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Crocheted Owl Tutorial

March 20, 2013 by Cyndee 1 Comment

They’re Back!

crochet owl 6I’m always amazed at how trends today are often trends of years past that have cycled back into popularity.

When were owls popular? Was it the 70s?

That trend wasn’t lost on my family. We had lots of owl knick-knacks decorating our home. My favorite was the ceramic owl cookie jar. The fat tummy of that owl held some really yummy cookie treats throughout my childhood.

So here’s my treat. I’m a giver again.

crochet owl 6The free tutorial for my crocheted owl can be found on FaveCrafts.

crochet owl 1He whips up super quick by crocheting each of his parts in the round. Best yet, he’s a great way to use up all your yarn scraps. Who says owls have to be natural colors?

You can find the tutorial here.

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Craft a Jean Seam Wreath-Tutorial

March 17, 2013 by Cyndee 16 Comments

5-DSCN5280When you craft, don’t you just hate to throw away even the tiniest scrap? I decided to use my considerable scrap pile of jeans to craft a jean seam wreath. Since the seams are harder and thicker than the fabric of the jeans, using them in sewing projects is next to impossible. A project using a hot glue gun was my easy answer.

1-DSCN5267I cut all the flat-fell seams and hems from my jean scraps. The flat-fell seams are usually the inseam of jeans. They are the easily identified seam that has two parallel top stitching lines. Be prepared to cut a lot of them.

2-DSCN5268Each seam was then cut long enough to wrap around the thickness of a foam wreath. I hot glued them around the wreath, mixing the colors and shades for random design.

3-DSCN5270Ouchie Tip: To prevent burned or blistered fingers, keep a bowl of ice water nearby to dip your fingers in if they get hot glue on them…not that that has ever happened to me. 😉

4-DSCN5272The flowers were made from jean hems. Each one was cut 6 inches long, rolled up and hot glued to hold the shape.

5-DSCN5280The flowers were hot glued to the wreath.

A variation of this project can be achieved with fewer jeans or their scraps. Simply cut the denim in 1/2-inch-wide strips. Attach them in the same way as the seams and the hems.

Enjoy!

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Posted in: Restyled Clothing, Trash to Treasure, Tutorials Tagged: decoration, hot glue gun, jean seam wreath, jean seams, jeans, quick craft, quick project, quick transformation, recycled, trash to treasure, tutorial, wreath

Whimsical Carrot Pillow-Tutorial

March 15, 2013 by Cyndee 1 Comment

7-DSCN5159Whimsy Easter Carrot

It’s cute! It’s cuddly! I mean, who doesn’t need a carrot pillow?

I made this pillow as an Easter decoration, but I can definitely see it working as nursery decor or a child’s snuggle buddy.

Simple stitching makes this a great project for a sewing beginner.

You can find my tutorial on CraftBits.

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Bedsheet Laundry Basket Insert-Tutorial

March 15, 2013 by Cyndee 2 Comments

 

7-basket linerBedsheet Basket Insert on FaveCrafts

I had originally purchased several inexpensive laundry baskets to store and organize craft projects in progress, but I also thought they would make great totes for the car or picnic baskets.

But there was a problem.

1-basket linerSmall things kept falling out the holes in the sides, and items with angles were getting hung up on the holes.

8-basket linerLining the baskets was the answer and an old bedsheet was my frugal fabric choice.

You can find my tutorial here.

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Scrap Fabric Bowl

March 13, 2013 by Cyndee 10 Comments

4-DSCN5310Have you ever had something so long that you don’t even notice it anymore? It’s been quite some time since I crafted a project using liquid fabric stiffener. Actually, it’s been years. While tossing out some bottles of dried up adhesives my eyes finally registered a couple bottles of fabric stiffener. They were so old I was sure they would be dried up. Nope. Great consistency and no smell. Perfect! Now for just the right project.

A friend had given me a shoebox full of postage stamp-size squares cut from vintage fabrics. Rather than stitch them together, I decided to layer and stiffen them into a bowl shape.

1-DSCN5283I found a bowl in my cupboards to use as a mold. To protect my work surface (a cookie sheet), I covered it with a sheet of parchment paper. The bowl was placed upside down on the cookie sheet and the outside of the bowl was covered with plastic wrap.

2-DSCN5284Choices, choices. A variety of blue fabric squares were chosen for the bowl.

I poured the stiffener in a small bowl and added a handful of fabric squares.

After letting them soak for a few minutes, I squeezed out the stiffener and completely covered the outside of the bowl with a layer of squares.

Each square was smoothed out with my fingers, turned in different directions and overlapping each other.

Warning: It’s messy, but worth it.

Since this layer would be the inside of the fabric bowl, each square was placed face down so that the right side would be showing when the bowl was turned right side up.

3-DSCN5288Two new layers were added facing right side up.

Then it was time to let it dry. I don’t know about you, but I’m an impatient crafter. I like results right now. I figured with all the fabric layers it could take a day or more to dry.

No, no, no!

I set my oven to a warming temp and placed the cookie sheet inside. It was rock hard 3 to 4 hours later. Something to note…if you try this method of drying, don’t set your temp any higher than a food warming temp. You do not want to melt the plastic wrap or brown the fabric edges.

4-DSCN5310Peel the fabric bowl off of the bowl used for a mold. To help loosen the hold, I inserted a butter knife between the bowls. Once released from the mold, I used household scissors to trim the edges. It’s thick and hard, so don’t use your good fabric scissors or you will be very, very unhappy.

Enjoy!

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