Tuesday, March 26, 2013

DIY Bow Clip




Materials:

* Fabric (7' x 9' and a strip of fabric for the middle)
* Hair Clip
* Scissors
* Glue

Directions: 

1. Take the 7' x 9' piece of fabric and glue the ends of the fabric, starting with the shorter ends.
2. Continue gluing until all four sides are glued.
3. Take the bottom of you rectangle and fold it into thirds. The second folded end should overlap the first one.
4. Glue the sides of your rectangle together so that it will not gap when you scrunch the bow.
5. Take your strip of fabric and fold it into thirds and glue it down.
6. Scrunch your rectangle fabric in the middle to form a bow.
7. Starting from the front, glue the strip of fabric to the middle of the bow. 
8. Before you glue the two ends together, glue the top of your hair clip on the first end. Wrap the strip in between the clip and glue and cut to finish your bow.

TA-DA! A cute and stylish bow! So easy to make, you can make them for you and a friend. 

Tuesday, March 19, 2013

DIY Felt & Tulle Headband








Materials:

*Felt
*Tulle
*Elastic
*Scissors
*Glue
*Stencil (It does not need to be exact just a basic flower outline)

Directions:

1. Trace and cut three flower designs on a piece of felt.
2. Cut a spiral in the middle of the flower starting from one corner of a petal into the middle.
3. Glue the outside/ beginning piece of your spiral.
4. Continue to glue and roll until it becomes a flower.
5. This step is optional. I wanted to add some color to mine, so I used a permanent marker and outlined the edges with purple.
6. Cut 4 pieces of tulle. I used a post it note for my template. (You will use 2 pieces for one flower.)
7. Put the 2 pieces of tulle together and from the middle pinch it together. I glued the bottom pinched part together so it would stay together.
8. Cut enough elastic to use for your head. Cut an additional small piece to wrap around the ends to glue together.
9. Cut out 3 felt circles.
10. Glue the flowers onto the top of the elastic, side by side.
11. Glue the felt circle pieces to the bottom of the elastic and flower.
12. Stretch the elastic until you see gaps in between the flowers. That is where you glue in the tulle flowers.

And then Voila! A beautiful handmade headband!




Saturday, March 9, 2013

DIY Wine Bottle Home Decor


DIY home decor. Turn a wine bottle into a eye catching center piece.   

Saturday, March 2, 2013

DIY Jar Candle Holder


Have an empty jar laying around? Why not spruce it up with paper or twine to make a cute candle holder? Perfect for your home or as gifts.