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New Scrappy Tags on Etsy

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12-DSCN5875Scrappy Manly Tags

21-DSCN5890As usual, I couldn’t stop at just a few of these tags once I got my groove on.

12-DSCN5870With father’s Day and graduations coming up, not to mention birthdays, other celebrations and thinking-of-you moments, I stitched up a batch for my Etsy Store-Restyled Junk.

But wait!

24-DSCN5896I was also out of Scrappy Fabric Tags.

36-DSCN5917Since Mother’s Day is approaching even quicker than Father’s Day, I couldn’t forget the mommas.

Of course, the ladies also have birthdays, graduations and thinking-of-you moments…well, you get the picture.

01-DSCN5944More Scrappy Fabric Tags.

Click on the highlighted store name or tag names to take you to the store.

Browse around and enjoy! :)

Scrappy Manly Tags

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12-DSCN5870Scrappy Manly Tags

Tags, tags, tags and more tags. I have been at it again. This time I was inspired by textiles that reminded me of the men in my life.

01-DSCN5814For the base I cut wool tweed upholstery fabric. It’s from a big roll I scored at a yard sale. You will probably be seeing a lot more projects using it in the future. A wool suit or coat fabric could also be used for this tag.

02-DSCN5816The next layer was book pages from an old Robin Hood book.

07-DSCN5831You can’t really tell that’s the book the pages came from, but I kinda like knowing it anyway. These rectangles were cut slightly smaller.

03-DSCN5819A blue jean rectangle went over that.

08-DSCN5834They were stitched on at a slight angle. No pins. No fuss.

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My collection of thrifted men’s ties made up the next layer.

09-DSCN5835I used a school glue stick to hold the silk tie rectangle in place. This helped prevent the edges of the rectangle from stretching and distorting while being stitched.

05-DSCN5825I stamped descriptive masculine words on muslin and scrap white fabric using 1/2-inch letter stamps and brown ink.

10-DSCN5837These stamped words were centered, angled and stitched. The sewing was intentionally stitched unevenly to keep the scrappy look throughout the tag’s construction.

06-DSCN5827More use for jean seams.

11-DSCN5841Each tag was embellished with a button and a jean seam.

A gold safety pin was also added so the tags could be attached to what ever I want.

Enjoy!

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Thursday

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Too Much Time On My HandsFunky Junk's Sat Nite SpecialYour Homebased MomThe Girl Creative


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Earth Week Voting Now Open- I Need Your Vote

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I need your vote.

1-Fave Craft Blog-Hop-ButtonI entered the Earth Week Blog Hop on the FaveCrafts blog. Voting has begun. One vote per IP address. Voting ends Monday April 29th at 12:59 p.m. and a winner will be announced on Tuesday, April 30th. Click on the button to take you to the site.

My entries are

bowl cover 1#9  Fabric Bowl Covers

5-DSCN5128#10 Padded Envelope Tutorial

5-DSCN5280#11 Jean Seam Wreath

Yes, I probably screwed up by entering more than one project. I couldn’t make up my mind, so now I’m competing against myself. hehe

I would love your vote.

Thank you

Bed Skirt From Vintage Tablecloths

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5-DSCN5497Oops! I flew through this project without taking pictures. The ones I have are different shots of the finished skirt.

I could give you a bunch of excuses.

-My flash doesn’t work on my camera. True.

-It was a cloudy day. True.

-Batteries were exhausted in my camera. False.

-Project was too big. True, but that’s never stopped me before. :)

The truth is, I simply got in the groove with no set plan and forgot to grab my camera. Regardless, I’d like to tell you about it.

3-DSCN5495I hide store my yarn stash under our bed, but my bed is pretty high off the ground so the sides of the spread do not cover what I have stored. I’ve always wanted a bed skirt, but I built the bed from doors and decking boards. A purchased skirt wouldn’t cover the sides.

Light Bulb Moment!

I buy vintage linens at auction that I use for crafty projects. I had quite a few white tablecloths. They all had different decorative edges, but I made them work for me.

I mixed them up and used the decorative edges for the skirt. The best thing was I didn’t need to hem them. Yay, Me!

