hours making them for ourselves and others. I think it's so much fun to make things for others (and myself too of course).

We found headbands for pretty cheap at Hobby Lobby and then everything else was on sale (one of my favorite parts about Hobby Lobby) and I had plenty of ribbon at home.

So I have a little bit on how to make one of the headbands. It's really simple, hardly a tutorial. Really just hot glue, headband, ribbon and some extra thing of some sort.



I took a thin ribbon and placed it on the headband and secured it with glue folding the edges onto the other side.



Then I took a bunch of these little fabric flowers and hot glued them together. Add the flowers to the ribbon with hot glue and if you want more security place some fabric around the headband so it's not visible.



And also here are several more that we made. Let's just say that my head will not be bare for quite some time.





And there's my awesome model and accomplice in how hair bow/pin making spree modeling one that she made.











I wasn't lying. We did make a lot, so I'll post some more tomorrow.
Have a wonderful day.

Another flower hair accesory

So here's my second tutorial. It's another hair thing... what can I say? I enjoy making these hair accessories and wearing them. I actually made this one for a little girl's birthday and it was a lot of fun.


All you need is some ribbon a few beads and some clip like a bobby pin. It's much like the last flower i did but instead with the pin that I used I kind of layered it so that it wasn't all connecting at the same vertical point on the ribbon.




Then get your sewing machine and slowly take the pin out holding in place the ribbon and place it under the sewing machine and sew it in a little bit so you have a nice bit of string keeping it together.


Now just use some hot glue to add some beads and the clip and it's ready for some hair usage!

Thanks for reading and have a great day... not that I know if any one's reading but it's still enjoyable to be writing. Just though I'd share that to my existent/nonexistent writers out there!

Project: Flower Hair Accessory

So here it comes, my first project/tutorial. I'm pretty excited, it's just a simple flower hair piece and maybe half of you already make these yourself but for the other half. Oh and just a little note before we start... I'm a bit addicted to hot glue, almost all my projects include it even if it's not required.

You will need two ribbons one maybe three inches long and another about 1 inch, but you can be flexible on your length. And add a little jewel.

You start and with a pin and just stick it in the corner of the ribbon and wrap it around. My ribbon has a little bit of rough edges but it won't really matter. Just keep wrapping the pin and putting it through the edge of ribbon until you have a nice ruffles then unwind it so it forms a little flower.

Then time to go to the sewing machine(whoo!). You're going to have to remove the pin and carefully place your fingers in the same spot until you have the needle of the sewing machine placed in the ribbon and now sew a few small parts in the center. Now you have a flower. Do the same with the small flower. Now here's when my hot glue came into play. Hot glue them together and the jewel on top and wallah! you have a flower not just to attach it to a clip (with hot glue of course :))You might also have to attach the edges of the ribbon so you have a complete circle.


So there is my little flower ribbon thing, hope you enjoy. Next time I'll have another one sort of like this but more rosyish. Nothing big but fun to wear and it's such a joy to get compliments and you say "yah, I made it". Thanks for reading and have a nice day!