Pillows!

I made some pillows for my living room recently and thought I'd share.

My inspiration was the lampshade that I purchased at Lowes.

I got this fabric at Hancock Fabric in Dothan, AL. I made some rosettes out of the same fabric. and placed 3 in diagonal corners. 

The large pillow is made from a fabric I picked up at the Wal Mart in Ozark. I think that is compliments the blue well.

And of course the Doily pillow. I went to antique shops and yard sales to find the perfect one and ended up getting these at the Dollar Tree!!!! I made the pillow and then tacked on the doily with cream colored thread.

Henry thinks that the pillows are pretty great!

Kitchen Aid Cover

I love my Kitchen Aid! So to further profess my love and appreciation for it I decided to make it a beautiful cover to keep it safe and dust free.

 I started out with picking out the fabric and setting some batting. I chose to use the same fabric that I used on my valance.

Next I used my Kitchen Aid as a guide. It was a little tricky to get the right fit, but I first cut out the two side pieces and then cut out the long middle piece.

Next I cut out the liner and batting to the same size as the first fabric.

Then sew all three pieces together. Top fabric, liner and batting.

Once you have sewn all of the pieces individually. You sew them together right side facing each other.

 Next make your bias tape. You cut a piece to length and then fold it and iron it.

Sew the bias tape to the cover.

Finally, place it on your Kitchen Aid and enjoy the fresh look and dust free Kitchen Aid. 

SInce I had some left over fabric I also made a cover for our tea pot.

New Militray Purse

I tore apart one of Justan's old uniforms and bought some lavender fabric to line the bag. I also picked up some ribbon to use on the pockets and handle. I made a felt flower by cutting circles and cutting them in half.

I placed metal feet on the bottom of the purse and some plastic to stabilize this shape of the purse. I also re used the zipper from the uniform.

  I am in love with it.  

Soda tab and Crochet Bracelet Tutorial

I stole this idea a lady on Crocheting Club on Facebook. I then decided to figure it out and make a tutorial for those of you that might want to make it too. This is about a 30 minute project and I used a size 5/ F hook.

Collect approximately 13 Tabs for soda cans.
Be sure that the little circle in the center has been removed.

Choose your yarn.
Line up the tabs one on top of the other, staggered
Two double crochet in each two tabs.

The tricky part is holding the tabs while trying to double crochet through them. Just be patient.

When you are finished with the top side connect with a slip stitch and then move to the bottom side.

Put it on and enjoy! 

Christmas Curly Hair using Rags

When I visited my sister in Boston my nieces wanted to have curly hair so I decided to make some rags to do it.

Step 1. Find some sort of old fabric, I used some old socks.
Step 2. Cut 4-6 in strips. the strips only need to be about 1 in thick, but they need to be 4-6 in long so that you can tie the rags once in the hair.
Step 3. You are ready to start rolling the hair.I do it with wet hair, usually right after their bath. You do it just like you were using rollers. I start from the top of the head and take a small strip of hair. Start at the bottom of the strand and roll up until you get to the top. Then tie the rag in a single knot.
Step 4. continue to roll all of the hair.
Step 5. Let the hair dry. Over night is best, but at least 3 hours.

Step 6. Start from the bottom and unroll each curl.

Step 7. Seperate each curl to make more curls, twisting each curl around your finger as you go. This will     make the curls look more like ringlets.

Step 8. Style, and spray with hairspray.

Christmas Wreath

 

TO make a Rag Christmas Wreath you need:

1: Round wreaths (I used embroidery hoops, and a large metal ring that was laying around my house)

2: Fabric of your choosing, cut into 5 in long by 3/4 in wide strips, or whatever works on your object.

3: Scissors or a rotary cutter

4: Ribbon or any other embellishments you plan to use.

   

After you have cut your fabric, start tying knots onto your ring. Continue until you've made it all the way around.

I decided to use multiple wreaths and I tied them together with a pretty Christmas Ribbon.

Be sure to Tie a ribbon at the top that the wreath can hang by.

Hang your new wreath on your door, and stand back.

Add any embellishments that you want. I added a bow on the bottom you could even add small ornaments.

I honestly didn't spend a dime on this project, it was all stuff that I re-purposed. Think thrifty this holiday season. Enjoy!