My foot board extends to the floor, so I only needed skirts on the sides.

1-DSCN5493Basic construction-Flat sheet of fabric covering the top of the box springs. The skirts were gathered and attached to both sides.

I love the shabby look!

Places I’m partying this week:

Monday

Keeping It SimpleSumo's Sweet StuffMakingCreative Corner Hop

Tuesday

PhotobuckethomeworkThe DIY Dreamer

Wednesday

Adorned From AboveWhite Lights on WednesdaysManic MotherFine Craft Guild{Primp}Daisy Cottage Designs
Wow Us Wednesdays

 

Thursday

shabby creek cottageCatch a Glimpse ButtonPhotobucketSomewhat SimpleThe 36th AVENUEThe Taylor HousePhotobucketBeyond The Picket FencePhotobucketThis Silly Girl's LifeDesigned DecorDomestic SuperheroA Crafty Soiree


Friday

The Shabby NestThe Fun In Functional @ Practically Functional - Wednesdays @ 8amBlissful and DomesticHappy Hour ProjectsI'm Lovin' It at TidyMomRooted In ThymeLadies Holiday

Saturday

Too Much Time On My HandsFunky Junk's Sat Nite SpecialYour Homebased MomThe Girl Creative

Sunday

UndertheTableandDreamingDIY Show Off

Weekend

Homespun Happenings Lovely Crafty Home

Fabric Bowl Covers

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bowl cover 1Fabric Bowl Covers

I love these! My husband can never find the right lid to our plastic containers. I can, so I’m not sure how thoroughly he’s looking. :( He knows it’s a pet peeve of mine to use foil or plastic wrap when a reusable cover is available…sigh…

Anyway, I made a few of these bowl covers to add another option for the lids.

I actually made these quite some time ago. Recently, I wanted to make more and when I looked for my notes, it didn’t look like I had posted anything on Restyled Junk.

bowl cover 2Measure across the top of your bowl and add 4 inches. This is the diameter. Using this measurement, trace a circle on paper. You can use a compass, or trace around a round object of a similar size. This is your pattern. Don’t over think it. A fraction of an inch here or there isn’t going to matter.

Cut out a fabric circle using the pattern. I like cotton fabric. It washes easily.

bowl cover 3With the right side of the circle facing up, sew one long edge of single-fold bias tape around the edge of the circle.

bowl cover 4Fold the tape to the other side and sew to make a casing. Don’t close up the opening.

bowl cover 5Get out the calculator. Multiple the original diameter of the bowl by 3.14 (Pi). Round off the obnoxious number you will probably get. Subtract two inches. Cut a piece of 1/4-inch-wide elastic using this measurement. Attach a safety pin to the elastic and thread it through the casing. Sew the elastic ends together and tuck them inside. Close the casing.

bowl cover 1This is a quick project that uses up those leftover scraps of fabric from previous projects. You could also use recycled sheets, cloth napkins or tablecloths.

Enjoy!

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Places I’m partying this week:

Monday

Keeping It SimpleSumo's Sweet StuffMakingCreative Corner Hop

Tuesday

PhotobuckethomeworkThe DIY Dreamer

Wednesday

Adorned From AboveWhite Lights on WednesdaysManic MotherFine Craft Guild{Primp}Daisy Cottage Designs
Wow Us Wednesdays

 

Thursday

shabby creek cottageCatch a Glimpse ButtonPhotobucketSomewhat SimpleThe 36th AVENUEThe Taylor HousePhotobucketBeyond The Picket FencePhotobucketThis Silly Girl's LifeDesigned DecorDomestic SuperheroA Crafty Soiree


Friday

The Shabby NestThe Fun In Functional @ Practically Functional - Wednesdays @ 8amBlissful and DomesticHappy Hour ProjectsI'm Lovin' It at TidyMomRooted In ThymeLadies Holiday

Saturday

Too Much Time On My HandsFunky Junk's Sat Nite SpecialYour Homebased MomThe Girl Creative

Sunday

UndertheTableandDreamingDIY Show Off

Weekend

Homespun Happenings Lovely Crafty Home