This and That

i'm loving...

 ...This little collection above my bed

                      ...These "I have a crush" posters (inspired by this)

...These cheery pillows

...my new inspiration board in my room (the little card is from Molly)

...these free wallpaper samples from Anthro

 

...this wrapping paper (from World Market)

...this little camera stamp (made by Molly)

...this chevron/arrow collage 

The Complete Vintage Bunting

Months ago I posted here about my vintage bunting and chalkboard project. Finally, as of October, the whole project is complete. I know, it's taken me long enough! Despite the five month delay in completion, I absolutely adore the way this project turned out! Hope you like it!

Sneak peak: vintage bunting

   This bunting has been a work in progress for a while. The bunting is soon to be strung across a chalkboard above my bed, but the chalkboard has only gotten as far as plywood, trim, and chalkboard paint sitting in the garage.

Even though this isn't the end result, I couldn't help but share some pictures of my new creation!

Foolproof Rosette Headband Tutorial

My newest creation..a rosette headband. I happen to think its ADORABLE. Want to make one too? Here's how:

 

Measure and cut a piece of elastic to fit around your head with about an inch to spare. Remember that elastic stretches, so make sure it has to stretch a little to fit around your head.

Make a mark on one side of the elastic about an inch from the end.

Loop the other end of the elastic around.

Sew the two ends of the elastic together in two places. One seam close to each end of elastic.

After sewing, it should look something like this.

Now snip off the extra elastic near the seem.

Make two rosettes using this tutorial

Lay the elastic over the back of the rosette.

Take a piece of fabric and glue it on top of the elastic to hold the elastic to the rosette.

Do the same with the other rosette.

Viola! There you have it.

No-Knit Fashion Scarf Tutorial

Phew...third post today! Well, I had to catch up on all those posts I meant to create weeks ago.

This post is *drum roll please* my first tutorial.

The Finished Product:

The Instructions:

First, choose your yarn. This is the yarn that I used. It is pretty chunky and very soft (the soft part is a must considering it goes around you neck)

After choosing your yarn, start snipping. I cut strands so that, when hanging around my neck, the ends of the strands touch a few inches below my hips. They turned out to be around 4.5'. Note: To add more visual interest, vary the lengths of the yarn.

Keep snipping until you have about 40 strands (Don't worry about counting, just estimate or judge by the picture).

After you have cut all of your strands of yarn, fold each one individually in half (you can do this as you go along if you prefer, i.e cut, fold, cut, fold...). The reason for this is to make sure you don't have a strands of yarn that go down to your thighs on one side and barely make it around you neck on the other.

I found it handy to, after folding the strand in half, slip it onto a headband to make sure it stays folded nicely.

You should now have something that looks like this.

Next, cut a piece of yarn and tie it at the center of the yarn strands (the place where they fold over the headband) and snip the ends.

Finally, the embellishment. I made two frayed rosettes using Made By The Mama Monster's tutorial (http://madebythemamamonster.blogspot.com/2009/09/see-im-not-totally-worthless.html) and then hot glued them together.

I then hot glued a elastic hair band to the rosettes by placing it on the back and then gluing a piece of fabric on top. To put the rosettes on the scarf, put the scarf around your neck and bring both sides together. Twist the hair band around the yarn just like you twist a hairband in your hair.

                         Viola! There you have it!

Inspiration from this project came from Green Craft Magazine

::the joy of a successful project::

I have had four 8"x8" boards sitting in my closet, waiting to be used for some time. Finally, as of recently, I was inspired to do something with them. Here are three of the four boards...ahhh, the joy of a successful project!